Golden Triangle India Tour

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  Hind
  Written on May 19, 2018

  4.0 - Good

  The tour was great although I found that there were a lot of extra costs that u was not prepared for. I would have liked the itinerary to be in more detail so I could have planned better. I was very disappointed in my guides. Each of them tried to push their own agendas on me in terms of shopping. Obviously they received commission for bringing me to certain places to shop and though I expressed that I was on a tight budget and didn't want to shop at all, this didn't stop them from taking me to these places, where I was pushed into making a purchase, so much so that I felt like I was being held ransom until I bought something at one place and the other place the staff became very rude when it was clear I wasn't. This whole experience every single day ruined the entire thing for me. As a single female travelling India alone I didn't feel comfortable or safe with these people at all.

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  Alvaro
  Written on May 9, 2018

  4.0 - Good

  I believe in general everything it was fantastic, the accommodation it was nice based on the package price. Just a little bit different for travelers from the USA. transportation it was amazing always battle of cold water, and pick up & droop off on time. ALL the tour guides simple amazing, very friendly and knowledgeable. I when for my birthday and i had a great time. our tour operator Swatik Indian Journeys rep (Kerni)always very helpful with our request.

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  TessVisser
  Written on May 9, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  It was an excellent tour.We had a wonderful time.

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  Marton
  Written on April 19, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  Swastik India Journeys was excellent and we are happy that we chose them for our India tour. Our driver was fantastic.He was friendly,greeted us with a smile and provided us bottled water which was much needed in the hot weather.He drove very safely and made us feel comfortable. Guides were excellent with great knowledge. We will never forget our holiday to India.We will definitely use Swastik India again.

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  Vanessa
  Written on April 16, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  It was an excellent tour.We had a wonderful time.

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  KristaPetrova
  Written on April 13, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  We enjoyed the tour.Hotels,guides and driver were perfect.We highly recommend this tour. Thanks.

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  Sandra
  Written on April 12, 2018

  4.5 - Excellent

  It was a pleasure coordinating accommodations & working with Karni. All 3 he tour guides were knowledgeable & friendly. The driver for the week, Pritam was a friendly, good, safe & experienced driver. Will recommend this tour!

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  Angel
  Written on April 12, 2018

  4.0 - Good

  The tour is effectively a private tour with your own driver who stays with you for the five days. You then meet with a local guide at the attractions stated and a tour rep upon arrival at the hotels. Driver: Mukesh was awesome and would recommend! only a couple of comments -he did not tell me that one lunch was included and that I needed to obtain a receipt to get the money back from the tour company, but it was only 300 rupees, so was not that bothered. A few times he would be on the phone whilst driving, I told him he should concentrate on driving or use hands free and he was truly apologetic - on the whole he was really great, chilled out and always took care of me. Tour Reps: They literally welcome you and ask you for feedback and then go. My experience was rather strange in that the driver sat with us whilst the rep asked the questions in Jaipur...it really should have been properly done and privately. Not entirely sure what value they actually added to the tour Local Guides: Both guides in Agra and Jaipur were knowledgeable and spoke English clearly. However, the tours took place during peak hours of rush and sunshine and in nearly 40 degrees and I found that I stopped pay attention. In Agra, we agreed I was going to be seeing the sunset over the Agra from the back later in the evening, but the guide took me there too early and then said it was too long of a wait for sunset, when he knew sunset was about 6.20ish...and I did not want to hang around in the heat so I missed out and was too exhausted with the heat. In both places the heat was too much, really the guides should offer umbrellas for guest where possible. Attractions: Please note that you have to pay extra for all attractions entrance fees - this is not entirely clear in the itinerary and bit of a let down as I had limited cash on me. There are going to be occasions where the driver or local guides will recommend places to go, be aware there is a likely benefit for them if you buy or use a service...whilst not a problem, but it may not be in your best interest (e.g. a really expensive place). Tour Logistics: The arrival in Jaipur was a complete waste of day as the hotels are not located near shops or restaurants and I just spent it in the hotel that had no pool or leisure activities. Where we went to the carving marble place in Agra, the tour guide just leaves you with another guide who then is kind of push for you to buy something in the workshop. They show you all the big items first, tables, etc and then when you're not interested, they say oh we have little things to and then you enter a smaller room with tiny souvenirs - i mean just show them first, no one is going to order such large items in 15 mins. Very cheeky. the same in Jaipur when you finish up in city palace, the artist really push you to buy things... don't fall for it! Hotels: Hotel in Agra was good, Micky on the front desk was lovely and always happy to help. However, the room I had was on the ground floor and the bedding had stains, the shower looked amazing but the experience was disappointing, no pressure and it was lukewarm. The fridge also did not work. Was located on a remote dusty road, with no nearby shops etc. The pool was nice feature except I had no swimwear. The food on the other hand was awesome. In Jaipur the hotel was good, I was located on the 1st floor, the food was tasty and the breakfast service was incredibly efficient, the two chaps down there try very hard to accumulate many tips. Again the bedding was stained... General: Tipping is completely out of control. Do no feel you should tip - the tour company should pay them sufficiently. Although I tipped, I felt that there are other places the money could have been used better - my bad. Also - please, please do not go on the elephant ride in Jaipur - this is absolutely animal cruelty, I urge the tour company to have this taken out. These poor elephants are tortured and beaten until they become obedient and used for tourism -TOURIST ONLY YOU CAN STOP THIS BY DECLING, the elephants seem so sad carrying people up and down in the heat - it is not natural form them. On the whole the tour is good, but there is a wanted day in Jaipur when you arrive, there should be more options to do other activities.

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  Iria
  Written on April 7, 2018

  5.0 - Excellent

  It was a fantastic tour with great accommodation,knowledgeable and friendly guides and excellent driver. We must say Swastik India takes good care of its customers.They were in touch with us throughout the tour and managed everything very professionally.

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  mark
  Written on April 5, 2018

  3.5 - Good

  We had a fabulous experience of Delhi , Agra & Jaipur & the guide’s where very informative & helpfulll but really our tour ended in Jaipur! We could have organised & booked a flight to goa from Jaipur instead we had a 5 hour drive to Delhi for our flight to goa which was a waste of a whole day for us plus really there should have been a voucher for lunch. At the end of the day we reached our hotel in goa at midnight we could have been there by lunch time if we flew from Jaipur in the morning.

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