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Dear Charman
Namaste!

As I said to you I ve been meaning to write to you for ages but because I knew that I wanted to tell you all about the trip I knew that it would take me a while! But here I am now and I hope that this finds you well and happy.


We thought the trip was very well organised and that was due to all your hard work. As time has gone by we have both said to eachother that we would have rather taken more time to see less and in this email you will see where we would have liked to spend more time .....and where less!


Although we did have a lovely and memorable holiday it has to be said that out of the 3 areas of India I have now seen I think I liked Rajasthan least. And I think that s something to do with the many many hours that we spent in the car. Which of course the itinerary made necessary to a large extent.


Our arrival at Delhi went like clockwork and I was SO delighted to find myself 2 hours later at the magical Neerama Palace Fort hotel. We were so lucky that we arrived in the afternoon with the time to relax and enjoy the wonderful facilities.


The next hotel was very different. We liked Puskar as a place very much but would have loved a more central hotel. The Puskar Heritage Hotel had rooms that were comfortable enough but the breakfast area was not great and neither was breakfast. Powdered milk and banana porridge that took ages even though no one else was there.


Udaipur was lovely and so was the Haveli. The view from our room was perfect and we enjoyed lovely breakfasts on the rooftop apart from the moaning over extra payment for honey!!! Do you remember we chatted over it. If we travel with you again I ll have to make certain that I can have, if possible, what I enjoy for breakfast as unlike Kieron I m not keen on cooked eggs etc!


Good visit to the Jain complex which brought back memories for K as he d stayed there many years ago. Not so good was being taken to a restaurant which clearly catered for tour parties and coach loads with buffet food which was not where we wanted to be at all.


The next stop was Jodphur at the Hotel Devi Bhawan with a lovely huge peaceful room and a peaceful breakfast overlooking the gardens and unfortunately more money for honey problems! I thought our guide in Jodphur was very good both in the evening and the next day at the palace. We should have stayed 2 nights in Jodphur I think as it s a great place.


We left Jodphur to go to the village of Jama to stay with the villagers. I m afraid I have to say I did not enjoy this stay very much. We were meant to get there for lunch and we didn t. I m glad about this. We arrived about 3 and Mr M.P.Singh seemed to be an elder of the village and their home was attached to what had been some quite grand buildings. We sat for ages in the courtyard but when Mr Singh was not there we couldn t chat much. Fortunately I was able to spend some time drawing.

We stayed in the room that belonged to the son and his wife. The bed was right next to an air conditioning unit and we had to sleep on the same bed clothes as had been left by the couple. No sleep! I did expect basic conditions but would rather sleep on clean ground where it s quiet. Our meals were not with the family....the food was good....However we were sat in the old building on our own except for the mice running around. We did expect a family experience. We did a camel ride for about an hour.


Jaisailmar next. This was perfect and we had time to enjoy this place. The Hotel Victoria I cannot praise highly enough. The manager Sushil was absolutely charming to us. Do send your clients here as they will be very happy. We were so looked after, from the hot drinks on arrival to the most delicious food served on the rooftop. Breakfast was just what I wanted with fruits and pancakes which were freshly cooked. Beautiful room. Saw lots with the guide in the morning.


I hadn t understood somehow that we were going to be doing a camel ride here as I think I d though that the sand dunes experience was going to be at the previous place. If I had then I think I would have just settled for the ride at Jaisailmer. Sadly the day that we were going to do the ride a sand storm occurred and although our guide seemed a bit surprised I think, we didn t want to go on camels in a sand storm!! I would have loved to see the sand dunes as they seem to be a highlight to many.


Bikaner. A rather mixed experience. The fort was interesting. Camel farm ok. Palace Hotel was beautiful and we had a splendid room. On reading about it I think I would have preferred to stay at the other hotel as we arrived rather late to swim and even Kieron was challenged by the cold water in the pool! Restaurant here is very poor indeed and we had to send the food back. Too many tour groups here have spoilt it I think.


I did go into the Rat Temple and a very interesting experience it was.


Jaipur. What a great choice the Alsisar Haveli was! A serene and lovely place. A contrast from the intense tourism of the Amber Fort!!!! Our guide here was great. Did his best to get us through the crowds and gave us good advice about all the photographers etc.


Rathambore. Not impressed with Safari Resort. No hot water. Ever. Rats in the restaurant. The swimming pool was filthy. Loved the safaris in Ranthambore and we saw a tiger and lots beside.


Orchha. A very comfortable hotel with a lovely bed and air con that was quiet and not freezing. Just right. Town most interesting and we had a very good time exploring it.


Khahujaro. Radisson Hotel most comfortable but a little far out. Would have liked to have been in the town to wander around. But did appreciate the comfort of the Radisson after the journey. The guide here was truly EXCELLENT and quite the very best we had. He was most knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with him. He was able to answer many of the questions Kieron had!


Train journey to Delhi was also excellent. What good service on this train.


Our driver Mohan was a careful steady driver who took good care with us and didn t take risks. If we do another journey with you, and I hope we do, then it would be good to have a driver with more English so that we get to know him better. Also, I know that I did ask for a careful driver which is very important but it was a little frustrating when the road was clear to be driven at 50km. The journeys often took longer than stated.


I ve tried to give you a real idea of how the trip was and hope that s ok with you. I ve recommended you to a lot of people so I hope you ve got some business

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We ve had a brief chat about a trip to the foothills of the Himalayas next August maybe. What s the situation in the Kashmir area now? I ve heard mixed reports. And I d still like to see the rock garden! I m going to have to do some research. But if you have any thoughts and possible itineraries as starting points then I would be very interested.


Many thanks for all you did Very best wishes

Teresa - England

 

hello Chaman Sorry i have taken so long to reply.
We are still trying to settle into a normal routine. We would like to thank you and all your collegues, for organising such a hassle free and enjoyable holiday. Everything went like clock work from the moment we landed in Delhi.

Excellant chioce of hotels. Clean and comfortable. The breakfasts were very good. Great guides.All were informative and really wanted to us to enjoy our time in India. We always felt safe and taken care of. Reliable,friendly and helpful driver.We feel he went beyond his normal role as a driver to make our trip easier. Even taking David to a reliable,clean and good barber!

We would also like to thank you for your understanding re the payment of money. We were quite panic stricken. We do not mind if you pass our email address to potential customers. We will give you a glowing wrap. Again. Thank you for organising our once in a life time Indian holiday.

Bye Kim, David, Annika and Luke – Australia

 

hello, chaman.

i just got back from india yesterday. i was meaning to e-mail you to thank you but i got busy. my trip was really amazing and i'd like to thank you for taking care of the northern india leg of the trip. everything was right on schedule, like a well-oiled machine.

the guides were wonderful and informative. i felt safe at all times. the hotels you book were also great, nothing to complain about. and the driver, Omprakash was helpful at all times. I am recommending your services to all my friends here who'd like to visit india. i'm also planning to go back and see Rajahstan hopefully next year, when the climate is cooler and i'll be sure to e-mail you to arrange that trip :)

thank you again and i hope we get to meet next time. take care :)

Kristine - Japan – Philippine

 

OK, mr.chaman that’s great – sorry for the slight mix up, PayPal for some reason needed me to re set the account and I still do not know why the Credit Card did not go through as there is more than enough funds available.

I am going to recommend your services to a number of people as we were so pleased with the service you provided – quality of drivers and guides and it was all perfectly managed – the holiday went off without a hitch and we had a truly memorable experience which is most down to the organisation skills of your team and the attention and care you show – so we thank you so much for all you did. A number of friends are keen to experience India also and I have told them about you – I am though slightly confused about which website to advise them to look at as you have so many on your email ! – could you let me know which one I should advise them to use – I will give them you contact details anyway.

I forget to mention to you that our trip was made all the more special as in checking-in at the Palace, we were upgraded to suites, and in checking in at Haveli we were upgrade to Deluxe Rooms(which were effectively suites also) – so we had fabulous rooms. My mother managed to take some 1,300 photographs – she is back in the UK now sifting through them all – thank goodness for digital cameras !! Many thanks again and we hope to be in contact about our next trip to India in the near future.

Best regards Simon Trafford, B.Sc.,M.R.I.C.S. Qatar / UK

 

Dear Chaman Namaste !!

Thank you for your mail . we are back home safely. thank you for your well plan trip for our 10 days holiday in Delhi triangle and Kashmir. everything was running smooth and fine . no complaint whatever on your side. perhaps a little advice on the food will be great as not much of choice is available along the itilinery.

the restaurents were serving the almost same menu though claiming to be serving chinese , continental food . of course , it depends on where your clients are from . after the tour , almost every monuments are in muslim origin and just wondering where is the majority on Hindi religious praying ground in Delhi.

thanks. Fam – Malaysia

 

Hi Chaman!!! I got your voicemail once we landed in Chennai, sorry I missed it...But everything went great with the flight and transportation back to the ship so thank you! And yes all of us had an AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL time in India and that's all thanks to you! We wouldn't of been able to have half a good of time with outyou....And yes we just heard about the Tsunami in Japan so we are all hoping for the best.

I hope it doesn't affect our future travels there. I look forward to staying in touch as well! Everyone says hello and they miss you dearly! I'll talk to you soon!

Thank you, Natalie

 

Hi Chaman Well, here we are home again - having trouble readjusting to the cold weather as it's a few degrees below freezing, with snow around many parts of the country and more expected!

I finally reached home at 2.30am yesterday (Sunday) morning - exactly 48 hours after leaving Marari Beach! You will have noticed the fog decending in Delhi the evening we left you.

It resulted in us boarding the plane and then sitting on the tarmac for 9 hours before it was clear enough to take off! This meant that we missed the connecting flight in Moscow, and were transferred to a later flight. By the time we landed in London, it was too late for Jenny to get back to her home in Leeds by train as planned, so my husband and I took her home and then drove back to ours in Chester - through snow showers and minus 4 degrees of ice! Not the best end to our holiday, but at least we are now home safe and sound and today finally feeling better after cathching up on our missed sleep! We are now reflecting on our wonderful time in India, and want to thank you again for being such an excellent and kind host to us, and for all the care and attention by you and all of your team looking after us on our tour.

We are telling everyone about you and about how superbly well all our arrangements went. Please also pass on our thanks again to your lovely wife and family for making us so welcome in your home.

With fond regards Linda - England

 

Hello sir thank you for your good service and help us back home .. now we are home and about to transfer money to you ... pls dont worried about money ok.. i know it is not much money as you got big business there .. but atlest i should informed you we now at home safty and will do sent you money asap...

Thank you once again srita – Thailand

 

Dear Chaman,

We arrived back in England on Sunday , just eight days late. We were unable to get on the direct flight from Armitsar and Air India re-routed us via Delhi where we spent 8 hours on Saturday night at a crowded Delhi airport.

We arrived back home after 26 hours of travelling. Our trip of Himachal Pradesh has some marvelous memories especially the train ride up to Shimla, the trek at Dharmasala, The rock garden , the golden temple and Rewalisar. It was made possible by the superb service of Om. He was always on time, very calm and always had time to take us to those special places such as going over the Jot pass. Please pass the information and our best wishes to Om about safe journey home. With the delay we were lucky to be put up by air india and we visited the golden temple six times.Their god kept us in India. Thank you for arranging for an amazing itinerary.

Peter and Teresa Brass – UK

 

My dear Chaman, Namaste

I am wonderfully surprised with your gestuer of gift for my birthday. All my friends were there and just before the phone rang Richard and I were telling them of the sincerity and honesty you possess not only as a travel agent but a friend I am sure they thought we were making stories . Then the phone rang and I was informed of the present you were sending for me .

Chaman I am not one to exeraggate but my friends was left confounded. My next door neighbour His name is Reg Sandhu said to me "Alford is this guy looking for an ulterior motive" And I said yes Friendship in the real sense of the word and its meaning.

Chaman, when I said I was really surprised at your magnanimous gesture I am really saying what everyone of my friends are saying "This guy is really something we never thought is possible. That is the truth and It has made my birthday a really nice surprise especially since I have been singing praise of you minutes before. Thank you my friend for defending me of my praise of you . I shall be telling Miles of this rare event.

God bess you Alford Khan – UK – April 2010 – 3rd trip with us

 

Dear Chaman,

We are very sorry we haven’t contacted you until now, we intended to e-mail you but time has gone so quickly since we came back.

We got engaged whilst we were away and have been busy planning our wedding in September. Our experience of India was wonderful and we have many wonderful memories. We would like to say a special thank you to our driver who provided us with excellent service during our visit.

He was always helpful, polite, on time, and his driving was very good. We could not have expected anymore and would highly recommend him to anyone else. The guides we had were all friendly, helpful and very informative.

Thank you for all the assistance you provided us with and for planning such a wonderful trip. We hope you are well and would be happy to recommend you to anyone else.

Best wishes Joni & Ryan – UK

 

Dear Chaman,

I would like to thank you again for an amazing tour of India. I enjoyed everything that we saw and did and I really appreciate all of your help and guidance. You are a great tour guide!

Thanks, Phoebe – USA - SAS

 

I hired Chaman for an India visit

From start to finish, Chaman made sure we were taken care of and were comfortable. We were treated extremely well and also given our space to explore alone as we wished. His company followed up on every request and were flexible as our days evolved. There were no surprises along the way. I highly recommend him for any trip to the Asian subcontinent area and I will most certainly use him again when i return. Thanks Chaman !!! Bill Yeager” March 31, 2010 Top qualities: Great Results , Good Value , High Integrity William Yeager hired

Chaman as a Travel Agent

 

We used Charman and Discovery Full Circle to arrange a tour in India - the golden triangle - Delhi Jaipur and Agra.... as well as a day trip on a rice barge in Kerala..... Everything went smoothly and we were very pleased with what he did for us - I would highly recommend him to friends and colleagues (and to linkedin users. We had a small problem with a shop in Jaipur and Charman helped get it sorted - thank you and well done. Your efforts were much appreciated. Please pass on my thanks to your drivers and guides. Nigel Roberts” March 23, 2010 Top qualities: Great Results , Good Value , High Integrity Nigel Roberts hired Chaman as a Travel Agent

 

Chaman, thanks again for your help during our three-week trip back in February. The rest of my time in Nepal was great as well.
I know I promised some feedback on hotels/guides during our stay, so here goes:

Car and driver:
I can't say enough great things about Om. He was great and we really enjoyed traveling with him for two weeks. His English isn't the best but good enough to get by and communicate with us. He always took great care of us and was a great driver on the road. I would use him next time we travel back to India.

Mandawa:
Castle Mandawa was a good experience but a bit run down. We still enjoyed the experience though, it's a beautiful building. We actually walked into Mandawa Haveli by accident and really liked it. They owner showed us the rooms and we had dinner there. I would definitely consider staying there next time.

Bikaner:
Vijay took good care of us. He runs a tight operation. The tour of Deshnok was great, so was the guide. The camel safari was really fantastic. A bit more rustic than we had expected but we enjoyed the experience greatly.

Jaisalmer:
This is probably one of our favorite cities. The guide was really knowledgeable and not pushy at all. He gave us a great tour of the city. Hotel Victoria was great, but we didn't learn about the issues with staying inside of the fort until we got there. We felt bad about contributing to the erosion of the great fort. Next time I would like to stay outside of the fort.

Jodhpur:
The hotel was decent but nothing that terribly special. The guide wasn't the great. He was pretty lazy and didn't seem very interested in showing us much. We really enjoyed the city though.

Udaipur:
The hotel is great, even though it's outside of the city. The guide was also fantastic. We both had a great time there

Ranthambore:
The hotel was a disaster. We had to switch rooms because it smelled like moth balls. Even the new room that we moved into had a very bad chemical smell. I also got bad food poisoning from the breakfast they served. Other than that, the national park was great and we were really impressed by the way the safaris were run.

Jaipur:
The home stay wasn't what we expected. We were expecting a "bed and breakfast" type of experience but it was run more like a hotel. We didn't get to see the owner until the second night. We liked the woman who ran the place, it just wasn't what we expected at first. Other than that, we enjoyed the city and the guide who showed us around.

Agra:
The guide who took us to Taj Mahal was ok. He wasn't terribly enthusiastic but good enough. The gentleman who brought us to the train station was very kind and stayed with us the whole time until the train came. I'm glad we booked first class to Varanassi.

Varanassi:
The arrangements could have been made better. By the time we got there, we were supposed to check into the hotel but the hotel didn't have any rooms and we had to drop our luggage off and head to Saranath with the guide without much sleep the night before or shower. We didn't check into the hotel until we got back from Saranath. The tour on the river the second day was great and the guide was very good.

Drive to Nepal:
This was the part that almost gave Jennifer and I a heart attack. The drive was much longer than we expected and the roads were in very poor condition. The driver was also driving really fast through the town traffic and swerving to avoid on-coming traffic. We also got a flat tire and spent over an hour changing the tire. We didn't get into the Nepal side until late at night. I think we'll probably fly next time.

Chitwan:
The place we stayed at was great. Great guides and great food.

that's about it. Thanks again for everything. Hope to see you again soon.

David  Yu – UK

 

Dear Chaman ji
Thankyou for your good wishes. Yes Sophia and I have settled in well with school and work, although quite honestly we would have preferred to continue travelling in India. Another time again definitely.

We were happy to see Ajay at the hotel and nice that he could accompany us to the airport. I feel bad about Satish and perhaps it would be the better way to give him feedback about his behaviour instead of him risking losing even future jobs. Afterall he does have a family to feed and can work on his social skills.
Thank you for your sevices and I wish you all the best.

Regards
Ushashi - Munich – Germany
 


December, 2009

Dear Chaman and Ajay
Thank you so much for putting together such a fantastic tour.  I feel like we now have a taste of India and will have to come back for more.  My mother and I have many wonderful memories from our 3 weeks in Rajasthan.  Thank you for your patience with the many emails that went back and forth between us.  It was wonderful to eet you in person after 4 months of emailing !


 We will be sure to recommend you to our friends,

Namaste, Rochelle & Hermien – Canada
  Dear Jackie

Thanks for your inquiry.   I can certainly understand that you are looking for a good and reliable travel agency,especially when you go to India.

I found Discovery Full Circle tour agency through the internet prior to my India and Nepal tour in July.
 Among few other tour agencies I contacted, only this agency was very prompt in reply and was patient in giving me the detailed answers to my various questions regarding the tour.
Frankly, I was a bit anxious myself to find the right agency who could work with me in mapping out my tour itinerary according to my budget. 
However,the agency gave me a good impression with their assurences to deliver what they promised.  It is important you make it clear what kind of budget, what kind of accomodation, transportation, what you expect from the tour guides, etc before the tour.

I highly recommend the Discovery Full Circle tour to you because Mr.Charman who operates the agency seemed  eager to hear the clients' wants and needs to please them to make it a satisfying tour.

I hope this helps. 
Please don't hesitate to ask me if you have any other questions.

Happy travel !

Candice Simon
 


Hi Jackie - we just finished a 2 week tour of India and Kathmandu - all arranged by Discovery Full Circle Travel.  The company and the tour
exceeded our expectations.  We felt they were good value, very responsive, very concerned about our comfort, and very honest.  We felt that Mr. Thakur
was watching out for us at all times.

We feel comfortable about recommending them to you and to our friends.

Hope you enjoy India as much as we did!

Cheers, Dee and John Miner

    b) Dear Chaman -

We just wanted you to know the final tour you arranged for us in Chennai was
great.  The tour guide was excellent.  We enjoyed all of the tours except
for Mangalore.  There, the guide said little to us and spoke on his cell
phone almost constantly!  We just thought you might want to know.  We still
were glad we did the tour as it was better than anything the ship offered
and we saw more.  The driver was fine and we probalbly would have been fine
with just the driver and no guide.

We have given your name to many people and we hope to do business with you
again.  Because of you we have wonderful memories of India.

All the best,
Dee and John Miner.
 

Dear Chaman -

We finally have a chance to write to you to tell you how very pleased we were with our tour.   You exceeded our expectations!  We have told
everyone we met how lucky we were to have found you and your company.  If clients ever want a reference we would be glad to tell them our experience and
how very pleased we were with your service.

It was a pleasure to do business with you and we hope to send some more business your way.  I will post information about your company on
Lonely Planet and Cruise Critic.

Many thanks for all your hard work making our trip a wonderful experience.  Thank you also for arranging the post tour day tours for us.

We must also mention the fact that our driver was terrific.  We couldn't have asked for better!  He took very good care of us and was always
helpful and friendly.

Our tour guides in Kathmandu, Jaipur, and Mumbai were the best.  We thought you would want to know.

Very best wishes and best of luck to you and your family.  We enjoyed meeting you and thank you for a lovely dinner and evening.

Sincerely,

Dorinda and John Miner

 

Greetings Jackie,

      My husband and I were booked on a tour (through another US company),  which was to include Nepal in April/May 2006. Unfortunately, civil unrest broke out in Nepal just prior to our departure date and the trip was canceled. The US company could not offer anything we liked, so I did some research on Lonely Planet's web site. We were recommended to Full Circle through a posting in Lonely Planet's web site. As you can imagine, we were a bit concerned about booking a trip through a company we did not know and were thousands of miles away, however we had no choice.
      We cannot express enough, how pleased we were with Discovery Full Circle. In all aspects they went above and beyond. Chamon took care of all our arrangements, from hotel, flights, car w/guide and requested no payment until; we arrived in India at which time he came to us to finalize the arrangements. (unheard of in USA!) He kept in constant contact to ensure we were happy with our arrangements. As the icing on the cake, when we arrive in New Delhi on our last day, he greeted us at out hotel, (the Taj Mahal) and escorted us with the hotel staff to our room to ensure our satisfaction. In addition, he arranged for a car and personally escorted us on a private shopping tour.
      I cannot say enough about this travel service. They are like nothing we have ever experienced in the US and I wish their were companies such as theirs were we live. Amazing respect and service.
 If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me again.
 

Sincerely,

 Michelle Menasche

 

Many thanks for all you did for us.

We will highly recommend you to all our friends who want a real India experience. Special thanks to our driver and guides for the two weeks Dehli to Mumbai.

Elvin Bounds - USA

 

Hello Chaman,
We went on to Goa & Chennai after Mumbai and just arrived back this weekend and are recovering from a bit of jetlag. I received your messages and wanted to send you an email but had very little computer access.

Andrew and I had just a wonderful time.  Sunil did a wonderful job of taking us all through Rajasthan and we enjoyed our tours.  The guide in Udaipur and Delhi were our favorites.  I really wanted to thank you for all of your hospitality and your great company.  Our car was very comfortable and we really enjoyed our trip.

When I have some time, I will post a note on some of the India forums about your company.  I know it wasn't easy for me to find a company that I trusted from all the way over here, so I think it will help others to find you.

Thank you so much, again!
Warm regards,

Lakshmi - Egland
 

Hi,
this is Melissa’s mom and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing the girls your country.  They have called and just raved about you, your culture, etc.  What an experience of a lifetime.  I talked to Callie’s mom, she is now in Mexico and assured her how great the girls are doing.  Thanks again, Joan

Joan Brown - USA
Talent Source LLC

Dear Chaman

We can't express enough to you how much we enjoyed this trip. We appreciate everything you have done in planning this experience for s. We are also very glad you were able to join and guide us through our travels in India. You were incredibly generous towards all fo us and we are so appreciative of all that you did to enhance out rip !

It was unforgettable learning about your culture, and an absolute pleasure getting to know you ! We thank you for everythng from the bottom of our hearts and hope to come back to India and visit with your someday soon !!

Sincerely,

Callie Bearman Melissa Brown Meredith Cole Ali Walpert

 

Feedback on Callies trip by her mother


Dear Chaman
I just got home from Mexico today but couldn’t wait to email you and thank you for such a fantastic trip for the girls.  We talked to Callie a couple of times and she sounded so happy and said the trip was so fantastic....mainly because of all the personal attention you gave to the girls.   It seems that they saw so much and learned so much and that’s all we could have wanted for them.  You were absolutely wonderful and I truly hope to have the chance to meet you some day soon.  You were so nice to send those pictures as well – It is a beautiful photo of the Taj Mahal and the girls loved seeing it at sunrise.  There was just an article in the NY times about how the best place to view the Taj Mahal was from the other side of the river. 
I cannot thank you enough – you were wonderful....and Callie loved her shawl which was so sweet.


We will refer anyone we know to you who plans to travel to India in the future!!
Many many thanks

Linda Bearman


 

Hello Chaman.


I hope you remember us the two Khans with their Finnish Wife I am the one wearing the Captain's Cap. You took us out for dinner when we came back to Dehli. We want to thank you kindly for you gentleman behavior . So, next year when we come we would like you to look after us . We really want to stay in nicer hotels with nice dinning rooms and elegant bar, Also, we would like to visit a nice village where we can meetlocal people.

Really we have'nt seen India the Land of my ancestors, we only been of the visitors route. I will tell you what our itenary will be some time later. We all think you are a very nice person. Olease tell the driver that took us aroud we send him many thanks for his courtesy and kindness. Please let me know by replying to this email that you have received it. All the best  Alford Khan (Captain Marya-Leena khan my wife and REchad Khan my friend.

He has gone to the USA for two months
 

We had a wonderful trip to India and your services with driver, car and guides in Jaipur were EXCELLENT and much appreciated.   We unfortunately were diverted to Delhi and did not arrive in Agra until 6pm on 7th February so I rang and cancelled your driver as soon as we knew we would not be there.    I cannot thank you firm enough, I gave your card to other people when were there and will continue to do so.

Thank you very much again,

Yours sincerely, June Watkins.
 

Dear Mr Thakur

I have had a marvellous holiday in Rajasthan - made all the better by your courteous and competent drivers and guides. They were so helpful and kind. I cannot thank you enough or praise them more highly - they were FANTASTIC and I would not hesitate in recommending you- Thank You very much indeed.

I am hoping to return in a few years.

Kind Regards

Patricia Helyer
 

Overall I was very impressed with the organization given that I made arrangements at a very late notice, everyone was extremely accommodating in reacting to my request- that included a last minute change to my itinerary.

Due to the experiences of 20 years of my present company / employer, I have high expectations of quality.  My experience with Discovery Full Circle Tours did not disappoint my expectations ...... they delivered above my expectation. The bottom line is that I would use again and I would recommend to others theri services. In the area of development needs I would only list making certain the drivers have a better command of the language.  Note that this was not a majore issue but wold have added value to the travel. 
Best Regards and Good Fortune in the Future 


Tom Krebsback

USA
 

Hi Chaman,

I returned well to San Francisco, and our tour of India has quickly become just a beautiful memory. Indeed, I settled too quickly back into my work at the office. Thank you again for organizing such a great tour, with many sights and a perfect schedule. 

Thank you also for arranging for Candice to get a ride back to the airport. She very much appreciated this. I certainly will come back to India, maybe not next year, but soon, and I will let you know.
 All the best, and good success with the travel business.

Horst
 

Dear Chaman Thakur,


Sorry for the late reply, but it has been a bit hectic at the office here after 5 weeks of holiday.
Indead, one has concerns which arises on service and reliability without knowing to each other.  If one gets feedback from other travellers ( like in our case a collaegue from Australia ) that is always more reassuring. I will certainly give your agency as reference to collgaegues, friends or family who want to do a trip in India. But, we are very satisfied with the organization and the services provided by the 2 drivers.  We were very pleased with the speed we got replies from you.  A good follow-up is very important to us and also gives a feeling of trust. Thank you once again for the organization of our wonderfull trip to the south of India.
Kind Regards,


Yves VANDERBEKEN - Heidi VERMEERSCH

Belgium
 

Hi Chaman,

It is nice to hear from you. I am happily back home and enjoying the family life again.   India seems so far away already. My husband and I were glad to use your company's service, and in the end, we were safely arrived back to Delhi from our busy itinerary and felt accomplished about it. I appreciate you sent Govind for dropping me off to the airport, and that really helped me in the heavy rain. We will be more than happy to refer your company if any prospective clients ask.

Perhaps we will see again in India sometime !

Candice

 

R.M. Gandhi   
REgional P. F. Commissioner (Retd) – Ahmedabad
Dear Shri Chamanbhai
This is to place on record, our deep appreciation of the excellent arrangements made by you during my son-in-law Jayesh & Family's tour of Delhi - Mathura - Agra- Jaipur from 16th Aug., to 21st Aug., 2007.
 Your personal touch, Hotel arrangements, Transport and guides were all par excellent.  The staff and Guides were knowledgeable and modest in behaviour.  Jayesh expressed emmence satisfaction for the Tour arrangements, that made it memorable.  He will cherish the memories of your hospitality. I would unheasitatingly recommend to my friends and associates to utilise the services of 'Discovery" while on tour to North India.

with regards,
Yours Sincerely sd/-  (R.M. Gandhi)

 

Dear Chaman
A brief note to let you know that we have now arrived back in London after a good flight with Air India. There was a slight delay at Delhi due to fog but the time was made up and we landed at Heathrow about an hour late.
Thank you again for all your input into our recent visit which we thoroughly enjoyed and we will certainly use your services again when we next return to India.

With kind regards

Brian and Carla Edwards
  Dear Chaman,

We would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Health for the
New year.

We are thrilled to be going home to our family for Christmas.  We are leaving
India with many fond memories not least of which was the comfort knowing that
you were looking after us so well.  We are forever grateful for everything you
have done on our behalf.

We will keep in touch.  Thank you.

Best Wishes

Alan and Susan – Canada
 

Dear Mr Thakur
I have had a marvellous holiday in Rajasthan - made all the better by your courteous and competent drivers and guides. They were so helpful and kind. I cannot thank you enough or praise them more highly - they were FANTASTIC and I would not hesitate in recommending you- Thank You very much indeed.
 I am hoping to return in a few years.
 Kind Regards

Patricia Helyer - England
 

Travel Agent Recommendation

spree

Just returned from 4 months in India, Nepal and Bhutan. We are middle age couple and wanted a fairly comfortable trip. The trip was very well organized, we stayed in 3 * accommodation our transportation was by air, train and car/driver. The agent we used was Discovery Full Circle Tours in New Delhi. There email is mktg@discoveryfullcircle.com
We would recommend there service.

 

Geoff_MD

Khumba Mela in allahabad India

Just returned from the Khumba Mela in allahabad, India and wanted to give a report. I must say what an experience it was. Chaos is one way to describe it. The UP government estimated 75million people attended the event with 13 million people taking a dip on the main bathing day. We were there on the main day and it was crazy. We were the only Americans that I could see. I saw a number of Koreans, Japanese, and Europeans, but not too many. We stayed in a hotel in City Lines and left the hotel at 230 AM by bicycle rickshaw to get to the Ganges. We ended up walking a good 2 hours . The police had everything blocked off because of the tight security. They would let foreigners through the barricades though which helped a lot. I estimate I walked over 20 miles in the 3 days I was there. Everyone was friendly. I guess they were suprised to see foreigners. My father and my brother-in-law had their wallets picked though. We found a local university student that served as a guide for us that helped us out a lot. I can't tell you what it is like to see that many people in one place. Chaos is a good word. It was crazy. It is surely something to see and something that not too many westerners get to see. There was nothing to eat though. I lost 7 pounds.
I will be posting a youtube movie and some pics on yahoo eventually under the name : medicalmission

we used a local tour company called discovery tours that went off well. it was a private tour. it was worth it.

I did not take a dip myself but, did put my hand in the river. anyway, if anyone wants to know more. pm me. I took 3500 pictures.
geoff
  Namaste Chaman,

first of all:
sorry for not answering before but we were pretty busy these days due to jetlag and all the work that had piled up during the last 4 weeks.

The flight back to Vienna was without problems just like our train trip back to Chennai.

We enjoyed the tour through South India very much - to be honest we liked it a lot better than the first half in the north. This is also due to Deva who is a great driver and always had the right feeling for the things we might be interested in!
The only thing we regret is not having included a couple more days at the beach resort to relax as we probably have underestimated the distances and especially the driving conditions a bit.

Thanks again for organizing everything so well and we are looking forward to our next trip to India!

Greetings from Vienna to you and your family

Steffen + Suna
 

Indian Travel Agency Discovery Full Circle Tours (our feedback)

As we found a recommendation for an Indian travel agency called "Discovery Full Circle Tours" (http://www.discoveryfullcircle.com) here on the Thorn Tree Forum, we want to give some feedback on our very positive experiences.

We went to India last december and had a two-week trip (private car w/ driver) through Tamil Nadu organised by Mr Chaman Thakur and his agency "Discovery Full Circle Tours", based in Delhi.
As we did the first two weeks (Rajasthan) on a tour organized by an European agency we can make a direct comparison between that one (which was a constant struggle against being pushed into tourist places and guided tours through the sights) and the one organized by Chaman.

Chaman is a very nice, helpful and competent person which trusted us even as our European bank caused problems with the money transfer.

The tour was organized in a perfect way according to our requests, the hotels were all clean and the price was more than reasonable.
Best of all, we were very happy with our driver who instantly understood and respected our interests and even brought us to great places that appear in no guidebook. There was no pressure whatsoever to buy souvenirs.

Next time we come to India we will surely book again at Discovery Full Circle!

Well, it does sound indeed a little bit like publicity but keeping in mind the huge diffenrences between an expensive and still annoying trip and the two relaxing (and much cheaper!) weeks in Tamil Nadu we think that Chaman has deserved this!
 

Recieved from Mr Alford Khan of UK on his second trip with us :

 Hello Chaman,
I am back on the email and this is my first message.
Marya, Richard and myself wish to thank you for the superb planning of our holiday which we enjoyed very much We wish to thank your family for the warmth and fellowship extended to us and for the lovely dinner It was really very kind of you . It will be more than a year before we can start thinking of returning to India.
As you know in July we are going to Finland at Xmas time we are planning to go to Egypy, Then i have to go and look after my home in South America. I have'nt been there for nearly three years and my friends are beginning to think i forgot them. Anyway thanks again and if i can get some business for you I will certainly let you know.


So long  and Namaste.

Marya, Richard and Alford
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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