Highlights of Northern India

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James N.W

India Tour of Delhi, Agra & Jaipur (India Portion)

Hi Santosh,

We are now at the hotel in Delhi - reflecting on our great trip here.  Thank you for making everything work so smoothly and adjusting to have Raj join.  He was excellent to support our journey in many ways - and we got to know so much more about the culture, current events while he managed every detail along the way.

Denish was amazing as our driver - we never once were feeling anxious given the extremely busy roads...he was ever so skillful in navagating.  We would daily comment on how he could seemingly thread-the-needle of what seemed to us as chaos on the road - but in actuality -  we could see with his driving - it's actually oddly harmonious and flowing ( amazing to experience).

Now we must bid goodbye on this short stay in India - headed to the airport in the morning...which Raj graciously arranged for us a car to pick us up at 8:45am at the Marriott Aero city hotel.

We know we will be back - other cities beckon - but for now, it's off to Bhutan then Nepal. Thanks again Santosh - wonderful to have met you and hope to cross paths on our next stay.

namaste,

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Carlo P. & Benjamin P. S. D.

I also wanted to say what a wonderful tour we had. Our guide Gaurav was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed his company. He loves his country and religion and we learnt so very much from him. He always went the extra mile to make our trip extra special and to make sure we were enjoying every moment. The driver did a fantastic job in the chaotic traffic and got us safely to our destinations. We were so grateful that he was driving. The hotels were lovely and Gaurav made sure that we took time to enjoy the hotel and pool.

Thank you again for a well organised and executed tour. We'll definitely tour with you again.

Carlo 

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Richard, Martin, Daniel & Rémi.

North India tour from 20Oct till 17Nov 2012 Hello Santosh, Martin, Richard, Daniel & I would like to thank you very very much for the great Indian adventure you had planned for us. Everything went smoothly from the start till the end. We did appreciate the fact that during our trip you made sure that everything went well. Santosh, I am sorry I could not call you back before our departure but we did not have any more minutes available on our phone and we had to leave earlier the hotel because of the death of the indian political official that day. The bookings of hotels and selection of visits, guides and chauffeurs were all done with great details and well chosen. Of course we appreciate very much the collaborations of Marcel and Roger. Mille fois merci à vous! Many thanks to all three of you! We will recommend you all to the many people we will talk about our trip to India.

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John & Bernadette Gallagher

Delhi- Agra- jaipur from 30 Sept to 07 Oct 2011 The trip was excellent / amazing. Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Top marks to Mukesh (guide) and Hacinda (driver). I couldn't say enough good about them. They made a great team and always went the extra mile to make our trip to India a memorable and successful trip. Please be sure to pass our compliments on Mukesh & Hacinda to your supplier in India. Delhi Taj Mahal Palace is a great hotel - would recommend it. All visits made here were very good. Agra The train experience was a good one. The Taj was as amazing as one would expect. We went for both sunset and sunrise - visited at length for sunrise. If one had to make a choice I would recommend going for sunrise only. Agra fort was good. Oberoi was a great hotel, but lacked ambience! In terms of value for money it does not compare with the Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi. Wasn't really taken w/Agra Jaipur Was very good Hotel was ok - we were lucky to get a big room, so that helped and added to the comfort! Loved everything we visited on the 1st day. If one had to make a choice of a 2nd day in Jaipur or a 2nd day in Udaipur, I would consider a 2nd day in Udaipur. Alternatively if one didn't want to shop, they could possibly cram more into the 1st day. Of the forts on 2nd day, I preferred Nahargarh fort. If one feels like a splurge for dinner, I would recommend dinner at the Rambagh Palace. Also a great place to stay if one wanted top drawer accommodation. Udaipur Loved it. We were very fortunate to do the boat ride around time of sun set - was possibly the best sunset I have ever seen. So when possible, I would recommend doing the boat trip just before sunset. This was definitely the best of the palaces - that's not to say the others we visited weren't nice. Temple - we were there when people were worshipping, so it gave a better feel to it. Udaipur is a great city (much smaller). Great atmosphere. Trident was ok - rooms on the smaller size. Dinner at Oberoi looking onto the lake lit up was good. No sickness experienced by either of us. Overall, an excellent trip to be recommended. If one wanted to get another day's visiting, it could probably be done by having little or no shopping, and fly as opposed to travel by road. We personally were very happy with our itinerary. Thanks for all your help. Again a huge thanks to Mukesh and Hacinda. They were the icing on the cake !! Bernadette & John. "

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Cindy S

As I mentioned, I am happy to give you my personal feedback on this trip. This was the trip of a lifetime for me! Thank you, Cindy- Bhutan Traverse & North India Sept 9-29, 2010.

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John B

Just a few selected photos to give you a hint of what we were doing in Bhutan. Ugen, I'll send a short report to you in the near future. I completed the longer form that Wind Horse provided at the beginning of our adventure. The bottom line is that while we are glad to be home after three long and fairly rigorous weeks, the many faces and experiences of Bhutan are indelible fixed in our minds. Sonam and Mr. Guddu (sp?) were our perfect hosts. Jb. West to East Bhutan Traverse from Sept 10-24 & North India from 24-29 Sept 2010.

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Skip Nieman

Hello Santosh

Now that I am home from all my journeys, I have some time to write you. Thank You for arranging my trip with such great people, meeting me and driving in all the cities that I visited on my whirlwind tour of Northern India. They were always on time and they waited for me at the airport sometimes for hours due to my delayed flights. Of specific mentioning were the Driver and Guide in Agra/Jaipur ...they were super. The driver was MORE THAN excellent ...he was totally a great guy .In fact he was the best driver that I had on the whole trip in India ..he looked out for me like a mother hen ..he was a real gem ..he deserves a raise ..he should be a guide instead of a driver .he was very knowledgeable, very polite and very respectful ... All of my Jet Airways flights were late ..some were VERY late . Jet airlines has great new planes and a wonderful staff ..they were top notch both on the ground and in the air ..it is too bad that they cannot stick to their schedules but this is not always their fault ..a good airline. I only had 2 hours of daylight after arriving in Udaipur so it was a waste of a visit but I got to see the Lake Palace which was the most important reason for going there . It quickly became dark so that ended that ! .the guide was a really nice guy who tried his best to show me as much as possible before the sun went down .

The Hotel in Udaipur was very very nice but the NOISE from the HUMMMMMM that travels all through the hotel from an outside source was incredible so not much sleep here. I was told that the hummmis were always present ??.had to leave very early the next am anyway ...the driver and guide were on time for this very early departure ..

The Hotel in Varanassi needs new management ..it is a new hotel ..a beautiful hotel

but it is rapidly going downhill ..the managers need a wake up call to keep it alive .

I had so many room problems.I was moved 4 times in one night ..no excuse for that at all

if the managers had their staff on the ball to look after the hotel properly .

The driver and Guide in Varanassi were excellent ..the guide spent a couple of hours with me at the Ganges River ..as I only wanted to see certain things in the city he stayed with me for a couple of hours at his doing .After I came home I learned that a bombing had occurred in the city at the court house killing some people ..sad very sad. The company in Varanasi that you selected was excellent ..the guide was a very charming person ..his command of the English language was excellent. The train ride from Agra to Janasi? was great ..I got do see a lot of country. I am a former farmer so watching the farms go by was a treat. The train was very clean and comfortable ..a great way to see India ..if I was to go back again I would use the train more to travel around .My drive to KHAJURAHO allowed me to see more of the farming countryside ...my driver was an excellent , patient and careful driver considering the terrible road conditions we made it to our destination in great time ...he dropped me off and then had to drive back to Janasi ? I felt sorry for him .I dropped going to one city along our journey to save time ..Orcha ?

I did not get to see anything in Delhi due to very delayed flights and thick fog ...

Thank You for delivering my documents to the Hotel . You should of sent them by courier to save yourself time and petrol. My flight from Paro to Delhi was very late in arriving in Delhi that day and as I was quite tired I did not want to wait up to meet you at 11pm so I went right to bed ....the staff at the Park Plaza Gurgaeon were excellent ..if you need a good hotel near the airport for clients ..this is an excellent one .. it is only 20 min from both terminals ..the room was excellent as was the buffet breakfast which had everything you could imagine to eat .

Well we are to receive a very large snow storm here in a matter of hours so I have much outside work to do plus I have to drive to our nearest town for food as the driving will be bad for the next 4 days .Winter is here in Canada for the next 4 months . It is -15 C here but feels like -25 C with the wind chill factor so it is cold .

Thank You again for your splendid selection of companies to serve me in the various cities that I was in. I appreciated all your correspondence to make my trip to India

a very memorable one .Thanks for your organizational skills in timing my visits to each city .

Best of luck to you and your staff in your new Delhi Office .