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NORTHERN LIGHTS WINTER Experience the aurora CITIES IN THE SNOW Cultural winter getaways SHORT BREAKS & WINTER SUN ADVENTURES Try something different 2017/2018 3 CONTENTS 4 YOUR ADVENTURE, YOUR WAY: Make your 97% Ways to travel 6 WHAT'S NEW? From cross-country skiing to border crossings of our travellers would recommend us to their friends 8 ASK THE EXPERTS own tracks... Our team answer your questions 9 WHY EXODUS? Welcome to our brand new 2018 Winter Adventures brochure - packed full of inspiration Ten reasons to travel with Exodus and holiday ideas that will have you dreaming of magical winter wonderlands and untouched snowscapes. 98% 10 MEET YOUR HOST Here, epic white landscapes are a dramatic backdrop to your travels; the soundtrack is silence, A selection of our best accommodation bar the crunch of fresh snow under your snowshoes or the swoosh swoosh of cross-country skis. There’s the thrill of cold air rushing past your cheeks as you zip down the mountain on a bobsled on an Olympic track, 14 LEADER PROFILE: ERIC WOOLLEY or zoom along a frozen lake on a husky sled delving into the depths of a remote wilderness. of our travellers think we design and Celebrating over 30 years of cross-country skiing operate trips to benefit the local We can transport you. Taking you closer to nature while escaping the every day. Most of our winter holidays are small guided group tours but they can also be arranged as a tailormade adventure. So if you don’t find community and environment 15 SHORT BREAKS, BIG ADVENTURES the dates you want, or you’d like to travel with a group of your friends or family for a special celebration, There's always time for an adventure we can help. And for those seeking sunshine and a little break from the snow, this year we've included a selection of our 16 PERFECT PANORAMAS most popular trips that showcase a different side to the season. So if you’d prefer a warm Caribbean sea breeze Picture-perfect winter landscapes in Costa Rica, our journeys will take you deep into the heart of a destination, warming hearts and hands. 4.7 out of 5 average trip rating based on the past 100 online 20 WINTER PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Join us. Adventure is waiting. customer reviews Tips for capturing the perfect snowscape Tom Wilkinson, Winter Programme Manager 21 A SIP OF SCANDINAVIA Get a taste for winter with a recipe from our cookbook 22 FIRST TIME SNOWSHOEING Exodus staff member Jack Gamble shares his story 24 WINTER GAMES Mixed activity holidays sure to have your heart racing 25 IT'S IN THE BAG Packing advice for your next trip 26 DANCING IN THE NIGHT SKY The magic of the Northern Lights 28 STAMP COLLECTING Exodus customer Tania Love talks ski marathons 30 CITIES IN THE SNOW Don't save your city break for summer 34 SOME LIKE IT HOT Swap winter snow for winter sun! 38 HOLIDAY LISTINGS Details of all our winter holidays in one place Front cover: Sami tipi in a Scandinavian winter wonderland created by illustrator Paul Shipper. Main image: Winter snowscape in the Alps. Call 0203 553 5029 or visit exodus.co.uk 3 CONTENTS 4 YOUR ADVENTURE, YOUR WAY: Make your 97% Ways to travel 6 WHAT'S NEW? From cross-country skiing to border crossings of our travellers would recommend us to their friends 8 ASK THE EXPERTS own tracks... Our team answer your questions 9 WHY EXODUS? Welcome to our brand new 2018 Winter Adventures brochure - packed full of inspiration Ten reasons to travel with Exodus and holiday ideas that will have you dreaming of magical winter wonderlands and untouched snowscapes. 98% 10 MEET YOUR HOST Here, epic white landscapes are a dramatic backdrop to your travels; the soundtrack is silence, A selection of our best accommodation bar the crunch of fresh snow under your snowshoes or the swoosh swoosh of cross-country skis. There’s the thrill of cold air rushing past your cheeks as you zip down the mountain on a bobsled on an Olympic track, 14 LEADER PROFILE: ERIC WOOLLEY or zoom along a frozen lake on a husky sled delving into the depths of a remote wilderness. of our travellers think we design and Celebrating over 30 years of cross-country skiing operate trips to benefit the local We can transport you. Taking you closer to nature while escaping the every day. Most of our winter holidays are small guided group tours but they can also be arranged as a tailormade adventure. So if you don’t find community and environment 15 SHORT BREAKS, BIG ADVENTURES the dates you want, or you’d like to travel with a group of your friends or family for a special celebration, There's always time for an adventure we can help. And for those seeking sunshine and a little break from the snow, this year we've included a selection of our 16 PERFECT PANORAMAS most popular trips that showcase a different side to the season. So if you’d prefer a warm Caribbean sea breeze Picture-perfect winter landscapes in Costa Rica, our journeys will take you deep into the heart of a destination, warming hearts and hands. 4.7 out of 5 average trip rating based on the past 100 online 20 WINTER PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Join us. Adventure is waiting. customer reviews Tips for capturing the perfect snowscape Tom Wilkinson, Winter Programme Manager 21 A SIP OF SCANDINAVIA Get a taste for winter with a recipe from our cookbook 22 FIRST TIME SNOWSHOEING Exodus staff member Jack Gamble shares his story 24 WINTER GAMES Mixed activity holidays sure to have your heart racing 25 IT'S IN THE BAG Packing advice for your next trip 26 DANCING IN THE NIGHT SKY The magic of the Northern Lights 28 STAMP COLLECTING Exodus customer Tania Love talks ski marathons 30 CITIES IN THE SNOW Don't save your city break for summer 34 SOME LIKE IT HOT Swap winter snow for winter sun! 38 HOLIDAY LISTINGS Details of all our winter holidays in one place Front cover: Sami tipi in a Scandinavian winter wonderland created by illustrator Paul Shipper. Main image: Winter snowscape in the Alps. Call 0203 553 5029 or visit exodus.co.uk 4 Your Adventure, Your Way 5 Tailormade Adventures YOUR ADVENTURE, The idea is simple: have your adventure tailored to suit you. We can offer most of our holidays as tailormade adventures, perfect if you’d like to travel with a group of friends or YOUR WAY family, or fellow club members. We can run these trips with a minimum of just two people travelling but the more people who travel the less it costs per person. All you need to do is let us know which trip you fancy, how many people are travelling Just as no two people are the same no two holidays need to be either. With so and when you’d like to go. much of the world to explore and so many things to consider ahead of booking And, of course, you still have all the same benefits of a guided your dream adventure, we offer a variety of travel options to ensure that your group trip, including the all-important local guide and their holiday is just as unique as you are. Because for you, it’s personal… invaluable knowledge of your destination. To find out more, or to arrange your own tailormade adventure on a date to suit you, call 0203 733 4849. Denise Flowers, Exodus Traveller When Denise Flowers decided to celebrate her birthday with a winter snowshoeing holiday, she contacted YOUR WORDS a dozen friends to see whether they fancied joining her. With so many people of varying abilities signing up for her special adventure, and with only half term off in which to travel, Denise had the mammoth task of finding something that would suit everyone. “The pictures of the Transylvania Winter Walk & Snowshoe trip in the Exodus brochure really captured my imagination, but it wasn’t running on the week we wanted to go. I just called Exodus to see whether there was anything they could do and our tailormade adventure started to fall into place from there. The group that I went with were friends that I’d met on various other holidays, and so many of them hadn’t met one another before so that was really nice. Private trips just really work when there are so many people travelling together, and Transylvania was amazing.” exodus.co.uk/tailormadeadventures Flexibility You don’t have to be travelling with a dozen friends to tailor a holiday to fit your requirements. There’s plenty of scope to make one of our adventures perfect for you, whether you’re travelling with a guided group or on one of our tailormade trips. If you’re looking to add a touch of luxury, we can arrange flight upgrades to allow you to travel to your Guided Groups Gillian Miles, Exodus Traveller destination in style. For those of you that are new to Exodus, guided group trips are our most With no winter sports experience and a moderate level of If you simply wish to fly to and from popular type of holiday. Guided exploration, with a small group of fitness, Exodus customer Gillian Miles was apprehensive about your closest airport, then we can arrange like-minded travellers is how we began, and we’ve been doing it for over the cross-country skiing trip she’d dreamt of doing with her husband Paul.