Very well organized. Hotels picked exceed my expectations. Three guides along the trip were all helpful and knowledgeable. Bear in mind the distances between one city and another are 200 kms but almost 4 hours in driving time because of traffic and road conditions. One thing about the guides, not only on this tour but all the tours I have taken within India, is that they all take you to a shop of their choosing so you can see how handcrafts are made: jewelry, carpets, spices, carvings, pottery, etc. Of course I thing the idea is that you buy something. Not sure if a commission goes to the guide. Anyway, there is plenty of time to explore on your own. A 6 hour tour is very exhausting given the heat and walking involved but if you managed to keep going you can tell the driver to take you somewhere.
Review by: Kari S, April 2017
The guides were great, the sights wonderful, the traffic scary, but the driver was very good. A few more stops would have been appreciated. the food was good, the hotels OK. The driver was always on time. Well worth the money.
Review by: Nick, January 2017
An amazing trip. Pick your hotels well but this is the way to go.....trucks.....so many trucks :
Review by: Karthik K, June 2016
The tour was amazing. Our driver, Subedh was great and very punctual. The guides in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Jaipur were outstanding.
Review by: msorney, April 2016
I know that being taken to local shops is probably part of every tour experience but a warning would have been nice. In the printed itinerary it was said that we would have an afternoon on our own to explore the city, not an afternoon at garment or gem shops being aggressively touted goods that we really didn't want. Some tour leaders were worse than others, the gentleman Mahi in Agra was the best, the man in Jaipur that lead us was the worst taking us to several shops after our stated itineraries were completed prior to being taken back to the hotel. So awkward because we really aren't shoppers and were made to feel so guilty. Even our driver who we really liked brought us to an elephant farm where we were guilted into paying 10 to feed an elephant bananas._br/_ The itinerary in Jaipur also said we would be riding elephants into the Amber Fort which was not offered to us._br/_ The hotels were good except for the Fern in Jaipur, not at all near the city center, not close to anything really. The front desk staff was rude and tried to negotiate WIFI prices with us. The only hotel that charged for WIFI!_br/_ The highlight of the tour was our guide in Agra, Mahi who was extremely knowledgable about Agra and the Taj Mahal. Our photos at this site are amazing. _br/_ Our driver was indispensable too. Always very punctual._br/_ Overall great tour. thanks
Review by: msorney, April 2016
Overall I'm happy that I booked this tour for my first trip to India. There is so much chaos everywhere and the traffic/driving is crazy! Our driver was great, always on time and could maneuver the roads and traffic like a pro. My only complaint is that he took us to an elephant farm where we were pressured into buying a package to feed an elephant. Not included in the itinerary. _br/_ Our guide Mahi in Agra was fantastic, so knowledagable and got us the best photos of the Taj Mahal. _br/_ The hotels were great except the Fern hotel in Jaipur. The staff there were extremely rude, charged for WIFI which we never received for the second day. Located far away from the city, nothing within walking distance._br/_ The tour itinerary should include the fact that we were taken to so many high pressure shops by our guides, to see local craftwork. These people are high pressure sales and made the tour so uncomfortable as we weren't really there to shop. Almost felt kidnapped. A warming that this was part of the tour would've been nice._br/_ No elephant ride in Jaipur which I believe I read was part of the itinerary prior to buying. This wasn't even offered to us. _br/_ The tour guide in Agra, Mahi and our driver saved the trip.
Review by: Srk, March 2016
Our Golden triangle tour was outstanding and amazing. Our tour guides did outstanding job in this tour. Specially our guide in Agra, Mr.Mahesh Kushwah was extremely knowledgeable. We were lucky to have him as our guide in our tour. He made our agra tour was so memorable.... Our guide in Jaipur , Ashok was also a very fantastic and friendly person, He was too made our trip so memorable.... Our tour was very well organized and our vehicle was so comfortable and it was in good condition. Our driver Sanju was very fantastic human being, He made our tour lots of fun. His driving was really very well. We had a great time with all of them. Our Golden triangle tour was one of our amazing tours ever. Thank you Viator for this wonderful tour.
Review by: Fraser W, September 2015
amazing experience and highly recommended, comprehensive tours and great driver made for a perfect trip. many thanks!
Review by: gary s, July 2015
We loved the tour, particularly the Taj Mahal and Red Fort. We had a wonderful driver Raza who took great care to ensure our every need was met. We felt extremely safe on the roads in his care, even in the chaos that is india traffic! Mahi, our guide in Agra was also great - extremely well informed and helping us to get the best possible photos. We would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Robert R, June 2015
This tour was amazing. Our driver, Raza, timely picked us up at our hotel and delivered us back.. He efficiently, comfortably and informatively drove us to Agra and Jaipor and met up with our 3 excellent guides, and picked great lunch stops and signed us into 3 beautiful hotels. A memorable trip.
Review by: Nathan A, May 2015
The tour was great. Our driver and all of the local guides were great. The hotel in Agra was great. Our hotel in Jaipur, The Fern, was not great. Its a fancy new hotel, but located way out of town, and most importantly, the ONLY place in India that we weren't treated nicely. Had to pay for WiFi, had to pay for housekeeping fees, and Im pretty sure they tried to rip us off when exchanging money. Any other hotel in Jaipur would be better. Sorry for the complaint, but dear Viator, please consider a different hotel in Jaipur for other guests._br/_
Other than that, a fantastic trip. Thanks a lot. Nathan
Review by: Peter N, March 2015
Exellent organization, good hotels, interesting stories about the historical places. Amazing driver, Raza, you did a great job. _br/_
Thanks for everything,_br/_
Regards,_br/_
Peter and Veronika from Hungary
Review by: Susan G M, March 2015
This tour is amazing value for money. It is efficiently organised with expert drivers and guides. We really enjoyed it!
Review by: jay, March 2015
very good tour, great service of guide, very knowledgeable and interested! Ask for guide Mehran, who took us around Agra._br/_
Good standard hotels with good facilities and cleanliness_br/_
Excellent driver who kept with the rules of safe driving!! ask for Guddu, he was very good and safe!_br/_
excellent value for money
Review by: Ivan N., February 2015
A completely waste of money and time. The guides were useless, the hotels were dirty (the sheets were used from previous guests). I would recommend to book the hotels on your own and then arrange a driver from one place to another._br/_
The guides were more interested in shortening the tour to take us to the shops (where they have a commission) event if we told them that we were not interested in shopping at all. The explanations given were inaccurate and we even had to push them to explain things all the time. The guide in Fatehpur Sikri did not want us to go to Diwan-i-Kas, we had to insist and then he wanted us to pay extra (although tickets were included). Thank God we finally went there otherwise we would have missed the best part of the city and even of the trip itself! The guide in Jaipur lost us while we were queuing for the elephant ride to the Jaipur Fort (how can you lose two people in an elephant). We waited for 45 minutes in the Fort and when he appeared he yelled at us and refused to talk for the rest of the day. He only pointed out the name of three or four places during our visit at that is all. We did not enter Hawal Mahal because he told us that it was not possible to do so. _br/_
The first hotel was a nightmare. Norman Bates hotel. Dirt all over, dirty sheets, no heating, no hot water. We were told not to leave the hotel because it was dangerous since the hotel was in a bad neighbourhood. There was a leaking in the ceiling in the breakfast buffet. Everyone complained. I think that there was a Spanish couple that would file for divorce after that. Again, we had the problem with the sheet in the second hotel. We made an official complain. _br/_
The only positive thing of this tour was our driver. He took care of us all the time, he gave advice on where to go on the evenings and things to do. He was extremely nice to us. He was the only reason for not cancelling the tour and going back to Delhi on our own.
Review by: Kim J, December 2014
The trip was amazing. We ended up having a private tour instead a group tour because we were the only ones who booked for those dates. Guides, driver and organizer were all really nice and helpful. The hotels were always clean and with big rooms. We visited amazing places with the tour. Thank you
Review by: Jonathan D, December 2014
We had a very good driver who was incredibly accommodating and made sure that we got to see everything that we wanted to see. Every tour guide in India took us to overpriced gift shops that we thought were part of the trip. While in Jaipur, when we figured out that the "Gem factory" was not highly regarded and walked out, he continuously insisted in finding out why we did not buy anything. While in Agra they took us to a "carpet factory" were we again felt very pressured to shop. We believe that our sightseeing was cut short by the guides to, instead, take us to obscure shopping areas. The exception to this was our second guide in Agra, where he steered us away from stores and guarded us against street vendors.
Review by: Rhona R, December 2014
The tour was great. The driver was friendly,polite knowledgable and was able to answer our many questions in good English. As we were there for Diwali, everywhere was very crowded but the guides managed to by-pass the queues. (although this made us feel a little guilty). I would prefer not to always be take by guides to shops and put under pressure to buy but this happens everywhere. The hotels in Agra and Jaipur were perfect, of a much higher standard than I was expecting as three star was the description in the itinerary. I would definitely recommend this tour as a compact, well organised way to see the Golden triangle in a short period of time.
Review by: Alan H, September 2014
Excellent safe driver always on time, awesome guides that enriched our understanding as we toured, nice hotels with friendly staff. We had a great time and think this is the way to go for a great Golden Triangle experience.
Review by: Anastasia W, July 2014
Viator arranged for an amazing driver (Raza) who made me feel safe throughout the trip, which is important for a woman traveling alone. Raza and the the tour guides for Agra (Mehran) and Jaipur (Kahil) shared a lot about the Indian culture and their own lives, which made the trip more personal and insightful. The hotel in Jaipur was relaxing and had a tasty restaurant in the garden. The hotel in Agra was ok, but the bathroom could use updating. I would recommend this trip to anyone wanting to experience India with a helping hand :)
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