India chartered car guide

You can actually choose to charter a car when traveling to India. Today I will tell you about the difference between chartering a car and a travel agency. In fact, the editor recommends chartering a car, but you must be prepared in advance. , so that you can play more happily. Private Driver VS Travel Agency

When I was doing my homework, I saw many drivers saying that if you want to have a comfortable time in India, you should use the chartered car method.

I talked with an Indian private charter driver, a 9-seater tempotraveller in Rajasthan

10-day charter, which also includes accommodation in four-star and five-star hotels and some activities, the price is about 4000USD. See the screenshot below:

After checking the hotel, I felt that setting the price myself would be more favorable than the quoted price, so I decided to do it myself and just provide a simple chartered car service. As a result, I was quoted a price of 1,400USD.

At the same time, we also talked about a travel agency, State Express, which is officially certified by the Indian Tourism Board.

Express with the same configuration is slightly more expensive than a private driver for chartered cars and activities, but several of the five-star hotels The quoted price was cheaper than booking it yourself. In addition, they also bought the train tickets on their behalf. After all, we chose this travel agency to charter the car. Their quotations are as follows:

The travel agency has a formal official website

/, where a lot of information can be found. They respond very quickly to every email communication and have a specialist in charge. On the first day of the meeting, a company representative came to the hotel to explain the itinerary and precautions. He also added WeChat and responded promptly to any questions along the way.

The chartered bus driver spoke good English, was enthusiastic, and drove steadily. The most important thing was that he was never late. He arrived early for the scheduled pick-up and drop-off time every day. He also bought gifts for the two children before leaving. He was very considerate and considerate. We also gave some tips accordingly as a thank you.

Our chartered car came with a 12-seater car, which was spacious and comfortable all the way: routine

Some people will ask the chartered car driver if he has any tricks? There must be some, but as long as he is in Within a reasonable range, it is acceptable. For example: he will take you to his friend’s shop, recommend spas, and recommend tour guides for tourist attractions. . . . These recommendations are not rigid. If you feel it is necessary and the price is reasonable, adopt it. If you feel it is not necessary, politely refuse. Demon: I won’t discuss it with you!

There is a particularly demonic thing in the middle, which must be recorded. I chartered a car in Rajasthan for 10 days. I went to the restaurant recommended by the driver for lunch almost every day. Everyone knows this. The driver’s own lunch is provided by the restaurant, and there may be some kickbacks. As a person in the tourism industry, these tricks They are all reasonable, as long as they are not excessive, we can accept it. After all, we are not familiar with the place where we live, and we really don’t know much about where we can eat in restaurants that are safe, secure and taste acceptable when we are transiting between cities. Just follow the driver. On our last day in Jodhpur, after visiting the Mehrangarh Fort, we proposed that we want to have lunch at Haveli Hotel

which has a good reputation among tourists in the old city, and go shopping at Sadar Market. The driver may not think so He was not particularly happy with the restaurant he was related to, and said that the restaurant he recommended tasted better. We had a tough attitude at the time and insisted on going to the restaurant of our choice. The driver dropped us nearby and said that his car could not drive into the old city and asked us to go back to the hotel after our meal and tour. In this way, we went to Hotel Haveli by ourselves. Unfortunately, it was already 2pm when we arrived. Hotel

Haveli was closed for lunch. We took a panoramic view of Mehrangarh Fort from the top floor. After that, I randomly found a nearby shop called Mr.Curry to have lunch.

At that time, we had been in India for nearly two weeks. We paid special attention to drinking water. Everywhere we went, we purchased enough bottled water. We even used bottled water to brush our teeth. For food, you can basically eat at chain restaurants, private shops and roadside stalls. For lunch in Jodhpur, we were careless and ordered mutton curry because the gourmet Mr. Chua Lam once said that the mutton in Rajasthan is very good. We also ordered mutton at the restaurant recommended by the driver before, and it was true. Quite delicious. The food in India is really great. This meal made my friend suffer from diarrhea since the night. I had an attack of vomiting and diarrhea on the second day. I was given berberine and cephalosporins, which made me miserable all the way. After arriving in Udaipur, I slept for a long time before I recovered.

The driver uncle was very gloating about our misfortune. He laughed all the way and even said: I recommend your restaurant to ensure the hygiene! Haha, I can only watch him arrogantly and answer very sincerely. , yes, yes!

Wry smile~~~

Before departure, my dad said that his colleague went to India and had diarrhea since the first meal he got off the plane. When I returned to Shanghai, I was put on intravenous drip in the hospital for two days before I recovered.

We had diarrhea this time, which is probably a required course for traveling to India, haha!

In India, you must be careful when eating!