August 24, 2015

It’s not easy to sum up in a review what has been one of the best and most intensive experience in my life, which has been possible only thanks to India Someday. A friend of mine told me that India Someday was organizing a 2-weeks trip in Northern India.

I realized that taking part in this tour would have been a great opportunity to explore India for my first time and definitely the trip was far better than my expectations. The tour was a perfect mix of sightseeing and unforgettable activities ( Dharavi slum tour with the NGO, Reality Tours and Travel, Shashi’s cooking classes in Udaipur, the visit at the youth centre of the Daan Foundation in Udaipur and Elephantastic in Jaipur).

During these two weeks Abbas (co-founder of India Someday) Ojas (India Someday marketing expert), Aurélie (French traveller) and me had a great time together as if we were friends since ages, and thanks to Abbas and Ojas we met a lot of locals and travellers.

It is indeed because of these warm, welcoming and kind people that these two weeks have been rather than a simple holiday, an intensive and deep experience in Indian culture. That’s why I recommend India Someday to all kind of travellers: the expert ones that can solve all kinds of problems by themselves, but want to know India through the eyes of locals and to the ones – like me – that need a little assistance in planning their trip to India.

July 15, 2016

We are just back from a completely wonderful 2 week trip to India, organised by Abbas of India Someday. We travelled from Bangalore to Mumbai, then to Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Agra and Delhi staying at a mixture of totally beautiful luxury hotels and more simple homestays. India Someday was recommended to me so I was confident from the outset at the level of service we would receive. Organisation of the trip was made exceptionally simple despite the fact that we were a group with members coming and going at various points on the tour. Abbas really took time to understand the sort of tour that we wanted and he provided good advice about what would and wouldn’t be worthwhile tours and activities given the monsoon weather.

At one point on the tour we had to change our plans unexpectedly, and at short notice. Within a matter of hours from receiving our phone call, Abbas had rebooked flights and hotel bookings for us and so our holiday could continue with no trouble at all.

One of the most significant aspects of our tour that I enjoyed was our encounter with our drivers and guides that we met on our tour. Each driver had been arranged for us by India Someday and all were courteous, professional and expert in navigating the range of obstacles on the motorway and roads. They in turn offered to arrange for guides to escort us at particular sites, and these people were so knowledgeable, friendly and expert at helping us to relax and feel safe.

I think that India is quite a challenging country in which to be a ‘newbie’ tourist. There is absolutely no doubt that we had a far better time than we would have had we tried to organise our visit ourselves. India Someday is indeed worthy of the title ‘best travel agency’ and they helped us to make the best of 2 weeks of precious annual leave!

Massive thanks to Abbas and the team – we’ll be back again.