India Highlights

Quotes and Feedback from our customers

October 2011:

"Overall this was a beautiful and amazing two weeks. To be able to visit with the artisans in such a personal setting was beyond my expectations."

"All the food we had was fantastic. Very authentic and delicious. The amount of different dal we had was amazing!"

"I felt prepared and well taken care of"

"An excellent experience that provided all that we expected and more."

"Very well planned, full of suprises, very informative and thought provoking."

October 2010:

"As someone who has unusual dietary requirements, it was a lot easier to find suitable food."

"Wouldn't have wanted to miss any of the full programme."

"The transport provided was reliable and comfortable." 

"The producer groups appreciated our visit and made us welcome."

"I valued the opportunities to visit the producers and to see their homes, enjoying wonderful meals at several."

"We had opportunities to sample the best Indian food on offer."

October 2009:

"It completely came up to and excelled my expectations andI would highly recommend Skeadddle's Meet the People Tours as a way to see and get a feel for a country. The overall organisation was terrific and the holiday was very relaxed, but at the same time action packed"

"The briefing day gave us a taster of what to expect, the opportunity to meet our fellow travellers, and made me feel excited and raring to go on the holiday!"

"I can't wait to save up for my next rour. Any other holiday pales into insignificance by comparison"


October 2008:

"Ranjith looked after us well - was keen to personalise it for each one of us and ried to accomodate our interests"

"Ranjith gave us an excellent overview of India. We had an excellent group"

"A very good and entirely fascinating introduction to India"

"It was a truly enriching experience - a mixture of culture, history, sights, restaurants and lots more besides..."


October 2007:

"A thought provoking experience never to be forgotten"

"Ranjith went to great lengths to arrange a variety of food in a variety of places. We were given a true Indian experience"

"I have never been given so much informative information before a holiday - relatives were delighted to follow my progress from the itienrary given"

"The most memorable holiday I've yet experienced!"

"Ranjith is so enthusiastic and helpful. He obviously loves showing the real India and his views and knowledge of this vast country were both enlightening and entertaining!"

"A tremendoous range of experiences"

"A life changing experience"


October 2006:

"Ranjith was an excellent host and stimulating guide who looked after all our needs very well. The tour far exceeded our expectations. We will travel with Meet the People Tours again if we can and it has brought enthusiasm and greater meaning to our Fairtrade activities at home."

”As I was travelling on my own I much appreciated the opportunity of meeting some of the group in advance at the Briefing Day. The informality and friendliness of everyone made for a very enjoyable day”

”The tour was very much what I hoped it would be”

“TARA Agra Stone Workshops and TARA Projects and Exports were of course excellent visits. We were made so welcome and entertained most hospitably”

“The small air-conditioned coaches were very comfortable and well-driven. The overnight train journey from Kochi to Chennai was an adventure not an ordeal!”

“We had an amazingly varied experience”

“It was an excellent introduction to India. We found the place fascinating, chaotic, beautiful, noisy, friendly and many other things – a few words can’t do it justice”

“A very enjoyable and memorable experience”

“The meals were very good, a lovely variety of different foods from parts of India which we visited”

“I must say that my tour of India will be one of the most memorable visits of my life which was particularly made more so by the people who participated”