India 3-Day Tours and Trips

This extension trip is fantastic, good value, well organised and Ranthambore is amazing. I did 3 safaris - one zone 10 (buffer zone) so not likely to see tigers and the other 2 in zone 2 and 3 (premium zone) the guides were fabulous, the birds and wildlife wonderful and the 2 tigers were saw were close and stunning. The rules and ethics were closely followed - no radios to call other jeeps to the tigers and respectful distances were maintained from animals. The hotel and food was lovely

This was an add on extention which ran to the planned itinerary. The transfers to and from the train all worked and I was not left waiting at any stage. The 3 safaris were also well scheduled and I was fortunate to see 7 tigers in a range of locations including swimming across a lake. However I was disappointed by how little the jeep guides told us about the park and the work for animal conservation. The focus was all about the tigers - virtually no information about other animals and birds. I also felt uncomfortable about the many jeeps charging in pursuit of tiger sightings. Thankfully the tigers didnt seem alarmed.

This tour package was perfect for our visit to Varanasi. It was the perfect amount of time to see a lot of the amazing sites, experience the culture of Varanasi, and to really get a feel for the spirituality of the city. We were exposed to all of the important cultural highlights. As well as this, he quickly learnt and understood what our specific group liked and would want to do, tailoring this to suit us (such as including additional time for shopping for local weavers). I would highly recommend this tour to everyone who are travelling to this city. You always know exactly what you are doing and when, and it is really well tailored to your individual group interests and needs.

This tour was the highlight of our time in Varanasi over the weekend. Great way to see Old Varanasi and Bharat was an excellent guide with very insightful commentary of the history and points of interest. Fantastic breakfast and opportunities to purchase things on the way, the Spice Market was brilliant and took home lovely flavoured tea and spices for cooking curries at home. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Varanasi, a definite must!!!

Ranthambore Park was lovely and very peaceful. We were fortunate to see a tiger on our first safari, but also really enjoyed seeing the other animals and birds in the park. The train rides where a great experience. The Explore staff did a great job of getting us to/from the train & ensuring we were ready for our safaris. The safaris were in a 6 person jeep plus a driver and naturalist. A value for money extension. Depending on what tour you were on and the timing of the extension it would be great if this extension was also offered from Jaipur.

Great extension. Ranthambore has a number of sectors and jeeps are allocated to each at the last moment. Our first sector was fairly barren, the next we got pant-wettingly close to a tiger, the third we saw them across a river. As with all wildlife, nothing is guaranteed, but we saw enough to consider it a great couple of days. The jeep guides (not Explore leaders) & drivers knew what to look for (& knew they'd get a bigger tip if they found a tiger !). We only saw the Explore! leader to/from the train station so not really fair to rate them.