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26 Reviews
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Hazel Nissen
Reviewed January 2018
Annapurna circuit group winter trek
A trek that shows Nepal from the city to the mountains. Watch the landscape, people, villages, food and animals change as you climb from the city, to subalpine, to alpine. A wonderful introduction to Nepal that has adventure as well as social fun with the guides, porters and other trekkers in the group. Also a good way to start high altitude trekking with experienced guides who carry oxygen and first aid.
Most Inspirational Moment
Meeting local villagers who live high up in the mountains with limited resources
Thoughts on Group Leader
Experienced, knowledgeable and also joined in with our group socially and befriended us. Worked very hard to include everyone's preferences and requests even though it was a group trip
Advice for Potential Travellers
Take the altitude seriously and join a group or be very careful taking time to acclimatise and take plenty of very warm clothing and sleeping bag and thermos. Be prepared for limited hot showers during the winter season and electricity
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.
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.
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.
