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Amazing tour guided by amazing people. What an awesome way to see kerela - would have been very difficult to do what we did without a tour guide

A great mix of excellent trekking in glorious scenery, a quieter second week where you can unwind in the backwaters plus a few real jewels, Madurai for one. What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? It has to be the trekking.  It was so varied and there was so much to see, really lovely walking.  Though the elephant ride was a treat.  And the food - I even ended up opting for spicy breakfasts in the end.  We ate in very local everyday cafes and it was great.  And Anthony the chef's cooking on the trek was another treat.  Madurai of course.  And as everyone says unwinding on the houseboat. What did you think of your group leader? Ajiy was terrific, really good fun.  We were a small end-of-season group and he turned this to our advantage.  He asked if we were happy to have a degree of spontaneity in what we did  - if so, he would try to show us the real India.  We were more than happy to trust Ajiy on this and he really delivered, taking us into small tea shops and even people's homes in a way that would not have worked with a large group.  Ajiy also worked out what everyone was most interested in and made sure we experienced this (I now have an unexpectedly thoroough selection of Malayalam movie music).  And we learnt so much without ever getting too earnest. Do you have any advice for potential travellers? You don't get a lot of begging but a few spare pens for children go down well.Buy Connemara tea for your Irish friends.Leave space in your luggage for Popy umbrellas. Is there anything else you would like to add? One of my favourite holidays.  Not so touristy as some areas of India, more relaxed.

This tour was everything I expected it to be. Very active adventure through the most beautiful places in Jordan. Trekking through the beautiful Petra mountains and Wadi Rum was impressive adventure. Sleeping in the dessert was great.

the desert wadi rum