Comments
India
The accommodations of the Big Five were wonderful and service of the
hotels excellent. The driver was superb and the guide adequate. I strongly
suspect that the guide got kickbacks from the stores he took us which is part of
their culture so the prices at one store in particular were higher than I would
have liked. The quality of the goods were excellent though. The guide and
driver were always punctual and polite. I like Tauck better because kickbacks are not tolerated in their
organization and the guides constantly superior. As far as India is concerned, the culture is toxic to women, it is customary
to take advantage of a tourist; the dirt and poverty extreme.The temples
beautiful, the people we encountered were very friendly and the women colorful
and for the most part beautifully dressed. I can not prove the kickback theory so I would strongly prefer it not
mentioned to Collin as I do not want to be unfair to the guide It is customary
practice in India but I find it abhorrent. But you may want to let your other
customers know if they decide to go with the Big Five as a guide to India and
spending money.
I hope you and Dee are doing well. Cheers! Karen
