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4.7 out of 5

Reviewed June 2013

EVEREST BASE CAMP

If you have any hesitation about doing this trip…don t …do it . It was the trip of a lifetime, very , very special.Its hard work, and a interesting experience walking at high altitude, but well , well worth it .

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing Everest , Nupste, Lhotse and the magnificent Ama Dablam for the first time is the most amazing and exciting experience , words cannot describe how thrilling that first sighting is, and photos, though great ,cannot capture the beauty of this amazing place, and its equally amazing , beautiful people .We started as nine strangers plus 3 guides and our lovely Yak man, very quickly becoming good friends looking after and helping each other , sharing our resources and working as a team. Great banter , loads of laughter and great fun and camaraderie Friends for life I hope .

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader, Gele, was fantastic. He consistently looked after us well, everyday making sure everyone was ok, checking for signs of AMS, ensuring we were all safe and well, throughout the trip, offering support, advice and encouragement . Gele also was great fun always had a smile , joke and story to tell us. His kindness, support and friendship helped make the trip very special ,the trip of a lifetime.Our other support guides Nima and Mingma were awesome too , the happiest ,most hard working and kind people I have ever met. It was a great pleasure to have met them and had the opportunity to spend 2 weeks with them,making the trip extra special.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Our trip was at the beginning of May, which I would definitely recommend(unless we were just extremely lucky )the weather was very, very good , we almost, everyday had consistent blue skys and warm weather and great visibility until the afternoon, where it clouded over , clearing again by late afternoon . We had one afternoon of snow which was lovely , melting the next day , but no real wind or rain. But it is cold at night , higher up, and sometimes in the afternoons. Take clothes you can layer .So bearing in mind our weather experience , take plenty of high factor sunscreen, lip balm and decent sunglasses and hat. Walking poles very helpful, Metal water bottles make fab hot water bottles filled with boiling water, and are then ready to drink the next day . Your appetite does take a nose drive at altitude so worth taking some high energy snacks, nuts (which you can buy there in most places) and jelly beans for instant energy were a hit .Maybe a few Strepsils for the Khumba cough , it was dry and dusty at times, and definitely a buff , a must have.I took Crocs for the evening which were great, really light to pack, you can get socks under them and great for wearing in the shower.Train as much as you can, though nothing can prepare you for altitude , the fitter you are the easier and more enjoyable it will be, you do need plenty of stamina , even coming down , although exciting is still quite hard work.Take your time and just enjoy the magnificent sights .

Reviewed June 2013

THE INCA TRAIL

Excellent! I was expecting big things from this holiday & was not disappointed.Exodus did deliver, the next hiking/adventure etc. holiday i plan will definately be with Exodus.

Most Inspirational Moment

Reaching dead womans pass was a real achievment.Watching the sun set at 3200m whilst camping in the cloud forest was pretty spesh.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader (Holger "Ollie" Colliantes) was exceptional. Not just whilst on the trek but at all times during our holiday. He was always available to help with anything but not in your face. While on the trek he had everybodies health & best interests at the front of his mind, but also felt like one of the group. His knowledge was also exceptional. 10/10 nice job Ollie

Advice for Potential Travellers

When they say the porters can only take 7kg, they can only take 7kg. Be prepared to rough it for four days, but its well worth it.

Reviewed June 2013

AMALFI COAST & BAY OF NAPLES

A fun week, with a mix of walking, sightseeing, and food. Lots of food! Although I work for Exodus, I paid to do this tour and felt it was great value considering how much we saw and did. The hotel you stay at really felt like a home away from home too.

Most Inspirational Moment

The Walk of The Gods is a lovely walk, taking you from the doorstep of your hotel along winding paths overlooking a beautiful stretch of coast. The highlight for me, however, was the city of Herculaneum. Whilst smaller than Pompeii, I found it easier to imagine it as a bustling city before the mudslides brought about by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius covered it for centuries. The guide there really brought the city to life.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eduardo was a funny, knowledgable local leader who knows the area inside out. He's understandably proud of the region and takes great pride in showing people around. He's travelled the world too, so his dinner time stories of his days as a boat captain were as fascinating as his insights into local culture and food. His willingness to try and ensure everyone got what they were looking for out of the holiday meant a couple of unscheduled stops too!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring trousers/shorts with a bit of room. You will expand over the course of the week! My wife and I are big eaters but weren't prepared for the sheer amount of food (several courses every night) at the hotel. It was all delicious and we'd feel ready to burst as we waddled back to our rooms each night. If you have a food allergy or just have something you fancy, don't be scared to let the staff at the hotel as well as your tour leader know, as they're prepared to go "off menu" to ensure you're catered for and happy. Another review talks about getting better food at a local restaurant but I found the food at the hotel fantastic and we even chose to eat there on our free day to sample some of the dishes from previou nights again. On hearing that my wife had never had squid ink spaghetti, the chef even made the effort to order it in and prepare it for us during one of the group dinners. I just wish I'd recorded some of the kitchen demostrations so that I could make some of the food now that I'm home.

Reviewed June 2013

EVEREST BASE CAMP

It’s when you walk from Namche Bazaar and get to the top of the ridge. Then all you see in front of you is Nupste,Lhotse and Everest. It literally leaves you speechless and it’s the one memory I will cherish most.

Most Inspirational Moment

The most inspirational moment of the trip was walking from Gorak shep alongside a glacier and hearing a huge crack. I looked up to my right and saw an avalanche tearing down slopes of a mountain alongside us. I videod the remnants of the slide and watched the powder cloud disperse and then continued with my walk. Finally after about 2 hours I walked into base camp and felt totally shattered. But it was the best moment of my life and I got to share it with people I just met who are now friends for life.

Thoughts on Group Leader

My group leader was amazing. Gele and his team were the most amazing hard working group of men I have ever met. Every morning they woke us up with black tea and coffee and put our breakfasts in front of us. Truly men amongst men. There kindness cannot be written in words and whenone of our group came down with AMS , you could see the concern of Geles face and he worked extremely hard to get her down the mountain by chopper. The best part was that the lady who suffered AMS wanted to still get to base camp and gele walked with her all the way until she got there and kept his promise. A truly great leader and I cannot thank that man enough for his patience and big heart.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Yes....I spent the 6 months before base camp going up and down Snowdon sometimes three times a week. When I got to Lukla and started trekking I found it hard for the first few days and tiring. I explained to my leader Gele that I felt tired and howcome? Gele explained that the majority of people spend their time going up and down mountains as training and he didn't understand why. He said the best training was cardio exercise like cycling or jogging and yoga to make the most of your lungs. In future I will definately be taking this advise and hopefully it pays off :)

Reviewed June 2013

KILIMANJARO CLIMB - RONGAI ROUTE

Awesome, Fantanstic, Exilirating.

Most Inspirational Moment

The most inspirational thing about the whole trip is although we had a group of mainly strangers from all over the world, everyone pulled together and made the trip very enjoyable, whether your a lone traveller, brother sister or married this trip will suit everyone.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader was encouraging and put everyone at ease, his interaction with the whole group was remarkable and his briefings after dinner made the itinery very clear and gave everyone clear expectations of what to expect for the coming days..... well done !!

Advice for Potential Travellers

The only advise i give is to enjoy it, get out walkng in the hills before you go to get the muscles going, listen to the advise the guides give you, after all they have done it many times. Take a good sleeping bag and mat although the hire equiptment is extremely good quality and relativily cheap (and it saves you buying it) be prepared and it will be a blast. Have a good waterproof jacket and trousers and take good warm clothes for summitting, it can be extremely cold, stay organised. Finances, well normally american dollars will be just fine, it's easier to manage and work out, ATM can be problamatic but taking cash isn't an issue if you keep it safe, i kept mine with me all the time, visa for tanzania is 50USD tips for the guides and porters I suggest keep 150USD set by, it sounds alot but it's not, you will feel much better about it during and after the trip, these guys work so hard !! and look after you all week.Add some dollars for food at the hotel and some Kilimanjaro beer to celebrate your trip... :-) Exodus plan this trip very well, and i am glad i had their expertise !!! Good Luck.. and enjoy the feeling of reaching the top ^ .

Reviewed June 2013

A TASTE OF CUBA

A trip I’d really been looking forward to, and it still managed to surpass my expectations. A fascinating place, lots of contrasts, great music, and the trip covered everything on my wish list. Go now, before it changes too much.

Most Inspirational Moment

So many special moments. Drinking Coco Loco cocktails in the middle of a national park (made by a man with a machete!). Lunch at the eco-farm near Vinales. The visit to Santa Clara and the Che museum. Wonderful Trinidad and the fantastic music and dancing. Exploring Havana and finishing the trip with the BuenaVista Social Club (more great music and dancing).

Thoughts on Group Leader

Rayselis was fantastic. Always had options for us - whether it was going out dancing, trying a family-run palador, or getting a classic car taxi. She was very knowledgeable and ensured we got enough information so we could appreciate what we were seeing or experiencing. Totally excelled in Havana when we went to Hotel Nacional for mojitos while driving along the Malecon in classic convertibles.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you change sufficient money at the airport as the first hotel would not change Sterling (but Euros was okay). Few chances to find a bank/exchange.Take every experience going. Yes its a busy trip and there's not often that you have time to relax, but you can always sleep on the 9 hour flight back to the UK. Don't miss out on the dancing/music in Trinidad or Havana.The overnight stay at Guajimico is the low point of the trip. You are in the middle of nowhere so no options for where to eat or what to do. Try and stock up on some rum before you get there to help pass the evening - a few of us sat out in front of the "lodges" with a few drinks and some music on the iPod and it turned what would have been a grim evening into something a bit more tolerable (well Rum has a habit of doing that!)

Reviewed June 2013

MT TOUBKAL CLIMB

Excellent challenging trekking holiday in great scenery.

Most Inspirational Moment

The third day of trekking, slowly walking up the valley and finally seeing the Toubkal refuge.Bartering in the souks in Marrakesh and enjoying a superb and unbelievably cheap dinner in the square.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Abdullah was excellent if perhaps a little quiet. He knew the scenery well and coped expertly with anyone having challenges throughout the trip. He struck a great balance between being the guide and being part of the group.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Stay on in Marrakech for an extra two nights. The trip doesn't give enough time if you want to go to a few of the sights and to explore the city properly. The hotel with Exodus use is good and very cheap.

Reviewed June 2013

WALKING THE GREAT WALL

A very nice trekk on the wall. Mostly on parts not very busy with tourists and a selection of parts showing different styles and condition.

Most Inspirational Moment

The great wall around Jingshanling is beautiful. You can se it stretching around you and far in the distance some watchtowers points out.

Thoughts on Group Leader

We had a very good group leader. He spoke english very well, had a lot of knowledge and work hard to give the group the best possible experience.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Go :-)

Reviewed June 2013

CYCLING IN GREECE

This is our 5th cycling trip with Exodus and we feel this is the best trip that we had. We were blessed with nice blue sky every day. The cycling was just right (as we all made the climbs as a team without any stops in the middle); the roads were quiet and scenic; the ancient monuments and sights were great and the food and hotels were both 1st class.

Most Inspirational Moment

There were many inspirational moments on the trip. Being able to cycle to visit Athen's Acropolis, Mycenae and other great Greek monuments etc. is amazing. For me, the best moment must be having the most wonderful dinner on the beech (10 ft away from the calm water edge) drinking Ouzo after a great day cycling followed by a relaxing swim in the sea.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Christinana is a most wondeful leader with great attention to details. She planned out everything so well and the whole trip went without a hitch (no mechanical problems, no waiting around and always, always abel get us to a great restaurant and have the most wonderful food in the evening). She is a great cyclist and we feel so safe cycling as a group with her. The trip turned out to be something like a "foodie" trip as we sampled different type of local food every day. Because we were quite a fast group + we managed to cycle together, we even managed to have time to go for a swim for most days.Christos is also a great cyclist and he looked after us well too and we really appreciated that the luggage were loaded and unloaded daily without fuss and he also get us really yummy trail food and ice cold water enroute which was wonderful.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Don't forget your camera as the historical sites were wonderful and great to visit. We were lucky to have 7 days of blue sky so make sure you bring plenty of sun cream and drinks lots. We also had plenty of chances to go for a dip (the hotels we stayed in either have a pool or right by the sea) so swiming custumes and flip flops are useful.

Reviewed June 2013

INCA TRAIL & THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

Great experience and got to see alot of Peru in a short space of time. Enjoyed every minute of the trip.

Most Inspirational Moment

The jungle was amazing, night walks and then staying in the lodge. Also the canopy tower was great for sunrise. Inca trail was very hard but worthwhile, especially seeing Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate. Also the food the chef managed to cook us was so tasty!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Group leader was good despite us having alot of questions and having to sort out a few things at the beginning of the trip. Good knowledge during the Inca Trail

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you take crisp dollar notes for Peru, as they wont take any that are torn or damaged. The trip notes do underestimate how difficult the Inca Trail is, as its a long 4 days walking mainly uphill so be prepared for that. You see alot of Peru which means its none stop from the minute you arrive, whether its planes, boats or buses their is alot of travelling

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