A Typical Day On The Road With AGM India Tours
Travelling in Rajasthan and northern India delivers untold wonders, a veritable feast for the senses, but it can also be a complex, challenging and frustrating experience, especially for first-time visitors.
Enter AGM India Tours and your own private car and driver Manoj Kumar Sharma who cuts through all of the chaos, confusion and crowds of Indian airports, train and bus stations and takes you wherever you want to go in complete comfort, safety and security.
So how does a bespoke, personalised AGM India Tour work each day? Firstly, you’ll be greeted by Manoj in the Arrivals Hall of your Indian point-of-entry airport at a pre-arranged time and place where he will be holding a welcome sign with your names clearly marked.
After presenting each guest with a garland of fresh, fragrant marigolds, Manoj will escort you and your luggage to his waiting vehicle in the airport car park and drive you directly to your hotel of choice. No searching for an airport taxi, Uber, bus or train ride and, rest assured after a long and tiring international flight, being greeted at the airport by your own private driver is one of the great joys of international travel.
Depending on the time of your arrival, Manoj can leave you at the hotel for a restful first night’s sleep or give you plenty of time to relax, enjoy a drink, meal or snooze before heading out on a morning or afternoon sightseeing excursion.
Each day of your tour then follows a familiar and leisurely pattern with somewhat flexible timings according to your wishes, ever-changing local traffic conditions and your pre-arranged tour itinerary. Manoj will happily discuss the next day’s timings with you during the evening before, so everyone is aware of the upcoming adventures.
Generally speaking, Manoj picks up guests at their hotel after breakfast, embarks on morning and afternoon excursions with a relaxed lunch break in between and deposits you back at your hotel in the late afternoon or early evening in plenty of time for a rest before dinner.
If there are specific things you would like to do or timings you need to adjust, you simply chat with Manoj the day before and he will do his best to accommodate your requests.
Manoj generally eats lunch and dinner by himself, but you are welcome to invite him to any meal of your choice (at your expense) if you would like to spend more time with him socially.
During the day, Manoj will be your constant on-road companion, driving you to each new attraction or destination in complete comfort, safety and security. He can arrange expert guides at many locations with nominal payments and optional gratuities paid direct to each guide.
Manoj can also escort you personally on shopping excursions of your choosing and help to translate, bargain and buy from the most reputable store owners in Rajasthan. If you prefer to visit an attraction on your own, Manoj will wait with the vehicle in the nearest car park, so you can explore at leisure knowing your luggage and personal possessions are completely safe – a huge bonus when travelling in India.
Solo female travellers and older, less mobile clients will also appreciate the incredible care, kindness, patience and attention Manoj pays to all of his AGM India Tours clients.
While guests enjoy relaxed mornings, Manoj is up early each day before 5am to clean his vehicle inside and out, replenish bottled water and other in-car offerings, prepare his uniform, shower, breakfast and say prayers before collecting his clients from their hotel.
Each evening, he heads to a local guest house, designed specifically for touring drivers, where he will eat, pray and retire to bed around 10pm, ready for the next day’s adventures.
