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Explore India Journeys的点评
点评：From the moment we touched down at Dehli International Airport and saw a gentleman holding a sign with our name on it, we knew we had made the right decision! An English speaking fellow (whose name escapes me right now) took us to the car where we met the driver and we were presented with marigold flower necklaces. They smelled wonderful!
We have been lifelong travellers but have never used a tour company, until now….so glad we did.
We had previously been to India in 1978 as backpackers with limited resources but that country always held a special allure for us. A huge country with so many cultural, religious and geographical differences also makes it difficult to plan such a trip. After our initial call to Explore India (and many follow up ones) we booked Impressions of India which was a group tour beginning and ending in Delhi 14 days later.
We arrived a couple days ahead of the tour to get acclimated to the time zone. Raj, another fellow from Explore India met us the next morning at our hotel to make sure we were fine and see if there was anything else he could do for us. We wandered on our own that day close to the area around our hotel just to get a feel for the buzz.
The following morning we were introduced to our guide Mr. Shah who had just flown in the previous evening. Even though the tour wasn’t officially starting until the next day we were treated to a one on one tour around a few spots that weren’t included on the upcoming tour. We took a local bus, walked, jumped in a tuk-tuk, walked around the very lush Modi Park. Went to the site of Gandhi’s assassination, had lunch, and all the while we were getting acquainted. The last thing on my list was to do a bit of clothes shopping and even though Mr. Shah wasn’t too keen, he and my husband begrudgingly accompanied me.😂
The next morning we transferred to the hotel where we met the rest of our group (14 of us in all) and the tour began!
Our tour went from New Delhi to Jaipur, Ranthambhore (looking for tigers and saw one in the distance), Agra (Taj Mahal), Khajuraho (loads of temples and Kama Sutra erotic sculptures), Varanasi (to witness cremations and also people bathing in the Ganges River) and back to Delhi for the final goodbye to our group and also the wonderful Mr. Shah.
I have compressed this schedule so you’ll have to check it out on the Explore India website for the expanded version but it was 14 days long.
Modes of transportation ran the gamut of trains, planes, buses, rickshaws, boats, and tuk-tuks so it was never boring and there was ALWAYS something to see.
All of the accommodations included breakfast which were predictably good with lots of choices for all special requirements (I’m a vegetarian) and international cuisines.
We would have to say that what made this tour special besides the diversity of the country was absolutely due to our wonderful guide Mr. Shah. He was a wealth of information, very knowledgeable, easy to understand, friendly with us and everyone else he met, calm under pressure, charming and a good sense of humour. It would have been difficult to navigate all of us and our unique requirements but he managed to do all of that and more. Such a kind soul.
Some of our tour group were headed back to their homes, others were off to other locales and we embarked on the second phase of our trip which we also booked through Explore India.
This tour took us by train to Ajmer but more specifically Pushkar which is where a big camel and horse auction would be taking place over the course of 5 days. Although we were there a day prior to the start of it, we managed to see so so many camels, horses, international photographers and loads of tourists.
We were put in contact with a local guide (Bobby) who picked us up at the Westin Hotel Resort where we were booked for 3 nights. He escorted us around the town where we saw the only Brahma temple in the world. Took a ride in a camel cart (very bumpy); went to a textile cooperative and chose some gorgeous pashminas, etc; enjoyed masala chai as we surveyed the scene of camels and people while watching a magnificent sunset.
A perfect but unexpected day!
After our stay there we were picked up again for the drive to train station and our trip to Udaipur, dubbed ‘Venice of the East’. We were met at the station with a guide and driver and checked into the Trident Hotel, a very luxurious hotel with gorgeous grounds.
We intended to do a tour of the Palace with our guide but unfortunately the king passed away that evening and it was closed, so instead we wandered around the city and did a bit of shopping and had lunch.
The next stops were equally captivating and all different…Munnar which is the tea plantation region;
then Kumarakom Lake where we had a luncheon onboard one of the 2000 plus houseboats cruising around the massive lake. Some of them are live aboard but we stayed at the resort.
After 3 nights at Kumarakom we flew to the Maldives for a week of sun and sand and relaxation. It’s the only airport I’ve been to that has speedboats ready to whisk you away to the various resorts scattered on the islands. We were at Villa Nautica where we were spoiled and indulged at every turn. We chose a beachfront room as opposed to one of the rooms on stilts. I’m a non-swimmer and would rather walk on the beach, which we did daily.
The last and final stop of this epic trip was in the famous Mumbai, which is a beautiful city.
We stayed at the elegant Taj Mahal Mumbai. What a place!
One of the women in the concierge department organized an e-carriage ride around the city, high tea and a historical tour of the property.
They must’ve really liked us because all of these things were complimentary.
And finally, back to the airport and back to reality!
Did we love it?
YES!!!
Should you consider Explore India for your next exciting adventure?
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
In fact, we are now considering another trip to another part of this wonderful world with Explore India.
We have been lifelong travellers but have never used a tour company, until now….so glad we did.
We had previously been to India in 1978 as backpackers with limited resources but that country always held a special allure for us. A huge country with so many cultural, religious and geographical differences also makes it difficult to plan such a trip. After our initial call to Explore India (and many follow up ones) we booked Impressions of India which was a group tour beginning and ending in Delhi 14 days later.
We arrived a couple days ahead of the tour to get acclimated to the time zone. Raj, another fellow from Explore India met us the next morning at our hotel to make sure we were fine and see if there was anything else he could do for us. We wandered on our own that day close to the area around our hotel just to get a feel for the buzz.
The following morning we were introduced to our guide Mr. Shah who had just flown in the previous evening. Even though the tour wasn’t officially starting until the next day we were treated to a one on one tour around a few spots that weren’t included on the upcoming tour. We took a local bus, walked, jumped in a tuk-tuk, walked around the very lush Modi Park. Went to the site of Gandhi’s assassination, had lunch, and all the while we were getting acquainted. The last thing on my list was to do a bit of clothes shopping and even though Mr. Shah wasn’t too keen, he and my husband begrudgingly accompanied me.😂
The next morning we transferred to the hotel where we met the rest of our group (14 of us in all) and the tour began!
Our tour went from New Delhi to Jaipur, Ranthambhore (looking for tigers and saw one in the distance), Agra (Taj Mahal), Khajuraho (loads of temples and Kama Sutra erotic sculptures), Varanasi (to witness cremations and also people bathing in the Ganges River) and back to Delhi for the final goodbye to our group and also the wonderful Mr. Shah.
I have compressed this schedule so you’ll have to check it out on the Explore India website for the expanded version but it was 14 days long.
Modes of transportation ran the gamut of trains, planes, buses, rickshaws, boats, and tuk-tuks so it was never boring and there was ALWAYS something to see.
All of the accommodations included breakfast which were predictably good with lots of choices for all special requirements (I’m a vegetarian) and international cuisines.
We would have to say that what made this tour special besides the diversity of the country was absolutely due to our wonderful guide Mr. Shah. He was a wealth of information, very knowledgeable, easy to understand, friendly with us and everyone else he met, calm under pressure, charming and a good sense of humour. It would have been difficult to navigate all of us and our unique requirements but he managed to do all of that and more. Such a kind soul.
Some of our tour group were headed back to their homes, others were off to other locales and we embarked on the second phase of our trip which we also booked through Explore India.
This tour took us by train to Ajmer but more specifically Pushkar which is where a big camel and horse auction would be taking place over the course of 5 days. Although we were there a day prior to the start of it, we managed to see so so many camels, horses, international photographers and loads of tourists.
We were put in contact with a local guide (Bobby) who picked us up at the Westin Hotel Resort where we were booked for 3 nights. He escorted us around the town where we saw the only Brahma temple in the world. Took a ride in a camel cart (very bumpy); went to a textile cooperative and chose some gorgeous pashminas, etc; enjoyed masala chai as we surveyed the scene of camels and people while watching a magnificent sunset.
A perfect but unexpected day!
After our stay there we were picked up again for the drive to train station and our trip to Udaipur, dubbed ‘Venice of the East’. We were met at the station with a guide and driver and checked into the Trident Hotel, a very luxurious hotel with gorgeous grounds.
We intended to do a tour of the Palace with our guide but unfortunately the king passed away that evening and it was closed, so instead we wandered around the city and did a bit of shopping and had lunch.
The next stops were equally captivating and all different…Munnar which is the tea plantation region;
then Kumarakom Lake where we had a luncheon onboard one of the 2000 plus houseboats cruising around the massive lake. Some of them are live aboard but we stayed at the resort.
After 3 nights at Kumarakom we flew to the Maldives for a week of sun and sand and relaxation. It’s the only airport I’ve been to that has speedboats ready to whisk you away to the various resorts scattered on the islands. We were at Villa Nautica where we were spoiled and indulged at every turn. We chose a beachfront room as opposed to one of the rooms on stilts. I’m a non-swimmer and would rather walk on the beach, which we did daily.
The last and final stop of this epic trip was in the famous Mumbai, which is a beautiful city.
We stayed at the elegant Taj Mahal Mumbai. What a place!
One of the women in the concierge department organized an e-carriage ride around the city, high tea and a historical tour of the property.
They must’ve really liked us because all of these things were complimentary.
And finally, back to the airport and back to reality!
Did we love it?
YES!!!
Should you consider Explore India for your next exciting adventure?
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
In fact, we are now considering another trip to another part of this wonderful world with Explore India.
翻译：从我们降落在德里国际机场并看到一位先生举着写有我们名字的牌子的那一刻起，我们就知道我们做出了正确的决定！一位会说英语的男士（我现在想不起他的名字了）带我们上了车，在那里我们遇到了司机，并得到了万寿菊花项链。它们闻起来很香！
我们一生都在旅行，但从未使用过旅行社，直到现在……很高兴我们这么做了。
我们之前在 1978 年作为背包客去过印度，当时资源有限，但那个国家对我们一直有着特殊的吸引力。一个拥有如此多文化、宗教和地理差异的大国也使得计划这样的旅行变得困难。在我们第一次致电探索印度（以及许多后续电话）后，我们预订了印度印象，这是一个从德里出发、14 天后结束的团体旅游。
我们提前几天到达，以适应时区。第二天早上，另一位来自印度探索之旅的 Raj 先生在我们酒店与我们会面，以确保我们一切安好，并看看他是否还能为我们做些什么。那天，我们独自在酒店附近闲逛，只是为了感受一下这里的热闹。
第二天早上，我们被介绍给了我们的导游 Shah 先生，他昨晚刚飞过来。尽管旅行要到第二天才正式开始，但我们还是被安排了一对一游览，参观了即将到来的旅行中没有包括的几个景点。我们乘坐当地巴士，步行，跳上嘟嘟车，在郁郁葱葱的莫迪公园里散步。去了甘地遇刺的地方，吃了午饭，在此期间，我们互相熟悉了起来。我清单上的最后一件事是买点衣服，尽管沙阿先生不太热衷，但他和我丈夫还是不情愿地陪我去了。😂
第二天早上，我们去了酒店，在那里我们遇到了我们团队的其他成员（总共 14 人），然后旅行开始了！
我们的旅行从新德里到斋浦尔、伦滕波尔（寻找老虎，在远处看到了一只）、阿格拉（泰姬陵）、卡朱拉霍（许多寺庙和《爱经》色情雕塑）、瓦拉纳西（见证火葬和人们在恒河中沐浴）然后回到德里，与我们的团队和出色的沙阿先生做最后的告别。
我压缩了这个时间表，所以你必须在探索印度网站上查看扩展版本，但它长达 14 天。
交通工具包括火车、飞机、公共汽车、人力车、轮船和嘟嘟车，所以永远不会无聊，而且总有东西可看。
所有住宿都包括早餐，早餐味道不错，有很多选择，可以满足所有特殊要求（我是素食主义者）和国际美食。
我们不得不说，除了这个国家的多样性之外，这次旅行的特别之处在于我们出色的导游 Shah 先生。他知识渊博，知识渊博，通俗易懂，对我们和他遇到的每个人都很友好，在压力下保持冷静，很有魅力，幽默感十足。要满足我们所有人和我们的独特要求本来很困难，但他做到了这一切，甚至更多。真是个好人。
我们旅行团的一些人回家了，其他人去了其他地方，我们开始了旅行的第二阶段，我们也是通过探索印度预订的。
这次旅行带我们坐火车去了阿杰梅尔，更具体地说是普什卡，那里将举行为期 5 天的大型骆驼和马拍卖会。虽然我们在拍卖会开始前一天就到了那里，但我们还是看到了许多骆驼、马、国际摄影师和大量游客。
我们联系了一位当地导游 (Bobby)，他到我们预订了 3 晚的威斯汀酒店度假村接我们。他陪同我们在镇上游览，在那里我们看到了世界上唯一的梵天神庙。乘坐骆驼车（非常颠簸）；去了一家纺织合作社，挑选了一些漂亮的羊绒披肩等；一边品尝马萨拉茶，一边欣赏骆驼和人群的场景，欣赏壮丽的日落。
完美但出乎意料的一天！
在那里停留后，我们再次被接往火车站，前往被称为“东方威尼斯”的乌代布尔。导游和司机在车站迎接了我们，我们入住了 Trident 酒店，这是一家非常豪华的酒店，庭院非常漂亮。
我们本打算和导游一起参观宫殿，但不幸的是国王当晚去世了，宫殿关闭了，所以我们在城里闲逛，买了点东西，吃了午饭。
接下来的几个站点同样迷人，而且各不相同……Munnar 是茶园地区；
然后是 Kumarakom 湖，我们在 2000 多艘环绕这个巨大湖泊的游船之一上享用了午餐。其中一些人住在船上，但我们住在度假村。
在 Kumarakom 住了 3 晚后，我们飞往马尔代夫，享受了一周的阳光、沙滩和放松。这是我去过的唯一一个有快艇随时准备带你前往岛上各个度假村的机场。我们住在 Villa Nautica，在那里我们受到了宠爱和纵情。我们选择了一间海滨客房，而不是高脚屋。我不会游泳，宁愿在海滩上散步，我们每天都这样做。
这次史诗般的旅行的最后一站是著名的孟买，这是一座美丽的城市。
我们住在优雅的孟买泰姬陵酒店。真是个好地方！
礼宾部的一位女士组织了一次城市电动马车之旅、下午茶和酒店历史之旅。
他们一定非常喜欢我们，因为所有这些都是免费的。
最后，回到机场，回到现实！
我们喜欢它吗？
是的！！！
你应该考虑探索印度作为你下一次激动人心的冒险吗？
绝对！！！
事实上，我们现在正在考虑跟随“探索印度”再次前往这个美丽世界的另一个地方。
我们一生都在旅行，但从未使用过旅行社，直到现在……很高兴我们这么做了。
我们之前在 1978 年作为背包客去过印度，当时资源有限，但那个国家对我们一直有着特殊的吸引力。一个拥有如此多文化、宗教和地理差异的大国也使得计划这样的旅行变得困难。在我们第一次致电探索印度（以及许多后续电话）后，我们预订了印度印象，这是一个从德里出发、14 天后结束的团体旅游。
我们提前几天到达，以适应时区。第二天早上，另一位来自印度探索之旅的 Raj 先生在我们酒店与我们会面，以确保我们一切安好，并看看他是否还能为我们做些什么。那天，我们独自在酒店附近闲逛，只是为了感受一下这里的热闹。
第二天早上，我们被介绍给了我们的导游 Shah 先生，他昨晚刚飞过来。尽管旅行要到第二天才正式开始，但我们还是被安排了一对一游览，参观了即将到来的旅行中没有包括的几个景点。我们乘坐当地巴士，步行，跳上嘟嘟车，在郁郁葱葱的莫迪公园里散步。去了甘地遇刺的地方，吃了午饭，在此期间，我们互相熟悉了起来。我清单上的最后一件事是买点衣服，尽管沙阿先生不太热衷，但他和我丈夫还是不情愿地陪我去了。😂
第二天早上，我们去了酒店，在那里我们遇到了我们团队的其他成员（总共 14 人），然后旅行开始了！
我们的旅行从新德里到斋浦尔、伦滕波尔（寻找老虎，在远处看到了一只）、阿格拉（泰姬陵）、卡朱拉霍（许多寺庙和《爱经》色情雕塑）、瓦拉纳西（见证火葬和人们在恒河中沐浴）然后回到德里，与我们的团队和出色的沙阿先生做最后的告别。
我压缩了这个时间表，所以你必须在探索印度网站上查看扩展版本，但它长达 14 天。
交通工具包括火车、飞机、公共汽车、人力车、轮船和嘟嘟车，所以永远不会无聊，而且总有东西可看。
所有住宿都包括早餐，早餐味道不错，有很多选择，可以满足所有特殊要求（我是素食主义者）和国际美食。
我们不得不说，除了这个国家的多样性之外，这次旅行的特别之处在于我们出色的导游 Shah 先生。他知识渊博，知识渊博，通俗易懂，对我们和他遇到的每个人都很友好，在压力下保持冷静，很有魅力，幽默感十足。要满足我们所有人和我们的独特要求本来很困难，但他做到了这一切，甚至更多。真是个好人。
我们旅行团的一些人回家了，其他人去了其他地方，我们开始了旅行的第二阶段，我们也是通过探索印度预订的。
这次旅行带我们坐火车去了阿杰梅尔，更具体地说是普什卡，那里将举行为期 5 天的大型骆驼和马拍卖会。虽然我们在拍卖会开始前一天就到了那里，但我们还是看到了许多骆驼、马、国际摄影师和大量游客。
我们联系了一位当地导游 (Bobby)，他到我们预订了 3 晚的威斯汀酒店度假村接我们。他陪同我们在镇上游览，在那里我们看到了世界上唯一的梵天神庙。乘坐骆驼车（非常颠簸）；去了一家纺织合作社，挑选了一些漂亮的羊绒披肩等；一边品尝马萨拉茶，一边欣赏骆驼和人群的场景，欣赏壮丽的日落。
完美但出乎意料的一天！
在那里停留后，我们再次被接往火车站，前往被称为“东方威尼斯”的乌代布尔。导游和司机在车站迎接了我们，我们入住了 Trident 酒店，这是一家非常豪华的酒店，庭院非常漂亮。
我们本打算和导游一起参观宫殿，但不幸的是国王当晚去世了，宫殿关闭了，所以我们在城里闲逛，买了点东西，吃了午饭。
接下来的几个站点同样迷人，而且各不相同……Munnar 是茶园地区；
然后是 Kumarakom 湖，我们在 2000 多艘环绕这个巨大湖泊的游船之一上享用了午餐。其中一些人住在船上，但我们住在度假村。
在 Kumarakom 住了 3 晚后，我们飞往马尔代夫，享受了一周的阳光、沙滩和放松。这是我去过的唯一一个有快艇随时准备带你前往岛上各个度假村的机场。我们住在 Villa Nautica，在那里我们受到了宠爱和纵情。我们选择了一间海滨客房，而不是高脚屋。我不会游泳，宁愿在海滩上散步，我们每天都这样做。
这次史诗般的旅行的最后一站是著名的孟买，这是一座美丽的城市。
我们住在优雅的孟买泰姬陵酒店。真是个好地方！
礼宾部的一位女士组织了一次城市电动马车之旅、下午茶和酒店历史之旅。
他们一定非常喜欢我们，因为所有这些都是免费的。
最后，回到机场，回到现实！
我们喜欢它吗？
是的！！！
你应该考虑探索印度作为你下一次激动人心的冒险吗？
绝对！！！
事实上，我们现在正在考虑跟随“探索印度”再次前往这个美丽世界的另一个地方。
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