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Very good trip, very scenic and good walks, although some more leisurely walkers struggled a little on the hills at first.
Villa Cimbrone, well worth a couple of hours.
Christine was very good, with good background knowledge and worked hard to make the holiday a good one for us. It also helped that she was well known and liked by all the locals.
If your knees are in any way dodgy, get the bus back from Ravello, don't go down the long steep and uneven steps to Amalfi. Use the extra time in Villa Cimbrone.
A diverse itinerary from temples to snow monkeys, geishas and locals in stunning kimonos, relaxing onsens, castles and other historic areas, rural settings and Tokyo illuminated at night
The tranquility of japanese gardens, quality of food, cleanliness, meticulous organisation and punctuality of public transport, warm friendly hospitality.
Chiko Hansen was amazing and escorted us to places such as Fushimi Inari Taisha and Arashiyama Bamboo Grove from Kyoto (as featured in the movie 'Memoirs of a Geisha'. She gave me a schedule of train times from Takayama to go to Kanazawa to Kenrokuen garden which was amazing and a schedule to make my way back to Kyoto after stopping off at Himeji castle (featured in 007 film 'You Only Live Twice' after the day at Hiroshima. She introduced the group to a wide array of delicious japanese food.
As I read in a previous review it pays to do some research on what possibilities are available on free days. If you stay at the Hotel Metropolitan in Tokyo, I highly recommend the Est restaurant offering fine dining with a European (mainly french) set menu. Also in Tokyo the New Otani hotel has an amazing japanese garden with waterfall and huge koi and offers various dining options.
This was a great week from start to finish. Each walk was different and always through a stunning landscape and the walks were challenging enough to feel a sense of achievement at the end of the day. Jim and Pilar and the rest of the team at the hotel were great; welcoming, friendly and experts about the local area. Nothing was too much trouble for them. It was the best holiday I’ve been on in ages.
All of it was pretty inspirational. I especially loved the ascent we made to La Mesa peak through bushes and across snowy patches and the sense of joy when the mist cleared and we got a view of Urriellu.
Alvaro,our guide, was fabulous. He was a real font of knowledge, passionate about the area and engaged with the whole group. He was utterly professional and caring and always kept a subtle eye on everyone to make sure no-one was struggling. To top it all he even made a post-walk evening trip to to a col from earlier that day to look for my "lost" phone - and found it!
Just enjoy being led through these beautiful walks. On a practical note, there were several rocky and some muddy areas on parts of the walk so poles may be useful for some people, although there were some with and some without in our group.
Excellent holiday, guide Christine couldn’t have been better. Walks were well organised and hotel was clean and comfortable.
Views of almafi Coast on the walks.
Excellent, well organised, looked after everyone the whole week.
Another excellent trip from Exodus, lots of train journeys of all sorts were part of the fun. Japanese onsen were great fun.
A difficult question to answer, Japan is culturally so different to the UK that there was something different at every turn. Hiroshima was a very moving experience.
Chiko was an excellent tour leader, providing additional guiding not part of the tour itinerary for the group on free days as well as details on excursions for those wanting to do additional trips alongside the itinerary.
Japan is not as expensive as the guidance in the trip notes suggest, entrance fees not covered by the tour price were typically much lower than you might expect to pay in the UK and eating out was not as expensive either.
A lovely holiday staying in Menton with the chance to visit Monaco and Italy on either side. Hotel was quiet and clean, very near the beach so always easy to locate. Some lovely walks with impressive views, and visits to picturesque old towns and villages.
Having packed lunch bought from the local bakers in Menton overlooking fabulous views in the sunshine
Stephanie was excellent, she looked out for things of interest on the walk and gave us lots of information about the area. Exceptionally helpful and organised with very clear instructions when needed.
I would thoroughly recommend the trip, excellent walks and very good food in the many various restaurants in Menton. I went in April and the weather was lovely for the whole week, although raining on the day we left. I found the walks were generally moderate standard and a couple can be done in trainers, however a couple of tricky downhill parts on other walks so bring good walking gear too.
An inspiring week of walks in gorgeous, varied, unspoiled terrain.
So many! Walking the snowy ridge up to Monte Prado; seeing Salamander in the forest; a sense of the area's self-sufficiency.
Sara was inspirational in so many ways: whether mountain leading; adapting to terrain, weather and the group's capacity; regaling us with silly stories (really? a red thong?); driving the mini-bus on narrow mountain roads, or handing out the jelly-beans, Sara was always utterly reliable, professional and compassionate. What a star!
Take a range of clothing: four seasons in one week.
An excellent trip around Vietnam – an incredible country which has been through so much but seems to have come through it all remarkably well. The food was fabulous – everything was very fresh – they use lots of fresh herbs – dill, coriander, basil, mint – and lots of fresh vegetables – I particularly loved stir fried morning glory & garlic.
The boat trip around Ha Long Bay was fabulous - at first sight the boat looked a little worn , but when on board - the interior of the boat was beautiful - dark polished wood - and looked amazing when set up for dinner. The food was wonderful (although as a non fish eater I had a vegetarian option). Ha Long Bay was stunning - I could have happily spent several days cruising around. We did two cycle rides through the paddy fields , through local villages. This was fascinating as you saw the real life side of Vietnam - not just the touristy parts. Everywhere we went the locals were welcoming & friendly - and the kids loved to give you a wave. Hoi An is a lovely town - although very touristy - but a delight for shopping. My husband had two shirts made in Yally - and I had two dresses made in another (cheaper) local shop. When I collected them, I had another one made as they were so good & fitted well - my cotton dress cost about £12 & was made in a few hours. I would also recommend the cookery lesson in Hoi An.
Vinh Bui was a really great tour guide. He was always very helpful & informative - and even tried teaching us some Vietnamese words - and explaining about local culture, life, etc. Vinh took us to many local restaurants to sample the local dishes - not the usual tourist haunts or hotels - which were all very good. They were obviously good as they were full of locals not tourists !
Accept Vietnam as it is - a beautiful country & people - although I think it will change quite rapidly as there is a lot of development being done - so go before it's too late!
An unexpectedly good cycling trip – on 30 gear bikes which which were very well maintained (bought in Austria) – and suitable for the ‘moderate undulations’ (is there such a thing?) and some lengthy steep climbs on the hills of Albania – although there were more descents rather than ascents. An excellent good humoured group, lead by several well informed local professionals, who showed their country off at its best – the villages, the topography and its food and drink – leaving you wanting to see and do more!
I'm a fairly fussy eater and eat to live rather than live to eat - but I was blown away on this trip with the high standard and variation in local food - especially that served for evening dinner. Several of the meals turned out more like banquets and the table groaned with the number of local dishes on offer. Vegetarians (which I am not), were particularly pleased. Wine and beer was more than adequate and very cheap. The lunch and dinner restaurant owners clearly put in a huge effort to give us their best..............how often does that happen? The first day visit into Macedonia was an unexpected pleasure; the final day ascent on the 800m climb over 90 mins in the heat was a real challenge after a previous night's clubbing in a local bar complete with glitter ball!
As it was the first trip we had two group leaders (brothers Armand & Unid) - future trips would have one or the other. They were aided by Manny (not sure of spelling), a mountain tour leader in his own right, but his first cycling. All three guys were excellent - always informative and genuinely concerned for our wellbeing and enjoyment of the trip.
This was an April trip - at higher altitudes, it is cold at night, so some warm clothing is essential. An effective windstopper is needed on some descents. Don't go with loads of food/snacks - the local restuarants and cafes where we ate on this trip were first class.
This early season ride was great as we were out of the hot weather period and no crowds and very little traffic on the roads, Paolo choice of luncheon spots where local food and wine were grown and produced were spot on at very reasonable prices, as were the superb evening meals. The riding was not as hard as I expected and the grades were easily climbed without too much effort, which made for a very scenic and photographic experience of southern Italy
Each day was different with hill top villages or down to the water of the coastal villages, and a different view around each corner of this vast Cilento National Park. The last day ride along the Amalfi Coast was fantastic although I was glad it wasn't peak holiday time.
Paolo was a great leader and kept an eye on all the riders, his history lessons and knowledge of local area, food and wine, and organisation was superb, nothing was a hassle and everything ran on time.
Don't be put off by some of the reports of the hills and hard riding, most hills with switch backs were on steeper than 5% (Paolo advice) so slow and steady got you up the hill without to much effort. if this 66Y+ Auzzie can do it anyone can. We went mid spring and all the trees were starting to flower and the weather was mild with only one wet afternoon, a good time to come.