Excellent Organizers and Highly Recommended
Trip to Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur)
(Written on 07 Jul, 2017)
Was planning a trip to India through TripCrafters when Sulekha Tours offered me a 6-day/5-night "Golden Triangle" itinerary (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur). As a first-time traveler to India, I was keen on maki (Read More)ng sure I planned everything in advance so that nothing would go wrong. Was traveling with my mother, and was keen that everything would go smoothly. Although do-it-yourself in India is possible, provided you have the time, patience and energy, we found it expedient to go for a customized tour where everything-the hotels, transport, tour guides in different locations, would be coordinated.
I found Sulekha Tours (Mr. Anoj) to be communicative and when I requested a few alterations in the itinerary, Sulekha sent me a revised itinerary with an updated price quote within the hour. Booking required paying 25% online, which was done via PayPal, which is of course a trusted payment platform, no problems there. The rest would be paid on arrival in India. Between reserving and the actual trip, I would email with several queries related to weather, road transport and so on, and Mr. Anoj always replied promptly and addressed my queries sufficiently.
On arrival in Delhi, we were met by Mr. Anoj himself, who escorted us to our hotel for check-in. At the hotel he delivered the finalized itinerary with the contact details of the tour guides who would show us Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. Our three guides in the city were provided by local travel agencies, and do not work for Sulekha Tours directly, but were all great. Sulekha provided us with a car and driver, Mr. Gopal in a Toyota Innova. Initially we had a Toyota Etios (a basic sedan) but the upgrade to the Innova was well worth the money given the long distances. Mr. Gopal was friendly and polite and provided us with amusing anecdotes and information about life in India. Car was spotless and clean each day of our trip. Checking in and out in each city, a representative from Sulekha or the local travel agency would be on hand to make sure everything went smoothly.
Sulekha Tours had organized a standard Golden Triangle itinerary, making sure we take in all the major monuments. Mr. Anoj had suggested we include Samode Palace on our way to Jaipur which I highly recommend as it is an incredible place to visit. Sulekha is able to accommodate first-time travelers to India who want an "introduction." That being said, travelers who want to see something specific, or wish to suggest alterations can do so, and will be accommodated. My recommendation would be to try and include some heritage hotels to stay at. ITC has properties all over India, I would recommend staying in at least one. Overall, high recommended, and hope to use them again for future trips to India.
Sulekha Tours Private Limited replied
(13 Jul, 2017)
Thanks Omar and looking forward to see you again in near future in India.