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This trip is 2 weeks full of interesting history, places, culture and food. The perfect way to experience Mexico and all that it has to offer; from the city, to the jungle, to the beach, to the colonial towns and everything in between!
Most Inspirational Moment
Standing at the top of the hill at Monte Alban looking out at the incredible views, and hearing the story of how the site was built
Thoughts on Group Leader
Brilliant! Edwin was so knowledgeable, he always had an answer for everyone's questions. He was so enthusiastic about Mexico and making sure we all had a wonderful time whilst there
Advice for Potential Travellers
Take decent sturdy shoes for walking through ruins and archaeological sites.
Save your pesos coins, you’ll need these to use the public toilets.
I’ve been a regular traveller with Exodus for more than 10 years and have always found their trips to be well organised with a varied itinerary
Most Inspirational Moment
Cu Chi tunnels, Mekong, Halong Bay
Thoughts on Group Leader
Nhung was an excellent tour leader. Friendly, knowledgeable and full of life she was always telling us something and happy to share details of her family experience to bring history to life (not in a political way, just human interest). She kept us informed at every step, arranged activities that were outside the tour if people requested, and really looked after everyone. She was excellent. Carry on using her as a guide!
The trip was well organised, guide was great, accommodation was good and I really enjoyed it
Most Inspirational Moment
Each city was different and varied itinerary. There was lots to see and do. The guide and group were excellent
Thoughts on Group Leader
Lucaz was very good and worked really hard throughout the trip to ensure everything ran smoothly. He was friendly, approachable and well organised - we couldn't have asked for more from him
We loved the varied places we visited and the travelling between them. Our leader, Loc was fantastic and we learned so much about the country, its agriculture, history, people and their way of life. The bikes provided were of a high standard and our mechanic, Y kept them clean and running perfectly. Our drivers Cen and Nien were waiting so often with delicious fresh lemonade and fruit. The enforced changes to our itinerary were communicated and handled well. We could appreciate how much work was going on in the background to make sure we had a great experience even though our original plan wasn’t possible.
Most Inspirational Moment
Cycling through the countryside and small villages. Seeing so many happy smiling faces as we rode by. Climbing the Hai Van pass. Visiting Ha Long Bay.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Cannot praise Loc highly enough. His enthusiasm was infectious and he kept us so well informed and entertained along the way. He helped the group gel together and gave great recommendations for places to eat when we had to feed ourselves. He is a credit to your business
The trip exceeded expectations, so well organised, lots of interesting things to do. Our guide Safi knew his job inside out and somehow managed us all perfectly! Food was also amazing and snacks and meals were well thought out and timing was perfect!
Most Inspirational Moment
Cycling through the backroads around Mysore, chatting to Indian people, colours and friendly smiles every where. Our guide Safi and his team, friendly, chatty, helpful and seamlessly organised. So helpful when I wanted to buy unusual gifts to bring home or take lots of photos!
Thoughts on Group Leader
Safi was a fantastic group leader. His skill in giving the appropriate amount of information, at the right time enabled everyone to be clear about the day to come, health and safety and information about what we were seeing. He is a very talented leader. He always made us feel welcome and went out of his way to join our group for drinks and meals. He went over and above everyday. In particular he helped me source a glass stand! Not an easy task but he didn't give up!
I had a great overall trip and it was much more varied than I expected
Most Inspirational Moment
The pass, seeing the high mountains, Poon Hill, the varied terrain and villages on the circuit
Thoughts on Group Leader
Sam is an excellent trek leader in terms of the clients. His communication skills are particularly good and everything on the trip went very smoothly both during the day and at night in the teahouses.
We were the only two travellers in our ‘small group’ and had been made aware of this before departure but the level of organisation for our trip was still second-to-none. Thank you Exodus and a very big thank you to Mayank Khamesra, our guide, who travelled with us throughout the 15 days and became a companion as well as ensuring all our needs and hopes were fulfilled. Our drivers in the north, Rajeesh, and south, Lenin, were both so courteous and kind and made us feel safe in a country where driving standards are somewhat lacking. All the additional guides at our sightseeing destinations were also most friendly and knowledgeable and are a credit to Indian tourism.
Most Inspirational Moment
Where do we start?! We keep asking ourselves that. At the moment I would say Old Delhi tour with a former 'street child' Kaleesh. We experienced the 'underbelly' of the city; the Taj Mahal of course; the two cookery classes where we prepared and then ate the results; the Neemrana Fort Palace; the Tea plantation visit; and the overnight cruise of the Keralan backwaters.
Thoughts on Group Leader
An excellent guide and most personable. As we were only two, Mayank became our constant companion. He was knowledgeable and we got to know him very well. He's a credit to Exodus.
Our guide Ruwan was excellent – his knowledge of the history of Sri Lanka and his ability to inform us of the culture and religion at appropriate moments was a highlight. Being able to cycle from place to place without long transfers also made the trip very enjoyable.
Most Inspirational Moment
The range of scenery and the cycling challenges - a sense of achievement cycling up to Nuwara Eliya and the tea plantations
Thoughts on Group Leader
Ruwan is an exceptional leader - his imparting of knowledge of his country to the group at appropriate moments was very clear and helpful. His use of a map of Sri Lanka at the outset every day and then highlighting that day's route with a marker pen before we started cycling was great and his provision of profiles from Strava the night before with clear information about timings for drinks, dinner, and the wake up calls meant that we always had certainty about what we had to do.
The trip itself was well thought out, with a great balance of activities with fast paced days and slower ones. Our Guide, Anil, was amazing and ensured the trip went without a hitch.
Most Inspirational Moment
The day spent in Dharamshala and the visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Thoughts on Group Leader
Anil was an amazing leader - nothing was too much trouble and he ensured he engaged with everyone on the trip at different points. At times it must have seemed like herding cats,but he managed to ensure our safety and that we got where we needed to be with all of our luggage intact, with good grace and humour.
This was a great opportunity to bike and see Sri Lanka (even impacted by a typhoon) but marred by a seriously inadequate ebike. It was underpowered at best, power on my bike and another one cut out on occasion and the governor at 25 kph makes an ebike worse than useless since one has to pedal a heavy bike hard to stay up with the group sometimes doing 27-28 kph on good roads. After my complaints, guide Surech stried to help and swapped out my bike for a slightly better powered but much heavier urban stile bike but it was not really an improvement.
And I had a very heavy urban ebike on an Exodus Japan tour last year that I complained about with little result.
