11 independent reviews for Golden Triangle small group vacation, India
Reviews for Golden Triangle small group vacation, India
Beth Pestell review 28 Oct 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Taj Mahal and heritage stay.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Expect to be busy, and pack light long sleeved clothes to ensure you do not cause offence at religious sites and to prevent mossy bites.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes I feel it really did benefit local people, not only with us helping local economy and because we were with a local guide, they provided opportunities for us to buy from the local people on the street safely.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Our vacation was fantastic and far exceeded our expectations. We were able to pack so much into the week without stress due to the great organisation of the company and our local tour guide.Brigitte Stockton review 23 Sep 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Every day I was filed with awe with the sights and sounds of India2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Sit back and enjoy the sensory experiences3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes particularly the village stay4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
ExcellentWendy Shepherd review 30 May 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Taj Mahal visit Rural Rajesthan2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Be prepared for long, busy days3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Fantastic!Michelle Prescott review 25 Apr 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Difficult as so many but probably seeing the TajMahal.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Take the optional extra food tour in Delhi and the Bollywood movie option... even if you take no others.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Amazing compact tour fitting in so much. The tour guide was a fountain of knowledge, the hotels great and the food good (and safe!).Jane Whittaker review 18 Mar 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Everything about the tour was memorable and exciting, from our amazing tour leader Mukendra Ranawat to our traveling companions, to our lovely accommodation and amazing food. Seeing the Taj Mahal again after more than 25 years was definitely a highlight too.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Don't over pack, you don't need a lot of clothes and you can wash stuff along the way. Go with an open mind and just go with the flow.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
yes4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Fantastic!Jacqueline Abdollahzadeh review 25 Feb 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Seeing the Taj Mahal.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Carry some snacks with you as there are long days and not much time for food stops at regular intervals.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, there were shopping trips to benefit local crafts.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Very good.Anne Steyn review 3 Jan 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
First day, walking through the back streets of Delhi. First sight of the Taj Mahal.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Good foot wear for a lot of walking.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
We were disused form giving to beggars or going on elephant rides.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Excellent, would highly recommend.Claire Waughman review 6 Nov 2017
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
The whole vacation was exciting, India as a country was so amazing, but the most memorable experience was the Hot Air Balloon Ride over Jaipur and everyone running over when we landed, all wanted to take pictures and shake hands, everyone was so happy and friendly and of course seeing the Taj Mahal in person, beautiful.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
If you can go for longer, extend your trip you will not regret it.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I feel it benefited the places we saw, I'm not sure how much it benefited surrounding people or places. All the places we stayed at recycled which was great, but there is such a huge problem with waste I am not sure how you would go about changing it. Some things we just seem to take for granted. I am very happy that conservation seemed to be supported and the welfare of animals was very much in the thoughts of our tour group.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
I thought the whole experience was amazing, I was so overwhelmed with the country itself that I didn't know where to start, so starting with this tour and doing the Golden Triangle was something that I hope never to forget. The people I met, the places I saw and the things I experience were truly wonderful. I can't thank you enough.Samantha Dodge review 11 May 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
There's so much to remember and I'd say everything made an impact. I particularly enjoyed the Heritage Stay.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
If you really can't cope in extreme heat and humidity, don't book for May. Also, there is a lot of traveling between locations, so not a good trip for someone with travel sickness3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes I do.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Overall I'd rate the organisation highly. Our guide Badam Singh was wonderful and made me (a first time lone traveler) feel safe, included and well informed of anything interesting and important to make my trip enjoyable. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the vacation provider to my family and friends. I hope to travel to China next - with them naturally.Isabella McLachlan review 7 Jan 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Every day brought something amazing.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Leave enough time to buy things and haggle.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
It was far better than I ever imagined.Isabel Pollentier review 19 Dec 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Seeing the Taj Mahal2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Don't book this tour as the price/quality is very poor.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
No, how should it do that? We visited forts and temples...4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Very poor. There were rats and bedbugs in the first hotels. For everything we still had to pay extra (drivers, guides in every location, people in the hotel)Read the operator's response here:
Firstly, we would like to thank you for sharing your experience with us. Information such as yours is valuable to us as it assists in identifying areas which may require improvement while also serving to highlight areas where we are meeting if not exceeding your expectations. It is therefore disappointing to learn that there were certain aspects of your journey which let you down.
We understand that you were disappointed with the quality of the Hotel Kyron. While we have been reliably contracting with the Hotel Kyron for years, we have received feedback over the last several weeks that the quality of the hotel has seriously degraded. Our operations managers have made visits to the hotel, and while the Hotel Kryon then went on a final notice to improve immediately, our team has also looking at contracting new hotels. We do apologise that your experience at the Kyron was not what we would have wanted, and we do appreciate your feedback as that helped bolster this arrangement for the hotel to improve before we ceased doing business with them.
We are also sorry that you did not see how we make an effort to travel in a responsible manner; as a way of clarification we do employ all local leaders to guide our trips and have local operating staff in the countries that we visit, we use locally owned accommodation as opposed to international chains, and we were also the first travel company to ban elephant riding as part of our trips throughout Asia. We truly do endeavour to create a positive impact for our travelers and the communities we travel throughout. We will try to do better in the future so that these benefits will be more observable for our travelers.
Isobel, once again, we are sorry to learn that certain aspects of your trip did not meet your expectations. Your comments have been taken seriously and we hope you do have some wonderful memories from your time in India.
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