Your Words – We tell it like it is! Holiday Reviews by previous Exodus travellers
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Stefan Podolean
Reviewed September 2024
Costa Rica Coast to Coast Ride
This was a great opportunity to see Costa Rica on two wheels! Amazing scenery and beautiful wildlife!
Justine Ross
Reviewed July 2024
Costa Rica cycling holiday met all our expectations and more.
A fabulous cycling holiday – our first with Exodus and certainly not our last. So much to see and so well organised….well worth doing.
Most Inspirational Moment
Far too many magical and inspiring moments to list but my most memorable moment was standing in the warm pacific sea eating pineapple having just paddled up the mangrove river. The stay in the Botanical lodge was really interesting with a very informative guide and the trip to Tortuguero brilliant. But most inspiring of all was the abundance of wildlife and birds everywhere you looked.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Roberto was just wonderful - he was funny and so informative about every part of Costa Rica we passed through. His enthusiasm was infectious and he was so knowledgable about the history, geography and wildlife of the country. His whole team were great - between them they were organised, friendly and made the whole holiday so easy.
Advice for Potential Travellers
The heat and humidity to take a few days to get used to. It is very hard to get anything dry so we ended up with a bag of rather wet clothes after two weeks!. There are some steeper climbs in the middle of the holiday but you can go at your own pace.
Nicolas Topliss
Reviewed July 2024
Costa Rica Cycle tour
Fantastic trip Grest support team especially tour leader Tirelessly helpful and
Most Inspirational Moment
High mountain lodges with spectacular flora and fauna
Thoughts on Group Leader
Brilliant, knowledgeable kind and careful
Advice for Potential Travellers
Worth signing up if you can manage the heat and a few steep hills . Amazing scenery and wildlife
Hotels and Lodges very good quality and in beautiful locations with some spectacular views
Michael Hugentobler
Reviewed April 2024
Greatly exceeded expectations, primarily because of excellent team.
This is my 11th bicycle holiday in the last 6 years. This trip was far and away the best I have ever been on. The primary reason was the excellent management/delivery of the trip by the 4 trip leaders.
Most Inspirational Moment
The positive energy driven by the team leadership....day in and day out.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Jackie Garcia
Advice for Potential Travellers
This trip is very busy and very rewarding. I was pleasantly surprised that even though there were not long bicycle days, each day was packed with visiting parks and beaches that were made interesting by the knowledge the team leadership shared at each stop.
Carolyn Gunn
Reviewed March 2024
Fantastic trip which lived up to all it advertised
I had a wonderful time. This was my first solo trip and has given me the confidence to go on another. I shall have long happy memories of this trip.
Most Inspirational Moment
I can’t choose. Every day brought new experiences which were wonderful.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Gerhard was fantastic. His knowledge on his country is second to none. He always had our safety first and foremost. Great sense of humour and extremely organised.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Take plenty sunscreen, bug spray and binoculars. Also stay hydrated.
Hetty Bell
Reviewed March 2024
Accurate
We had a wonderful trip, informative, well organised and good fun . The cycling enhanced the holiday for me as I am keen to spend my time out doors. great comradery as we had the common interest of cycling and wildlife .
Most Inspirational Moment
Watching a toucan emerge from its nest at close quarters .
Thoughts on Group Leader
Excellent. Gerhardt was well organised , very accommodating ,personable and extremely knowledgeable of the local environment , . He was a good communicator with excellent English and a great sense of humour.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Be prepared for the heat and take a pair of binoculars !
Siobhan Murphy
Reviewed March 2024
Shame about the tour leader
Full on trip,in massive heat and humidity. Unfortunately our tour leader was very abrupt and rude. Fellow travellers were scared to say anything to him…basically unapproachable
Most Inspirational Moment
Birds
Thoughts on Group Leader
Awful.grumpy
Advice for Potential Travellers
Check whose leading the tour
Reply from Exodus
Thank you for taking the time to review your Exodus trip to Costa Rica, Siobhan, although we regret that the leadership did not live up to your expectations. We acknowledge that one of the major reasons our customers choose Exodus is because we provide expert tour guides who can deliver our planned itineraries to a high standard, and ideally elevate a group’s experience in their destination. We are well aware of the impact that our leaders have on our clients’ overall enjoyment of the trip, and it is therefore a matter of great disappointment that you found your leader to be rude and unapproachable. He is a valued member of our Costa Rican cohort and has proven in the time he has led for us that he is adept at leading tours that meet ours and our customers’ expectations; we are reassured to observe that he scored an average of 4.94* across the two previous tours he oversaw this season and that he performed similarly strongly on your departure. We hope this shows why we were confident in his ability to successfully lead your tour, although we are sorry that your experience was not as positive as you had expected.
Emma Cambers, Product Manager
Hazel Baker
Reviewed February 2024
A great trip - made brilliant by the other members of the group
A full-on trip which took us to most of the must-see places in Costa Rica
Most Inspirational Moment
Loved the wildlife hike in Manuel Antonio
Thoughts on Group Leader
Rob Herschmann
Advice for Potential Travellers
Prepare for the humidity - it’s hard to get clothes dry so bring plenty of cycling shorts
Paul Styles
Reviewed February 2024
Great adventure
Great trip, we felt that we had seen a lot of the country, had some great bike rides and guided wildlife experiences.
Most Inspirational Moment
Many: the cycle rides through the amazing landscape of Costa Rica; the wildlife; kayaking through the mangroves; Pachira Lodge at Tortuguero
Thoughts on Group Leader
The group leader was very competent, well organised and kept us safe throughout the trip. However he was not local and therefore we missed out on information about the local history, traditions and cultural-social sensitivities of Costa Rica
Advice for Potential Travellers
The only cash you need is for tips, cards can be used for everything else.
Graeme Mackenzie
Reviewed February 2024
Fabulous Cycling and Scenery / Wildlife
Very full two weeks expertly led by our local guide (Memo) covering cycling on both the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts as well as across the middle of Costa Rica. The scenery and wildlife are magnificent (particularly across the more mountainous middle section of the country) with the additional activities including boat trips, wildlife walks and kayaking all adding greatly to the overall experience.
Most Inspirational Moment
Cycling some of the more rolling sections and sweeping downhill sections (I prefer downhills as I can get my head up to enjoy the view) during the middle part of the trip was stunning. The colour of the orange bloom on the Poro tree was magnificent (my camera could never do it justice) as was the variation and colour of much of the other vegetation. The nature walks where we saw sloth, snakes, howler monkeys plus many other creatures were also special. Kayaking through the mangroves also memorable. The walk through the botanical gardens led by the wonderful local guide at the Las Cruces Biological Station also a really educational, fascinating and entertaining.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Memo was an excellent and very engaged and organised group leader. His “PowerPoints” covering many and varied subject matters were both amusing and informative. Memo’s knowledge and enthusiasm for the local wildlife and plant life was particularly impressive and ably demonstrated on the wildlife walks which form part of the trip.
Advice for Potential Travellers
Paying electronically in dollars available everywhere (though local colones also equally welcome). Bring some imodium tablets as a few of us on the trip had upset stomachs at some point.
