COMMENDATIONS
Guest
Name(s): Christine & Jeffrey Moses
Country: USA
Email: ------
Tour Taken: Customized Tour North &
West India
Year: 2003, January
Dear Compass India,
Bravo to another fantastic tour you arranged for our second trip
to India! As a repeat guest, we can add reliable service to the
long list of praises for Compass. As stated before, Whenever we return
to India, this wondrous and distant land, we will always go with a "Compass"
at hand. It did not occur to me how soon we would come back. Normally,
we do not set foot into a country we recently visited, much less the same
continent. But my husband explained that Compass is the only company we can
fully trust to fulfill our wishes, especially on short notice.
Knowing we were in good hands, the planning phase was different than our
first experience. Rather than requesting specific cities and hotels based on
the typical tourist circuit, we created a wish list of things we
wanted to see. Compass incorporated our wishes and filled the itinerary, yet
we were involved in every step of the way to ensure your interpretation of
our wishes were correct. The unusual tour was a challenge, especially with
the vast distances between places.
Though there were unavoidable
days of travel, the route was logically considered to minimize the necessary
hassle. In response to our reluctance to train travel, we were escorted to
our specific seats well in advance of departure. Most remarkable, was the
enthusiastic welcome by Joy Mazumdar in the tout-filled city of Varanasi. As
we opened the train door to exit, we were immediately greeted with marigold
garlands and whisked away to a vehicle.
Overall, it was a
well-executed tour with a few minor glitches. Yet to our amazement, the
casual mention of them prompted an immediate response to remedy the
situation. Similar to our first tour, the accommodations and guides
delivered expert knowledge, personal attention and commitment to service.
All made themselves available with an At your service, smile
even during the national holiday of Diwali. Most notable was the tiger
safari portion of our trip. Our wish to see tigers (7 total) in the wild was
fulfilled, but it was the extraordinary and incredible service at Tiger Den
that indelibly remains in our minds.
We leave once more with
memories of fascinating sights, scrumptious cuisine and hospitable people.
Durjay, we want to thank you again for your personal touch in
arranging this tour. We appreciated the periodic phone calls to see if
things were going smoothly, taking time out of your familys hectic
schedule to dine with us twice and giving us opportunities to gain a deeper
understanding of Indian culture. Truly, your company is listed under the
definition of hospitality. We hope that we can show you our
version of hospitality, if ever you come to the United States. Until then,
best of luck to Compass and thank you so much for another unforgettable trip
to India.
Warmest and best regards,
Christine &
Jeffrey Moses, USA