Expert Insights

February 02, 2017 Adventure2017: Laos Adventure

Read time – 2 minutes For children growing up in rural Laos, opportunities to see their own cultural heritage are few and far between. In fact, the majority of adults from these villages haven’t had the chance, so imagine the excitement in the air when Exodus leaders arrived in the small village of Khok Kham,...

February 01, 2017 Adventure2017: Meretei’s Story

Read time – 2 minutes Exodus has been specialising in offering incredible, life-changing moments to our travellers for over 40 years; now, we’re going to do the same thing for children who need it most. In 2017, Exodus will send at least 2,017 children from deprived backgrounds on day trips to learn more about their...

January 24, 2017 One Night In…An Albanian Trout Farm

Read time – 2 minutes Albania was cut off from the rest of the world for almost half a century. It’s only relatively recently it has opened its doors to travellers – so how do you gain a real insight into this culture? The answer is simple: go rural. You can’t get any more rural...

January 24, 2017 Cycling Across Austria: Self-Guided Danube Adventure

Read time – 4 minutes The water was a blend of olive, blue-grey and dark-sea green. I watched as three rivers flowed gently into one. Cycling the Danube The Inn River from the south and the Ilz River from the north merged together into the spectacular watercourse of the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe....

January 24, 2017 9 Amazing Iceland Attractions in Winter

Read time – 2 minutes Iceland’s sudden explosion onto the travel scene a few years ago has seen it rise to a staple starring on every adventurers’ bucket list. Just some of the incredible places you’ll visit on our Iceland winter adventures. Reasons for Iceland Winter Holidays 1. Snowy Waterfalls Skogafoss, Iceland We’ll visit some of...

January 17, 2017 Walking the Americas with Levison Wood

Read time – 2 minutes In his latest series on Channel 4, Walking the Americas, explorer and presenter Levison Wood goes on a journey across Central America, from Mexico to Colombia, uncovering all manner of wonders and undergoing many trials and tribulations along the way. Levison Wood Anyone who knows Wood from his previous series...

January 17, 2017 Camping on the Inca Trail

Read time – 2 minutes It’s an iconic trek, one of the world’s most renowned trails, winding through stunning cloud forests and mighty mountain peaks to arrive at the lost city of Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail is a true bucket list experience. Trekking the Inca Trail But it’s important to be prepared, particularly since...

January 16, 2017 My First Ski Marathon: Your Words, Not Ours

Read time – 2 minutes What happens when you set yourself a brave new challenge? For one Exodus traveller, it was the start of a love affair – and a whole new way of seeing the world. One week was all it took for Exodus customer Lynda Macdonald to get the bug. A self-confessed downhill...

January 16, 2017 Best Winter Destinations

Read time – 1 minute In the depths of winter, some places never feel more alive. Whether it’s the warming bustle of their markets, their vibrant winter festivals, or the feel-good factor of their hearty good and spicy mulled wines, these are places that embrace the seasonal joys of the colder months. Here are just...

January 10, 2017 5 of the Best Places for Stargazing

Read time – 2 minutes Since the dawn of human consciousness, we have gazed up at the stars and wondered: what are these mysterious lights that fill the sky? Are they gods? Magic? The souls of the departed? Though the advent of science put ideas like these out to pasture, one thing hasn’t changed… there’s...