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25 Reviews

4.8 out of 5

dominique ALHERITIERE

Reviewed December 2017

Annapurna Circuit 12 November - 2 December 2017

A very good tour with an excellent team which was only fair when it came to the transparency of the costs and to a few below standard accommodations, even in the local context.

Most Inspirational Moment

Obviously the mountain views and the friendship among tean members and with the staff

Thoughts on Group Leader

Angeloo Sherpa was simply fabulous, discreet but always present, highly responsible and experienced, caring and competent.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Try to impress on Exodus to see that the accommodations have the basic, minimum comfort. In four occasions, there was not even a nail in the romms to hang clothes. we were lucky that we had superb weather and therefore no wet clothe. Such sloppiness, carelessness is unacceptable.

Nick Holloway

Reviewed November 2017

A great and memorable Annapurna Circuit

The whole trip was excellently organised, the accommodation generally better than expected as was the food. The scenery was breathtaking. We were lucky to have perfect weather the whole time. The group leader was excellent being always good humoured, friendly and helpful. Slight downsides were the amount of road walking where occasional buses, lorries and jeeps would tend to hoot at us and then cover us in dust as they passed. Also, some tea houses made hygiene difficult by having very poor or no hand washing facilities in the toilets.

Most Inspirational Moment

The first close up view of the high snow capped peaks.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader was excellent and always had his finger on the pulse of the group. He was pro-active in seeking continuous feedback from the group and dealing with any issues promptly and effectively. He also clearly was effectively managing the guide and porters. He was excellent on safety issues especially those relating to altitude. He also ensured that an appropriate pace was set at all times.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you have adequate clothing for very cold nights and make sure you bring plenty of socks. In general, the packing list in the trip notes is very good including its recommendation for using a Steripen for water purification.

Meena Jefferys

Reviewed November 2017

Annapurna circuit

I have just returned from a very exciting three week trip to Annapurna circuit. Every day was different and full of adventure. With excellent guide in Gum, we all managed theTharong La pass without any altitude problem. The people of Nepal and all the staff including porters are really happy to help and always smiling. Just make sure you take enough clothes for the cold weather. If you forget there is plenty of opportunity to buy anything you need.

Most Inspirational Moment

Throng La pass, lovely lunch stops on the way.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Gum was the best leader I have ever had. He was always relaxed, smiling and was able to deal with all our needs.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Ensure you have plenty of clothes for the cold and include a tshirt for the warmer days.

Suggestions

William Cowburn

Reviewed March 2017

Annapurna Circuit Feb 17

This classic trek is not for the faint hearted. Although the distances covered are not great, the fact that much of the trek is above 3000m means that effort required is significant and the day crossing the Throng La Pass at over 5400m is by far the most strenous with a 4am start and 1500m climb – equivalant to climbing Ben Nevis from the summit of Mt Blanc.
The trek has been very well thought out with slack included just in case there are delays on the pass due to weather or sickness.
The mountain views are awesome but there are also stretches of near desert where the going isn’t quite so good.

Most Inspirational Moment

Sunrise on the snow covered mountains was spectacular

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our leader, Prem, was outstanding. He organised everything to run like clockwork. He took great care of the group especially when some of us were suffering the effects of altitude thus ensuring everyone achieved their goal of completing the trek. His sense of humour was just what was needed to keep spirits up, we could have wished for better. Not sure how he influenced the weather but it was almost perfect for us - but just one day behind us every day the weather had closed in with heavy snow on the Pass just a few hours after we crossed it. We named him 'Prem the Lucky'!

Advice for Potential Travellers

February turned out to be a good choice - clear weather (mostly) and deserted tea houses that we had to ourselves. From what we saw of other folk on the trek, Exodus was a good choice. Having seen other trekkers trying to tackle the high passes independently I was glad we were in the hands of competant leaders and had a happy support team of sherpas.

Suggestions

Our trip was the first to spend more time in Pokhara at the end and less time in Kathmandu at the start. That was welcome, the hotel at Pokhara is great and the town is a much better place to relax after the trek than Kathmandu. The Qatar flights to Kathmandu allow some extra time there as they leave at night rather than the morning group flight.

Reviewed November 2014

Bill McOwan

An excellent trip even though we could not complete the circuit because of the disaster on the Thorong La pass. My and I am sure the rest of the groups thoughts are with the families and friends of those who died or were injured in the storm.

Most Inspirational Moment

The views of the mountains at Manang. Our Nepalise guides and porters who were always very helpful and always had a ready smile.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Kumar is an excellent leader and a credit to Exodus. He should be commended for a job well done.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure your kit is in good condition as you never know what weather you will get in the mountains - Monsoon rain to snow blizzards. Get your visa before you travel as the process at Kathmandu can take a very long time.

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