Thanks for making our Golden Triangle (07 days) trip a wonderful memory...well planned and executed in a short period of request. Our tour consultant Ms. Jyoti Singh from Travel Fair India gifted us a wonderful package of unforgettable experiences and did her best to accommodate every request with an excellent choice of hotels. She understood our needs from the beginning and her planning of the tour itinerary, choice of hotels, and the cab driver (Mr. Kanhaiya) was top-notch. The whole trip was well organized. All the arrangements were done keeping in mind my requirements. As I had chosen to do this trip during the month of December, the weather was pleasant and the trip went swimmingly.
Everything worked out perfectly. There was a representative at Delhi airport to pick us up. The hotels which were booked had good quality and high standard, food was delicious and rooms were comfortable. We were driven safely and guided very well (guided tours in English organized by our tour operator) at some places. Thanks for all!
My entire family had a great trip around Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Udaipur. The service from Travel Fair India was great with a very professional and friendly driver with excellent driving skills.
I wanted to thank Ms. Jyoti Singh for the excellent service, hospitality, and care shown for my family, the whole trip is beyond our expectations and of course unforgettable. Your availability and focus on our comfort, anticipating our needs, and excellent follow-up calls made for a wonderful experience. We are impressed with the kind of service they offered.
Thank you Travel Fair India for your amazing services, we would love to visit again!
One of my most memorable trips!
Our 8 day trip through India with ‘Travel Fair India’ (TFI) was excellent and we would be eager to recommend them to other travelers. Our itinerary had us arrive in Delhi, then travel to Agra, Alwar, Jaipur, and Jodhpur, before returning to Delhi for our departure flight. It was only one portion of a 60 day trip, and neither myself nor my traveling partner had been to India before. We normally book our own accommodations and excursions when traveling, but this seemed like an appropriate destination to seek the aid of a travel company due to our ignorance of the best travel routes, the size of the country, and the seemingly inconsistent public transportation that we’d be experiencing.
We don’t regret the decision and though I was afraid working with a travel company would inhibit us from seeing ‘the real India’, I think the opposite actually occurred.
The hotels were consistently above the standard of hostel and would range between 3-2 stars in the United States. Each hotel had air conditioning (honestly, the one thing that was most important since we had no choice but to travel in the rainy season), a complimentary breakfast, and staff that could communicate in English. They were all nicer than we probably would have booked for ourselves if we were traveling without the assistance of a travel company.
The tours and historical sites that we visited (which all fall under the heading of ‘monuments’ when exploring India) included excellent local tour guides that were professional and helpful. India has an amazingly rich in history, so going to monuments is a must, though the itinerary probably included more than we needed to visit (and we are both history teachers, to give some perspective). This isn’t a reflection on TFI and instead would be a recommendation to future travelers: Fair Travel India will work to tailor the tour to your needs and wishes so if you’d like to incorporate more outdoors activities or some of the wildlife preserves, be sure to tell their agents that. They can accommodate you if the destinations permit it.
What really made the trip though was our driver, Ravi. It’s important to note that though he explained a great deal of general history to us, he was NOT a tour guide. In India, being a tour guide requires 6 months of training and is a government vocation. Ravi and TFI were careful to differentiate his role from the local guides we would meet throughout the trip who gave us more detailed information about the particular monuments we visited.
Regardless of the title, Ravi was exceptional for several reasons. Firstly, his driving. Any tourist looking to rent a car on their first trip through India has a death wish: the traffic is as crazy as it is billed (and I’ve seen other similar transportation locales such as Vietnam) and I couldn’t imagine trying to navigate the country without riding a bus or having a driver. We always felt safe and Ravi never took risks to get us to a destination quicker.
Our driver Ravi was also our go-to travel resource when asking about tipping, laundry services, and other traveling-specific questions. He always picked us up on time (in fact, as the tour went on, it was US who slowly became less and less punctual ourselves, slipping into the ‘India stretchable time’ we’d read about prior to our arrival), adjusted our daily itinerary to our energy levels, and was responsive when one or both of us wasn’t feeling well (once as a result of food and another the as a result of a long travel day).
Thirdly, what made having a personal driver amazing was the ability for Ravi to explain literally everything to us that we saw along the way and show us areas most tourists wouldn’t typically visit. Indian culture is complex and the Hindu traditions and religion are intimately connected to daily activities. As such, Ravi answered the hundreds of small questions we had (and many we didn’t think to ask) that I otherwise would have gone through the trip ignorant of answers for. It was awesome.
In sum, the trip was great and I would recommend Travel Fair India and our tour agent Jyoti. By the time we left we knew that we wanted to return and once again see both the culture and sights, and (most importantly) our new friend and driver-guide Ravi. Awesome time and amazing people along the way. Make sure you see this beautiful country.
Kyle
The vehicle and driver were both excellent. Our driver Rajinder was very helpful at all times. The guides provided were all very good and could speak English. Apart from the first hotel - Hotel Taurus Sarovar in New Delhi which we would not recommend to anyone, were all excellent. We did upgrade all hotel rooms when booking and the organiser said there was no extra cost for this. We must add here that we did decided before booking to do 2 of the journeys by train. Rajinder picked us up from hotel and took us to the station. On arrival we were picked up and taken to hotel. Everything was planned and went well. We will have great memories and photographs and a great insight into the Indian way of life.