29 Sep 2022
This tour was exactly what I was looking for. Sylvi was a thoughtful and lovely host. She arrived at my hotel with our driver and was a wonderful companion for the day from drop off to pick up. I was very thankful for her.
We met up with our guide Arzoo in the city of Agra. Arzoo very capably led us through the ticket booths and around the crowds. She was knowledgeable, sharing lots of detail on the history and architecture of both the Taj and the Agra Fort. She enthusiastically answered all my questions. I really appreciated how all the details of the trip were well organized and smooth.
Like the other reviewers I did not enjoy visiting the stitching or marble demonstration and shops. The merchants were not pushy and they were perfectly polite and pleasant. The demonstrations were even interesting. Still,I was uncomfortable being led behind curtains to obscure rooms to be shown artifacts. At our second shop, when I expressed that I did not want to take the ‘tour’, Arzoo and the others respected my preference and we went on our way. If I were traveling with a group I likely would have been more comfortable with these stops.
All in all, this tour was excellent and I recommend to other single female travellers.