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Your Words – We tell it like it is! Holiday Reviews by previous Exodus travellers  

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Bucket list road trip

Great adventure and my first trip to Africa. Starting in South Africa with good wine and penguins, onto Namibia seeing the second largest canyon in the world, ancient cave paintings and sunrise at the Sossusvlei dunes. It’s a great trip if you are no rush and limited by time. Sit back and enjoy the scenery go by. Extend your trip both at the beginning and end. There’s lots to do in Cape Town and many adventure activities to try in Victoria Falls. Wildlife in Etosha and Chobe was incredible. Abundance of zebras, giraffes, elephants and special spottings of cheetahs, lions. Kanoeing on the Orange river and the mokoro ride in Botswana were also special things to mention. The long drive days are a small sacrifice to see all there is on the itinerary!

Most Inspirational Moment

Climbing the dunes at Sossusvlei, watching African sunsets and seeing a baby elephant

Thoughts on Group Leader

Peter was great. Very hard working and taking care of us from early morning hours till bed time. Great at spotting wildlife before we even knew there was any.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Prepare yourself for long days in the minibus. There are few longer days but generally it passed very quickly with help of audiobooks, podcasts and much needed napping due to early starts. First week definitely feels most on the go but it gets better with staying two nights at each place from second week. Take some warm layers as nights do get chilly. Come with an open mind and enjoy the scenery changing, all the magical places we visit and wild animals you get to see

A very special experience!

The grandeur of the Mont Blanc massif is incredible to witness. The hiking was diverse, offering a fresh feel to each forest, peak and trail. I was amazed every step of the way and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I didn’t know views could be so break taking! Chamonix was a beautiful charming town – it was a great place to end each day.

Most Inspirational Moment

Reaching your first peak, looking up and not only seeing the incredible views but knowing you got there yourself.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Egle was phenomenal! Her mountain knowledge was superb and she was great fun to hike with!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Shoes with a sturdy and grippy sole are a must! This was the first time I used hiking poles and I was SO thankful I did. I will not be hiking a mountain without them again. I started each morning by drinking an electrolyte drink and I think this helped my hydration a lot. I also recommend bringing some protein bars with you.

Pinch me bucket list moment!

Kenya’s week-long safari adventure was an unforgettable journey, taking us from the breathtaking elephant herds of Amboseli National Park beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, to serene early-morning boat rides among hippos on Lake Naivasha, and the vibrant birdlife of Lake Nakuru, where hundreds of species filled the skies. It concluded with the wildlife-rich plains of the Masai Mara, where we encountered lions, rhinos, giraffes, and zebras in their natural habitat. Each moment was seamlessly organised, our guides were expert in all areas, covering topics on not only the animals in the parks, but welcoming us into the essence and culture of Kenya as a country, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in all that Kenya had to offer – it’s beauty and wildlife while experiencing the peace and wonder of Africa’s landscapes—a truly inspiring and transformative adventure.

Most Inspirational Moment

A sunrise hot air balloon ride over the masai mara, seeing the game reserve below from a different perspective, watching animals dash across beneath us while relishing in the beautiful warm sunrise

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader was truly magnificent. He was totally immersed in everything to do with wildlife. He had been an ecologist and studied many different animals over a 25 year career, with his current studies into butterflies. Knowledgeable about his country, politics, farming, animals, populations and history. He made us feel safe and secure throughout the week, with the customer and animal safety at the forefront of everything he did.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Kenya accepts USD and KES and the conversion rate is best with KES so try and pay with KES where you can. Some of the optional extras (Masai Mara village visit and hot air balloon ride) and require USD but for all other things, KES is the currency to pay with. Also ensure you have a camera with a great zoom lens and a decent pair of binoculars to really take in, close up, all that Kenya and it's wildlife has to offer

Fantastic trip!

Itinerary was jam-packed with great sights and activities that gave us a taste of both ancient and modern China, while still leaving some free time to explore on our own; excellent value. All the hotels were very good (luxurious for Exodus), with the Tianfu Sunshine in Chengdu being stand-out for room facilities and decor, the Bell Tower in Xi’an for location and generous room size, and the Dong Fang in Beijing for the most extensive and best quality breakfast buffet (and period charm in the historic coffee shop, courtyard, and public areas); Golden Tulip in Shanghai was also very glamorous and well-located for the Bund. Transport (bullet trains x 2, internal flight, private minibuses, and public buses) was all excellent – punctual, efficient and clean, and our trip leader, Sunny, got us to all the attractions before the busiest crowds, and marshalled us well on public transport. (There were only seven of us on my departure – five solos and one couple – which was a good number; I can imagine a full cohort of 16 would be much more challenging to manage in the busiest locations.) Food was amazingly cheap and generally good (you can eat well for a fiver, and feast for under £10; large beers cost around £1), although some of us might have liked an option once or twice to have a more upmarket and relaxed dining experience. This trip takes in all the main tourist attractions (Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, a section of the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, panda breeding centre), and they were all well worth seeing, but what I enjoyed most was having some time to explore the lesser known cities, Xi’an, and Chengdu. Xi’an was my favourite, for its historic centre, and lively night-time vibe. I would have liked some more time in Shanghai (not least because I was on a quest for family history); a day and a half on the official trip itinerary is not enough for such a vibrant city, specially as we lost half a day (the group trip to Yuyuan Garden) due to heavy rain the day we arrived. Luckily, some of us had late flights on departure day, effectively giving us another post-trip day in which we were able to visit the Yu Garden independently, but it would be good if this extra day could be factored into future trip itineraries. (Personally, I’d trade Beijing for more time in Chengdu and Shanghai. I’m planning to return to Shanghai independently.) As a solo traveller, this was my first long-haul trip, and it was brilliant. Just go!

Most Inspirational Moment

So many! A few highlights: the night-time river cruise in Shanghai, with all the lights of the Bund and Pudong (currently optional, but not to be missed!); Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai; arriving in Xi'an, to feel the very different (more characterful and "Chinese") vibe after Beijing, enjoying the Muslim Quarter food street there, street markets in the Sanxue Historic Conservation Area, and exploring the City Wall; the charming People's Park in Chengdu and visiting the Sichuan opera. And watching the many young women out and about in Manchurian or Han dress in the northern cities, posing for photos at the tourist attractions - a social media phenomenon!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Sunny was very well-organised and made sure everything went according to plan. She was a fount of information about the various sights on the itinerary.

Advice for Potential Travellers

This is a great trip that covers a lot of ground. You do need to be fit to manage the various transport options, while handling your luggage - stations and airports are very spacious and well-designed with escalators and lifts, so you don't have to lift things much, but you do need to be nimble for timings (and to get a good space for your luggage on the bullet trains) and able to wheel your luggage to and from the minibus, which may be parked some distance away. Take note of the restricted items on bullet trains and planes and be careful to keep batteries and power banks in your hand luggage and plug adapters in checked luggage; don't take any kind of aerosols, not even mini bug spray or deodorant, into tourist attractions - security is very tight at attractions and entrances to stations and airports, with everything being thoroughly scanned; you may be asked to fully unpack your bag if anything at all suspicious shows up. Get a good eSim with unlimited data, so you don't have to rely on hotel wifi, which can be very slow and blocks some Western sites; I had a Holafly eSim (installed before departure), which allowed me to use all my normal apps, including WhatsApp and Google Maps, which was a godsend when navigating around Chengdu and Shanghai on my own in free time. The Chinese app, Alipay, is commonly used by locals for all things, to pay by phone in shops and restaurants like Apple Pay, order food, buy transport tickets, order taxis, and to translate, but beware that it doesn't work with all UK bank cards; I had pre-installed it with my Barclays debit card, but it only worked once, and thereafter I had huge trouble with Barclays trying to get me to verify every single transaction, even £2 ice cream, even though I had tried to tell them in advance I would be in China on those dates; nightmare! Visa debit and credit cards did seem to work directly though in major outlets, with chip and PIN, but not contactless, and for cash withdrawal in machines (the machine returns your card after the cash, not before as in the UK, so don't panic!). Cash was generally acceptable in most places and is easier for splitting food bills and paying for excursions and tips, so take plenty of cash and a bank card. Pre-install WeChat for the trip's group chat. The included excursions (and optionals, such as the stage shows and river trip) were all great, but if you have time, it's worth exploring a bit further on your own, e.g. the historic areas of Xi'an and Chengdu (Kuan and Zhai Alley, about 40 mins walk from the Tianfu Sunshine Hotel, is a refurbished area of historic buildings, similar to Covent Garden, pleasant for a wander and buying gifts and souvenirs). Not much English is spoken, even at reception in the hotels, so try and work out how to use translation apps before you go (translation is included in WeChat and Alipay). Squat toilets are common in public places, so don't be surprised; there's usually at least one Western toilet as well, but you may need to queue for it - and have a good supply of tissues, as loo roll is not always provided or available inside the cubicle. Just book this trip - it's amazing!

Two trips in one!

I’m writing this two months after coming back. I’ve just finished my photobook of the trip and completing this made me realise how much fantastic stuff we saw. And how it’s like two trips in one. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are based on mountains, open spaces and some walks. Uzbekistan is cultural, four interesting cities and fantastic Islamic architecture. It’s great to have experienced both and enjoyed three new countries in one adventure.

Most Inspirational Moment

So many. Holding a golden eagle. Walking to a frozen waterfall (end April). Soviet memorials in Almaty. The Tashkent metro. The Samarkand necropolis. Climbing up to a desert castle in a sand storm!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Both guides were good, knew their stuff and were full of enthusiasm for their countries. Vitaliy has lots of experience with managing the days and groups on the Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan section. Driver Valerie was good too. Sergey has lots of experience as a guide in Uzbekistan. We were his first Exodus group so now he is 'blooded' for you!

Advice for Potential Travellers

It's a great trip - so many wonderful photos. But it's not an easy trip in terms of some of the logistics. It's a night flight to Bishkek - so we travelled a day early to be ready for the group and to see more of Bishkek (the parks were beautiful at the end of April; the state museum of history very worthwhile). Getting around is pretty easy in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan with the minibus. Uzbekistan is a bit harder as the distance travel is by train with some early starts and some late arrivals. But the trains are all part of the experience and basically you're getting to see four super cities in eight days. Compared with a longer trip to just Uzbekistan, which might be more relaxed, you've also experienced the scenery and mountains in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. So no pain no gain! Yes, there are a lot of mosques, madrasas and mausoleums but each Uzbek city is slightly different: Tashkent (the metro), Samarkand (the Registan and Necropolis), Bukhara (the Emir's palace) and Khiva (just the whole place as a unique restored city). And to get to Khiva you have a great afternoon seeing something quite different, the desert castles. We enjoyed the food, a little like Turkish. There's good beer and wine too!

Exodus can't be reached for basic information about trip--multiple weeks trying, and complete silence

I haven’t gotten to go on my trip yet, and at this point I’m starting to doubt I ever will. Exodus was contacting me regularly with updates when I had an outstanding balance, and they did promptly notify me when payment was complete, but I’ve been trying to get in touch with them to sort out a couple basic details about the trip for more than three weeks now and have gotten nothing in terms of a response. I’ve tried their customer service address, the supposedly ‘direct’ address of the person assigned to be my specific contact, and as a reply to *their* request for flight information (automated, of course). Not once have I received a follow up email or any attempt to provide the information I’ve asked for, it’s complete radio silence to the point where I’m wondering if I’m actually going to be going on a trip or if I need to contact my credit card company about possible fraud. I’ve worked with other travel agencies before, and “Answer your customer’s emails” is a pretty minimum level of service to expect and yet Exodus isn’t meeting even that.

Jordan in a week

The trip started out as a bit of a disaster as Royal Jordanian airways had to divert to Cairo, due to the current situation between Israel and Iran. That couldn’t be helped . Upon arrival in Amman 12 later, we were met by an Exodus rep.
Because time had been lost there was a lot of catching up to be done.
Out tour guide Mikhled had made some very sensible decisions , and although it had been a very long 36hours, from leaving home, we went straight to some of the most wonderful sights as soon as we got to the hotel.
So in fact, we didn’t miss out on anything because of the diversion.
The hotels were clean, friendly and catered for all our needs. They were centrally located too.
The distance between some locations was a lot, but the coaches were air conditioned and lots of stops on the journeys.
There was only 8people on the trip, and it was great, as everyone got along really well.
Evening meals were not included, however Mikhled, gave us lots of options . being a vegetarian was a bit hit and miss at times, but the starters made up for the main meal. Mikhled took us to some family homes for dinner, and that was very special.
Petra , the main attraction was very quiet due to the “Middle East” situation, which made it all the more enjoyable . It was very hot, so not being busy was ideal. Lots of free time on both days there . Mikhled never rushed us.
The Dead Sea wa amazing, if not a little weird. It certainly needed to be done. A half day of relaxing at The Red Sea was welcomed.
The holiday Inn was amazing, I had the luxury of a “Sea View” room, which was amazing .
Bethany beyond The Jordan was very special to me, however slightly marred by the Military , carrying firearms in such a holy place.
Understandably, as Israel was a stones throw away, but it did ruin it for me.

Most Inspirational Moment

Bethany Beyond The Jordan

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was amazing. He went above and beyond to help us all, and I left a very special water bottle at Petra, and he used so many contact to get it back. If you get Mikled as a guide, then expect the best

Advice for Potential Travellers

Bring lots of cotton clothes and sun cream

Challenging trek around the Mont Blanc Massif

This camping trek was challenging with many beautiful vistas. The mornings were busy so that we could start moving by 7:45 or 8:00. We had many 1000 meter accent days with similar descents. Our weather was hot most days which added to the challenge. We sometimes used lifts to get up or down, especially in the Chamonix valley. Our guide, Egle was very calm with a lovely smile to help us along. Albert, our camp organizer kept us well fed and was always ready to offer any help we needed. We had an excellent group of mostly very experienced hikers. The two nights without showers meant we had to wash as best we could. Overall an excellent experience.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing everyone in the group complete the trek.

Thoughts on Group Leader

The group leader, Egle, was excellent. Very fast when required, always looking out for the group.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Train for 1000 meter ascent days and make sure your footwear is good for varied terrain.

Enjoyable, tough trek with amazing scenery

This was a tough but thoroughly enjoyable trip in a very beautiful part of the world. The challenging grade is about right; be prepared for a lot of rocky steep ascent and descent including a fair amount of scrambling and using fixed cables/chains. Some parts (particularly the ascent to La Om on Day 4 and the ridge along the top) are pretty exposed. There is a good mix of tougher and somewhat easier days to break things up with some nice forest and meadow sections. The reward is some amazing scenery in a relatively unspoilt part of the world. The whole trip was very well organised and accommodation at Villa Hermani was very clean and comfortable, with friendly hosts and great food. The mountain huts were a good experience but be prepared for very basic toilet and sanitary facilities.

Most Inspirational Moment

The hike up to La Om was a very long and tough day but on reflection was a great achievement. However, the final day's hike from the second mountain hut to Omu Peak was a great way to top the week off with stunning dramatic scenery and 360 degree views all around, and a mostly gentle steady descent back down to near the town of Bran.

Thoughts on Group Leader

I cannot fault our guide Sebi at all. He was incredibly hard working, friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable and passionate about his country, its history and the local area in general. Aside from being an excellent mountain guide he spent all day with us from eating breakfast with us, driving us around, answering countless questions to eating dinner and socialising with us in the evenings. We stayed on for a couple of nights in Brasov and he gave us lots of suggestions of things to do and more to the point what tourist traps to avoid! We are planning to recommend him for guide of the year!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Decent hiking boots are a must and poles are a good idea for those that find they help on steep descents. Experienced hikers should be fine but if you have any doubts about your fitness I highly recommend doing training walks Exodus suggest. The mountain huts are basic; take toilet paper, wipes and hand sanitiser! And ear plugs!

Brilliant Trip

An unforgettable trip from the quiet, laid back Cilento to the vibrant Amalfi Coast

Most Inspirational Moment

The scenery throughout the whole trip is beautiful. The tranquillity and authenticity of Cilento, with its charming fishing villages and untouched coastline, offered a beautiful contrast to the vibrant energy of the Amalfi Coast. On the free day I enjoyed the hike from Minori to Ravello. It's worth visiting Villa Cimbrone for the incredible views and gardens.

Thoughts on Group Leader

A huge part of what made this trip so special was our tour leader Paolo and support driver Emilio. Paolo is incredibly knowledgeable and organized but also warm, encouraging, and genuinely passionate about the region. His enthusiasm was contagious, and his local insight helped us appreciate every town, every climb and every meal.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Pack for all weather conditions. We had rain and shine in May - waterproofs came in handy. A good level of fitness is required for the hills and confidence cycling amongst the busy roads of the Amalfi Coast . The trip is extremely fun on an E-bike.