19 Dec 2019
The city walk was really great and I’ve left another review on their page. The city walk can be booked by itself (I didn’t realise) and only costs 400INR.
This tour costs a lot more because you are paying for the driver to pick you up, take you between the two tours and drop you back at home.
The driver was fantastic and the car was very clean. The driver dropped us in the city because we wanted to get lunch and was ok with driving further than the hotel.
The temple tour was a bit rushed and didn’t include lunch or volunteering! The guide spoke fantastic English and was very knowledgeable. We got to have a tour of the temple and then went into the huge kitchen to see the meals being prepared. However, it was more of a “come here, flip this, stand behind this pot” instead of actually helping at all. Also, we left without eating anything :(
The tour started at 10 and finished at 2. The walking tour went till about 1230. I think the temple guides were expecting us much earlier because they seemed really rushed.
Unless you need the hotel transfers and are willing to pay a premium then I would definitely recommend doing the walking tour by itself and maybe the temple tour.