Feedback received from Ms. Aline Akelis, North American traveler
On her Delhi, Jaipur, Mandawa, Khimsar, Jaisalmer,
Jodhpur, Mumbai, Ajanta & Ellora tour
I am back in New York where it appears that our bus and
subway strike is coming to an end! It is also about 0 degrees
here and so I do miss the relatively warm days and nights in
Rajasthan and Maharashtra. This is to thank India Full Circle
Tours for making my first trip to India so enjoyable and
smooth-running. I hope to make a return visit before too long.
I have become a fan of the cricket team so maybe next time I
will need help getting tickets for test matches.
Feedback received from Mr. Peter
Dodds, Australia On his Delhi, Pushkar, Jaipur, Agra,
Orcha, Khajuraho, Varanasi & Amritsar month long tour.
"A short note to say safely back in Sydney after my Indian
adventure plus a relaxing week down in Singapore [2 days up in
Malacca was a bonus] and back to work tomorrow. Thanks for
organizing the trip. Everything went without a major hitch and I
am well pleased with it all. Great value I think - India Full
Circle Tours did a great job. I would be happy to use your
services again. Mr. Manmohan who met me on my returns to Delhi
and subsequent departures was most helpful, friendly and willing
to assist and assure all was well - and my 'dental treatment'
extra was done efficiently too. Would I visit India again ???
...there's always Kerala.....[and a thousand other
places].....you never know...Cheers, Peter."
Feedback received from Mr. David Gaffen
& Ms. Dana Gandsman, American Travelers On their Mumbai,
Delhi, Samode, Jaipur and Agra tour
"We wanted to finally get back to you regarding our trip to
India, which we count now as one of the best experiences of our
lives. India at first is a major adjustment for any traveler, we
can imagine, and for us, it was for a few days before we finally
got used to everything. That said, I wanted to commend you on
your service for the time we were there. Just about everything
was first-rate and we were very, very pleased with everything.
-The (India Full Circle
Tours) recommended tour program: There’s so much to
see in India, and without some kind of guide to begin, there’s
no way of knowing exactly where to begin, exactly. And so the
suggested program that you sent to us, which included some very
nice places that are slightly less well-known, such as Samode
Palace and Fatehpur Sikri, was a nice contrast to some of the
bustle of the cities, some of which we enjoyed (such as Delhi)
and some not so much (such as Bombay, which is hectic and
polluted). In addition, the tour program kept account of our
desire to have a few hours to ourselves each day, which included
some time just to relax. In such a busy place, a few hours alone
really did help us, because it allowed us the ability to avoid
getting run-down. So all the suggestions were very well-taken –
and when we come back (whenever that is) – we will not hesitate
to get your input for some kind of program, be it in Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Kerala or anywhere else.
-The
tour guides. We had five guides during the course of
our trip – Heena in Mumbai, Rajiv in Delhi, Man Singh in Jaipur,
Pawan in Agra, and another young man in Delhi whose name skips
me right now. They were all professional and intelligent, and
were able to explain things well and were patient with us as
well. Man Singh in particular was our favorite guide, being a
consummate gentleman and an experienced hand at talking about
Rajasthan, something he was quite familiar with as he’d lived
there for a long time. In Jaipur, Man Singh took us to a
clothing / textiles store and a pottery store, which were just
what we were looking for and proved to be much more enjoyable
shopping experiences for us, and that worked out very, very
well.
-The
hotels. As we realized – and you were correct – your
picks for hotels were very strong. Our favorite, of course, was
the Samode Palace, but that’s for a number of reasons,
especially the décor and the beautiful setting in the Aravali
Hills. We enjoyed the Rajputana Sheraton. The Jaypee Palace in
Agra was impeccable and the Delhi Intercontinental was
excellent, as were both hotels in Mumbai. If we come back we
look forward to the idea of spending more time in Heritage
Hotels, because our experience in Samode was so enjoyable.
-Our
driver. What can we say about Pratap? He is deserving
of the highest complements because of his attention to detail
with us, his deference to our wishes, such as the morning in
Agra, when we wanted to stop at the Agra Fort of our own accord,
and his warnings to us that “you should ignore all these
hawkers,” which proved to be correct. He also has the uncanny
ability to navigate through any sort of traffic imaginable and
only lost his way once, when we had a bit of trouble finding the
Samode Palace, but it turned out we found it, so it was no
problem in the end. On the morning of our last city tour in
Delhi, his car was having some trouble so he was a bit late, but
we by that time didn’t care, because we were so satisfied with
what a good driver he was. We were glad to have him accompany us
for those five days during that portion of the trip.
-Transfers/pick-ups/representatives
meeting us at airports – all of this was handled
excellently. No complaints. In short, we feel we got an
excellent value for our trip and for your services, and we would
not hesitate to recommend you to others who wish to take a trip
to India any time soon. Please feel free to give our / my email
address to prospective American clients so that we can recommend
you to others, as we were very happy with our service. You
helped us make our trip to India a wonderful experience, one
that we shall never forget. Thank you very much.
Feedback received from Ms. Mary Banks,
Ireland On her Delhi, Agra & Jaipur tour
"We have been very pleased with the services provided during
our visit to Northern India. We enjoyed our time in Delhi, had
minor problem with the guide but eventually all sorted out. Our
visit to Agra was wonderful, the guide very good. Our guide in
Jaipur was truly the best in every way - including no pressure
to shop ! we liked our hotels - The Marina in New Delhi has a
good location, and Chirmi Palace at Jaipur is delightful. Our
driver was the best - I would recommend him to anyone -
friendly, safe and pleasant. Finally thank you for organizing
our wonderful trip - we will recommend you to our friends and
use you again for our next trip in India to probably Kerala -
South India."
Feedback received from Mr. Hannah
Haines, British On his Delhi, Amritsar, Nalagarh, Shimla,
Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur, Deogarh,
Pushkar, Jaipur & Agra (North India Cultural) tour
"A very well organized, nicely tailored tour - it suited our
needs nearly perfectly and gave us a good idea where to return
to. Good clean car + comfortable, excellent driver, train travel
you booked for us was comfortable. a good selection of
sightseeing, especially the camel trek was free time you
insisted we should have ! Next time we would do some half day
trek / walks in between Ranakpur to Kumbhalgarh or vice versa.
The best entertainment we have ever seen was at the Indo
Pakistan boarder town as well as such peaceful atmosphere at the
Golden temple. Shimla was peaceful, cool and no hawkers !
Jaisalmer very beautiful, atmospheric and compact. Jodhpur good
markets and great for shopping. We have already recommended your
services to our friends. A job well done by the destination
management company far more than we expected.
Feedback received from Mr.
Thomas Krebsbach, (RTS Integration Leader, IT, GE
Healthcare Technologies, Brookfield, USA) On his Bangalore /
Jaipur / Ranthambore (Tiger Safari) / Agra / Delhi tour
"Overall I was very impressed with the organization. Given that
I made arrangements at a very late notice, everyone was
extremely accommodating in matching to my request, that included
a last minute change to my itinerary. Due to the experience of
20 years at my present Company / Employer, I have high
expectations of quality. My experience with India Full Circle
Tours did not disappoint my expectations....they delivered above
my expectations.
The bottom line is that I would travel again and would recommend
them to others for their services. In the areas of 'development
needs', I would only list making certain that the drivers have a
better command of the language. Note that this was not a major
issue but would have added value to the travel. Best regards and
good fortune in the future."
Posted by: Doctor Elizabeth Loeb,
USA (Prof. of Law, currently on visiting faculty
assignment at Indian Law School, Bangalore) Posted at
Lonely Planet - Thorn Tree Forum.
Excellent Reasonably Priced Travel Agent for India Trips -
I just returned from a wonderful two week trip through
Rajasthan. We booked it through India Full Circle Tours,
recommended on this Site. Everything went perfectly. They were
very organized, adapted the itinerary to what we wanted, and
even managed to replace train tickets and hotel vouchers I had
lost! They focus on budget travel and our trip was very
inexpensive considering what we got -- two weeks, all hotels,
car and driver. The driver was great, car was in excellent
shape, and hotels they recommended exactly what we wanted, not 5
star but nice, clean with good service. Please email me if you
have any questions to
docterloeb@hotmail.com. Their
web site is
http://www.indiafullcircle.com.
Also they can arrange a car and driver just for Delhi, which we
did one day and it was great.
Feedback received from : Mr. Adnan
Hussaini, London, UK
I have
recently come back from a 4 week tour of India , arriving back
in London on 7th January. I
highly recommend using India full circle. Very professional
and efficient. The service they provided was excellent. The
did exactly what they said they would do, and I think at a
reasonable cost - at first I was dubious about using their
service, however their service turned out to be excellent ,
even when my plans changed last minutes they were able to
secure accommodation and arrange travel . I have also been to
their offices whilst in New Delhi and can vouch for their
authenticity.
|
