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Our guide did a fantastic job considering the short notice she had to prepare for the trip. Would have been nice to spend a little more time in Vienna and perhaps miss staying at one of the less known towns.
All the places we saw were interesting and it was great to experience new food.
Dana was great company and was eager to join in with the group after her day was finished , she helped us with choosing menus and Venus, and suggested places to go.
We took this tour in Aug/Sept 2013 with 14 other mates. We certainly got a full measure of history, culture, architecture, and cycling as we visited ten cities and four countries in ten days. We scanned the web for tours and this best fit our desire to not spend the whole holiday on the Danube bike path. I give kudos to Exodus for putting this tour together – it hit a lot of ‘must-see’ destinations in one trip and was most memorable.
Anna, our tour leader, was most knowledgeable about the history of the areas we visited and provided insights we otherwise might not have gleaned. I know this suggestion will impact the price of the tour, but I think the ride leader needed help with this size group – perhaps an assistant.
This is a very active tour - moving to a new hotel each day, with several transfers - affording little downtime. Recommend that you not bring a lot of, or big, luggage and be prepared for a busy tour.
A well organised trip visiting 4 countries and capitals.
Not one particular moment just the general experience of the trip.
Anna was well informed and organised the daily cycles well but we had problems with three difficult members in our group with whom she was extremely patient.
Definitely need cycling experince and always wear your helmet.
An amazing trip that I would highly recommend and that would suit most individuals as you do not have to be a experienced cyclist. Apart from a few hills at the beginning of the trip the ride is fairly easy. We had the most fantastic guide and the accomodation was overall of a very high standard.
The opportunity to see four cities and take in the sights, Vienna and Budapest are spectacular.
Fab. She really knows her stuff was friendly and approachable.
Yes. Some days are long but the cycling is easy so do not be put off by the distances.
An excellant trip through 4 countries in central Europe. Easy cycling, lots of history (old and recent) architecture, culture, very interesting. Easy cycling but the bit alongside the Danube was disappointing as it was on some sort of flood defence scheme and a bit dull as you could not see the river.
As usual the people on the trip. We all got on very well ( ages 18 to 60+ and 6 nationalities) some interesting characters, we were all relaxed, on holiday, up for a laugh and had some interesting stories to tell.The history, culture and contrasts of the 4 countries. Cheap beer and food. Discovering the Euro Velo routes, good to see that all that EU money is spent on something I can use!! more adventures to plan.
Agree with Simon, Anna was sociable and knowlegeable, in particular her experiences of pre 1989 Eastern Europe were very interesting to those of us who remember some of the era. This is an easy cycling trip and she did struggle a bit on the more difficult bits, and her and the drivers cycle maintainence skills were also somewhat lacking, good job a few of us were able to fix simple problems.
Book an extra couple of days in Prague and Budapest, can easily be done through discount airlines. Taking your own bike is only 30 pounds each way ( Jet 2.com) but see below.
A great holiday. A really good way to see the countryside and castles of this part of Europe.
There were so many; the iron curtain memorials and the old crossing point beyond Mikulov were the most moving; fields upon fields of sunflowers and wheat on rolling hills were beautiful; the triple tier loggia at Jindrichov Hradec castle was just jaw-dropping; the smell of pine in the woods after a rainy night; the fish restaurant in Trebon, the gruner veltlinger wine; beautiful renaissance town 'squares'; watching Andy Murray lose a set on TV in the fairy tale town of Cesky Krumlov; the Sisi memorial in Vienna; Chris taking a tumble at the bottom the "Tower"; trying out the childrens' playgound in Znojmo; Lorna paddling down the flume in Gyor; Jen giving us cycling stats at the end of the day; Anna finding and feeding us mulberries , Lorna apricots, and David cherries. A really lovely time with a great group of people.
Anna was a fantastic and engaging leader and guide. She has a huge knowledge of the area and its history and was very generous in sharing that knowledge and her experiences. As well as keeping the cycling all on track, she took us to lots of interesting extra places en route - amazing castles, a painted wine cave, iron curtain remains, a national canoe centre, a Hungarian spa pool... She knew some fabulous restaurants and was very sociable and tireless.
Take anti-mozzy spray as well as sun cream. Not all the hotels have lifts (or air-conditioning)The cycling is rightly described as 'moderate'. Some hills in the Czech Republic, and a couple of longish (though flat) rides in Slovakia/Hungary, but really nothing too difficult if you've done some cycling and are reasonably fit.If you want to do more than scratch the surface of Prague, Vienna and Budapest, be inspried to come back.
An excellent way of seeing this part of Europe, this was our first cycling trip and definitely won’t be the last. The cycling wasn’t too difficult but we were pleased we did some training beforehand. A brilliant group along with an equally brilliant leader all added up to making this one of the best trips of the 20+ we have done with Exodus.
The beautiful villages of the Czech Republic; field upon field of happy sunflowers; Bratislava Castle; chasing down a roller skater at 37kph; David getting 'Man of the Mountain' for being the only one to bike it up 'The Tower' hill; Lorna plundering ripe juicy apricots after 'The Tower'; David shedding blood to get us all fresh cherries from up a spiky tree; trying to keep up with Dan and failing miserably (every time); Megan not washing her hair for the whole trip :-) and meeting a great group of people and having a laugh.
Anna was exceptional; she enabled the trip to flow smoothly and without a hitch. She allowed the faster cyclists to go on ahead informing of places to meet whilst she stayed with the slower ones of the group to make sure they didn't get lost. She socialised very well within the group, an immediately likeable lady who was easy to get on with. Her knowledge of all the places we visited was very interesting and her willingness to join the group in the evenings and arrange restaurants/dinners plus a tour of the surroundings was always appreciated. Overall, one of the best leaders we have had the pleasure to meet.
A reasonable level of fitness is required but the cycling really isn't difficult. You need stamina more than anything for the 70k days. Book an extra day before and at the end for extra sightseeing time in Prague and Budapest respectively if you can.
Great. Good company and weather and a varied itinerary with historical interest.
Cesky Krumlov. Rolling hills and pretty towns of Czech Republic, painted caves of vineyard near Austrian border. The wine at the painted vineyard (buy it!). The relics of the Iron Curtain were very moving.
Our guide, Anna, constantly went the extra mile to make our holiday a great experience and was open to any suggestions that we made. I particularly appreciated her historical knowledge and also her apparent ability to book the group into good restaurants at short notice, which cannot be easy. A good dinner at the end of a long day on the bike makes a big difference.
When packing, be aware that the hotels do not always have lifts. Take a rucksack or something you can carry up two flights of stairs!
In comparison to other cycle trips of similar daily distances there was too much rushing with no time to take photos or enjoy the scenery.
Cycling between two capital cities in one day: slightly blighted by the planned 70km day turning into a 100km hack on busy main roads due to having to backtrack to Vienna to avoid a flooded cycle track.
Anna was lovely and very helpful to me when it came to odering the correct food for my dietary restrictions. Her inexperience organising a cycle trip did frustrate and annoy others. There was no safety briefing; we were often dangerously bunched up in groups on busy main roads. There were no plans or intention to supply water given we started the trip during a heatwave which is basic negligance - on our insistence the bus driver agreed to carry and sell bottled water to us. Twice I was concerned and upset to be left behind with no map and no directions - Anna couldn't be contacted to ask her to wait as her phone was switched off. She had no way of organising fast and slow cyclists. On other trips faster cyclists are usually sent ahead to wait at a designated point whilst the guide remains with the slower cyclist to ensure they know the route. Each day's cycling felt like a race to get to the night's destination - I did not dare to stop to take photos for fear of being lost a long way behind. We had to constantly remind her of the need to organise an occassional break - after all we were on holiday not a cycling boot camp. Anna appeared not to receive any back-up from the company she was sub-contracted from. She was clearly untrained and often got lost. She also should have been informed in advance of road closeures folllowing the Danube floods.
Take ear plugs for the noisy hotels, bug repellant for the mosquitoes and keep your fingers crossed that your guide is better trained. Be vigilant of the busy roads in Hungary as they are very potholed and the motorists are intolerant and unforgiving to cyclists. The hotels were very clean, though at times very basic (my matress at the Grand Hotel Cerny Orel comprised of seats cushions squashed together - very uncomfortable). Food, beer and wine was very good and pleasingly inexpensive in the Czech Republic and generally a very good standard in all four countries.
We were very sorry to receive this poor review. We analyse all reviews to ensure we take appropriate action where needed.
We have spoken to our local operator and leader to address the issues raised by Alison, but would like to make the following additional comments:
Due to the impact of heavy rain and flooding some last minute road closures were in force during this trip which affected the cycling itinerary. These have since been lifted and the regular itinerary is designed to be manageable at a reasonable pace with enough stops for relaxation and photographs. We are confident that this is generally the case.
It is a requirement that all Exodus cycling leaders provide a full safety briefing at the start of each trip, we are very sorry if this did not happen. Anna is an experienced leader, having led this trip as well as many others throughout Europe during her career, and overall we remain confident in her leadership.
While we accept Alison’s disappointment in these circumstances we are confident that this trip is worthy of its average star rating of over 4 stars.
Great Ride with Great tourist historic buildings. Not too hard cycling (for me)
Seeing the capital cities and their archetecture. The great local knowledge of the guide.
Matt was an inspuration to all of us, I would love to holiday again with him but I think he will go further in life than just guiding.
Check your abilities against the Exodous guidelines as both a too fast or too slow cyclist will not be popular. Thank goodness it was not me (Mr Average). Make sure you want to see all the super things you will see whilst you are off the bike too, not just the great scenery.
