Colours of Rajasthan

Firstly we had one of the best tiger viewings our guide had seen in awhile. It carried a fresh kill right infront of our truck in the morning and in the afternoon we found a small family of tigers and we watched them Eat and play just a stones throw away from us. This trip takes in so much Beautiful Architecture. Of course there is the Taj Mahal but other less known forts are very impressive, very detailed and much more preserved than I was expecting. I do wish it had more time inside the cities to see more 'real life' india. We were bused from hotel door to fort entrance a lot which is the easiest way and probably the best in the heat but you do feel like you miss whats going on around. I would have liked more time to weave the small streets of Jodhpur with the Blue houses and to experience 'markets' rather than rest-stop giftshops. This trip was very busy but we covered a lot of areas and you cant help the distance required to get to each one. Bus journeys were long but roads are improving and times are getting quicker. There are plenty of stops, if you are someone who doesnt need to stop these can feel frustrating or like the journeys are longer than necessary but its a group tour and there are always others that appreciate the rest stop - and you have to think of the driver. Meals in hotels were reasonable but restaurants and especially some lunch stops were more expensive than you would expect for India as they were touristy but its probably better than getting unwell, this trip is too busy to be risking that.

An unforgettable and once in a lifetime experience

This is a fast pace trip, long days travelling but there is a lot to see.

Interesting and varied trip.

Fantastic trip

Very busy trip with some days of long travel between venues , but plenty of comfort stops / lunch stops along the way Saw many major cultural sites and so much history with associated information provided by Gaj ( leader) or local guides at venues. Some hotels had swimming pools so worth taking your swim gear. A cool down after the day spent in bright sunshine and 40 degree heat was most welcome .

A non stop tour of the heart of India; Forts and temples, wildlife and culture. Long days and pleasant evenings. By the third day out of Delhi, we had seen the sunset over the Taj Mahal from the Midnight Garden, walked on the beautiful white marble of that iconic building in the early morning, watched wildlife waking in the Ranthambore National park and spent a privileged hour in the company of Ritthi, a magnificent female tiger. In the days to come we walked through ruined temples, deserted forts, lovely little towns and sampled the cuisine and traditional ceremonies and explored the back streets of Rajasthan.

The trip met all my expectations - very well planned and executed. All accommodations were good or very good, choice of eating places excellent, very nice group of people to share the experience with.

A great introduction to Rajasthan, from city to rural and on the edge of desert. A lot of travelling necessary to experience everything, we were well looked after by our guide Chandresh and our driver who managed amazingly through Delhi jams and tricky rural roads. A good range of hotels, some standard could be categorised as comfortable, the on in Delhi was the only let down. Showers were variable and not always hot water but it goes with the territory. We were a small group, just 4, we all got on well and had a good holiday.

A fast moving trip round several of the amazing sights of Rajasthan. Tiring but very interesting. Saw the "classic" sights of the area, plus some unexpected gems; forts, mausoleums, palaces, temples, mosques, dinner at rooftop restaurants overlooking lakes and palaces, shy sloth bears (no tigers this time).

A well organised trip giving an excellent insight into Indian history and culture

A very full on trip to cover all the main sights in the area. Due to the large distances to be covered, we inevitably spent lots of time on the coach, but our driver was excellent and the guide stopped at some very interesting places en route for either lunch, coffee or just to stretch legs.

This was a really interesting, well-organised trip around the 'Golden Triangle' incorporating Delhi, Agra, Udaipur, Johdpur, Jaipur and lots in between. The focus is on the big sites such as the Taj Mahal (naturally) and the fort at Agra - but also includes Ranthambore national park, local markets and much more besides. Our Group leader was brilliant at adding colour and variety to our trip, and really enhanced the value we took from visiting a marvelous country.

This is a hard going but rewarding trip, provided you have the patience to get through immigration (two and a half hour wait and no signs to help get to the right place). Most days feature an early start and late finish and it is difficult not to flag in the afternoon shift. Sadly the itinerary often pushes the most inspirational visits into this time, (photographers please note the light conditions are poor for these visits and you do not have time to wait). Enroute visits break up the long journeys and feature a good range of sites, you do not feel 'templed out' as on other trips. There is a boat trip (Udaipur) listed as optional, it is actually included, just as well because it is really only a trip to a high cost restaurant, time would be better spent simply making an excursion on the lake for the views it gives and moving on, thus reducing the time pressures on the day. The hotels used are all of a reasonable standard but are showing signs of neglect, probably Covid related, dust was thick on switches in a number of establishments and bathrooms were not cleaned to an acceptable standard. This is my only complaint for the tour, I had to wait 4 days to get a warm shower (note warm not hot) and from then on water was either cold or scolding, bit of a pain when the shower fitting falls on ones head! Breakfasts were always basic but adequate and hotel staff mostly up to speed.

I went on this trip with my family and we all enjoyed a lot. The trip was amazing and we actually saw different colours of Rajasthan. We enjoyed most in Ranthambore and we are again planning to go Rajasthan in upcoming holi.

A very enjoyable holiday seeing the splenders of Rajasthan. So many wonderful sights and places but for me the highlights must be seeing 7 tigers on the game drives and the Holi festival in Jaipur. I did however find the long bus journies tiring.

This was my second trip to India, having been on The Tropical South trip in January 2017, so I knew a bit of what to expect. For my husband it was his first trip. I was overawed by my experiences, the Taj obviously was a highlight - but be prepared for crowds. The Jain temple at Ranakpur was a wonderful surprise - a fabulous building, with an amazing interior. The blue houses in Bundi & the magnificent step well! The tiger safari was a true wild life journey - even if the tigers all hid from us that day - the monkeys, birds and crocodiles were much in evidence! Palaces, forts, temples - we explored and learnt about these incredible structures reflecting a way of life that has now disappeared forever! And not to forget the people - and there are LOTS! Pushy hawkers, shy ladies & children, laughing teens, solemn old men with craggy faces, business men in flash cars, women carrying containers of rubble working on a building site - as the saying goes 'All human life is here!' Sitting here typing this I can't really believe I was there - to experience all of India's diversity - what a lot we packed in, in 2 weeks. The noise of hooting cars and tuktuks, the smell of dust, exhausts, drains, incense, cows ( which really do wander in the streets and across the main roads!) The colour of the women's dresses, the laughing children waving at us from the street as we passed - so many wonderful memories.

Visited lots of lovely places and the tour guide was lovely. Took so much care of everyone. Saw some beautiful palaces, temples and forts in a short time. A fully packed holiday organised with ease for us travellers.

A fabulous introduction to India for a first-timer. India surprised and delighted me in so many ways; the vibrancy, the people, the architecture, the culture, the food - I was constantly reminded of the line in Best Exotic - something along the lines of "how could you not love this country, all life is here".

Travel to India was, since I remmember, one of biggest dreams. I always wished to meet and to know these majestic culture, full of history and contrasts. I learn so much in this trip, but I wish to know more, to do more in these and for these country, that it will stay in my mind forever.

An excellent trip, very well organised, the guide was fabulous. Some long days and coach rides which make it tiring but saying that we would never have seen as much as we did on our own. Not enough free time to do your own thing, and the free time that was available was not long enough. The hotels were of a very good standard and the guide took us to some excellent restaurants. My wife & I didn't enjoy the buffet meals as it doesn't give you alot of choice and can be expensive if you don't eat much, we wanted to experience the food as well as the culture and a buffet didn't give you that option, we mentioned this to the guide and buffet meals didn't happen again. The local guides were very informative and made visiting the temples and forts more interesting. The trip is described as leisurely but there were two days with very steep walking and every day was very busy not leisurely at all. We both very much enjoyed our trip and have some wonderful memories and photographs to treasure.

The trip was good, but very fast paced with very little time for any relaxation. We were extremely well looked after and the standard of the hotels were good. The palaces , forts and temples were amazing and we had a local guide to explain all about them, which kept it interesting. The mini safari was good and we had excellent sittings of tiger in the wild. The downside of the trip was the bad air pollution, in all towns, but particularly bad in Delhi . The amount of rubbish in the streets was awful and everywhere which was not good to look at constantly .The standard restaurants and the food in them was very good, and the restaurants were well chosen. The guide we had was amazing and made the trip really good, by putting in little extra options, like palm reading and henna tattoos.

If you want to see India and experience Indian culture in a small way i cant recommend exodus travels enough, after a lot of searching and investigation i booked my holiday / trip with Trail Finders whom recommended Exodus. I chose the colour of Rajastan tour as it covered everything i wanted to see in a short period of time. I was not disappointed, upon arrival at Delhi International airport i was met by Ronit the Tour leader, he took me to a taxi to take me to the hotel in the centre of New Delhi, explianing that we would leave the hotel at approx 1pm as there was still another flight coming n later, the Taxi driver was friendly and the transfer was included, I checked into the hotel, showered and changed and went for a walk onto the small street outside the hotel, the local shops and market was just 100 meters from the hotel, Met up with the rest of the group at 1 for our tour around Delhi, what an experience, Seeing India Gate, etc. This is a truly brilliant trip, I wont spoil the rest for you but it got better by the day highlighting with the final city of Jaipuir I would recommend this to everyone, however you have to be reasonable fit expect to walk about 2 to 5 miles each day up steep hills and steps, the Indian Roads are not brilliant once off the main highways and can be very bumpy and rough.

Well organized and we did get to see most of what we wanted to. Be very aware you have very long travel days because of the slow travel speeds for a bus, the road conditions and the distance to travel.

A whistle stop tour of the main highlights of Northern India on this very crammed itinerary. You see lots, but you also see alot of the inside of a coach!