“The trip was very well organised from start to finish. My outbound flight was at a civilized hour and the airline was excellent. The meet and greet at my destination went exactly as planned and all accommodation I stayed in was clean and the staff at each were welcoming and extremely helpful. If I had one criticism it would be that the Nile Cruise was very tiring, due to a very early flight to Aswan followed by some very early morning departures for excursions. Maybe a temple less with a little more relaxation time would improve the schedule and overall experience. The guides for both parts of my trip were excellent - very knowledgeable and helpful in all respects.
The only disappointment was that the final three days had to be re-arranged because of travel restrictions imposed by the Egyptian Government. One whole day was wasted when we travelled two and a half hours to our next destination, only to be turned around to travel back, although we did get lunch first! Hassein, our guide did a fantastic job in organising an alternative programme, although from a personal point of view, I was pretty much 'temple and tomb' ed out! I had been looking forward to the contrast of the desert activities but I accept that this was beyond the control of anyone - except Mr Trump!
My taxi from the final hotel to the airport was on time and the help with checking in was much appreciated.
This is my third holiday with Exoticca and it will not be my last.”
“A well priced holiday but the excursions seemed expensive. Hotels all fab, some meals better than others. Great guide and driver. Pegasus flights on time, allowed my small backpack in the cabin on the way out but charged 20 euros to bring it on board for return flight (didn't use our 20 kg allowance). Overall a wonderful holiday, have been with exoticca before and would book again with them.”
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This was my second time using this travel agency, and once again, it has been an amazing experience. They offer hands-down great prices, which makes planning a holiday much more accessible and stress-free.
One of the standout features is their app—it provides all the information you need for your travels in one place, which is incredibly convenient. The itinerary matched the booking perfectly, and everything ran smoothly from start to finish.
The guides they work with are excellent—friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about sharing the country’s history and traditions. They were always helpful and accommodating, which really enhanced the overall experience. Transfers were also well-organized and reliable, making the entire trip feel seamless and relaxed.
I will definitely be booking more holidays with them in the future. One suggestion I would make is to offer more options for solo travellers, including better pricing and a wider range of dates. Additionally, customer service could be improved—having to go through AI responses can be quite frustrating when you need direct assistance.
Overall, a fantastic experience and a company I would happily recommend.”
“Another wonderful trip with Exoticca, Mehmet our guide around Turkey was really knowledgeable and entertaining. The group we were with was also amazing, met some really lovely people that we will keep in touch with. This trip for my husband 70th Birthday has really turn out to be one of the memorable one's.
Well Done Exoticca !”
“Well done Exoticca, once again you have exceeded our expectations with a wonderful, life enhancing trip this time to Egypt. An action packed 7 day itinerary which left us feeling we had really experienced this friendly country at its best. The new GEM was the icing on the cake, simply awe inspiring.”
“What we loved: China is an amazing country. Its growth in the last 25-30 years has been immense, and yet it has maintained its sense of community and society.
What we appreciated: Our guides. They were very informative and knowledgeable.
What annoyed us: There was a minority of people who wanted to travel around some of the places on their own, which is fine. What was not fine was how they used the guides to find out how to use the metros to get to places. The guides are for people doing the trip and not for personal assistance for those individuals who want to travel independently. A few people were also rude, saying they could not understand some of the guides. However, if they stopped talking and asking guides irrelevant questions then they might have understood what was being said. Despite this, the guides did really well to be patient and to make sure that everyone had a good time.”
“I was researching Norway trips and rang Exotica. Emma was the representative who gave me the knowledge before deciding if this was the trip for myself and my partner.
Emma true to her word called me back after a few days and we booked the holiday.
Quick and easy. Emma was informative and understood what we required.”
“Exoticca were extremely helpful when we had to re-arrange our trip because of problems at work, allowing us to re-book for a week later at no extra cost. Everything on the trip went extremely smoothly, including the flights out to Egypt, which we were not expecting, given that the great Orange Man had decide to start World War III in the Middle East just 2 days before our departure. In terms of organisation of the trip you wouldn't have known it was happening. Everything about the holiday was perfect and all went according to plan.”
“The trip was amazing and we had a fantastic time. Very well organised and everything went smoothly. Elia,our guide, was great and very knowledgeable. All the trips were amazing - pyramids, GEM, Abu Simbel, Valley of the kings, temple of habsepshut and nile cruise and more. An intense schedule with lots of early starts but so worth it!”
“A great trip which was well organised. The guides were patient and very informative. We had a couple of hiccups which were resolved within no time. Would definitely book through Exoticca again.”
“Just returned from a tour of Egypt which was our 4th trip with Exoticca. As always the price was very competitive and the guides were excellent.
Looking forward to the next one!”
“I used the app to get several quotes and then phoned Exoticca direct to book
Beatrice was very efficient, clear and helpful and the booking process was very easy
Thank you
Bruce & Nocky”
“Was looking at booking through a different sit originally, however when i spoke to Melanie, she just made it so easy and went above and beyond, trip was planned, and booked within minutes, really appreciated the help and support.
Would definitely recommend to anyone”
“Emma was extremely patient with a couple of old age pensioners. She was helpful and friendly as she took us through the booking step by step. Most important of all, she really new her stuff and could answer all our many questions.”
“This has been our 8th trip with Exotica. They always deliver the greatest hotel for the price with days packed with as much or as little as you need, I’m looking forward to my 9th trip!😊”
“Exoticca are an excellent provider the itinerary was perfect for our honeymoon and the flight team and customer service team sorted all flight issues for us”
