05 Feb 2023
I would definitely recommend the tour with Unseen India. It was our first time in India and I would say it was very smooth first few days. The guides and the driver took great care of us. Protected us from the hawkers and made sure we were always safe until they dropped us off at the hotel. The restaurants we were taken to had good food and we had no issues whatsoever. The home lunch we were invited to was a highlight of the trip and the food there was the best we’ve had so far. The hotels we booked on our own. We also modified the trip a bit to spend 1 more day at Ranthambore and to visit Delhi with a guide.
Few tips for fellow travelers:
- if you are coming in the winter book at least 3 safaris to maximize the chances of seeing a tiger. The local guides rate a chance of seeing one in the winter at 25%. In the summer more like 85%. Also there are worse and better zones. Cantine right in a good zone is better than a gypsy in a bad one in my opinion. Also in the morning it might be chilly so have some warm clothes prepared
- make sure you have enough cash. It’s common to not be able to use card in many places and there might even be issues with some cards.
- the guides will try to take you to some overpriced shops. I guess that’s how they make part of their wages. We’ve seen this in many countries. If you are not interested just tell them in advance. You are not obligated to go to any of those places. Of course maybe you will actually like something and are interested in some shopping.
Overall again highly recommended tour operator :)