Hi,
Just a note to thank you all for making our first
journey to India incredible, it was everything and more we hoped for. We met
some lovely people, local people from the guides to rangers and village
folk. The Manor hotel was fantastic, Delhi is diverse, so it was avery calm
place to go back to. No complaints at all about Howard Plaza, staff were
lovely and the Krishna jungle resort, staff were so so good and so was the
food, so fresh.
The only thing I think that should be made clear to
tourists is the trains! The sleeper has only 1, 2 berth coupe and 2, 4
berths, which we were lucky we had the coupe both ways, however we met an
English couple who were given the 4 berth on the same train as us and they
were having to share with 2 other men, they were not too happy about this.
Anyway we let the 2 men have our coupe and we joined the couple, a very
funny, interesting and memorable night, tho dont fancy the sleeper again.
We will go back to India and try another area and
safari, Rajasthan and Jaipur in a couple of years, Kanha was beautiful and
we saw tiger twice, no elephant ride tho.
Thank you all again and pass our thanks on to India
Footprint they were fab too.
kind regards carolyn
From:
Nagesh Rao
To: Footprint Info
Subject: Re: Confirmation
Letter
Me and
my daughter [Ramya Nagesh] would like to thank you for providing us with
the most incredible holiday which was a holiday of a life-time. We loved
every moment of it although it was hard on my leg muscles [having never
done the trek before]. Thanks to Mr.Susheel who went out of his way to
make our stay comfortable. Mr.Susheel [also called as Neil] was
brilliant and made sure that although we were both totally
inexperienced, we did not slip off the cliffs, during the trekking.
The
fact that we were both provided for separately from the Exodus group,
gave us freedom and ability to interact usefully with the locals. It was
a very useful experience. While we did have some interaction with the
Exodus group, it was minimal and the majority was private for the two of
us and we loved it every bit of the way.
I have
no doubt that I will book through Foot print adventures in the future,
knowing that you will provide us with our requirements through
sensitivity as you have done for us on this trip.
Mr.Nagesh.G.Rao, FRCS,MD.
From:
Malcolm Andrews
To: Footprint Adventures
Subject: RE: Arrival
Information and Tour Service Voucher
Hello
Recently returned home from our extended trip of India/Sri Lanka, which
included the Footprint Tiger Trail in the first half of February.
Have to say that we had a fantastic experience, esp in Bandhavgarh, the
lodge was very good, welcoming and attentive staff without being over the
top, excellent food, bonfire & biscuits after the afternoon game drives was
particularly nice, and morning brunches were the best we had in India. We
were very lucky to have superb viewings of the dominant male, B2, courting
one of his ladies on the roadway within 15metres of 'our' gypsy, incl scent
marking and sparring, together with several sightings of other tigers. Our
driver, Dino, was very knowledgeable as were the local park guides.
We were not so lucky in Kanha, weather had turned cold and wet, and although
we had two tiger sightings, they were very much an anti climax after
Bandhavgarh. Pradeep, our guide in Kanha, was very much into birds which
suited us as we were able to identify a good number of the colourful birds
with his help.
The only thing that we were not too happy about at the time was at the start
of our trip when we were taken to the railway station in Delhi, our first
experience of Indian trains. The driver would not leave the car to help us
find the correct platform for our train, but luckily we found a very helpful
porter who not only took us to the platform, but found the correct carriage
and seats for us as well, well worth his tip.
All in all a very enjoyable trip that we would have no hesitation in
recommending to others.
Best Regards
Malcolm & Linda Andrews, Lichfield, Staffs.
From:
Martin Gibbs
To: Footprint Adventures
Subject: Trek and Tiger safari
Dear George, Jane, Sandra
Many many thanks for a
superbly organised (despite the Indian railway, and pothole ravaged roads) trip
to the sub-continent. We all had a fantastic time. Our guide on the trek Sunder
Kapoor led us with enthusiasm and humour and the porters were a joy to be with.
I think on reflection the countryside was prettier than I remember in
Nepal(Annapurna Sanctuary), some of the alpine meadows reminded me very much of
Austria/Switzerland and the wild life was in abundance.
The Tiger safari was
everything I wanted and getting up close to the animals was an experience I
shall never forget. We saw enough of the tigers in what seemed to be a very
sympathetically managed park. The other bird/mammal/reptile life in the park was
also superb, but I am afraid nothing matched the view or the anticipation of the
view of what can only be described as the King of the cats! Sanjiv was a
delightful host and obviously very passionate about his work.
Again many thanks and I hope
Jane is coping well.
Congratulations to Footprint-adventures.co.uk
My name is Eric Lon: I am a French masseur physiotherapist used to trek
for more than thirty years in different parts of the world.
Two days ago, I was trekking in the Dhauladhar Mountains, around Dharamsala,
India. I met a group of four UK tourists, your customers. They are very pleased
of their trek with your organisation, as well as the reception at Delhi airport,
their trip by train…
I am not pleased of the organisation of my trip by a local agency in Dharamsala,
Mcleodganj. If you could give me the contact phone and Email of your
correspondent in Mcleodganj, I would be pleased to contact him
immediately.
Have a look to my website
www.voyager-en-forme.com. English version:
www.travel-healthy.com, and more than 300 photos on Flickr.
Have also a look to my two previous websites which have an English version:
www.randomassage.fr,
www.yogatrekking.com
My concept is to be “Healthy guide” available for trekkers, to provide
them healthy practical teaching during a trek. I am the only French
certified masseur physiotherapist doing that.
If this concept seems interesting for some of your customers, we may
cooperate on a professional level.
Tiger Trail
The tour was excellent,
plenty of tigers and the return train only one hour late into Delhi.
Colin Axford
From: ROGER DOWNER
Hi Jane & George,
It is just over a week since we
returned from our trip to India & then to Mauritius and we wanted to say thank
you for organising a really wonderful trip. To have seen so many tigers was a
real bonus at the end of a memorable holiday. There were only a few very minor
hitches but these were dealt with in a typical Indian way that we need to accept
whilst travelling in their Country.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves &
would be happy to recommend you to others as need arises.
Best wishes for a very happy
Christmas & a peaceful New year Pat & Roger
Hi Jane
Thanks for that - I'm still travelling in Argentina for another few weeks. I had
a great trek - 5 great days and 3 days of rain \ snow so I can't complain.
Thanks again for organising the trekking.
Cheers
Graham
From A. Gawrylczyk
The overall efficiency, service delivery and courtesy of Footprints was
excellent. Some good tiger sightings particularly at
Bandhavgarh NP. Excellent trip. Train journey very
comfortable, people very friendly.
Subject: Photographs from trek for villagers?
Hi
This is a very belated offer,
apologies. My wife and I booked “The Valleys and Flowers of Lahaul” trek through
your company. During the trek, which, incidentally, we
very much enjoyed, we took lots of photos, including some of the guides
and some of the people of the villages through which we passed.
If we provided you with copies
of the “people” pictures, would you be able to arrange that they be taken on a
subsequent trek so that they might be distributed to those persons who recognize
themselves – bit of a long shot I realize as in most case I wouldn’t be able to
be sure which village they were from.
Regards
Nick Sheppard
From Mr & Mrs Richards
Subject: Tour Survey Report, Tigers and Rhinos
The holiday was very enjoyable and
the safari in both Kaziranga and Khana excellent. Both guides excellent and
deserve a special mention.
Subject: Thank you
Dear Jane,
Just a quick e-mail to say thank you, and all involved with Footprint, for your
fabulous services in organising our trip to India over Christmas and New Year.
It was all that we had hoped for and so much more besides. With so many
individual internal journeys, drivers, guides and accommodation to organise we
were amazed at how everything came together so faultlessly. It was a fantastic
adventure and so lovely to have been able to do it with a small group of
like-minded friends, whilst meeting so many charming people. (Special mention
for Rocket Singh at the Royal Tiger Resort in Bandhavgarh and Dr. Shailesh
Tripathi in Varanasi - both of whom were so kind to us.)
You may be interested to see some web pages I have put up on my site (one of my
many hobbies); if these are of any help to your future customers, feel free to
point them in that direction. I have put a link to you at the bottom of the
introduction page and on the photo gallery index.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daveandsue.burnham1/indiaindex.html
Thanks again and hope to be in touch in the future to seek your help once more.
With very best wishes,
David and Sue Burnham (Brighton)
Indian Tigers and Forts
Happy New Year Jane, arrived back
safely and had a wonderful time
Kind regards, Bernard, Sue and
Daniel Lewry.
Dear Jane
RE: A SELECTED TOUR OF INDIA
We have just
returned from our break in India and I think I speak for whole group when
stating that it was absolutely fantastic. Obviously we can’t credit you with all
the wonderful sights & people that we encountered on our travels, however the
standard of accommodation/transfers was excellent. The quality of the hotels
certainly exceeded our expectations and whenever we stepped off a plane or
train, a representative greeted us within seconds! The whole experience was all
very effortless & slick when compared to previous similar holidays.
Considering the
quality of the tour package and the overall cost, it represented exceptional
value for money – Thank you.
Paul & Christine
Toye
From Paul Butler
Vice President RARE
inspiring conservation
I have just returned from your Tiger and Forts Tour of India. I write to
compliment you and Footprints. The organisation was flawless. At every stage we
were met on time and the program ran seamlessly. With the exception of a single
guide (who I would rate as average), all others were excellent. Without
exception we were treated like honoured guests. Your in-bound ground operators
were consistently helpful and even phoned on four or five occasions to check in.
Wonderful. My complements. We saw fourteen tigers!
From: Peter Blood
To: Footprint Adventures
Jane,
Terribly sorry, appeared to have mislaid the Survey report,
but hope this answer can act in its place.
The organisation was very good indeed. At each spot there was
someone to greet us, without us having to seek them out at all. Shalini was very
friendly and organised the re-confirming of our return flights. Sanjeev was very
knowledgeable and a good companion on the game drives. He also exceeded what I
would have considered a manager's responsibility - on the last day, Peter wasn't
well. Unknown to us Sanjeev phoned ahead to the Krishna Hotel in Napier to
inform them, and when we reached there they enquired whether Peter would require
a doctor. A personal touch, much appreciated.
We had one breakdown between the parks, but this was hardly surprising given the
state of the roads, and the driver was very concerned and really worked hard at
getting us to a town with phones, shelter and food. A replacement vehicle was
with us within 2 hours, and given our previous experiences in India (albeit over
a decade ago now) we were impressed.
At both game parks the food was excellent and plenty of it. The staff at
Bandhavgarh were particularly friendly. The nature films at Kanha a good idea
for the evenings. The hotels in Dehli were well chosen, one near to the airport
for our late arrival on day one; and one very centrally to enjoy a day in Dehli
on our return.
In summary, I would recommend this Trip and your company to
anyone.
Thank you
Kris & Peter Blood.
Dear Jane,
Having just returned from India and your Tiger Trail Safari, I would just like
to let you know how fantastic this trip was and far exceeded my expectations. I
was a little apprehensive about taking the train journey, but there was no need
to worry. The sightings of tigers was incredible - 21 sightings, 11 different
tigers (16 sightings (6 different tigers) in Bandhavgarh and 5 different
sightings tigers in Kanha). On top of that 76 species of birds! The lodges you
use are of a very high standard and very friendly. I was impressed at the high
quality of the trip for the amount we paid (we have seen similar tours for
double the price!!). We had real value for money. I would like to thank you for
making this trip so special.
Regards
Steve Marshall
Dear Jane:
The above couple left India this morning and gave the
following remarks.
" Mr. Ashu Choudhry provided us with the most excellent
guidance and service throughout two weeks in India.
He has watched over us like a guardian angel and absolutely
everything happened perfectly.
He appears to know everyone who has been able to give us the
best service wherever we have been. We could not have asked
for more or better.
Many thanks..........sd/ Colin and Sonia Smith, Reading
England."
