TAJ, TIGERS & TEMPLES - FAMILY HOLIDAY

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  Mary Braddock

  TAJ, TIGERS & TEMPLES - FAMILY HOLIDAY

  

  Written August 2011

  India was an assault on the senses, the colours the noise the people.... It was incredible and wonderful and packed with sensations which will take a very long time to process. Our family had a great time. 

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  What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?

  There are 5 of us in the family and each of us had several different responses to this question, impossible to pick out one moment amongst so many.

  One morning, having visited a local village, our guide took us up through lush vegetation to a spot beside a small crumbling temple and there, in the shade of a majestic Banyan tree he hushed the group just for a moment. My daughter said that that gift of a few moments, listening to the sounds of nature teeming around us and looking out across the abundant landscape was magical for her. Thank you Krishna.

   The Architecture, the food, the people the animals, the eclectic mix of transpot (bus, rickshaw, elephant, tuc tuc...) it was all inspirational.

  What did you think of your group leader?

  Krishna was a huge success for us. He was everything that you expect from a guide in terms of knowledge, organisation and professionalism. He was also kind, humourous, thoughtful and excellent with the children as well as us adults. He related well to each of the children both individually and as a group, something that meant a lot to us. We also felt that he was sensitive to our needs as adults and judged when we needed entertaining and when we wanted our own space, very well.

  I liked that he tried to give us insights into the people and culture with anecdotes and myths, he also arranged impromptu local snacks for us which was really enjoyable.

   My youngest daughter wanted to say that she thought he was really cool.

  Do you have any advice for potential travellers?

  Ask for Krishna because he was really cool!!!

  This is a really full on trip and you want to be on top form so make sure you sleep well on the outward flight and you keep yourself well hydrated. If you haven't been to a country with high levels of extreme poverty before you need to be prepared as it can be very difficult to cope with, particularly for sensitive children and young people.

  Try to keep packing to a minimum. I also found that having seperate bags within a larger one with seperate items in, made all the changes of hotel, with the packing and unpacking involved, was much easier. Also with 3 children we made sure that each of them had their own bag so that things were easier to find.

  Is there anything else you would like to add?

  Just that it was the trip of a lifetime for us and that Krishna our guide was a huge factor in making it that.