Groups Series
Handling over 150,000 passengers per year, we’re able to leverage our buying power to secure the best deals for Group Series departures. With discounted room rates, allotments at hotels, buses on contract and specially trained guides, EXO-operated group series tours provide value for money and high standards of quality.
Quality
In the more than two decades of operating tours across Asia, we've developed a reputation as the region's top DMC not just to travel with, but also to work for. Consequently, we've attracted Asia's best guides who ensure that every trip we operate is as memorable as possible.To ensure the efficient handling of clients on the ground at all times, we have operations offices in key locations across Asia. Fortified by a team of passionate, dedicated Product Managers who ensure that experiences are authentic and inimitable, EXO Groups sets the standard for excellence in group travel in Asia.
Price
Embodied by the mantra, 'value without compromise', we pride ourselves in the ability to provide the upsides of independent travel for groups: authentic cultural encounters, insider insights and priviledged access to the people and places that make Asia so amazing. But what makes EXO groups really special is our ability to offer these things at extraordinary value. Due to the our longstanding reputation and substantial influence across the region, we're able to secure the best rates possible for hotels, suppliers and, ultimately, guests so that everyone can afford to travel the EXO way.
Creativity
Creativity is a cornerstone of everything we do at EXO. This is made easy by diverse and dynamic teams across all our destinations including dedicated French, Spanish, German, Italian and English speakers who understand the needs of each respective demographic, speak their language and are able to tailor trips specifically to their needs. When combined with our strong background in independent travel, this allows us to deliver truly remarkable experiences that exceed the expectations of travellers time and time again.
CASE STUDIES
With more than 25 years of experience operating group tours across Asia, there’s no shortage of examples where we made dreams come true through incredible shared travel experiences.
Vietnam
Vietnam Spanish Budget Series
This Spanish group series tours around Vietnam from north to south to discover the diversity of its landscapes and cultures. From the beauty of Halong Bay and the quaint colonial heritage of Hanoi, to the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, they tour through the country and pass by the tranquil coastal cities of Hoi An and Hue. Staying in 3 star hotels at extra discounted rates, it makes travel affordable for everyone.
Myanmar
Make a difference in Myanmar
From Mandalay to Yangon, the group series travels the iconic and lesser-known sites of Myanmar while leaving a positive impact to local communities and the environment. Leave the lightest carbon footprints with eco-friendly transportation where possible, support projects that directly benefit the locals, stay at responsible (and affordable!) hotels and more. This is an amazing way to travel Myanmar while making a positive impact during your holiday.
Southeast Asia
Explore UNESCO World Heritage sites on a budget
Want to see the best of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites in Southeast Asia, but are concerned about how much it’ll cost? This group series got the price just right, and enabled 3 star travelers to be captivated by the rich heritage of Southeast Asia. They get to see the glorious wonders left by the ancient kingdoms of Thailand and Cambodia, explore vestiges influenced by French colonisation in Laos and Chinese dynasties in Vietnam and experience how the region’s traditions still are an important part of present day life.
Indonesia
Cycling Java to Bali Overland
This group series explored the verdant countryside and remote areas of Indonesia relying on the expert logistics, safety and support of EXO Groups. Along the way, they cycled along roads and rainforest trails against the backdrop of active volcanoes, rice paddies, coffee plantations and jungle fringed tropical beaches on the edge of coral-rich waters.
Japan
Cultural Family Trip Through Japan
We crafted a marvelous series tour including kid-friendly activities such as river rapid boating, countryside cycling, making Japanese bento boxes, street food tasting tours, daruma painting, taiko drum lessons, sushi making and much much more to ensure the trip of a lifetime for guests of all ages.
Laos
Wellness & Massage Tour
For a client specialising in wellness and massage courses around the world, we crafted a group series of tours combining many first-time product experiences and encounters such as meeting a local acupuncture masseuse who makes her own herbal compresses, participating in a meditation course led by a head monk in a secluded temple and a ‘Medicinal Botanical Hunt’ through the Pha Tad Ke Botanical Gardens..
Thailand
French Experiential Tour
These guests were brought beyond the standard sights of Bangkok and northern Thailand with many special touches along the way. Coupled with stays at well priced and located 4-star accommodations, experiences included venturing off-the-beaten-track to Doi Phu Meun Fang, enjoying beers with elephants against the glowing backdrop as the sun sets, a beautiful cruise on the river and a monk blessing in a lost temple in the jungle.
China
Doctors on tour
Getting behind the scenes to meet traditional physicians, visit historical medicine museums and learning more about the yin and yang of medicine from the far east made for an engaging series of experiences for western doctors. Travelling across four major cities in China and having unique encounters in each of them has proven to be a popular trip that runs every year. Flexibility and attention to detail has also been provided with non-medical related experiences catered to family members travelling with the doctors.
Indonesia
Academics in the Far East
Travelling from Bali to Central Java, this series includes a session with a local Tri Hita Kirana (Eco-sustainable tourism) expert in a mountainous area of Bali, learning about local culture through an encounter with a Balinese priest, dinner with a local family in a private home, discussions with Bio Rock Organisation to learn about coral reef conservation, insight into Indonesia’s educational system during an afternoon coffee with university students and, lastly, learning about the uniqueness of Indonesian Muslims through a dinner in a private Family home in Jogjakarta.