Expert Insights

September 10, 2015 The Sunday Times Travel Editor’s Award for Nepal Appeal

Read time – 2 minutes The prestigious accolade was awarded on Tuesday night (8th September) for our emergency relief efforts following the tragic earthquake in Nepal earlier this year. Our appeal has been hugely successful, raising over £260,000 (incl. GiftAid) to date.The Sunday Times Travel Award Thank you! We can’t take all the credit though,...

September 07, 2015 Nepal: The Road to Recovery

Read time – 5 minutes News of April’s earthquake in Nepal hit everyone at Exodus very hard. We have a long history with this mountain kingdom, over forty years, and few were more devastated than our Managing Director Peter Burrell. Pete makes little secret of the fact that the Himalayas are his favourite place on Earth....

August 18, 2015 One Night In: The Costa Rican Rainforest

Read time – 2 minutes The jungle is never still. It shivers with a cacophony of creatures clambering through the branches; all around is alive with chattering cicadas, chirruping toucans and barking Howler monkeys. Howler monkey Esquinas Rainforest Lodge At Esquinas Rainforest Lodge you can sit back, relax and let this surreal soundscape wash over...

August 17, 2015 Why Choose Costa Rica?

Having never been to Central America before, I thought choosing one of the world’s most biologically diverse countries to visit was a pretty good starting point. We were nearly all there for the same reason: to find (and photograph) the vast assortment of wildlife that the country has to offer. Add in jungle hikes, waterfalls and...

August 11, 2015 The Silk Road: Part 1 of 2

Read time – 4 minutes The Silk Road: part 1 of 2 Exodus’ Tom Harari takes us on the trail of ancient traders along Asia’s iconic Silk Road. One sunny afternoon the Empress Leizu was sipping tea under a mulberry tree when a silk worm’s cocoon fell into her cup. In an attempt to fish...

August 06, 2015 How Much Do You Know About the Great Migration?

Read time – 1 minute The Great Migration is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth. Each year huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle migrate from their breeding grounds around Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, through the Serengeti and up into Kenya’s Masai Mara before completing their circle of life the following spring. We find...

August 06, 2015 Photography Kit List for Safari Shutterbugs

Read time – 4 minutes You’ve done the hard work finding and booking your perfect photographic safari. Now you’re just starting to write that all-important packing list and wondering ‘what exactly do I need in my camera bag?’ We understand nobody wants to travel with more baggage than they really need, but likewise, you don’t...

August 06, 2015 Top Travel Tips for Seasoned Adventurers

Read time – 2 minutes So you’re no stranger to adventure travel, but even the most experienced of travellers can sometimes be caught short. There’s no harm in being well-prepared! Since we’ve done this a few times ourselves, we thought we’d share our top travel tips, well-earned through years of travel and countless adventures. So without...

August 03, 2015 Wilderness Hiking & Bear Watching in Romania

Read time – 3 minutes There is something so refreshing about visiting a part of the world that you never considered going to before, to discover that the breath-taking beauty that surrounds you is possibly one of the most enchanting things you have ever seen. This is how I felt when I went walking and...

July 31, 2015 News from Bandhavgarh National Park

Read time – 3 minutes 2014 proved to be a fruitful year at Bandhavgarh National Park, home to the magnificent Bengal tiger. Our projects here focus on protecting the tiger population in the park and improving the lives of the people who call this place home. Saving the Bengal Tiger In April, Exodus stalwart...