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This trip will stay with me

This was a good introduction to Central Asia that packed a lot of experiences and information into 16 days including the natural wonders of the magnificent Tien Shan mountains, valleys and gorges between, lakes, forests , deserts and parks , ancient preserved and rebuilt ruins filled with history, and the bustling cities each demonstrating their uniqueness, history, influences and progression.

Most Inspirational Moment

Too many could take that title.

Thoughts on Group Leader

We had 3 different guides: one for each of the 3 countries visited, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Each offered historic and cultural insights into their country and the specific areas we visited. All were very good. They were from Russian and Ukrainian families who emigrated to the countries they now guide, I am assuming it because they can speak a variety of languages. It would be interesting to also experience the countries from Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Uzbek peoples as well.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Read : -"Sovietistan" by Erika Fatland either before or after your trip. - The Silk Road by Peter Frankopan -Lonely Plant "Central Asia" (free online editions at Archive.org) Download: Google Translate, a good tracking app, Merlin bird identification app and Seek plant id. Enjoy your trip.

Best Cycling trip ever

We had the best guide I’ve ever encountered. His name is Armand and he is the most ressourceful/knowledgeable guide I’ve ever seen. The driver Arsene was also super friendly and professionnal. It’s not for the faint of heart because there is a LOT of elevation but for anyone decently fit it is qui pleasurable. We had the most amazing views everywhere we went and everything was well planned out and smooth.

Most Inspirational Moment

Plunging in the Adriatic Sea!!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Armand is the best!!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you do a bit of training prior to the trip or just get and e-bike. The last day is monstrous lol

Fascinating trip

Varied and very interesting trip to three Stans of the Silk Road. Kygyzstan revealed beautiful scenery and traditional ways of life. Kazakhstan showed a mix of ancient history and modern city life. Uzbekistan was full of awe inspiring culture and buildings associated with the Silk Road.

Most Inspirational Moment

The eagle training experience in Kyrgyzstan. Wonderful architecture of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. The metros in Almaty and Tashkent are well worth experiencing.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Tatiana in Kyrgystan was a wonderfully enthusiastic, warm and informative guide. Sergey in Uzbekistan was informative, super organised and seemed to have boundless energy. Both enlivened the trip with their knowledge helping to include us in the food and cultural experiences of their countries.

Advice for Potential Travellers

It's a full on, high paced trip so sit back and enjoy the scenery as much as you can. There's a lot to experience in the travel through these different cultures, go with the flow.

A wonderful week in Tuscany with a great leader!

As an Exodus employee and previous leader myself, I was very grateful to have had the opportunity to join this trip. I was definitely impressed!
‘Tuscany Walks and Chianti Wines’ provides an excellent insight into the Chianti Region of Tuscany. We did three fantastic walks and enjoyed great wine tastings throughout the week. I am never bored visiting the amazing Towers of San Gimignano!

Most Inspirational Moment

Wine tasting at a local vineyard whilst looking out over the rolling Tuscan hills. Yes, it was as good as I hoped!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Tommaso was an excellent leader, each day he proved he was very knowledgeable, with a great sense of humour. He was a good communicator and as someone who was brought up locally, you could really see he loved showing the group his ‘back yard’ .

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring a dry bag for taking a bottle of wine home safely in your main luggage. But don’t worry, shipping is offered by the vineyards too!

Worth Doing

I did the cycling tour in April of 2025, and it was better than I expected — which, for a trip I’d spent a while researching, is saying something.
The riding itself was well put-together. A mix of quiet back roads, some proper climbs, and long stretches on old railway paths. I used a regular bike and would say the level given is appropriate.
The highlight reel: Besalú is a very charming, well-preserved medieval town, and the Costa Brava section is as good as advertised. Alvaro, our guide, was the reason the week felt personal rather than packaged. He picked up on what people wanted and adjusted. Everything else — luggage transfers, route markings, daily logistics — all ran smoothly, which is how it should be.
Worth doing.

Not a walking holiday

An enjoyable holiday but wrongly classed as a walking holiday.
All the included walks were shorter than advertised and most of the walking was on city tours. There was a change to the itinerary from when I booked and instead of a walk to see sandstone cliffs on day 5 we had a 2.5 hour guided tour of Art Nouveau buildings in Riga. Acceptable on a cultural tour but not really appropriate when this is sold as a walking tour.
Most of the days were long, we rarely finished before 5pm and too much crammed in so that we always felt we were being rushed on to the next activity.
Hotels, apart from Islande Hotel at Riga, were good. Riga Hotel was just too big and almost impossible to get a seat at breakfast because of numerous large coach parties also at hotel.
Note for solo travellers paying single supplement – you will get a narrow single bed on at least 5 nights of the holiday.

Most Inspirational Moment

Helsinki - this was the best city tour and great to get a free afternoon to continue our sightseeing.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Inna was a good tour leader but possibly more suited to a cultural trip and possibly just as well for her that this was not a walking trip.

Advice for Potential Travellers

No need for walking boots. Most of the walks are city tours and when we did actually go for walks in the countryside these were on paths or boardwalks.

Magical wildlife holiday

This was my first Exodus trip and it was a wonderful two weeks exploring Costa Rica with a small group of 7, our fantastic guide Guillermo and excellent driver Carlos. Two nights in each location, very different landscapes. We saw a huge number of creatures and an amazing 174 species of birds. Great hotels and excellent airport pick up in San Jose. This holiday was fabulous!

Most Inspirational Moment

Esquinas Rainforest Lodge - one of the most beautiful places I’ve been.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Guillermo was a biologist and very experienced guide. His knowledge, organisational skills and friendliness helped make our tour magical.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take a Costa Rica sim or eSIM. Download the Merlin bird app and PlantNet app to use in Costa Rica. Take 2 swimsuits as nothing dries. Due to this do a hotel laundry wash half way through the holidays and travel light. Invest in good quality waterproof binoculars. Regarding mosquitoes - take an anti histamine each morning, plug in a room diffuser and take deet spray.

Wonderful cultural week in Turkey

We were a small group of 6, lovely people who helped make this a great holiday – along with our wonderful guide Alkan and our driver Ugur. We packed a lot into our 6 full days – tours around Istanbul and Antalya plus visits to fabulous ancient sites such as Troy, Ephesus, Hierapolis and the ancient city of Perge and wandering around the back streets of pretty towns. Plenty of time to explore .

Most Inspirational Moment

Enjoyed everything but highlights for me were Gallipoli, Troy and the heavenly vineyard hotel in Seljuk.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our Turkish guide Alkan was excellent. He was very passionate about his beautiful country, full of knowledge and he went out of his way to ensure we all had a great time. He took us to some great places to eat and as a vegetarian, always ensured I had something good to eat.

Advice for Potential Travellers

This is a great trip, you can see so much of Turkey is a week. As a solo traveller in future I will look out for free single room offers - two of our group had booked later and didn’t pay for their single occupancy, something to consider.

Rolling grape vines

What a fabulous trip. Great food, incredible walks and plenty of original Prosecco with the most amazing company.

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking up hill then finally seeing the view opening to see the snow capped dolomites.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Michele was an exceptional leader with great local knowledge and connections. Nothing was too much trouble. We enjoyed his company immensely and even forwarded him for leader of the year award.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Take some warm clothes just in case.

What a fabulous experience!

I had never joined a group activity or trip like this before but immediately felt at ease with everyone when we all met. This was largely due to the extremely welcoming attitude and manner of our great guides Miguel, and his highly trusted driver / bike mechanic and co-guide. They worked tirelessly and extremely well together to make this a very highly memorable trip for us all. I had never visited Catalonia before and wanted a mix of good cycling around the area, some basic tourism and the opportunity to experience a range of different Catalan landscapes with some good food and company. I am happy to say that the trip exceeded all my expectations in every way. All the hotel accommodation and hospitality of their staff was excellent, and helped to provide us with a great (and stress-free) holiday experience.

Most Inspirational Moment

I loved the constantly changing landscapes we experienced – passing through medieval villages, quiet countryside lanes, the stunning coastal villages and Besalu was an excellent destination to finish the trip. I think a lot of thought had clearly been put into planning the route very carefully.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Miguel is truly an outstanding guide and really made the trip a perfect experience. He is very skilled at working with a group of people from diverse backgrounds, since he has a very easy, approachable, highly inclusive and friendly manner, while always maintaining his sense of professionalism. His English is also excellent! Miguel's passion for Catalonia, outdoors activities and his wish to ensure that everyone enjoyed themselves in a safe, relaxed and fun way was inspiring. I also really enjoyed his knowledge of the local history, gastronomy, wildlife and his enthusiasm to share this with us. It really helped to make the trip memorable. All the daily logistics were handled with care and thoughtfully - the one 'traveller emergency' we had was dealt with calmly and professionally.

Advice for Potential Travellers

It’s not a cheap trip certainly, but I felt it was well worth it in every way as a special treat for myself. I felt that I was well supported by Exodus staff before embarking on the holiday, since they answered my email queries well, without delay and they made the pre-holiday admin all very easy. It was a great introduction to a beautiful part of Spain and as well as learning a huge amount about the area, I loved the cycling, company of everyone and have some very fond memories of the holiday.