India Shopping Markets Trips

Shelley (Solo traveller) December 2025 I have wanted to go to India for years and am so glad that I finally did it with Explore, it enabled me to see and do so much in a short time. India is such an incredible country, rich in culture, religion, scenery etc, I was fascinated by all the places we visited and had an absolutely amazing time. The group were really nice, friendly and fun. The trip was quite busy with early starts but very exciting. It was great travelling on the Explore bus as you could watch everyday life and scenery out the window, the journeys didn't seem that long and we stopped for coffee/toilet/lunch etc. We were taken to great places to eat and the food was amazing. (none of the group were ever sick/diarrhoea etc) Indu (Inder) our guide was amazing, such a friendly, helpful, caring, informative guide with a great sense of humour! He often went out of his way to help us and make sure we were happy. I felt really looked after! : ) The bus driver and assistant, Ali and Rakesh were also great. Thank you for the best trip ever, I'll definitely be going on the Explore South India trip in the future and have already booked another Explore trip. Take a winter coat/hat/gloves for the cold early morning starts (no heating on bus). Jumpers are also good for early mornings/evenings. I took pounds with me and the guide arranged someone to come to hotel and exchange which was handy, otherwise he would show/tell us where the ATM's were. One thing that I thought would improve the trip- if the guide wore a brightly coloured top/jacket or hat so that they could be seen easily. It was often difficult to see the guide amongst the crowds, especially when we were moving around quite quickly.

Excellent tour but full on,Lots of travelling. Great tour to see the history of Bhuddist, Hindu and Islamic architecture and art in Central India. Also visiting churches from the Portuguese era in Goa. Nab our guide was brilliant, she was very professional and knowledgeable but also friendly, caring and supportive.

We had an amazing trip to Northen India, with the best guide, Kartike. There were so many highlights from out trip. Visiting the Taj Mahal at sunrise was magical, seeing such an iconic building in real life was a really special moment. The forts and palaces we visited were huge, something you don’t realise until you are in these special places. In Ranthambore National Park we were lucky enough to see a tiger, leopard and sloth bear on our safari and when we were in Chambal Sanctury we saw pink river dolphins , memories of these moments will stay with us forever. Pushcar city had a great market to explore and the lake was beautiful, we felt like we had stepped into traditional Indian life. Varanasi was like stepping back in time and experience we will never forget.

Enjoyed every day. The only blot was one of the train trips. But of course we are talking Indian trains, so naturally should be expected. Otherwise all very exciting and good.. thank you and i will be telling everyone and recommending the trip...

This was an amazing tour, that was well organised and varied. The tour leader Indu (Inder) was excellent , very knowledgeable and helpful , as were the team on the bus Ali and Rakesh. We have come home with lots of wonderful Memories and will definitely be back to explore more of India.

Another great holiday with Explore. Inder was a brilliant leader, very knowledgeable and always helpful. The itinerary was well balanced between history, nature and religion with some great local experience.