We are just back from a 2 week tour of India booked through Lumle Holidays. We had an amazing trip and went from Delhi – Agra – Ranthambore – Jaipur – Pushka – Udaipur and then finally down to Goa for 3 days to relax. Narayan form Lumle was brilliant from my first enquiry about a tour – initially we were interested in China but then decided on India – nothing was too much trouble for Narayan. After a few emails we sorted the tour out and had confirmation pretty much straight away. Narayan gave us options on the level of hotel and we decided on the 3* hotel options for most of the tour and a 5* one in Goa to relax. All the hotels were fine (the one in Goa amazing) but we probably wouldn’t recommend the one in Delhi – not because it was bad because it wasn’t it – only that the air con was a bit noisy and there wasn’t a pool – but its perfectly adequate for a city centre hotel. we had a private tour which meant we had the same driver for the 9 days touring and he was the most amazing driver ever and so accommodating and felt like a great friend very soon and we will miss him. We had a couple of minor issues when we were there but as soon as I emailed Narayan he emailed me back within a few minutes and was in contact with the Delhi office straight away. At one hotel we were sat in the restaurant when the waiter said we had a call from England – it was from Narayan just checking we were ok and to apologise for the issue and that it had been sorted. It was a minor mis communication from the Delhi office not from Narayan and it was resolved easily. The fact that Narayan is so good with his communication it really gives you confidence in the company and you know you can always get hold of him. We had a rep meet us at every hotel and departure airport to make sure you are ok – this is particularly good if you haven’t travelled much. We had an amazing holiday and would highly recommend using Lumle travel – we told lots of people about the company during our travel. Don’t think that you have to do a tour that is advertised as Narayan will tailor it for you if you want to stay longer at one place. My tips – go to Ranthambore and see a Tiger (we saw one) but I would do at least 2 safari’s – 3 if you have time as they are amazing. Spend it bit more time on Pushkar – we only had a few hours and although the guide was great it would have been good to spend some time on our own looking around (and shopping – the markets are great here). I always felt safe during my time in India and everyone was really friendly and helpful. Thank you Narayan for a great tour and we will be definitely booking another on with you next year.

OxfordPingu2 Visited In October 2016