Expert Insights

September 29, 2015 9 Reasons to Visit Basecamp Oulanka in Winter

Oulanka National Park: a sprawling, 270 square kilometre haven of wilderness in the north of Finland. This is prime adventure territory, so it should surprise no one that this environment has been enchanting and thrilling Exodus folk for over a decade. Basecamp Oulanka 1. The Guardian put it in their Top 10 European National Parks. According to The...

September 25, 2015 A Taste for Adventure – Travel for Food Lovers

Read time – 4 minutes Food is not simply fuel. It’s an excuse for friends and family to gather together, a celebration of regional idiosyncrasies and specialities; it is part of our cultural identity. How better to learn about a place than by pulling up a chair and breaking bread with the locals, seeing where...

September 25, 2015 Behind the Cover: Cycling 2016

Selecting the cover image for a new brochure can be tricky – capturing the essence of our incredible cycling trips is no mean feat. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but soaring down open roads surrounded by some of the greatest landscapes in the world is such a unique experience that it...

September 22, 2015 One Night in Andoy Friluftssenter

Read time – 1 minute Paul Goldstein shares his favourite place to spend a night in Norway… There may be better places to see the Northern Lights in the Arctic. Maybe. However the Andoy Friluftssenter is my favourite. By a mile. Nigel and his wife have created an Arctic base here that borders on perfection....

September 21, 2015 James Bond Spectre Filming Locations

Read time – 1 minute You probably know that the new James Bond film, Spectre, is out soon. We’re properly excited for another daredevil adventure from the Great British Spy, not least because of the amazing array of locations on display! Indulge your inner superspy and see these places in person. Here are some of...

September 10, 2015 The Sunday Times Travel Editor’s Award for Nepal Appeal

Read time – 2 minutes The prestigious accolade was awarded on Tuesday night (8th September) for our emergency relief efforts following the tragic earthquake in Nepal earlier this year. Our appeal has been hugely successful, raising over £260,000 (incl. GiftAid) to date.The Sunday Times Travel Award Thank you! We can’t take all the credit though,...

September 07, 2015 Nepal: The Road to Recovery

Read time – 5 minutes News of April’s earthquake in Nepal hit everyone at Exodus very hard. We have a long history with this mountain kingdom, over forty years, and few were more devastated than our Managing Director Peter Burrell. Pete makes little secret of the fact that the Himalayas are his favourite place on Earth....

August 18, 2015 One Night In: The Costa Rican Rainforest

Read time – 2 minutes The jungle is never still. It shivers with a cacophony of creatures clambering through the branches; all around is alive with chattering cicadas, chirruping toucans and barking Howler monkeys. Howler monkey Esquinas Rainforest Lodge At Esquinas Rainforest Lodge you can sit back, relax and let this surreal soundscape wash over...

August 17, 2015 Why Choose Costa Rica?

Having never been to Central America before, I thought choosing one of the world’s most biologically diverse countries to visit was a pretty good starting point. We were nearly all there for the same reason: to find (and photograph) the vast assortment of wildlife that the country has to offer. Add in jungle hikes, waterfalls and...

August 11, 2015 The Silk Road: Part 1 of 2

Read time – 4 minutes The Silk Road: part 1 of 2 Exodus’ Tom Harari takes us on the trail of ancient traders along Asia’s iconic Silk Road. One sunny afternoon the Empress Leizu was sipping tea under a mulberry tree when a silk worm’s cocoon fell into her cup. In an attempt to fish...