Choose a Multisport Trip or Bike the World with Exodus Adventure Travels

Do you have a unique destination in the world where you would like to partake in a bicycle trip? While many bicycle travel companies offer those types of places, typically it is a rarity with more of a focus on Europe or the United States with a smattering of trips to places like Vietnam, China, or New Zealand.

To have a wider array of choices, you might want to book your travel with a company like Backroads, which has multisport and other activities in addition to cycling. But if it doesn’t cover the area you want to go, then you can work with Exodus Active Travel.

Who is Exodus Active Travels?

The company was founded by John Gillies, a Philosophy graduate, and David Burlinson, an Engineer in February 1974. Both Gillies and Burlinson led the first Exodus trip to central Afghanistan. By 1975, the pair led the company’s first trans-continental trip from London to Kathmandu for 10 weeks.

Thanks to contacts in the travel industry, Gillies and Burlinson soon offered trips to Asia, Africa, and South America. Today, and after 50 years in the travel industry, Exodus Adventure Travels hosts trips all over the world to the most uncommon destinations. Guests can book all kinds of active trips.

• Hiking
• Biking
• Mixed Activity (kayaking, climbing, rafting, canyoning, snorkeling, and zip lining)
• Winter Sports/ Activities
• Culture Tours
• Wildlife Tours
• Polar (marine & wildlife, photography expeditions)
• Small ship cruises

Exodus works with over 30,000 travelers per year who can choose from over 100 destinations and 350 small group trips. The company has a 90% recommendation rate and a 4.7 star rating on TrustPilot.

Exodus also has its own Exodus Foundation that supports “People, Places and Planet projects globally, with a heavy focus on re-wilding and nature conversation. And all our trips now feature a carbon footprint calculation based on externally verified data.”

Booking a Cycling Trip with Exodus Active Travels

While Exodus Active Travels has been in business since 1974, the company only started offering cycling trips in 1994. Other than road cycling, it also has self-guided, off-road, and E-Bike type trips.

While a guest can book a cycling trip for anywhere in the world, Exodus says its most popular trips are to Europe, Vietnam, Morocco, and India. To see a list of the company’s list of cycling trips, click here.

Typical Exodus Travel Adventures Cycling Trip

Exodus’s prices are pretty aligned with other travel and bicycle travel companies. Its trip called “Southern India Coast to Coast,” for instance, is 11 nights with 10 days of cycling for $3,570. That’s with a $400 reduction from the trip’s normal price.

In addition to the normal amenities a travel company might offer on a trip, here’s what an Exodus guest can expect on this India trip.

• All breakfasts, 11 lunches, and eight dinners
• All accommodations, including houseboat
• Local bike hire
• All entrance fees to monuments and national parks

What’s not included is pretty typical of most travel companies: travel insurance, visas, vaccinations, a single supplement, and bike rental.

Last Thoughts

A trip with Exodus Active Travels is a good choice for a cycling trip if you have a destination in mind that other bicycle travel companies don’t cover. Prices, as mentioned, are typical in some regard but are not as bad as they could be for a multi-day trip, such as the India trip above.

The fact the company specializes in small group travel is also perfect for those who prefer a group setting. Of course, if you are the type of cyclist and traveler who enjoys taking on a new, unfamiliar location on your own, Exodus will let you do that and will give you a trip with the right amount of challenge. So, find your destination and sign up for an upcoming trip.