Reviews

Wild and Wonderful

A whistle stop tour through the extremes of Iceland’s landscape and weather! The itinerary is essentially waterfalls on day one, glaciers on day two and the ‘golden circle’ on day three. We had atrocious weather (lashing rain and 100mph winds) on day one so perhaps visiting three waterfalls wasn’t the best idea. They were very crowded and the weather made it impossible to really appreciate them. The glacier walk on the second day had to be abandoned due to high winds but not until after about an hour in the weather putting all the kit on and probably another hour attempting to get up the path. The northern lights are elusive and I found them disappointing – you can’t really see them with the naked eye, only through a camera lens set to the right exposure. We saw them on a separate bus tour on our last night in Reykjavik, not on the tour itself. Thankfully we had sunshine and calm for the last day. The landscape is beautiful and the food was delicious, if not all that varied. The long drives were broken up well with rest stops and road side sights.

Fabulous Experience of Costa Rica

We had an absolutely fabulous experience. The itinerary was well planned and allowed for a wide variety of experiences as well as free time to explore on our own or to rest. We loved the fact that we got to see most of Costa Rica to experience the wide variety of habitats and flora and fauna.

First time with Exodus and wow!

Great tour guide, nice small and friendly group, great locations to explore and lucky enough to see the lights.

Mountains and Villages of Evia

A lovely trip led by a very hardworking and knowledgeable guide staying in a welcoming hotel on the waterfront. The walking was graded correctly in my opinion and we saw some fantastic scenery and remarkable ancient relics. The food was wonderful and Karystos is a super little town with plenty of fine restaurants and bars.

January 2024 - Excellent Trip

A great variation from north to south Vietnam, but well worth all the travelling, as without it you wouldn’t get a feel for what Vietnam has gone through and what it has to offer.

Great road trip in Mexico !

Was a wonderful trip from Mexico City to Cancun ..we covered lots of ground and experienced happy Mexican hospitality, food, weddings, demonstrations and lots of pyramids and tricky mathematical equations

Trip of a lifetime!

I took part in the Exodus Everest Base Camp trip in March and had an incredible time!

Everything was so well organised. The guides were so professional and great at their jobs. My group and I were in very safe and capable hands.

The itinerary was fantastic. It was so beautiful hiking to Everest Base Camp. Every day was an adventure and there were fun things for us to do and see on a daily basis. I appreciated the inclusion of visiting schools, monasteries, museums etc. on the trip – it added a nice extra dimension to the hiking.

We had a group of 6 travellers which was a nice number and it was nice being part of a team. We all made it to Base Camp which was fantastic news.

This was my first trip with Exodus however after this I will definitely be going on more trips with them!

Two Halves

The first half of the week in Bolovento was brilliant. I loved my massive room. Four beds and two balconies. I liked the hotel policy of serving one meal in the restaurant in the evening. If you didn’t like it you could order something from the ‘B’ menu, the morning before. It meant the food was a high standard. I liked the staff, who were very friendly. The hotel gardens were beautiful. The jacuzzi was an unexpected bonus and great for relaxing after the walking.
When we moved to Santa Cruz, things went badly. On arrival at our hotel there was one poor girl trying to book in sixteen guests and cover the shop next door. Sixteen passports to be photocopied. Next, most of us discovered that we were staying in the annex. No hotel ever has an annex for the benefit of the guests. They are simply a business opportunity to add more rooms with just one reception desk. The annex was up some steps in an alley, across (and uphill) a public square and around the next street. All on tiny cobbles that did their best to rip the wheels off everyone’s suitcase.
The second night all the air conditioning went off for the entire night.
At the farewell meal the restaurant (despite having our order three days ago) had made no provision for serving sixteen people. Half of us had our food served reasonably quicky and had to eat it whilst feeling uncomfortable and sympathetic for those who had not. Then, when the first half had finished their plates, the food arrived for the second half. Atrocious organisation, considering the notice they had.
I think you really need to reconsider the hotel and the restaurant.

The Garden Route to Cape Town

This was a particularly enjoyable holiday where everything came together to create a fantastic experience. Good weather, a friendly group, an excellent tour leader and a well-constructed itinerary that took us to some wonderful places. The accommodation was of a good standard throughout. The “oceanettes” at Storms River Mouth with their incredible views were outstanding (a pleasant surprise having seen previous travellers’ comments on the wooden cabins there). We very much enjoyed staying in House Martin Guest Lodge too.
–South Africa was thought-provoking and very different to our expectations in so many ways. Like Jill Chaloner (previous review), we found it hard to get a Black perspective on the country, and mention of apartheid was largely restricted to our visit to Robben Island, which was a sobering reminder of South Africa’s recent past.

Great holiday full of activity

Vietnam is a beautiful country with the loveliest people. This is a busy trip with early mornings and jam-packed itinerary but I wouldn’t have liked to miss any of it. We were a nice, international group led by Lam, the best Exodus leader I’ve had so far!