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Sanjay and his colleagues provide superlative customer care and attention—my wife and I always felt that they were watching over us—they knew what we wanted or needed even before we did. When we were ill or injured, medical attention was provided swiftly and handled without drama!! We had special requests regarding food availability, pillow/work requests, guides, and all provided at least exactly as requested, if not above and beyond.
It’s a pleasure to work with Sanjay and colleagues and unreservedly would and will work with them again.
Sanjay planned an incredible trip to India for me, my daughter, and 12-year-old grandson. I was born in in India and have travelled there many times, but this was the most spectacular 2 weeks I have spent there. India is a big country and we covered a lot—house boat in Kerala, temple in Tami Nadu, religious services in the Ganges in Varanasi, lots of sites in Delhi, Golden temple in Amritsar, never-disappointing Taj Mahal, and finally a relaxing stay in the village Rajasthan.
In 1996 I went to a presentation by the late David Breashears where he spoke about and showed raw footage of his experience on Mount Everest during the climbing disaster earlier that year. The filming of his eventual summiting became the IMAX movie, Everest. I was captivated. Although I was never a candidate to climb the mountain, it was my goal to see it in person. So, I contacted Sanjay and explained how important this experience was to me. Sanjay was a personal friend of David Breashears, giving me another personal connection and an understanding of how important this was to me.
So, Sanjay crafted a 5-day stay in Nepal for my husband and our friends. We were all on our way to India. He offered 3 options for seeing the mountain. We chose the flightseeing, a 20-passenger plane where everyone has a window seat. He scheduled us on the flight, but arranged the trip so that, if the weather was bad, we could reschedule for any of the other days. As soon as we arrived, we were told that we would be going the next morning as that was the best weather opportunity. At 5:00 A.M the next morning we were seated on the plane with the flight still up-in-the-air. It sure looked cloudy. After sitting on the runway for some time, we finally got the okay to take off. We kept going up through clouds until we finally burst out to a sight I can’t put into words. It was stunning, awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping and whatever other superlative you can think of. Sanjay had arranged for us to have a sherpa with us, who had summited Everest. Phula pointed out peaks, routes, and other features to make our time richer. When we finished, he went to breakfast with us. He answered our many, many questions. Phula’s experience was fascinating, and I got a better understanding of the sherpa community and their special connection to the mountain. It took me the rest of the day to “come down off the mountain” and finally catch my breath.
Our other days in Nepal were crafted by Sanjay with equal care. We had a city guide, Arjun, who walked us through old Kathmandu and shared his love of it. The devastation from the 2015 earthquake was still visible, but he was so proud of his country’s rebuilding efforts. The festival of Tihar had just finished, and the city brightly decorated. We went to a Nepalese Welcome Dinner, a small affair with several courses of delicious food and local musicians and dancers. We were definitely made to feel welcome.
Shortly before we left home, Nepal suffered a terrible rainstorm which caused severe flooding. The resort where we were supposed to spend a night suffered severe damage. Sanjay told us he was working on a substitute. What a substitute!! It was a stunning property with eye-popping views at sunrise, sunset, and throughout the day. We were pampered and fed food created by a culinary artist. Nepal is a special place, and Sanjay arranged 5 days to love.
Sanjay helped us plan a great weeklong trip to the Golden Triangle in India for November 2024. With his help, we planned a very interesting and efficient trip which included both the standard highlights of these great places (Agra, Jaipur, and Delhi), but also a few off the beaten path places (hidden temples, private block printing at an old factory, watching a street vendor make clay cups on his wheel to sell for people to us at the temple across the street, opening up a jewelry store late at night to buy uncut jems in Jaipur, to name a few). We were worried about not being able to see everything with only a week’s time, but with Sanjay’s help we managed to not only see the main highlights but many other sites we didn’t even know about!
We stayed at fantastic hotels and received excellent service at all of them. Our guide, Garish, was incredible. He knew so much and was able to give us the history and current insight in a very entertaining and engaging way. Our driver, Mr. Singh, was also an expert at dodging traffic and knowing just what routes would be the best. We could not have planned a more wonderful and amazing trip. We highly recommend Sanjay’s company for any trip to India. We plan on using him again to see more of India in the future.