Experience Travel Group Traveller Reviews

We spent 2 weeks (not long enough!!) visiting the highlights of Delhi, Agra and the Rajasthani cities of Jodhpur, Jaipur and Udaipur. We visited rural villages; saw beautiful temples, majestic palaces and forts; enjoyed the riot of colour of the saris; the exquisitely patterned fabrics; the crazy traffic (elephants, camels & cows sharing the road with our car) and meeting the very likeable Indian people. We ate at some great Indian restaurants, watered gentle elephants, enjoyed a dinner in outback India under the stars, were amazed/amused by the noise of the Diwali celebration and enjoyed a traditional Rajasthani dance & puppet show. All in all, it was a fascinating experience.

The Experience Travel Group did a wonderful job designing our itinerary for us, taking full note of our what we wanted to see and offering great advice on activities and accommodation. Their travel adviser who designed our trip had lived & travelled through India for 8 months so was very knowledgeable. Everything went very smoothly at all times during our trip. We had excellent guides and drivers and good accommodation.

James from ETG understood my health problems & tailored the holiday to suit my needs. I was surprised at how much I could do & my capacity to go on what I considered beforehand to be difficult terrain. The holiday was magical & we saw some wonderful wildlife & stayed in great rainforest lodges which had very knowledgable & enthusiastic staff, with excellent food. Everything ran smoothly & all our transfers were trouble free. After experiencing a trouble free holiday, I would highly recommend ETG

Excellent, efficient & knowledgable.

This was a private tour arranged by Experience Travel in coordination with their Indian partners and with significant input from me! I had clear ideas about what I wanted to see, where I wanted to stay (some of the time) and was happy to listen to their suggestions as well. As a female travelling solo in India I was more than a little concerned about my personal safety but I was looked after every step of the way, from my wonderful drivers, to the local guides and company reps, nothing was too much trouble. The itinerary was complicated but worked very well, the hotels were lovely (ranging from extremely top notch to wonderful little gems tucked away), the city tours were fabulous taking my up stairways and alleyways where I would never have dreamt of going alone to explore and experience the personal side of India as well as the famous sights and sites. Altogether it was truly a holiday of a lifetime (and I have travelled all over the world and been to some fantastic places) and overall the experience was unique and unforgettable.

Experience Travel are attentive, always available, reliable and highly recommended. Not the cheapest company with which to travel but you do get what you pay for. I was not the easiest of clients but my constant questions were answered carefully, thoroughly and with humour. I feel I have a good relationship with the individuals at Experience Travel and would not hesitate to use them again.

For our Honeymoon we went on a three week holiday to Sri Lanka (organised by the Experience Travel group). I can honestly say that this was the most amazing holiday we have ever been on. Sri Lanka is a wonderful country full of welcoming people, amazing wildlife, unbelievable sites and the best food! Highlights include seeing a Leopard at Wilpattu National Park, climbing to the top of Sigiriya rock (and exploring the amazing archaeology there), and spending some relaxed time down by the coast near Galle. Throughout the holiday we stayed in small boutique hotels which where amazing. We also spent two nights staying in traditional mud huts, which was very exciting. We were so sad to leave Sri Lanka at the end of our holiday, and can't wait to go back (hopefully sometime soon).

Our whole holiday was organised by Experience Travel group and our travel consultant was Becky. From helping us to put together an amazing itinerary, through to getting on our flight home Becky was fantastic! She really helped up to create a unique trip, that was tailored to our specific interests. We could tell she had really listened to what we wanted from our holiday, and was very attentive. We felt that by booking with Experience Travel we got to stay in some really unique hotels, and ended up seeing some amazing sites that were off the traditional tourist track. All our guides were so friendly and knowledgeable which made such a difference to our experience. Becky made our holiday really special as well, by informing all our hotels that we were on our honeymoon!! We would go on another holiday organised by Experience Travel in a second.

As well as visiting the usual tourist attractions accompanied by knowledgeable and helpful guides, we particularly enjoyed having the opportunity to see other less visited areas of the same cities. We were accompanied by locals who were keen to share their local knowledge and we were given memorable insights into how people spend their lives. These tours included a visit to an ancient part of Delhi, a village within sight of the Taj Mahal and a wilderness centre outside Jaipur but the highlight was a cycle rickshaw tour one evening in Delhi where we kept stopping for street food and were able to visit a Sikh gurdwara, Asia's largest spice market and explore parts of the city we would otherwise have missed. In taking these tours we were supporting local tourist initiatives which was also a bonus. The accommodation had been carefully selected with very hospitable and welcoming hosts keen to make us feel at home in their charming properties - a welcome change from hotel chains! We had a truly brilliant time!

James of Experience Travel understood our requirements right from the start and created an unforgettable holiday in India taking into account our interests - a truly tailor made holiday, the highlights being the 'a little off the beaten track' experiences. The amount of information about the country and related issues was very useful as was the Vamoos app. Experience Travel were immensely helpful with queries before we went to India and all admin and paperwork was handled very efficiently. Once there, their agents were very professional and helpful and ensured any problems were dealt with extremely well. We had such a great time, we hope to travel again with Experience!

Experience travel created a most well organised tour. The accommodation in small homestays and heritage hotels was perfect and we enjoyed a wide variety of tours and experiences.

Thorough and well organised. Listened to our requirements and produced a holiday which suited us very well. I would not hesitate to recommend them.

We visited half a dozen places - Kuala Lumpur, an agricultural village, Cameron Highlands, Penang, Kota Kinabalu and the area round the mountain, Sandakan, and Gaya Island. We enjoyed both the cities and the wildlife areas, though for us the extraordinary and abundant wildlife in Borneo was the highlight. The guides were exceedingly knowledgeable and helpful and always willing to go the extra mile.

The organisation was seamless and inspired great confidence. Responses to questions were immediate and to the point. Their ability to tailor activities and events was very good. We simply knew from initial contact onwards that this company would deliver what it promised.

From beginning to end the organisation was second to none. The hotels and lodges were really lovely with very friendly and helpful staff. 3 of the hotels and lodges were of a very high standard. Gorgeous. That said the other lodges were more basic but very comfortable, good food,friendly and in idyllic situations. Our guides were excellent, very knowledgeable and good company. We saw so much wildlife, Orang Utans, proboscis monkeys and other species of monkey, various types of hornbill,snakes, bats, squirrels, flying lemurs and so many more. All our internal flight connections were on time, in fact the whole holiday ran like clockwork. I can only say I would have loved the holiday to have lasted longer.

As previously said James was very helpful, informative, patient, enthusiastic and nothing seemed too much for him. Always happily answering my many questions and replying promptly.

From beginning to end the organisation was second to none. The hotels and lodges were really lovely with very friendly and helpful staff. 3 of the hotels and lodges were of a very high standard. Gorgeous. That said the other lodges were more basic but very comfortable, good food,friendly and in idyllic situations. Our guides were excellent, very knowledgeable and good company. We saw so much wildlife, Orang Utans, proboscis monkeys and other species of monkey, various types of hornbill,snakes, bats, squirrels, flying lemurs and so many more. All our internal flight connections were on time, in fact the whole holiday ran like clockwork. I can only say I would have loved the holiday to have lasted longer.

As previously said James was very helpful, informative, patient, enthusiastic and nothing seemed too much for him. Always happily answering my many questions and replying promptly.

We told ETG what we would like to see and do and Nick came up trumps. We got to visit a coconut plantation, National Park,tea plantation and Botanical Gardens. We visited the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Kandy's Sacred Temple of the Tooth, and climbed Sigiriya Rock and Little Adams Peak. We got to see the work of local farmers and enjoyed a meal with them. We travelled on a train with the locals and at Galle had a cookery experience which was so enjoyable. There were tours of Galle and Colombo with very knowledgeable guides and rides in the famous tuk tuks. We got to see so much of Sri Lanka all thasnks to our driver Saman.

We were introduced to ETG by a friend who assured us that we would be well looked after and he wasn't wrong. Right from the start ETG kept in touch with us with reminders of what we had to do eg. visas, insurance etc. We were given numbers to contact if we experienced any problems (which we didn't have to use as all went like clockwork.) For anyone wanting a holiday with a difference I would recommend ETG.