Golden Triangle Tour of India

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Anil

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Linda

Anand and colleagues at Wind Horse, My husband and I were thrilled to have visited Deeg.  Although, it was in a terrible state of disrepair it was beautiful and very interesting.  We were delighted to be in a location that did not have many, many tourists.  It was interesting because it was more 'contemporary' and the water features would be beautiful if the trash was removed.   We enjoyed seeing a smaller town, but would have been uncomfortable "strolling in the village"  of Deeg.  Are they prepared  to welcome foreigners?? We enjoyed staying in the old section of  Laxmi Vilas Palace in Bharatpur, it was beautiful and amusing since we were the only guests. Our guide and driver for the tour were both excellent and exceptional.  Hemant Simariya/Raj was an awesome  historian which added so much to the visit.  We were also very grateful to the driver for delivering us safely to our destinations and providing us with cool water which we relished when we returned to the car.  (Yes, we knew it was going to be very hot in India.) I enjoyed meeting the local host family and having a meal at their house.  I cook Indian food,  so the cooking demonstration was not new information, but would probably be even more interesting to those who do not prepare curries and chapati themselves.   It was fun to be in a home and meet the family members. My favorite sites were Jantar Mantar and Amer/Amber Fort, and my husband said the Taj Mahal was more beautiful than he expected. Kind regards, Linda

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William

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Veronica

Dear Santosh, 

Thank you for your email. I greatly appreciate your interest to learn about our experience in India with Wind Horse. 

I'm now in Dhaka and I think it will take some time to get back to my routine after the wonderful time that I spent in India with my parents. 

The trip exceeded our expectations.

It is hard to identify highlights since we enjoyed a lot everything that we experienced. However, some of the things we liked the most are the Teej Festival in Jaipur, the visit to Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal, and the overnight train to Varanasi. Also, my parents really liked the visit to Qutb Minar. 

The guides and drivers were really good, despite some difficulties with the language (Spanish, English, Hindi), and all the hotels were nice and comfortable. I am really glad we did not have any problems with the food. 

We are extremely grateful to Rajat for all the support (including outside of the planned schedule) and for sharing lots of interesting information about life in India. 

Thanks a lot for making everything work so smoothly!

Namaste, 

Veronica

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Kathleen W

TID 8575 India, Bhutan & Nepal Trip (India Portion) Oct 06 - 25, 2014

However delayed, I wanted to let you know what an amazing time we had on our trip in India with Wind Horse. Everything my husband had on his list of things he wanted to do and see was planned for and it was apparent to us that every representative we encountered from Wind Horse was intent on making sure that we were happy, and having the experience we wanted to have. Your country is amazing. Some of the most beautiful things I've ever seen are there, and I discovered one of the most beautifully impressive acts of kindness there as well (the kitchen at the Golden Temple). It almost brought tears to my eyes. Everything was an eye-opener which we felt lucky to experience. I also have to tell you that the guide we had (I believe his name was Shyam Vijay) turned out to be a wonderful companion. He knew so much to tell us about the temples and places we visited, but he didn't just convey the history and facts: he told us the stories too. That, and his passion, made our time with him, and in India, really wonderful. Thank you for being so readily available at the other end of the phone when we needed you. I hope you will share this with others in the India office who also made our trip so wonderful. My husband and I plan on reviewing our amazing trip through Wind Horse on Trip Advisor and some of the other travel sites. We came home with a great curiosity about the rest of India...hmmm, what the Southern part like? Or the Western part? I guess that means we'll probably be back!!!

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Deborah Caster

Ladakh & Golden Triangle Trip 17 July- 02 aug 2012 Santosh, Patricia, Nancy, and I all returned home yesterday (on different flights, different times). Thank you for a lovely trip. Ladakh was spectacular! I particularly enjoyed Jaipur! Unfortunately, it was raining when we visited the Taj Mahal, but it was still awesome to be there. The guides and drivers for both portions of the trip were knowledgeable and friendly. We felt very safe on the road. Mukesh was a delight!! We loved the Shahpur Hotel in Jaipur!! In Ladakh we particularly liked the Uley Resort. Thank you! Deborah