Golden Triangle small group holiday, India
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Delhi | Jaipur | Karauli homestay | Agra and Taj MahalDescription of Golden Triangle small group holiday, India
Joining a small group of like-minded travellers for this eight day India Golden Triangle holiday is a great idea for making new friends as you see the sights and experience the sounds of India.Rickshaw rides around Old Delhi, palaces and bazaars in Jaipur, and the Taj Mahal in Agra all combine to fabulous effect with a heritage homestay bound to add to the cultural and natural attraction of time spent on tour in Rajasthan.
India Golden Triangle holidays never fail to excite and enlighten in equal measures and this eight day small group tour is certainly no different with a world of markets, food stalls and iconic fortresses providing one unforgettable memory after the next.
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As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we screen every trip so you can travel knowing your holiday will help support conservation and local people.

We are committed to operating in a responsible manner, incorporating the principles of sustainable development in the way we provide our travellers with real life experiences. We believe that responsible travel is about the attitude you take with you and the choices you make when travelling - to respect and benefit local people, their cultures, economy and the environment. For example on trips like this one through India where dress standards can be conservative (particularly outside of the major cities), we recommend that our travellers (both male and female) wear loose, lightweight clothing so as not to offend, particularly when visiting religious sites.
India is a much visited destination, and as with all our trips, we have designed this itinerary to allow us to pass through the region as considerately as possible, while maximising the experience of our group. We use local transport where ever possible, from trains to taxis, cycle rickshaws to the local metro.
The Impacts of this Trip
Throughout, we stay in small, locally owned hotels reflective of the local flavour, although we spend one night in a heritage property that was originally built as a royal residence.
All produce used throughout the trip is sourced locally en route. We eat at local restaurants, encourage our travellers to only purchase souvenirs from local artisans and recruit our on the ground team (including the group leader) from the local communities that we travel through. All these elements combine to not only give a fantastic insight into the country and a snap shot of day to day life, but also put valuable financial resources back into the local economy, creating jobs and supporting local businesses.
As a company our responsibilities don’t stop when our tours end. Our own in house foundation has been in operation for over 10 years; a not-for-profit fund that has distributed over AU$3 million to more than 70 non-government organisations since 2002, from health care, education, human rights, child welfare, sustainable development and in environmental and wildlife protection. Donations come from our travellers and are then matched by us dollar for dollar.
The foundation supports a number of projects throughout India, all of which are designed to improve the lives of the poorest children. One of the projects, GOONJ, serves to provide vital resources to rural India, such as clothes and household goods. Its school to school programme channelling uniforms, stationery, lunch boxes etc, from urban to rural schools will benefit more than 35,000 children. You can donate items for this cause with your group leader in Delhi who will ensure that the goods are passed on. Anything from books and toys to school wear, pens and pencils are all useful.


We are committed to operating in a responsible manner, incorporating the principles of sustainable development in the way we provide our travellers with real life experiences. We believe that responsible travel is about the attitude you take with you and the choices you make when travelling - to respect and benefit local people, their cultures, economy and the environment. For example on trips like this one through India where dress standards can be conservative (particularly outside of the major cities), we recommend that our travellers (both male and female) wear loose, lightweight clothing so as not to offend, particularly when visiting religious sites.
India is a much visited destination, and as with all our trips, we have designed this itinerary to allow us to pass through the region as considerately as possible, while maximising the experience of our group. We use local transport where ever possible, from trains to taxis, cycle rickshaws to the local metro.

The Impacts of this Trip
Throughout, we stay in small, locally owned hotels reflective of the local flavour, although we spend one night in a heritage property that was originally built as a royal residence.
All produce used throughout the trip is sourced locally en route. We eat at local restaurants, encourage our travellers to only purchase souvenirs from local artisans and recruit our on the ground team (including the group leader) from the local communities that we travel through. All these elements combine to not only give a fantastic insight into the country and a snap shot of day to day life, but also put valuable financial resources back into the local economy, creating jobs and supporting local businesses.
As a company our responsibilities don’t stop when our tours end. Our own in house foundation has been in operation for over 10 years; a not-for-profit fund that has distributed over AU$3 million to more than 70 non-government organisations since 2002, from health care, education, human rights, child welfare, sustainable development and in environmental and wildlife protection. Donations come from our travellers and are then matched by us dollar for dollar.
The foundation supports a number of projects throughout India, all of which are designed to improve the lives of the poorest children. One of the projects, GOONJ, serves to provide vital resources to rural India, such as clothes and household goods. Its school to school programme channelling uniforms, stationery, lunch boxes etc, from urban to rural schools will benefit more than 35,000 children. You can donate items for this cause with your group leader in Delhi who will ensure that the goods are passed on. Anything from books and toys to school wear, pens and pencils are all useful.

8 Reviews of Golden Triangle small group holiday, India
In depth story review
Reviewed on 25 Apr 2019 by Michelle Prescott
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Difficult as so many but probably seeing the TajMahal.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Take the optional extra food tour in Delhi and the Bollywood movie option... even if you take no others.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Amazing compact tour fitting in so much. The tour guide was a fountain of knowledge, the hotels great and the food good (and safe!).
Reviewed on 18 Mar 2019 by Jane Whittaker
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Everything about the tour was memorable and exciting, from our amazing tour leader Mukendra Ranawat to our travelling companions, to our lovely accommodation and amazing food. Seeing the Taj Mahal again after more than 25 years was definitely a highlight too.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't over pack, you don't need a lot of clothes and you can wash stuff along the way. Go with an open mind and just go with the flow.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
yes
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Fantastic!
Reviewed on 25 Feb 2019 by Jacqueline Abdollahzadeh
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Seeing the Taj Mahal.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Carry some snacks with you as there are long days and not much time for food stops at regular intervals.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes, there were shopping trips to benefit local crafts.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very good.
Reviewed on 03 Jan 2018 by Anne Steyn
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
First day, walking through the back streets of Delhi. First sight of the Taj Mahal.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Good foot wear for a lot of walking.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
We were disused form giving to beggars or going on elephant rides.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent, would highly recommend.
Reviewed on 06 Nov 2017 by Claire Waughman
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The whole holiday was exciting, India as a country was so amazing, but the most memorable experience was the Hot Air Balloon Ride over Jaipur and everyone running over when we landed, all wanted to take pictures and shake hands, everyone was so happy and friendly and of course seeing the Taj Mahal in person, beautiful.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you can go for longer, extend your trip you will not regret it.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I feel it benefited the places we saw, I'm not sure how much it benefited surrounding people or places. All the places we stayed at recycled which was great, but there is such a huge problem with waste I am not sure how you would go about changing it. Some things we just seem to take for granted. I am very happy that conservation seemed to be supported and the welfare of animals was very much in the thoughts of our tour group.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I thought the whole experience was amazing, I was so overwhelmed with the country itself that I didn't know where to start, so starting with this tour and doing the Golden Triangle was something that I hope never to forget. The people I met, the places I saw and the things I experience were truly wonderful. I can't thank you enough.
Reviewed on 11 May 2016 by Samantha Dodge
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
There's so much to remember and I'd say everything made an impact. I particularly enjoyed the Heritage Stay.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you really can't cope in extreme heat and humidity, don't book for May. Also, there is a lot of travelling between locations, so not a good trip for someone with travel sickness
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes I do.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Overall I'd rate the organisation highly. Our guide Badam Singh was wonderful and made me (a first time lone traveller) feel safe, included and well informed of anything interesting and important to make my trip enjoyable. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the holiday provider to my family and friends. I hope to travel to China next - with them naturally.
Reviewed on 07 Jan 2016 by Isabella McLachlan
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Every day brought something amazing.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Leave enough time to buy things and haggle.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
It was far better than I ever imagined.
Reviewed on 19 Dec 2016 by Isabel Pollentier
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Seeing the Taj Mahal
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't book this tour as the price/quality is very poor.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
No, how should it do that? We visited forts and temples...
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very poor. There were rats and bedbugs in the first hotels. For everything we still had to pay extra (drivers, guides in every location, people in the hotel)
Read the operator's response here:
We understand that you were disappointed with the quality of the Hotel Kyron. While we have been reliably contracting with the Hotel Kyron for years, we have received feedback over the last several weeks that the quality of the hotel has seriously degraded. Our operations managers have made visits to the hotel, and while the Hotel Kryon then went on a final notice to improve immediately, our team has also looking at contracting new hotels. We do apologise that your experience at the Kyron was not what we would have wanted, and we do appreciate your feedback as that helped bolster this arrangement for the hotel to improve before we ceased doing business with them.
We are also sorry that you did not see how we make an effort to travel in a responsible manner; as a way of clarification we do employ all local leaders to guide our trips and have local operating staff in the countries that we visit, we use locally owned accommodation as opposed to international chains, and we were also the first travel company to ban elephant riding as part of our trips throughout Asia. We truly do endeavour to create a positive impact for our travellers and the communities we travel throughout. We will try to do better in the future so that these benefits will be more observable for our travellers.
Isobel, once again, we are sorry to learn that certain aspects of your trip did not meet your expectations. Your comments have been taken seriously and we hope you do have some wonderful memories from your time in India.
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