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My husband and |I really enjoyed our entire tour-despite the change of itinerary because of the floods in Srinigar; in fact, the change of plan enabled us to go on the viceroy's toy train which turned out to be a highlight of the trip. We also went to the rock garden in Chandigarh-which we would not have managed if we had not had an extra night/day there. Our many and various guides were well-informed and helpful. Likewise our drivers were fine.
Constructive criticism: long car drives are tedious and if I could have changed that, I would have done so. I specifically requested a homestay in Leh and we were placed in a sub-standard "guesthouse" which we insisted on changing. Leh was perhaps our least favourite destination-we could and should have done more hiking there as I intended doing.Maybe Manali would have been a better choice? Shimla (the Clarke Oberoi) was our favourite stop.
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