Samuel Varghese

Review of Indian holiday Pvt Ltd

The tour services provided by Indian Holiday Pvt L...

The tour services provided by Indian Holiday Pvt Ltd was wonderful, and my wife and I had a great experience visiting Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (the Golden Triangle) with them. The driver, Mr. Vikram Singh, was very professional and capable of safely navigating the difficult roadways; he was very polite, courteous and friendly. The tour guides were very informative and professional as well, perhaps with the exception of the guide we had in Delhi.

The only part I did not like about the tour itinerary was the scheduling of time for shopping. Most the shopping places we were taken to by the guides were somewhat high pressure venues and we wasted a lot of time with very pushy vendors who often resorted to clever tactics for selling their wares. I think the shopping should be made optional and should not be a mandatory part of the tour; we were told the tour guides were instructed by the company to take us through the selected shops.

We were greatly impressed by the monuments in India. As country with long history, cultural heritage and traditions, India has a lot to offer to the rest of the world. However, we were very disappointed to see very poorly maintained cities and towns surrounding these monuments; especially the areas surrounding Taj Mahal was filthy even without proper drainage and full of peddlers who were constantly following tourists as a nuisance. We hope Indian government or the local governments invest more in improving these areas and present a better image worthy of India's rich heritage. We felt that India can dramatically improve the conditions of these areas if the want to as evidenced by the new highways and building projects promoted by the central government, however, it is very shameful that little or no attention is given to the up keep of the cities and towns were these world class monuments are located.