04 Apr 2023
What a wonderful, once in a lifetime trip! Made exceptional excellent by our amazing group of tour guides, special shoutout to our favorite guide Pratik (Jaipur) who was so nice and honest with us the entire day we spent with him, and our ABSOLUTELY wonderful driver Rahul. Overall - everyone was so nice, knowledgable, and made us feel really comfortable and safe during our entire time. The tour was very well organized and customizable - some of our favorite experiences of the trip were eating at local restaurants, the Taj Mahal (of course), celebrating Holi with our driver & guides at a private party for tourists, and seeing five tigers on our tiger safaris. We would highly recommend going to Ranthambore during the tour - not only is the area gorgeous but the national park is out of this world. My advice for others would be to look up tipping culture in India and make sure to get a lot of small rupees for your travels. Also, you are often taken to shops with aggressive shopkeepers so be prepared to stand your ground and say no multiple times and be followed around the stores. This was very different than shopping in the US and was something that we were not prepared for. Additionally, you will be overcharged everywhere and even 'fixed price' store will haggle - so be prepare to haggle if you don't want to be scammed.
Special shoutout to our driver Rahul - he made us feel so comfortable which was HUGE as he was the one we spent the most time with and was our first introduction to India. He was friendly but not over talkative and really tried to make sure we were having the best time possible. For example, he let us play music, he played us music, would make extra stops if we wanted extra chai, and watched our stuff in the car while we were out.
Overall - I think this company is wonderful and a great option if you want to travel India more comfortably and have a wonderful time!