This trip was special for our family. It had forced six separate schedules to align briefly for a highly anticipated and relatively short vacation to experience the charm of Jaipur-Udaipur and to witness the wintery magnificence of the Taj Mahal in Agra. We’re so incredibly glad that we chose Good Food Journeys to guide us through all of it.
Right from the planning stage, the GFJ team was very attentive to our wishes, very knowledgeable with lodging, transportation, and dining options, and thorough with addressing details that would make our travel smooth and enjoyable. During the actual week of travel, the team was easily accessible and timely in their responses to our questions and very accommodating of new requests. What we appreciated most was the attention to small details like having one point person for the entire trip in addition to local contacts in each city that we visited, receiving our boarding passes directly without having to stand in line to check-in for flights, and having friendly drivers and guides who engaged with our group for lively informative conversations. If we had had the time, we would’ve likely accepted an invitation to tea from our guide in Udaipur (we did view the Palace from the terrace of his home though) and another invite to a home-cooked authentic Rajasthani meal from our driver in Jaipur. We also appreciated how the GFJ team proactively checked in with us from time to time to see if our travel was living up to our expectations. More often than not, our experiences exceeded them.
The highlights of the trip, all of which were curated specially for us, was the dinner (featuring the traditional Laal Maas preparation) at 1135AD in Amer Fort in Jaipur, the stay at Fatehgarh Resort (with a breath-taking sunrise each morning literally at our fingertips) in Udaipur, and the grand viewing of the Taj Mahal on the last day of the trip. By then, we were convinced that the GFJ team probably had a hand in lifting the legendary winter fog for exactly that hour and a half when we were on the premises so that the mystery and romance of the Taj was even more stunning than what we had imagined. It was such a fitting finale to a fabulous trip. Thank you Good Food Journeys for this memorable holiday! We’re looking forward to working with you again, and again, in the future.
