Reviews from Travelers
3 days in Agra
Our visit to Agra was our second experience with Dhruv and his outfit. They planned a three-day customized itinerary for us with car, driver, and local tour guides. Everything went great. They had everything planned out well leaving some flexibility for changes along the way. Our family of three had a great time. We went over Diwali, and they even used their connections to allow us to be a part of a local’s family celebration. I highly recommend this company for any travel/tours.
Variety definitely is the spice of life!
Wow, wow, wow! We had no idea what to expect on this tour as it was booked via the travel company but whatever we were imagining it was a million times better. Amazing guide, so friendly, knowledgeable and the perfect person to give you a unique experience in this bustling city.
Zig zagging through the streets dodging all manner of vehicles and people going about their daily lives. Diving into alleyways to discover hidden gems and different markets that you would never be able to find yourselves. Tasting the most delicious street food and just at the right moment hopping onto an Auto or rickshaw to be whisked to the next spectacle. This tour has it all and more! The grand finale was meeting Dhruv and being invited into his magnificent haveli. Such a beautiful mansion and a very warm welcome. We were absolutely blown away with the home cooked food that had been prepared for us especially as it was a total surprise. If you want to get to know the real India and have a fantastic few hours immersing yourself in this mesmerising city book immediately! A huge thank you to Dhruv. It was a wonderful afternoon, and we will never forget it.
More Than a Tour
Having just read through many of the reviews, there is not one that I disagree with. Throughout all my travels, this experience was like no other. Through history, food, shopping, and personal guidance, I experienced Old Delhi as few visitors will- it was truly a day of wonder – a total immersion in a culture I have longed to visit.
While I could go on about the sites and physical aspects of the tour, I feel others have beautifully expressed how special the day was. What I can highlight is the care and authentic connection made with Dhruv. At every step of the way, we were treated as a friend – a member of the family.
Prior to the tour, I was in contact with Dhruv. I was still in the Himalayas and knew I would have one day in Delhi before departing for the States. I would be a single woman traveling in Delhi and I was unsure how to secure a tour that was safe. On the recommendation of a fellow traveller, I was put in contact with Dhruv. Little did I know that his services would far exceed that of a tour company. While in the mountains, I “lost” my passport and all credit cards and money. Suffice it to say, had it not been for Dhruv my experience would have been many times more frightening than it was. To feel support and friendship from someone I had never met is an experience I have never had.
Fast forward a week later, I arrived in Delhi for my tour (with my passport). From the moment Guide met our taxi, our tour felt like it was personally designed just for us. While there are set places to visit – the tour felt as if our personal interests and needs guided every step. Having just completed a Yatra (pilgrimage to the Himalayas), Guide took this into consideration when sharing information and taking extra time at sites that would support and expand our experience in the temples and mountains we had visited. His enthusiasm, patience, and caring nature were beyond description.
So yes, while the tour company is amazing – more importantly, these people are amazing. One of the finest human beings I have ever met. I am eternally grateful.
Magical Immersive Trip
Dhruv Gupta is a brilliant creator of experiences. The tours he arranged for us in New & Old Delhi, Varanasi and the Ajanta and Ellora Caves were beyond belief! They were historical (New Delhi), wild, fun and delicious (Old Delhi), mystical and spiritual (Varanasi) and beautiful and magical (Ajanta and Ellora Caves).
If you wish to see India, feel India and taste India, book with Dhruv Tours!
Dhruv is wonderfully personable, fun, delightful and extremely organized. He oversees every step of your journey. You never have to worry about boarding passes, hotel check-ins or drivers and guides. You can enjoy your trip fully.
All the guides Dhruv chose were exceptional for each segment of the trip. Dhruv personally took us through Old Delhi where we had our ears cleaned (it is true), climbed up to the top of a building to see the pigeons being called, went to another building full of beautiful flowers, and he introduced us to local spices and foods as we walked the narrow streets full of life. Hands down, this was the best street experience of my life.
Dhruv Gupta has my highest recommendation! He is The Best!
Fantastic introduction to India
This tour was a wonderful way to kick off my first visit to India. We began with the half-day food tour of Old Delhi, which was delicious, fascinating, and very well put together. Just the right amount of walking, eating and information. He was an excellent guide, and it was great to meet Dhruv and his family before setting off on the next part of the adventure.
We spent the next few days on the road with Driver, who drove us through beautiful countryside to Agra, then Jaipur. He was a gem and everything you could want in a guide when you are two women travelling together: friendly, helpful, good-humoured, and full of good advice and recommendations. We enjoyed our tours of the Taj and the sights of Jaipur – I can’t think of a better way to have had this experience. Thank you!
Amazing
Working with us we arranged our plans to do 6 days in Delhi/Ranthambore/Bundi/Jaipur & back to Delhi!! The price was very reasonable and having a reliable experienced driver the entire time was a lifesaver! Our driver was by far the most knowledgeable, kind, and excellent driver/guide/friend we met in India!! What a wonderful trip, the execution was flawless! If you aren’t seeing India with an experienced guide, then you are doing it wrong!! Everything was planned for us in a fair and upfront way, just too many nice things to say!! Just book a trip through them and you won’t regret it!!
Golden Triangle Tour of India
Created me a wonderfully organized tour of Old & New Delhi, Agra & Jaipur (The Golden Triangle Tour). Very hospitable experience with very knowledgeable guides. Was taken to special sightseeing locations, guides took great pictures and brought me to some of the finest restaurants in each city. Highly recommend this is a great experience and opportunity to see and learn about India in a comfortable, safe and extravagant way.
Highly Recommend This Tour and Company
I highly recommend a tour of Jaipur with this company. This tour was tailored to our interests and recommendations from the owner Dhruv who was very patient during the planning process. It was absolutely perfect!! Our tour guide and driver were knowledgeable, professional, and patient with our multiple questions. We were treated as family!
Nice choice
Everything was nice. Safe driver and excellent guides. Thanks for helping us these days. Sure, I’ll recommend your agency to my colleagues. Many thanks!
From start to finish, it was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had.
Our guide was so knowledgeable, fun, flexible, competent, and understanding. He made us feel immediately comfortable. The tour itself is spectacular — weaving through the streets with our guide felt fun and joyful, and he brought us to and through areas that felt unique and interesting while giving context on the overall history. Our tour ran over the expected time, and it was never an issue — Guide was gracious and warm and organized. I would recommend this experience to everyone visiting India and hope to join the tour again next time I’m here!
Taj Mahal & Agra Fort same day return experience from Delhi
This trip to the Taj Mahal was a dream come true. The schedule is very flexible based on what you want to do, and how long you want to stay places. The whole process is very smooth, and makes your day going to the Taj Mahal easy. The driver was extremely accommodating and did his best to make me comfortable on the drive(about a 3 hour drive each way). When you get to Agra you stop, and pick up your personal tour guide to take you to the Taj Mahal. The tour guide makes the process of getting to the Taj easy, and then accommodates to what you want to do. My tour guide gave me great information I wouldn’t have got on my own. On top of that he took my pictures, and knew all the great shots to take. I would have never got these great pics traveling there on my own. Overall I highly recommend booking this tour to make your life easy, gain knowledge you wouldn’t get, and take pictures that will last you a life time.
Local experience – safe as a young solo female traveller
This was the most incredible local experience. The tour guide provides you with a wealth of insightful information and ensures your questions are answered in detail. I was recommended this tour by a friend, of which I was weary as I am a 25yrs female solo traveller. I had arranged for a driver to pick me up through the tour service and had no concerns. Invaluable experience, amazing food, and people!! Cannot recommend this enough – thank you again!!
Trustworthy, excellent guide and travel advisor – You want the best, you must pay for it.
What can I say about this company? If we could give 11 stars out of 10 we would. We are English and visiting India for the first time. We were a little naive. A little nervous. Amongst every review, we were overloaded with suggestions about what to do and where to go. So, we contacted this company. WE TOLD THEM what we wanted to do. (Dhruv) worked with us over email. We exchanged a few emails and we decided on an itinerary between us all. What a great day. We highly recommend the food tour that these guys provided. But… don’t worry… these guys don’t force you to do things their way. YOU TELL THEM what you have seen on TV, on Google, online and work with them. They will give you honest opinions on your ideas.
Finally…Everybody has heard the phrase ‘You get what you pay for’. I can confirm that this company is a little bit more expensive than others, but they are worth every rupee.
One really nice gesture…We told Dhruv about our plans for travelling to other areas & states in India in the next 3 weeks. He even inspected our itinerary and gave us free advice without any charge or trying to sell us anything.
Thanks Dhruv and the team.
Harmony in our Journey
It was indeed as “Gold” as it can be! Our trip had to start from Kanpur due to some family functions, but Dhruv made it possible without any hassle at all, with all the comfort – luxury car, water, toilet paper (yes!) , snacks, fruits, and of course, the greatest hospitality by our driver.
Rides were all smooth, and at each monument we got to meet wonderful & knowledgeable guides who made our time so much more memorable.
I felt a great teamwork of this company – from the coordination, driving, guiding, decision making, accommodating, everything! They are all very attentive to what we like and try to customize depending on our preferences! It’s like a great symphony orchestra with a talented conductor and musicians – what a beautiful harmony 🙂
And, speaking of harmony: Throughout India, I was able to feel the beautiful harmony in different cultures, different colors, different food, and different people, thanks to Dhruv and his onsite team, we were able to have such a fantastic time. I have been to India many times, and I can say from the bottom of my heart that this tour company offers THE BEST EXPERIENCE that surely lasts as the most amazing & priceless souvenir to take home.
Thank you Dhruv 🙂
Worry-free, fantastic
My husband and I are honeymooning, and this tour was so easy to arrange and so fantastic.
- driver and guides speak fluent English
- driver and guides catered to our needs
- we felt very safe and that we were in good hands
- it was easy to communicate with the main office before and during the tour.
- Honeymooners
Education of a lifetime
Absolutely 1 of the most humbling experiences I’ve ever had! Every sense I have was used at high rates! It was non-stop from pick up to drop off! Highly recommended for those who want education, not touristy!
Thank you so much for opening my world!
Another REMARKABLE experience!
My 18 college students and I from Michigan had another REMARKABLE walk (we’ve been doing the walks since the mid-2010s.) Our guide is passionately committed to sharing the magic of his world. His knowledge and insight enrich the entire experience. This is a MUST DO for your time in India!
Educational conversation & tour
Private tour of the Taj Mahal and great conversations with my driver. It was such an awesome day. My flight left that evening and they were able to accommodate a place for me to shower, snacks pre-flight, and drop off at the airport. Such a memorable day—got all my India questions answered!
What a fantastic day.
An early start meant we were at the Taj Mahal before most of the crowds. Excellent driver and an excellent guide meant the whole experience was fantastic for all of us from the first moment. The Taj Mahal is simply stunning and a beautiful monument to love and human endeavour. This tour helped us all to get the very most from the experience. Thank you!
Great local knowledge and enthusiasm to show international visitors around what can be an overwhelming experience. Loved this tour.
Highly recommended
This was my 2nd tour with this group. Trust me, I’ll even do it again. This time 11 other friends and co-workers joined due to me raving on and on about the quality of this tour. Our tour guide did a tremendous job keeping the 12 of us together while walking the streets of India. I feel this is a real opportunity to wander in and about the crowded alleys of this amazing place. And then on top of it to learn about the lives of the people who live there. Plus, there is delicious food! You end up in a beautiful Haveli which the owner has painstakingly restored and eat a wonderful meal there. In addition, Dhruv was a joy to work with to make the tour work with our unique schedule. He is happy to take requests to make it work to everyone’s advantage. This is a great experience.
Experienced the culture, sights, sounds, smells, religions, food and much more and will have lasting memories.
We have just finished our weekend trip to Varanasi organized by Dhruv and MKH Tours and we have had such a fantastic time. It really has exceeded our (already high) expectations from previous trips led by them, and we would certainly recommend them. Our hosts (Coordinator / guide / driver) in the Holy City were so welcoming, organized, and informative, altering our schedule to get the most out of the changing weather and our differing taste buds! Thanks once again all!
Amazing tour in India!!!
I couldn’t have been more happy with this tour! He made us feel like we were at home in India and that he was not only our guide, but our friend! Very kind, professional, fun, and made us feel safe. I will be recommending him to everyone that ever is traveling to India! Amazing! Thank you!️
Trust me, you want to go with Dhruv.
Dhruv is so entirely amazing and reliable. I’ve used him twice with two different groups. He communicates so thoroughly and quickly which is a high value when trying to plan things from the other side of the planet!
His leadership of the tours is fantastic. Meaningful. Personal. HIs knowledge of his hometown and culture is an important part of what he does. He knows so many people in the area, you truly have a personal experience.
Through the Eyes of a Local
This tour was absolutely fantastic! An absolute MUST if visiting Delhi. Such an interesting, insightful experience seeing Old Delhi through the eyes of a local. He was an exceptional guide. So knowledgeable and obviously proud of his heritage. Such a colourful bustling environment well off the well-travelled paths. Great to sample a little of the neighbourhood culture and taste treats too. Highly recommend it! Is soooo worth it. This company is very passionate about what they offer, and you are in safe solid hands.
India in its element – the golden triangle
Thank you to Dhruv for organising and leading us through a wonderful tour of the golden triangle in India – Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. We first visited Delhi and took the fantastic Old Delhi Food Trail, sampling the culinary delights of Indian “street” food whilst walking the old city lanes and taking in the sounds and sights around us. After our tour we were delighted to be invited into the home of Dhruv – the founder of the tour – who has restored his family’s haveli within Old Delhi to beautiful quality – and to sample the delicious home cooking and hospitality of him and his wife. Many thanks!
In the afternoon we set off for Agra in the comfort of a luxury Innova Crysta and the benefit of the (relatively) recently built highway. Our driver could not have been kinder or lovelier – we were really offered every comfort on our journey, as well as benefiting from Driver’s knowledge of the areas we passed through.
We spent a lovely evening at our hotel, making it to Agra in time to see the sun set over the Taj and have some lovely drinks and dinner overlooking its majestic domes. After a very comfortable stay we were greeted by our first tour guide, organised for us by Dhruv. It was fantastic to have been guided around the Taj by someone so knowledgeable about the history surrounding it both from a historical and architectural perspective. We then went on to the Agra fort and had an equally wonderful tour – more views of beautiful architecture, the legacies of emperors and more.
Our last stop was the pink city, Jaipur, with its palaces and forts. We had a whirlwind tour of this place which included many sites, a huge amount of cultural richness and some delicious Thali – loved it! Thank you to our tour guide for a great experience and again to Driver for taking us around so attentively and sharing his love of local food with us.
I would recommend this experience to anyone looking to experience the sights of India whilst learning about India from the people who know it best.
Perfect Golden Triangle tour to Agra and Jaipur with Dhruv
As a first-time visitor to India, Dhruv made my experience doing the Golden Triangle, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur smooth and very stress free and very enjoyable. The local guide he arranged in Jaipur, was especially superb. Druv was very responsive to questions (at all hours) and last-minute schedule changes at my behest. All in all, he’s excellent and I would highly recommend it.
Wonderful Trip to Jaipur
We really enjoyed ourselves on the two nights we had in Jaipur. We had done Agra on a previous trip so was not necessary. It is beautiful with its terracotta/pink buildings in the old walled city.
Our guide/driver was very informed and made our trip very special.
Would definitely recommend it and the SUV was spotless.
Wow! What an experience! The BEST EVER!
Wow! What an experience! This was probably the best walking tour I have ever been on (and we have done many throughout the world). If you are in India, you have to take this tour! It ended up being a private tour as I was the only one booked that morning, and they still provided the tour. The communication before the tour was excellent and the actual tour itself was memorable – full of history, sightseeing, meeting locals, and of course, the food. Seeing India as a local was amazing, every food was absolutely delicious. We visited places I would have never found on my own. And the hospitality and friendliness of the tour company owners/guides was second to none! They really do make you feel like an old friend. If you are considering doing this tour, don’t think one more minute about it, book it now!
Agra Day trip Highly Recommended!
As a single female traveller, I was comforted by the extra steps Dhruv took to ensure my comfort and safety. He assigned one of his most trusted drivers (One of the best drivers I’ve had in all my travels) and checked in before, during, and after the trip, offering helpful tips and reminders. His pricing was also the most competitive out of all the places I researched, and the once in a lifetime trip was worth every penny! Since I had limited time in India, I didn’t have the chance to take the Old Delhi tour, but the excellent ratings assured me the Agra trip would also be a good one – and I was right 🙂
Agra Day Trip from Delhi
This was a great tour of the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, with a friendly driver who picked me up at my Delhi hotel and a knowledgeable guide in Agra. Driver was nice and we had a good conversation on the way to and from Agra, and Faysal had expert tips for photos both at the Taj Mahal and the Fort.
A fabulous way to explore this part of the world, a simply wonderful experience! Put this tour on your “must do” list!
Luxurious vacation of a lifetime!
Dhruv and his team planned an unbelievable one-month trip for us throughout India. Hotels, guides, drivers, and sights exceeded all our expectations!! Would highly recommend it for a luxurious vacation of a lifetime!
Exceptional experience of India culture and history
Dhruv and his team arranged another truly exceptional experience for us. Agra is a must stop and the experience of the guide and courtesy of the made the day even more memorable. Apart from the main attraction (Taj is breathtaking). The easy explanations of the history, engineering and culture gave us a rare insight into India. We also visited a local village and this, like our Old Delhi experience, is another must and unique to this amazing tour company. Highly recommend Dhruv and his team for a truly exceptional experience in India.
Photographers dream tour
Can not express how much we enjoyed this tour. As a local he shows you through his eyes as he leads you through parts that most tourists don’t see. He is an excellent photographer and guided us to some great photos and provided us with copies of the photos he took as well. It was a very informative tour, I would highly recommend it.