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You are the best travel agent I have ever had the pleasure to work with. I love your flexibility, constant communication, quick responses... I wish I could get my business travel done through you too. Jeanne Heydecker Aug 2010
Bill and I enjoyed the week enormously. I can't wait to download my pictures and appreciate the many wonderful glimpses into people's lives in that watery world and the appealing city of Kolkata. Beaty, you were a great organiser.
Bill & Rosemary Bowie aug 2010 re trip to Sunderbans & Kolkata
a dear colleague of mine, recommended you as a perfect travel agent to, from and through India.
Jurgen Dec 08
Thank you so much for your efficient and creative travel assistance. Trying to plan a trip for two senior citizens and teenager, and providing them all with a great experience is a challenge in itself, but to have all the minor details done so perfectly is more than you can ever expect. I am delighted with your service and plan to contact you for all my other trios I plan to do. Jeanne Heydecker Nov 08
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and all of your associates for helping Rachel and I enjoy our time in India. India was a fantastic stop over on our way to Europe. Whilst hot and humid we had a wonderful time in both Delhi & Agra. The complete contrast of Ladakh was a beautiful change and a real highlight of our trip. James Williams, July 08
Just a note to thank you for making our trip so good. We enjoyed it immensely and the range of places we went to was so interesting and varied. Too many highlights to choose from but the time in Darjeeling was probably the pick. We were also lucky as the sun shone and we got great pics of the mountains.
Amit (our driver) was a gem and to think I was considering hiring a car and driving myself before we went there!
The range of accomodation was good to not so good but all had a special charm that related to the towns. The YWCA in Mumbai was very good and the Tiger in Udaipor was great. Kathy loved the hotel/guest house in Pusker. The YMCA in Delhi was fair but the pizza hut there was tops and all the waiters did a dance - very good.
Well I could rabbit on heaps as there were so many different things we experienced. The dinner in the desert at Jaisalmer was a lot of fun even though we were the only tourists to attend. While Varanasi was probably the most startling - it was soo hot there (in the 40's) and we probably stayed one day too long but again we enjoyed it and saw the ghats and bodies floating down the ganges.
Peter & Kathy Hamman, July 08
Corbett was fantastic! Tiger Camp really is a very good place to stay. For the money, the rooms are large and nicely furnished and the food is very good (the Indian Buffet better than the Western options available at room service but that is not unusual!) The service is brilliant, we felt very much looked after even down to the packed lunches we were given for the journey home. The attentiveness of service was particularly noted by Phil who arrived a day early on his own and was soon involved in washing the Elephant, introduced to other guests etc. On the Saturday evening, we weren't able to go on an additional Safari we had requested due to the permit office being closed due to local elections so a 2.5 hour walk was organised over the river and through the local grass lands which was spectacular. Tom and I weren't lucky enough to see a Tiger but Phil saw one the day he arrived which ended his trip on a real high note.
Sally Jeffery, April 08
Thank you so much for arranging the day trip to Agra yesterday. We had a thouroughly enjoyable time, the guide was excellent and the driver was pleasant and delivered us there and back safely.
Rowena Parry April 08
I did so enjoy my visit to India – way more than I had expected to. Thanks again for your hospitality and for make our booking on the Assam Cruise, which was a great experience. I do intend to email the company and say what an enjoyable experience all the crew made it for the guests, groundings and all.
Robin McCullough - Assam river cruise, Feb 08
Re the Ossian Trip - it was brilliant. We really had the most wonderful evening and we were very grateful that Reggie phoned and suggested that we change to the evening instead of doing it during the day - as it really is getting so hot there now. A wonderful memory to take away with us.
Michele Edmondson - Camel Camp, Feb 08
Just a quick note to thank you again for all the work you put into my trip. My enjoyment of the trip was much greater because of all the organising you had done to make it as simple and straigtforward for me as possible.
Alex Croom, Feb 08
What a wonderful holiday!
Thank you so much for all you did to make our holiday a life time one to remember. We had such an amazing variety of experiences from the culture shock when we first ventured out in to the streets of Lahore, crossing the border on foot, watching the The Border Ceremony, setting eyes upon the fantastically beautiful Golden Temple at night, visiting Gandhi's Memorial in Delhi and the Museum to him in Mumbai, wandering around the lovely Memorial Garden in Amritsar, and getting up very early (for us) for a spectacular view of the Taj Mahal, feeling inspired by all the activity in the largest slums in Asia and the industrious Dhobi Ghat(s) in Mumbai. To visit Kerala was a dream in itself. The beautifully peaceful cruise through the backwaters was relaxing and so interesting - it was amazing to see the villagers thronging into the various churches on the Sunday morning. The last stop in Kovalam was idyllic and such fun to bathe in the sea and hotel pool.
Please praise and thank Mahesh for providing us with such kind,safe, polite and knowledgeable drivers. It was grand to be able to relax knowing we were in experienced hands on those long journeys from Delhi to Jaipur.
Besides all this I cannot ever forget your small thoughtful acts of kindness. You were always thinking of our comforts and how you could make our journey through India more informative and enjoyable. Thank you for everything Beaty - your sympathy for and knowledge of India shined through at all times.
May Youett, December 2007
Gael, Kelly and I would like to thank you for your organising our India adventure. Everything went smoothly and the drivers and guides were excellent. The hotel accommodation was also of a high standard and just what we had all hoped for. We had a great trip with many incredible and memorable experiences.
Rod Eiszele, November 2007
It couldn't have been more perfect. The train was great (once we figured out our car et al), the hotel was in a perfect location, the driver was amazing, and the guide was just right. Thanks so much. I would definitely recommend the hotel. It's not a 5-star. The beds are hard as a rock, the soundproofing is kind of non-existent, and it took one and a half hours for our dinner to arrive, but the location and friendliness more than made up for those details. For your more adventurous travellers, it's great, so close to the main ghats and easy to find when you are wandering around. A full night's sleep is not guaranteed however since the temple bells start chiming pretty early in the morning.
The guide Rohit was very good. He had a nice sense of when to talk and when just to let us chit chat. He gave us a lot more than one full day of sightseeing.
Carol Fiertz, November 2007
A quick email to say that we had an excellent time today - and that both the driver and the guide were of a very high standard.
Kerry Parker, September 2007
Great Trip the wife and son enjoyed very much.....the driver was excellent and very helpful nothing was a bother and explained and pointed out things of interest.....thanks very much about the jewellery shop the wife loved it and cost me a small fortune ha ha.... no it was great.....the Taj was worth it fantastic the guide was great and very friendly a real personal touch sat us to a side in a garden area and explained all about the Taj the king and his 3 wife's and his life he was excellent.......the next day was take your life into your own hands scary road trip but we made it.....great hotel better than Taj hotel real Indian big rooms history all over walls very homely.......great rooftop restaurant and entertainment music and 2 girls in Indian dress dancing between tables.....
Grant Stringer, April 2007
I thought it was magic! It was a real comfort to be able to relax and not worry about anything and that's exactly what I did! Which meant that you shouldered the burden of all the dealing with hiccups. But truly, for India, it was extraordinarily unstressful.
I'm definitely hoping for another trip some day
Alison Taggart, Jan 07
Thank you so much for arranging a wonderful trip to India for me. I arrived home yesterday - absolutely exhausted, but thoroughly amazed by what I've experienced in India.
Neil Johnson, November 06
I can’t thank you enough for organizing that fabulous tiger safari and ensuring my stay in Delhi was safe and fun. I can understand why you have elected India as your homeland. I hated it on my first trip and have now developed a love/hate relationship, in that I can’t wait for more! <_o3a_p>
Deborah Bush, November 06
Firstly the whole trip went off like clock work. Everywhere your guides and drivers met us, got us to the hotels and showed us around. Rajish our driver from Tanjore to Cochin was exceptional, both as a driver and a guide. All round we found the trip first class in all ways.
Murray and Sandra Sim, March 06
Everything you did for us was brilliant, the driver was great and the guides were fantastic. They didn't rush us and were very informative and knowledgeable about everywhere we went. I know the others also had a brilliant time
Andy Wilson (February 2006)
Thank you so much for all your help and kind attention. It really was greatly appreciated by both of us, and the impromptu visit to Indira Ghandi’s home was a magnificent plus, which was really special! The whole holiday was so good, and we both had a wonderful time. The train journey (Palace on Wheels) was amazing, and a good way to see a great deal without any hassle. Thank you so much for all the time you gave us. A big thank you for all your help, and if we make another trip to India I have no doubt that we will be in touch!
Val Grieve (January 2006)
Thank you SO MUCH for all you did, a superb trip thanks to your planning and for your generousity with your company.
Dale & Jerry (December 2005 - January 2006)
"I want to thank you again for all the planning and providing us with such smooth travelling and a fantastic time in India. If it wasn't for you and the golden triangle package that you worked up (with short notice), I think India would have looked differently."
Hingley/Beck (December 2005)
"I LOVED India....Thanks for all your help, without which it could have been a disaster."
Dowling (November 2005)
Dear Beaty. "We had the most wonderful time, and everything ran so smoothly."
Windsor (November 2005)
"Beaty, we were really impressed with your service and attention and thank you so much for a wonderful holiday."
Margaret & Lindsay (October 2005)
"All arrangements going smoothly thanks to your excellent organisation."
Coopers (October 2005)
"many, many thanks for a superb adventure"
Bronwen (January 2005)
"I am so glad that I joined CSAR Tours. Without your guidance, serenity and constant organisation it would have been chaos if I had gone on my own. Without exception we were all very grateful to you."
James (January 2005)
"….the wonderful way you looked after me both prior to my trip to India and during it. Your organisational skills, consideration, knowledge and limitless patience is wondrous."
Charlotte (January 2005)
"Booking through CSAR tours meant all the hassle of organising and booking and confirming was removed. And that is a lot of hassle. Everything worked like clockwork. It was the best organised holiday we have had.
The drivers were good, the transfers excellent, the elephants well behaved, the monkeys mischievous, the camels camel-like. We had no sickness, no accidents, no thefts, no money. What more could one ask for after nearly six weeks in a strange and amazing land?
We thank you and we will commend you to others, Beaty."
Regards
Ian & Jagdish. (December 2002/January 2003)
Also see an "Ode to an Indian Odyssey" by Ian & Jagdish
“We had a fascinating and very enjoyable journey. Beaty’s long acquaintance with India, its people and customs smoothed many paths for us and enabled us to experience some unique visits. We strongly recommend her to organise a purpose made trip to India.”
Warwick & Hueline Massey (2002)
“Beaty has extensive knowledge of the country having been raised and schooled there. She is an enthusiastic and considerate leader, very efficient, unflappable and with a great sense of humour. Her understanding of the various cultures and customs required is a tremendous asset.”
CA & BJ Drummond (1995)
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