Takayama Tales: This Small Mountain City Reveals the Real Japan, According to Our Expert Local Guide 

After a Prize Win, this Sri Lankan Guide Changed a Family’s Life

After winning Exodus Leader of the Year, Roshan Fernando knew his money could make a big difference

Discover João’s Portugal: Where Every Turn Tells a Story 

João Colaço didn’t plan to become a cycling guide. But four years after swapping his previous career for a life on two wheels in Portugal, he’s been named Exodus Adventure Travels’ Leader of the Year 2024  – and it’s easy to see why.  There’s a kind of magic in his guiding approach: a meticulous blend...

Above the Clouds: Oren’s Journey to the Summit of Kilimanjaro 

There’s a certain type of silence at 5,895 metres above sea level. It is not exactly the absence of sound, but the kind that wraps around your thoughts, muffles your words, and makes everything feel a little surreal.   When our UK Sales Leader, Oren Blindell, reached the summit of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, it all came...

Life After Race Across the World: Stephen and Viv’s Adventure In Sri Lanka

Stephen and Viv Redding are not your average travellers. The spirited husband-and-wife duo charmed their way into the nation’s hearts as contestants on BBC’s Race Across the World last year, gallivanting across continents with grit, good humour, and ultra-light luggage (11kg, to be precise). But this spring, they swapped the frantic pace of checkpoints and...

Tracking Snow Leopards: Himalayan Highs with Valerie Parkinson 

There are few travel experiences as humbling and captivating as tracking the elusive snow leopard across the snowy folds of Ladakh. For Valerie Parkinson – legendary trek leader and Himalayan expert – this March’s Searching for Snow Leopards expedition brought a fresh wave of awe and once-in-a-lifetime sightings. When it comes to experts, there’s simply...

Brushstrokes of Costa Rica: An Artist’s Journey into the Jungle 

As an accomplished watercolourist and seasoned traveller, Valerie Grigg Devis is no stranger to adventure. Her sketchbooks are filled with vivid landscapes from Thailand to Europe, but her recent journey to Costa Rica offered something rare: a canvas alive with colour, biodiversity and raw natural beauty.   Valerie saw Costa Rica as the kind of destination...

Seeking the Eye of the Tiger: Richard Kitzinger’s Journey Into The Wilds Of India

For many travellers, a tiger safari in India offers a chance to witness one of the world’s most elusive big cats in the wild. But for Exodus customer, Richard Kitzinger, it was much more than a safari, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, thanks to the expertise of our local leader, Krishna Kumar. With decades of...