Adventure Pioneers
YOU + UP TO 3 FRIENDS + THE WORLD + EXODUS = Adventure Pioneers
Pioneer your perfect adventure to win the trip of a lifetime!
Ever looked through the Exodus brochure and dreamt of being able to design your perfect holiday? Well now you can. We’re offering the opportunity for you to see if you could make it as one of our expert product team and create your ultimate Exodus adventure. As if that wasn’t enough, the winner and up to three very lucky friends will travel on the very first departure of the trip next season – absolutely free.
For your trip to be chosen, you’ll need to impress Exodus’ Head of Product Jim Eite. Originality is key, so be creative, and don’t forget that the winning trip will be publicly sold by Exodus so it needs to be both feasible and appealing to other travellers. Lastly, all trips must adhere to our Responsible Tourism principles.
What you need to decide
1. What type of holiday you'd like to design (e.g. walking, families, cycling, winter activity, cultural or wildlife).
2. Where in the world will your trip be based?
3. What will be the ideal duration of your trip? (Maximum 16 days)
4. The perfect itinerary for your trip.
5. Who your travelling companions will be. You'll need to register them into the competition by giving us their name, email and postal address.
NB: If you are only providing details for one or two friends to join you on the trip, please enter N/A for Pioneer 2 and/or 3 in the required sections.
The things that make our trips successful
Original: we're looking for something completely unique, so you'll score big bonus points if you use your creativity.
Product appeal: the winning trip will be sold publicly by Exodus, therefore although originality will score highly it must also have a broad appeal.
Feasible: all trips are designed to represent value of interest, inclusions and value for money, so make sure the trip is commercially viable!
Sustainable: all our trips follow our Responsible 
Tourism principles.
All entries will be judged by Jim Eite, Exodus' Head of Product and his experienced Product Team and their decision will be final.
For inspiration check out the 2010 winning itinerary - Indonesia's Islands (AOJ) or have a look at some of the new trips we launched this year (marked with a 'new' symbol in the brochures and on our website).
Get cracking!
To enter Adventure Pioneers simply complete the entry form below. All we need initially is a maximum of 300 words describing your adventure and why we should choose it. We also need details of your travelling companions.
What next?
All entries must be received by Monday 9th April 2012. We will then shortlist up to 10 of our favourites and contact the entrants by the end of May to ask them for a more detailed itinerary. Once these have been submitted, the judges will choose an overall winner.
Good luck!
A few words from Rachel, our 2010 winner
Adventure Pioneers - Indonesia's Islands (AOJ)
By Rachel Bennett
I am absolutely over the moon to have been chosen this year. It is a dream come true to be able to visit the wild Orang-utans in Sumatra and dolphins in Bali as well as spend some time immersed in the culture of the Batik people. It will be an exhilarating experience to be surrounded by such magnificent landscapes; from lush rice terraces and waterfalls to volcanic mountains, lakes and beaches...it's going to be one amazing adventure!
We can't wait to get there!
Adventure Pioneer Competition Terms & Conditions
1. You must be authorised to provide your friends’ details to Exodus and know that they genuinely want to hear about our holidays. You must also ensure that they will be available to travel with us on the first departure in late 2012 or 2013.
2. The closing date for entries is 9th April 2012.
3. The winners’ trip will be based on twin share accommodation.
4. While we are well aware that the ability to participate in our holidays is not determined by age, this can be a contributory factor, and we would therefore ask that all persons over the age of 70 are completely sure of their ability to take part.
5. Only one entry per person.
6. No purchase is necessary.
7. For our standard trips, the competition is open to entrants aged 18 or over excluding any Exodus employees or their families or anyone connected with the administration of the competition. However, if entering a Families itinerary the requirement is for the main entrant to be at least 18 years old or over, any pioneers under the age of 18 years must be travelling with one of their parents or a legal guardian. Please enter the age on any pioneers under 18 on the entry form (in Name field). Winners from outside the UK can join in London or at local start-point of the trip.
8. The prize is for a maximum of four people. The prize includes international return flights from London, all accommodation, meals, transfers and activities included in the itinerary. The cost of the optional activities, non-included meals, any airport taxes and travel insurance is not included in the prize. The holiday must be taken by 1st December 2013.
9. The winner is responsible for ensuring that they are able to accept the prize as set out and in accordance with these terms and conditions. Exodus Travels Ltd reserves the right to exclude entrants and withhold the prize for violating any of these terms and conditions.
10. No cash or other alternative is available and the prize cannot be transferred.
11. The winning entry will be selected by Exodus from all the correct and valid entries received before the closing date. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
12. The winner will be notified by email by Thursday 31st May 2012.
13. The winner agrees that their name may be used in all required publicity material.
14. Exodus does not take any responsibility for late or lost entries.
15. The name of the winner can be obtained by writing to Anna Faulder, Exodus Travels Ltd, Grange Mills, Weir Road, London, SW12 0NE after Wednesday 1st June 2012.
16. By entering the competition, participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these terms and conditions as well as Exodus’ standard booking conditions.
