India Tour Review: Mumbai, Arunachala, Somnath, Jyotirlinga, Gujarat

For a longer tour I would insist that a representative of the travel company travel with us. We changed guides three times and at each change we lost all accumulated rapport and understanding about our group's needs. Each change meant having to train the guide. There are logistics with a group such as baggage handling, tips and daily planning. This was difficult as each guide had a bias regarding how we should spend our time and what hours to tour. We had several itinerary changes when we learned from the local guide that our original itinerary did not allow sufficient travel time or that there were no restaurants at the sites we chose. Or a bridge was out thus altering the driving time table. In summary all details must be confirmed with the local rep before finalizing your plans.