Reviews

A terrific trip through Puglia

A fabulous, but not too difficult cycling trip through Puglia, stopping off in lovely hilltop towns and other places of interest. Sampling delicious local food. Varied accommodation. Great scenery.

Fantastic trip

Thoroughly enjoyed my first Exodus cycling adventure, which exceeded expectations. The scenery was beautiful, a mixture of olive groves, coast lines, varied villages and country lanes. Matera as a starting point was stunning, but the dramatic weather as we set off was challenging, to say the least. Cycling 43 miles in torrential rain and wind through floods, with shower caps over our helmets, was a group bonding experience like no other! Thankfully the rest of the week was perfect weather, if a little windy at times.
All the places we stayed in were well chosen – I especially enjoyed the farm house with its amazing rooms and lovely pool. The meals, eaten together, were delicious and lots of fun, with a mixture of new food to try and copious amounts of local wine to wash it down, all in the knowledge we would be working off the calories the next day.

Cycling in Puglia

Thank you Exodus for an excellent first cycling holiday. I loved every minute… even the ‘undulations’ !!! I had not cycled more than 15miles in one go ever, but felt I was so strong by the end of the 6 days. A great personal challenge! It was great being in a big group, and soon got to know the people we had just met. Manuela was a tremendous guide & Pierrot was a superb support guy… providing us with healthy snacks , fresh water & delicious local food picnics. This trip is to be recommended. I will definitely go back to the area. And definitely travel with exodus again. The bicycles we hired were of a superb quality & very comfortable to ride.

Wonderful holiday

Perfect combination of good cycling, great company, excellent accommodation and fine food and drink.

The negatives? Be prepared for even more potholes than in the uk and many of the roads are lined with garbage/rubbish which spoils the natural beauty

Exceeded my expectations; and they were pretty high!

This was my third cycling holiday with Exodus and I can’t wait to book the next one. Once again, I chose somewhere where I had no previous knowledge, thus making it a bit of an ‘Adventure.

Inevitably slightly apprehensive about how well I would fit in to a group of sixteen people that I had never met before. My worries were needless; we all got on famously and just got on with enjoying the well organised trip. Great hotels, food and wine. Distances not too challenging, although the heat was at times.

All breaks, rest stops and overnights were entirely adequate. Important to bear in mind that this is first and foremost a cycling holiday. There were many occasions when, as a keen photographer, I would like to have stopped but that wouldnt have been fair on the ‘Back Marker’.

Puglia

great trip all round

Allora, Andiamo!

This was my 2nd cycle trip (both with Exodus). And it did not disappoint. Fabulous and challenging. This is a beautiful region in Italy. We enjoyed great food and wine and lovely accommodations. The weather was hot and sunny, although we did out-cycle a few potential storms! The group of 16 were terrific and our leader, Emanuele, was wonderful ~ so well organized, and tireless in his efforts to meet all the diverse needs.

An Interesting Area of Italy

A great week of cycling staying in fascinating old towns with narrow picturesque streets.
Whilst the countryside is no match for Tuscany there are some nice sections and some glorious coastlines.

Another star of the holiday is the food of the region, certainly some great group meals enjoying excellent food and wine.

Fantastic holiday experience

From the very start my wife and I were warmly welcomed by our guide Emanuele and our other 12 cycling companions.

We had done a couple of other cycling holidays but this was our first with Exodus and with a leader who cycled with us along the way.

Emanuele was fantastic – nothing was too much trouble for him, he has a great sense of humour and knows when to use diffent options when things might not go as expected.

His vast experence meant that we visited places we would never have found ourselves – absolutely beautiful villages, landscapes and places to enjoy Italys wonderful food and drink.

The cycling was on mainly good surfaces and well paced each day so that no one felt left out.

Our group quickly became friends enjoying each others company and watching out for those inevitable potholes!

We will definitely do another Exedous trip – we throughly reccommend it!

Total harmony

There is a cast of ancient towns, beautiful countryside, fantastic food, tremendous wine and 16 highly sociable cyclists. Nevertheless, you need a guide like Michele. “Why?” you ask, as would Michele himself. The answer is because every orchestra needs a conductor and Michele is up there with the Italian greatest, creating, with his never-ending good humour and meticulous organisation, the happiest of harmony between the cyclists, the towns, the countryside, the food and the wine. Overlook this trip to your eternal regret!