1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

Most memorable - it's a cliché but, all the pictures in the world do not prepare you for actually being at the Taj Mahal Most exciting - rickshaw ride through Jaipur! and white water rafting on the Ganges

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

Don't go if you are at all fastidious about bathroom facilities, take your own loo roll and a sleeping bag liner for the overnight train, be prepared for stomach upsets! Don't bother taking 'dress up' clothes. Even though your guide takes care of things like tipping bus drivers etc. you will need to 'tip' on many occasions (using some loos, taking photographs - we stopped to take pictures of camels in a field and had to tip the herders, etc)

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

We used locally run hotels and restaurants (but that does mean that they aren't necessarily good quality). Being in a group attracts attention from beggars, hawkers etc and it's hard not to give them something. Make use of porters etc. - it's east to carry your own bags but it costs very little and you are helping them to earn a living. The school we gave our things to had benefited twice in recent months - could you spread the gifts around a bit more? How about taking things for the women, who really do have a tough life. Buying the gifts locally is the best way - emphasise that people should NOT take things from Britain.