Golden Triangle 6 Days

Highly recommended: we made 2 amazing trips with this agency aug 2023 and april 2013

Having chosen India Trip Designer for our Golden Triangle journey in 2013 and recently in Aug 2023, we're thoroughly impressed. Manoj's adept communication and customized proposals catered perfectly to our family's needs. Surandra Singh is a skilled driver who ensured safety, while the guides orchestrated seamless visits. Our experiences were exceptional, and we wholeheartedly endorse India Trip Designer to fellow travelers.

A Memorable Trip

Manoj created a great itinerary for us. He arranged the hotels, selected the guides, and assigned us a great driver. Surendra was an expert on driving in India. The roads were jammed with cars, trucks, motor bikes, tug-tuks, not to mention cows, but he got us through it all without an incident. Manoj was our guide in Agra, his home town, and he is an expert photography. We came away with great photos. It was a memorable trip.

What a Stupendous Trip It Was!!!

At first we didn’t know where to start to plan a trip to India since we neither had anyone living in India nor had recommendations about tour guides. I did extensive research and came up with the 3 best prospects according to price, itineraries and reviews, out of which we chose India Trip Designer. ITD was more competitive for the price and their itineraries were well thought through. Manoj recommended an overnight stay in Mandawa, which is not well known to many Americans, and it was a serendipitous discovery. I particularly liked when they named all the hotels. We are very picky about our lodgings when we travel. Manoj and Surendra took care of us to our highest satisfaction. Surendra was not only an excellent driver, he also knew the all the great places to eat. Toward the end of the journey we said to ourselves no more Indian dishes and yet when Surendra took us to an amazing vegetarian restaurant we absolutely enjoyed the food once again. Surendra never failed to amaze us all the way to the end. My husband and I are savvy travelers. Take my word and go straight to India Trip Designer without wasting your time. I have done all the Research and you will not be disappointed.

An incredible tour with an experienced and knowledgeable driver

My family took a tour around the Golden Triangle, and the India Trip Designer team did a great job curating an itinerary that included all our desired stops: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and even Mandawa. The hotel selections were excellent, and the guide selections were even better: every experience was fun, educational, and convenient. Our driver Surendra was not only a very skilled driver, but a knowledgeable guide who taught us many things, from the background of historical sites to details about different farms, communities, and wildlife we passed. He always knew the best places to eat, and gave us invaluable advice about timing (when to visit to avoid crowds, when to travel to avoid traffic, etc.). I would heartily recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see the best of the Golden Triangle.

Incredible first time experience in India

Our experience was incredible! I was with my husband and his parents, and our tour guides were excellent at every city we stopped at, so knowledgeable and informative about all the sights that we saw. Shout-out to Surendra, who was our driver extraordinaire, with us for the entire time of our trip. His skills at weaving in and out of Indian traffic were incomparable.

Great relationships

Visiting the famous sites of India was a great education and longed for opportunity. The facilities were more luxurious than we ordinary folk are accustomed. Best of all was the very kind and helpful relationship that we made with our driver Surendra and Munoj from Trip Advisor office in Agra. They and others were so unusually helpful. Friends are good and we expect to continue these relationships long after we depart India. But maybe we will return if our health stays and we save enough rupees

Golden triangle tour with Udaipur - 7 days

Our 7 day Golden Triangle with Udaipur tour organised by ITD was a great experience. From the start Manoj were very responsive to our queries when finalising the itinerary. Our drivers (Foran Singh and Surendra) were both friendly, punctual and did well to take us to and around the different cities. Our local tour guides in each city (Delhi - Satish Suri, Agra- Ajay, Fatehpur 1 Lakhan, Jaipur - Vikas and Udaipur- Mukesh) were also friendly, knowledgeable and did a great job explaining the various attractions as well as the history behind them while still giving us time to take photos and explore. Overall a great tour!

golden triangle trip

very great trip with great hosts: Driver Surender and guides were extremely helpful and had lot of local knowledge.we recommend to everyone .Hotel accommodation and food was excellent including the car .

Golden Triangle trip

Everything was according to plan. Driver Surinder was very flexible with much local knowledge. All the handbooks have been extremely useful.

Golden Triangle with Delhi Agra Jaipur Udiapur

After checking few Tour Organizers, based on reviews, we finalized on ITD. Why ITD. Quick response to inquiry by Manoj. Supportive and cooperative responses. Tip : Before Tour of decided places, do some research and get to know few points. On tour. TAxi with drivers: We got very good TAxis (Toyota Innova) along with vey humble drivers. At Delhi Airport though we missed Gate 4 where Foran Singh was witing, he coordinated without much time loss. Foran Singh a very silent, but with very efficient driving , giving lot of information on the way. He was with us for Delhi and dropped at Agra . From Agra to Udiapur we got Surendra with Toyota Innova. Surendra was very cordial, patient and Supportive. He took extra care to take us to some places. Examle I wanted to try Golkoppa and some local delicacies. He identified few places took us to the point and also suggested few others. Apart from this he took us few nearby places we researched, like Saas Baahu and Ekling. Experienced Guides. We got Guides of almost avergae experience of 15+ years. At Delhi we had Satish Suri with all his humour on the way and at the same time giving some unknown information apart from hsitory details of Monuments. I would have loved more time at Kutub and India Gate. (Tip: Jutub and India gate requires Half day each. Probably India Gate late evening with lighting. Be ready for walking Kilometers At Agra Ajay Dubey a very infomred Guide took us around monuments helping us by clicking Photos. He explained TajMahal history helped in taking tickets and pasing through security Checks. At Fatepur Mr Lakhan Sing with his very fluent english, was very good, explaining finer points of Monuments. He is well informed about the place. At Jaipur Vikas did a wonderful job taking us to places in time to avoid queue and rush. Thanks to him for taking us early morning to City palace, we could tour with peace of mind. At Udaipur we got a good Photographer Guide Mukesh. He took some great photographs in our cell with his tricks. He not only explained about places and new some good spots where we can click beautiful photographs Suggestion : Better communication among ITD and Taxi Drivers.. Give TAxi drivers all details of tour to avoid miscommunication and short of information. Inform additional requirements of Toursits, if any. Provided Tour path and Time required in places so that we can cover places more efficiently. Good to do online entry tickets so that one need not spend time in queues (Though we did not stand in queue for long). Online tickets have some discounts. Senior Citizens have discounts, Suggestion to ITD. Avoid doing finacial transaction at mid of Journey. Either do it beining of tour or after tour. In case you have to do it midway dial when tourists are at Hotel. Overall the tour was exacellent with Good hotel accomodation, very nice Hotel for Lunch and good Food Joint suggestions. Expectations met. One can go with ITD. Ravi Bhat

Golden triangle tour with Udaipur (7days)

We did the Golden triangle tour with Udaipur for 7 days. We had a great experience with ITD. To begin with Manoj was very quick to respond to all our questions and also helped us to do some changes to the itinerary. He was always available on phone call if needed. We had amazing drivers. Foran Singh (Delhi-Agra) and Surendra (Agra-Udaipur). They were very good and always on time. They took us to all the places and also took us to some shops, waited patiently until we finished our shopping. They also accepted our requests to go to some local bazaars when we asked them. Foran Sigh waited patiently when we walked around Palika bazaar and CP in Delhi even though we would hit the traffic. Surendra our driver from Agra-Udaipur was with us for 5 days. He was very good. Drove us to all the places and suggested some great shops for buying local handicrafts. He also took us to Saas Bahu temple near Udaipur which was not a part of the itinerary. All tour guides were great.We had Satish Suri at Delhi, Ajay at Agra, Lakhan at Fatehpur , Vikas at Jaipur and Mukesh at Udaipur. Everyone explained very well about each place that we visited and answered all our questions. Overall it was a great trip, we had an amazing time and would definitely recommend.

The Ultimate Power packed Rajasthan tour

Even before our trip began- Manoj was amazing to communicate with and plan the specifics of our trip. All while I was in the US and he in India time zone. Once here, our kind, knowledgable and incredibly skilled driver- Surendra picked us up. He was always on time, was with us from dawn to dusk and did not leave our side until we were checked in comfortably into our hotel. He also picked up snacks and beers for us on the way, making our road trip all the more fun. Now to the cities and our guides. This trip is perfect if you want a power packed tour of rajasthan in a short time period. We spent a night and half a day in each city, often visiting 2-3 main attractions and ending our day with shopping their world famous arts and handicrafts. Our tour guides in each city were locals with many generations calling the city home. It showed in their pride for the city and their extensive knowledge of the culture, food(they knew the best spots to eat) and people. Ask for Ajay in Agra(he’s a great photographer too), Vijay in Jaipur, Mohammad in Bikaner, Padam in Jaisalmer(he gave us a tour of his house!, how the locals live, back streets, does not get better than this) and Praveen in Jodhpur. All in all, a 10/10 trip. We’re going home with full hearts and bags! 😁 We shopped a lot. Every place is better than the last. We will be back.

Awesome Adventure

The entire trip was more than had been expected. There were no issues over the entire duration. The sites, hotels and businesses were all very customer focused and provided for a wonderful experience. I would advise future travelers to bring extra cash and be prepared to get great value on lots of items. The guides were all local to the cites we toured and had great pride in their cites, knowledge of the history and knew the best spots for photos. Several provided restaurant recommendations that were fantastic. The guides were very patient and allowed for time to experience bargaining that is part of the Indian business process. They were the best guides anyone could have been assigned. Our driver, Surrender, was an excellent driver in what I would call “organized chaos “. We never felt unsafe and did not get lost once. He was always on time and patient at stops and ensured our comfort during the drives. Surrender went over and above to care for our needs.

Best Rajasthan Experience

Our trip was way better than any expectation we could have had and each and every city guide was funny, kind and knowledgeable. Other tour guides were listening in to the conversations are group was having because our guides clearly had so much more experience. Our driver went out of the way to make sure we were comfortable and never hungry and even surprised us with gifts, snacks and drinks from time to time. Surrender was always exactly where he said he would be at least 5 minutes before we were supposed to meet and when we took much longer or much shorter than expected, had no issues waiting for us or dropping what he was doing to accommodate our change of plans/itinerary. The places you go to shop are especially nice but keep track of time because it's easy to spend too much time in any one of the beautiful, unique shops that you visit. Know what each city is known for and focus attention on those goods/items. **Special note** I used to drive a lot in the U.S in a previous job and consider myself to be a good driver but Surrender was next level. The traffic and road conditions in India can be tough or next to impossible to navigate but Surrender brought ~25 years of experience as a guide and we never got delayed on the road whether it was a 5 min drive across town or 5 hour drive. He literally told us that he would get us to the hotel by 8:30PM and we left at 2PM and it was exactly 8:30PM when we arrived. Every day he was right on time for each part of our itinerary. 1000% recommend taking this trip! Make sure you bring a curious stomach and some spending money. Ajay - Amazing photographer, very knowledgeable, local to city we were touring for generations. Knew security and was able to get us special access Vijay - Honey is Money! So fun and optimistic and just a lovely guy. A family man. He showed us the best parts of Jaipur. Mirror palace is amazing. Also expert photographer for the locations we visited. Mohamad - Bikaner guide, cool micropaintings and hidden gems of the city. Very knowledgeable too Padam- *** Literally let us into his home and met his family to show us how people live in the fort in Jaisalmer. I felt like we were getting the most rare and authentic experience possible. Padam was just over the top awesome. Pointed out all the clean washrooms too. Praveen- Great guy and guide. Gave us our space and kept us on track. Wish we had longer with him. Also recommended best spots for insta shots

Great experience

Our very first time visiting Rajasthan. The experience was superb. Great service and good hotels. Our driver Vivek was very nice and helpful. We had different tour guides at different locations and they all were very service minded and very good. Thank you Manoj for helping us out and for letting us be part of such an experience. Really enjoyed this trip! Thank you India Trip Designer, you guys were great!

Golden Triangle + Mumbai + Udaipur

I travelled through India for 1.5 weeks with a friend and my husband. Manoj at India Trip Designer organized all our itinerary, sightseeing and transportation! The trip was incredible! Udaipur: Sunil, our driver, was amazing. He was always on time, communicative and shared lots of knowledge. He brought us to great restaurants. We were two females traveling and felt very safe and secure with Sunil! Mumbai: Irfan lead us on a guided tour of the city - his knowledge was A+! Felt like we had a history teacher with us, couldn’t stump him! Tour felt like we went behind the scenes in Mumbai, would highly recommend! Golden Triangle: My Husband and I travelled through the Golden Triangle with Foran for 5 days! Foran was very reliable, punctual, and drove us everywhere very safely in a beautiful clean car!!! Thanks for everything - would highly recommend!

Very well organized quick tour of the golden triangle

We selected India Trip Designer after reading a a couple of past reviews and were 100% satisfied with the service received. Manoj Sharma is extremely prompt in replying to queries and his arrangements for the entire tour were perfectly managed, starting from our 3am arrival at Delhi airport where we were met at Arrivals. Our driver, Surendra, was always around when we needed him and drove very professionally and calmly over the course of our tour. We always felt safe in his hands and were most appreciative in the flexibility Surendra showed in tailoring our trip to our desires day by day. The guides in each city were all great, professional and polite. Sonny, in particular was a good laugh. The hotels Manoj selected were all excellent. We felt we received good value for money from the tour and would happily recommend India Trip Designer to our friends. We did visit various “craftsman” over the course of the trip but never felt any pressure to buy anything. The restaurants we stopped at for lunch were a little expensive I felt, but the food was always very tasty.

Incredible India!

First of all, the booking process was so easy! Manoj was very accommodating to my request of a 7day tour instead of 6 and responded to all my queries via email quickly. The hotels were clean and nice. They were 4/5 stars. Every hotel includes buffet breakfast where local breakfast was also served as well which was great. Our driver, Ravi, is fantastic! He is always on time and is always smiling! He made sure we got to our destination on time - manoeuvering the crazy busy traffic! He even stopped to feed the monkeys on the way back from Jaipur to Delhi. Such an interesting and cute sight to see. Our guides were very knowledgeable and down to earth! Shout out to my man Ajay in Agra, who is such a skilled photographer! He made sure we had the best shots with the Taj Mahal. He knew the exact spots and he is funny too! Very entertaining :) In Jaipur, our guide was very good as well. He brought us to the markets which wasn’t on the itinerary as I wanted to buy some Indian sandals. He made sure I went to the right stalls so that I won’t get cheated by the vendors. Overall, I would definitely book with India trip designer again! My first time in India was beautiful, safe and very seamless. I will be back!

Good value for money tour

Our tour hit most of the ‘must- see’ sights in the beautiful golden triangle, and was generally well organised and good value for money. I would recommend it for those on a budget who would like to see key Indian historical and cultural sites - on the understanding that this us not one of those ‘premium’ tours. Our driver Surendra was well mannered, efficient and punctual. He was a big help and ensured we were on time. If I can be hypercritical tho, he was a bit ill and coughed a lot in the vehicle- which may have contributed to us all falling ill later. Our Jaipur guide Sunny was by far the best of the guides- he was funny and very enthusiastic while still being knowledgeable. Our Agra guide Manoj was quite disappointing- he constantly rushed us around and, while very knowledgeable about historical facts, did not really give us much insight into the ‘soul’ of the place- which I felt was important considering it is one of the most beautiful places in the world (the Taj Mahal). It has worlds of meaning that deserved more exploring. Our Delhi guide Tharun was ok- very knowledgeable but not very entertaining or welcoming. He also expressed disappointment that we did not tip him enough- frankly if he had done more to earn it then we would have. Overall it was a good tour, but could have been excellent if a few of the tour guides spent more time on the meanings and romanticism of India, rather than memorising names and dates.

Very good tour

We had a very good tour with Surendra as our driver. He was excellent and polite. In Jaipur our guide Sunny was excellent and so was Satish at fatepur. We felt a bit rushed in Agra, but overall the experience was good, Manoj took a lot of beautiful pictures. The final leg was in Delhi, It was good, could have been better. Overall the package was reasonably priced. Thanks.

Visit Delhi, Agra and Jaipur

Thank you Manoj, to you and your team for making this a great experiemce. The guides that you use bring along both knowledge and vibrancy. Govinda in Delhi showed us the wonders of the spice market and shared great knowledge on the history and sites we visited. Raj in Agra made the experience at the Taj Mahal amazing with his passion for the site. Sunny in Jaipur made the amazing Pink City and surrounding sites even more enjoyable with his bubbly character. Finally Ramesh, our driver who made us feel like family and ensured we were safely taken around the Golden Triangle. It is a great team and would highly recommend Manoj and his team. Hopefully in March 2019 when we visit again with our daughter, we are able to arrange the same team