Tuesday 30 August 2016

Excellent experience with Antilog Vacations AVB0078346

Having coming to Kerala for 3 years on a roll, I am quite fond of this resort (Also the Beach & Ayurvedic resort). Aazhimala is a small town of Chowara. It is nearly 24 km from the Trivandrum airport and you can reach by road in 30 to 40 minutes. The resort looks very nice with gardens surrounded by coconut trees every where and beautiful terrace. It consists of group of cottages which in turn little bit costly. The resort is situated very nearby to the sea shore and it's only a short walk where lounges available.

Rooms and Staff- The sea shore is very clean and we can take sunbath at any place, even though the resort has fine lounges and big umbrella. The rooms are very neat and A/c flow is good. One of the finest advantage of the resort is all the rooms faces the sea and the fine beach. The hospitality of the staffs is good especially the room service and also you have basic facilities like Laundry, Doctor on Call and Money Exchange at the doorstep. But you have to travel a while to find a bank so make sure you bring the amount with you.

Meals and Ayurveda Centre- You also have Multi Cuisine restaurant where you will get all kind of foods, especially the resort is famous for Sea foods. I would like you to know that as the name indicates the resort has an excellent Ayurvedic centre. They listed me around 35 types of Ayurveda and also they practice Yoga. I did the general massage with herbal oil which helps for body circulation.

Places to visit near the resort- There are many places in Trivandrum to visit, there are 2 churches namely St Mary church and St George orthodox Syrian Church. Then you can visit the vizhinjam harbor, you can monitor the seaman’s daily activities here. You can visit Golf club which has 9 hole golf course. Don’t miss to visit the museum which would give an impression on miniature painting, zoo, and botanical garden and of natural history.

Bookings- I would suggest to plan your holiday before to avoid late time rush and high cost for the cottages. To save costs one can go through a travel agent which usually gives discounts & provides you a comprehensive package. They also offer a list of ayurvedic resort to choose. In my opinion, Antilog Vacations is a very good wholesaler for Kerala Ayurvedic resort. They give 10-15% discounts & excellent services on packages with various other options as well. I book from them.

An excellent place to stay.

Visit to Mandana - Buddhist pilgrimage tour AVB0079458

I would like to share my recent experience to India in the month of March. It was basically a Buddhist Pilgrimage tour, which I planned in February with Antilog Vacations. Within the time duration of two weeks, I expected to spend the famous destinations like Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar and in the similar way, my itinerary was managed by my tour operator.

I was extremely happy with every single aspect of this tour. And the customer-friendly experience with Antilog Vacations helped me to alter my plan as per the preference. The best thing was that I comfortably able to relate my tour to Buddhism by eliminating other stops of the tour. It helped me a lot in utilizing my time in the actual direction. Actually, I was travelling solo and a female in my early twenties definitely chose some safe options at a new place.

I preferred to opt entire services from Antilog group related to hotels, car, driver and guide and these were reasonable too. It was a budget package due to some of iterations from my side. I put 3-star hotels for my comfortable stay instead of luxury villas. My driver Hari was a honest, safe and knowledgeable person and similarly good words for my guide (Raju) who took care all the things and helped me to cover Buddhist attractions with the proper explanation.

With the hard work and dedication of Raju, I'd able to reach up to my interests. It was a complete satisfactory tour with my own along with the opportunities to self cover the Buddha Pilgrimage sites and collect the knowledge about hidden facts of life. But, during such time as both my guide and driver ensured about my safety from a discreet distance.

Even, I realized their genuine company in an odd situation during Nepal visit. It was the last step of my journey up to Buddha's birthplace in Lumbini. So, before departure, my tour operator properly checked out the border situation, but due to some violent public issue the conditions were not favorable from the past three days. Thanks God! I hired this package from tour agency (Antilog Vacations), otherwise I'd not able to get the information.

Thanks for such on-time information along with the proper arrangement for return flight along some generous refund. Overall, it was a good and inspiring visit at the Buddhist land. Thanks Antilog for all your great efforts and services which offered me a comfortable and fulfilling experience.

Mathew - Visit to Nepal and India AVB0079463

Very Helpful Services In Odd Situation

I expected to explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Nepal.. So, planned a 5 day tour to Nepal accordingly with Antilog Vacations. I finalized the selection procedure of this tour agency on the basics of Tripadvisor reviews and rating. Basically, the tour was selected by my 19 years old daughter, who was with me during this tour. It was a combination of India and Nepal visit.

Danish was a responsive tour planner from Antilog group who managed the entire planning and provided us a clear idea about the inclusions and exclusions through emails. We were small worried about the initial phase of our tour due to the delay of flight from its scheduled time and after that the part of luggage lost issue from the end of airline. In the whole situation, we were delayed by one hour and things gave indication about the further issues with driver and related parts. But, we forget all the stress to view our driver, who was still waiting there with a sign from more than past one hour.

Now, he is the only person who helped to put the things on track. With a friendly, professional and knowledgeable guide (Manav), we forget all our worries. Danish and Manav both helped us to safely get back our luggage with their communication at the airport counter and put his best efforts to make our journey joyful. At that step, we felt free from related issues in a new place. Our luggage was safely transferred to hotel by Manav. Overall, for me it was a huge thing and I never forget such helping and friendly guys who provide their support at new or unknown place.

Then, we happily covered the famous sites of Nepal. But during the time of return, a major incident happened at airport due to Turkish airliner crash. So the airport remained closed for next 4 days for some recovery matter and similarly our flight to India was cancelled. Our tour operator, Danish handled this situation with a great sense of responsibility. He took care the things on his end and timely informed about other options for India. After finalizing bus option for Kathmandu to Varanasi, this Antilog Vacations sales representative played his role and helped to buy tickets, arrangement for extended stay, driver facility up to bus stop and related things to offer a relaxed journey.

Definitely, it was totally impossible to manage such hard situation without the efforts of Antilog Vacations and their service group. We get the support of Danish at every step. In a form of background services, he was always with us. He was always there for us before we even knew what we needed. I highly recommend Antilog Vacations for any trip. You can rest assured that this responsible group will take care of you, even when things don't go as planned.

Monday 29 August 2016

Visit to Mauritius - AVB0076732

Les Cocotiers Hotel, at the northwest Mauritius is a very pristine resort and is devoted to providing all visitors an authentically lavish journey of the very premium on offer in Mauritius. This is my second visit to Mauritius with the same tour operator ANTILOG VACATIONS and I found it the most amazing one. Its exclusive location offers access to spotless beaches, excellent scuba diving opportunities and a unwind environment.

The moment I entered the hotel I was treated like a royal. The security is good and takes round of the resort all time. The room in which I stay was very modern and has all the basic amenities and very well decorated. You feel like home. But the thing I like the most was the swimming pool … a fabulous one crystal clear water I must say that it looks better than drinking water.

The breakfast and the super at night all was fabulous and I enjoyed it a lot. Here in the restaurants you can taste the genuine Chinese, Indian and continental food it provides you memorable dinner ever. The attendant of the room is well behaved and do his job beautifully the management has recruited fabulous and well mannered people to look after us. The immaculate and fresh air, cool and calm environment, and remarkably pleasant ambience of this hills recoil you the feelings refreshed and rejuvenated.

A fully equipped gym and swimming pool is available for the esteemed visitors to relax oneself. There is a game area where I played table tennis and football with my friends and it was a great experience to play in a healthy environment with all gearing kits. There is wildlife everywhere you will find a different types of birds and animals around. The guest can spend their time in snorkeling in the Indian Ocean. It’s a very good place to visit away from the webs of the city to enjoy and relax oneself.

Vishesh Jamwal - Visit to Chopta Chandrashila Trek AVB0074914

Great efforts to ensure our safety!

Within a group of 4 youngsters, we decided something thrilling and exciting. So, we planned for wonderful trekking experience in a quaint and rustic village of Uttarakhand. Tungnath was initial point to start the journey of Chopta Chandrashila Trek. As we never hired tour planners for any of our past visits. But this time, we need a proper planned booking with the help of experts due to some safety aspects. As per our selection, this picturesque settlement was situated at a higher altitude. All of us were fully excited to explore such nature wonders within the vicinity of charming place.

After a few searches, we finally go through antilogvacations.com and customized our tour package details as per the preference. Antilog group put their best efforts to present the appealing view of this Mini Switzerland. Truly marvelous! Especially the time duration of summers were really helpful to capture the exotic vegetation of the place. Our tour operator from Antilog Vacations perfectly plan our visit. Here, we want to share some highlights about our trekking experience- just memorable moments!

We reached Sari, after 6 hours driving distance from Haridwar. While this comfortable transfer, we were able to catch scenic glimpses of the famous religious sites Rishikesh, Devprayag and Rudraprayag. On arrival at Sari, we transferred to booked hotel and after some rest, we get ready to witness such magical views. Really, it was a picture-perfect site for nature photography. Luckily, on the first day of the tour, we were able to enjoy the sunset view of Chaukhamba Peak. We also captured such breathtaking views on our camera, especially when golden rays of sun strike with the lake water.

On the next day after breakfast, we further started our journey up to scenic Himalayan ranges with our knowledgeable and encouraging guide. During this trek, we were led towards evergreen forests. The area was beautifully surrounded by oak, pine and rhododendron trees. It was really a unique experience to closely view the changes of nature based on the temperature variations and finally entered in Chopta range. Overall, it was a wonderful experience where we experienced the stunning attractions of Kedar, Chaukhamba and nearby peaks. We were also able to view the rare and endangered species of the place.

After such memorable visit, we headed towards the return journey to Haridwar with a drive through scenic passages. At every point of our tour, we realized the importance of Antilog Vacations work. The quality of food, stay, transfer, guide and much more up to the standard and expected level. Their perfect management and schedule helped us to safely cover the journey without any hurdle. At the final stage of the tour, all of us decided for our next visit and it's for sure with Antilog Vacations only.

Visit to Andaman with Antilog Vacations - AVB0075286

I was about to get married and I almost lost sleep on planning our honeymoon. I literally had no idea, where to go. I had an arranged marriage where I did not want to pressure my bride-to-be with the planning, as I was the one who proudly took the onus of arranging it. That was when Antilog Vacations came to my rescue. It just took me a 15 minutes call with the travel executive to figure out Andaman as the travel destination. They arranged an awesome deal at a reasonable cost.


We stayed at this resort for 3 nights and our experience was amazing. It was located amidst the luster and bounty of nature. It was close to Radha Nagar beach which was literally five minutes’ walk from our resort. The Radha Nagar beach is sparsely populated and thankfully it’s not at all commercialized. The specialty of this beach is its waves. Each waves stretches across the entire beach.


We stayed in the AC cottages, which was amidst the jungles. Our room was lovely, very well provided and extremely comfortable. It was well furnished with wooden furniture and modern amenities. The best part was that, there are no television, telephone and Internet facilities to disturb the togetherness a couple would want! The place was peaceful and quiet; just the perfect place for anyone to spent. The restaurant staff was impressive. They offered crab, lobster especially made for guests. Meals were special. The hotel chef is Italian and the Italian food was the best in the restaurant. The bar was lovely and at dinner the music was great.

The staff was very helpful and cooperative. A tiny spa tucked into the jungle provided wonderful oil massage. Antilog Vacations also offer us a complimentary snorkeling and activities at an additional charge that includes scuba diving, natural walks, bird watching, yoga and massages. All I can say is that it’s a great location to spend your vacation with your family. It’s a cheap and worth visiting place. Have a great stay at Havelock.

Sumit Malik, Agra - Pushkar Sunset Camel Safari AVB0075691

It was a week-long visit to Rajasthan which I spend with my sister or can say my best buddy. Even this tour and our planning have very interesting logic behind it. Basically, we together watched an advertisement of Antilog Vacations and we impressed with their wonderful way of presentation. They beautifully present our heritage, culture and historic sites. In this way, we booked our first tour with Antilog Vacations and on the request of my sister, we add Pushkar Sunset Camel Safari in our tour and believe me, it’s become a special memorable highlight for our tour.

Pushkar was our second destination where we reached after the visit of Jaipur. As per the itinerary, our camel safari was at 4 PM.. So, we planned our transfer accordingly. In the small town, Vasu (guide) was waiting for us with two camels and two of his employees. After a small interaction, we were ready for 3-hour ride in the desert area. During this time, we covered around 10 kms area and also collected the knowledge about local plantation and related environmental conditions.

We happily enjoyed our comfortable ride on healthy and good shaped camels. It was completely new but awesome experience for us. Our two guides properly managed the time with initial 30 minutes in the town area and then 2 hours in desert, and in last 30 minutes stop at a farmhouse for the beautiful sunset view. We're also served by freshly plucked watermelons from the field.

Such a memorable vistas away from the noisy crowd of city. In the wide desert field, I really got a proud feel while collecting such a unique experience. With the time, we returned back to Vasu at 7 PM with our happy and satisfactory faces. After such marvelous view, we were next shifted to Udaipur, as per the planned next destination of our tour.

Definitely, it was a result of superb planning performed by Antilog Vacations. They beautifully add equal proportion whether it was a part of city attractions, palaces, monuments, desert safari or other traditional attractions. We were highly delighted with their services and most importantly their suggestion to skip the crowd situation of Camel Fair, especially when I was with my sister.

I think, there are several reasons to love my tour operator and their genuine deals. Absolutely professional! Thanks Antilog, for offering us such a great visit which I surely frame in a form of memorable moments with my sweet sis.

Friday 26 August 2016

Devesh Chakravarti - Memories of Kashmir will stay with us AVB0074582

Kashmir is rightly termed as the Heaven on Earth, and Antilog Vacations made our one week holiday really a heavenly experience. I visited Kashmir in last month with my wife and my 12 years old Son. My budget was only 70-80 K, so I just dropped my details on antilogvacations.com and with in 4 hours, I got the call from them and they told me about the package.
I booked Mysterious Kashmir of 7 days and 6 Nights Package and Kashmir tour cost was only around Rs 70000 for 3. I made the payment by my card and on departure day cab picked us from home and took to airport. We reached Srinagar around 1 pm. There we found local spokesman of Antilog vacations, Mr. Hasin Ansari. There we checked in a Houseboat and after having lunch and resting we enjoyed local market on the bank of Dal lake and in evening around 4 pm we started with Shikara. We saw the floating vegetable gardens and did shopping in the shops situated in dal lake.
Then we went to houseboat for night stay. The houseboat was big, beautiful and comfortable. Next day early Morning after breakfast (Inclusive in the package) we left for Pahalgam, approx 90 Kms and 3 hours drive. Amarnath Antilog Vacations also begins from Pahalgam only. There we took horse ride package worth Rs. 1100 Each which covered 7 Kms of Ride and 3 Hours. Aru Valley for scenic view and Tarsar Lake was main attraction. It was planned to perfection and we saw a lot in less time
Guide told us many movie scenes were shot there. We stayed in Hotel Mount View, it had big rooms and we got north Indian food. Next Morning we departed for Gulmarg, Film Bobby and the title song shooting was done there. The Kashmir Valley and Nanga Parbat views were breathtaking. Mughal Gardens and Shankaracharya Temple is the main place, we stepped up 243 stairs for the temple. After the long day we got back to our Hotel Royal Park Resort and had a relaxing stay. Last day was in Sonmarg after 2 hours comfortable drive from Gulmarg, Driving on such narrow roads are quite thrilling but our driver had 15 years of driving experience in Srinagar, so we were relaxed.
Sonmarg lies in Sindh valley covered with flowers and mountains. Mr. Ansari arranged Sledge riding, horse ride and the mountain views, after that we returned to Srinagar and stayed there at night. Hasin was with us all 6 days, such a gentleman having rich experience. Next day we spent leisure time and in afternoon we had our flight. Everything was so well planned, coordinated and pre managed. The Antilog Vacations arrangement made our trip more pleasant.
Once you book a trip with them, you can’t go anywhere else and it makes a perfect sense to spend some extra to avail their premier services.

Holiday Experience at Cochin, Kerala - AVB0076176

Well, when writing about the Killians, there are two things that I am never going to forget. First and foremost is the manager Mr Stephen Sanjay! Yes that’s surprising but it is true. First thing you remember about this hotel is a person! Why not when he is someone who is genuinely interested in the welfare and service of his customers. He was very much involved not only with us but with all the customers and was trying to give best possible solution to their problems. This memory sure sticks with you for long.

And the second thing is the cleanliness and the hygiene. Everything right from the desks and chairs to the rooms, the bathrooms and of course, the provided amenities as well as the food: everything is so very spic and span. Since I went with my entire extended family, (with the holiday package arrangement of Antilog Vacations) the hygiene was of prime importance to us. There were 4 kids also with us so it became even more important. Speaking of kids, there is a small little swimming pool in the hotel which is a delight for them. Kids were perpetually in the pool for most of the time that we were inside the hotel and not visiting outside. Pool is also well maintained and hygienic, in quite acceptable condition if not to the best of the best standards.

Only thing I did not like was my room being very near to the pool. Pool might be good for fun but it’s not a very pleasant view from the room. That’s not the first thing you want to see when you look out of the window. The other rooms though offer a better view and since we were staying in quite a few rooms on different floors (we went as a big family holiday) I found that the rooms on the second floor and above provide much better view. Overall, a clean place with some excellent staff members including Mr Sanjay Stephen. And of course, a special thanks to our tour operator Antilog Vacations for the complete well management.

Abhay Dhanrajgir - Delhi and Rajasthan Tour - AVB0068912

It was a complete fun within a company of friends. We explored the major sites of Delhi and Rajasthan. During this 5 day journey, we spend 2 days in Delhi and 3 in Rajasthan. It was a complete advisable journey from Antilog Vacations. They perfectly manage the entire services related to our stay and transfers.


Frankly, as a group of friendly we didn't like any time limits or boundations.. We were happy to spend the time in our own style. But, Antilog Vacations friendly treated us more than any business deal. Their comfort, facilities and great tips helped us a lot to maintain our speed and safety along with endless fun. We hardly felt any fatigue during this comfortable journey.


It was hard to define a specific highlight. Each place has its unique speciality, whether it was Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Jaipur or any other part. Fabulous journey! We've a single regret due to time limit. Otherwise, it was a unique experience on a desert land. We collected our memorable moments at picturesque sites, desert safari, with local friendly people and the most memorable part was chilly delicious Rajasthani food. Everything was just mind blowing with a single wish to revisit the place with my friendly tour planner 'Antilog Vacations'.


It's true! The professional's tips are always working to support and make your journey smoother. During this trip, I just booked hotels & local transfers from Antilog Vacations and that's why not able to manage the actual pace. It will definite to customize a Rajasthan holiday package with Antilog services for my next family tour.

Basically, this time I collect the information about the highlights of the place. But, with the expert tips I want to collect the deep information about this royal land. As my wife is a big fan of historic attractions.. So, this fabulous site helps to make a memorable family visit. Most important thing, the land of Rajasthan has several scenic sites for a perfect photoshoot. Completely, It is a Royal Land within all the terms. We'll visit soon.

Thursday 25 August 2016

Nilesh Sidhwani - (Let's go Goa) AVB0084269

Goa is one of the most attractive spots of India with its interesting and heavenly sites for water sport lovers. Me and my wife covered this beautiful coastline with the dedicated efforts of Antilog Vacations. From big boat to cruise, everything was captivating. One can forget the beaches of Thailand, Bali or Australia in front of absolute stunning shorelines of Goa. With the long list of best Asian beaches, Goa is also popular among several holy sites. I was so inspired by the place after my first visit and definitely want to go again and again.


The scenic view of Goa attractions was incomplete without the dedicated services of Antilog Vacations. Basically, October to March is the peak festive season. So, remain busy with the heaviest count of visitors. In this situation, it was almost difficult to reserve your flights and hotels. Cheap flights of Goa and related queries during Christmas and New Year became the highest searched Google keyword, really unbelievable or astonishing thing! After this visit, I've cleared all my doubts.. It is a perfect site for honeymooners, friends or a couple.. Absolutely amazing! At our end, we enjoyed a lot with flawless services, whether it was a part of activities, local transfer, food or hotel, everything was up to standard.


Now, simply with the name, Goa a beautiful pic inspired by natural beauty, beaches and clear blue skies suddenly fall in front of my imagination. But, reality is much better than the description of my words. It was lucky to have a Goa tour with Antilog group because from a long time, me and my wife looking for this tour with a condition of the well organized tour from professional travel operators. It is a very difficult situation to self plan a tour for this kind of highly ranked destination among local as well as foreigner tourists. Simply, we got the company of travel specialists and safely enjoyed our Goa visit without the hassles of long queues and waiting systems.


After arrival at Goa airport, we transferred for hotel check-in and on the next day we were exploring the city as per the planned itinerary by our travel agency 'Antilog Vacations'. We covered the popular sites of Fort Aguada, Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Arvalem Caves, Arvalem Waterfalls, Mahalaxmi Temple, Mangueshi Temple, Dudhsagar Waterfalls, Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Cabo Da Rama Fort, Mayem Lake and Terekhol Fort. Basically, city is divided into 9 major regions of Mapusa Old Goa, Panaji, Bicholim, Margao, Vasco Da Gama, Canacona, Pernem, Sanguem, and Ponda. So, accordingly we covered the popular sites and beach attractions.

We also enjoyed a wonderful hot air balloon flight with a relaxing experience and cover spectacular 360 degree aerial views. One can also enjoy an amazing marine life there with the help of experts. Goa is also a perfect location for Windsurfing and Parasailing like adventure sports. We were definitely impressed by the services of our tour operators along with the warmth and hospitality of the place. Definitely recommend the tour and services of tour operators to all.

Short Trip to Munnar Kerala - AVB0097569

We reached Munnar at around 6 pm in the evening. The first thing I felt was that the chill was not that spine-cracking compared to that in Kodaikanal or other higher hill stations that I had visited previously but this chill was pleasurable. Munnar has a varying altitude from around 1500 to 2700 metres, with the highest peak – Anamudi being located here at around 2700 mtrs.


The driver took us to the Abad Copper Castle Resort, the hotel booked for us by the Antilog Vacations. The hotel had an interesting entry as we had to take a sharp incline from the main road to reach the entrance of the Copper Castle. It was flanked by a car parking space and a viewing porch located by its side. The view from the porch was charming with lush green forests and pine trees dotting the hotel from the sides. This provided a nice backdrop to the resort as it was located along a valley.


The hotel had rooms in the basement, the ground floor and first floor. We had booked a family suite and a double bed room for us 6 people. I personally did not like the rooms very much as the rooms had an old feel and the plaster of the wall was peeling off at some places. There was a strange smell in the rooms too. The suite was large though, around 550 square feet and had 2 rooms – a dining cum drawing room and a bedroom. Electric kettle, a necessity in hill stations was present. The service of the waiters though left a lot to be desired as they took ages to bring the luggage to our rooms. We had dinner at the hotel and it was a nice combination of South Indian and north Indian delicacies.


Next morning we had a good look of the hotel and found out that the first floor had a games room consisting of table tennis and carom tables. The dining hall was located just beside the games room. After breakfast, we left for the local sightseeing in the Qualis. We were told that Munnar is the meeting point of 3 main rivers of the area – Mattupetti, Nallathanni and Periavani. However the three rivers are not located in Munnar proper and hence it is not easily accessible.


So, first we went to the Tata Tea Museum where the famous Kannan Devan Tea is made. We were shown a film about the history of the Kannan Devan which was followed by a tour of various tea artifacts and the actual tea processing centre, where in the green tea leaves is converted to the final packaged form. It was a great learning experience for all ‘urban’ people like us who usually take that cup of tea for granted, not worrying about all the efforts that go behind it.


The Kundala Lake was our next stopover. It is a beautiful lake nested amidst green hills on all sides. The Echo point is located nearby, but it was a disappointment as despite our best shouts the echo was not very clear!! The Top Station is the highest point in Munnar and was around 1 hour drive from our hotel. The road is quite uneven to the top. The place though is quite picturesque and definitely worth a visit because of the view of the valleys and gorges. You can feel the clouds as they are at your level or even sometimes below you. After lunch on our way back to the hotel we saw various tea plantations, waterfalls and the Mattupetty Dam.

We checked out of the hotel early next day and reached the Kochi. It was a great visit with the efforts of dedicated Antilog Vacations Team. GOOD LUCK!

Visit to Kashmir - AVB0078637

Kashmir was always in my mind and this time I got the opportunity with an exciting deal of Antilog Vacations. Kashmir is truly a heaven on earth, which I can describe with the help of my experience.


We booked a Meadows & Mountain package as a couple from Antilog Vacations. After reaching Srinagar airport at around 4 pm, we were assisted by Antilog Vacations representative and transferred for a beautiful houseboat stay at Nigeen Lake. After check-in, we were welcomed with a traditional drink Kahwa. In the evening, we enjoyed a Shikara ride on Nigeen Lake because the city doesn't have nightlife. We spend our night in the beautiful carved houseboat with under a good management of dedicated staff.


Some tourists preferred Dal Lake houseboat stay due to the close proximity of the market but we gave priority to scenic and less crowded stay of Nigeen Lake. Snow cladded mountains, cool breeze and early morning view, everything was breathtaking and after the breakfast, we proceeded towards Pahalgam in a pre-booked cab. During this journey, we covered the scenic views of Saffron fields, apple valleys, mountains and a complete movie like romantic view. We also captured few memorable moments in our camera. We reached there by afternoon and checked into Hotel Himalaya House and greeted by the excellent services of hotel staff.


After a few relaxing hours, we covered the distance up to Chandanwari and witnessed the beautiful moment of snowfall. In the evening, we enjoyed shopping and went back to the hotel. In the next day morning, we were in the wait of some suitable weather and in around 12 PM, we left the hotel and picked the route of Srinagar. After some handicraft, woolens and leather products shopping, we left the place and further transferred for Gulmarg.


It was the most scenic place which I've ever been visited in my life. The place was really covered with picturesque amazing beauty. There were many honeymooner couples to enjoy the breathtaking site. Even, I can't describe the view of such pleasing nature from the window of my hotel. In the next morning, we went to Gondola site as per the plan fixed by our tour operator (Antilog Vacations). It was an ultimate experience to actually view the snow-covered valley from a great height. This place has several activities for tourists and professionals from skiing, snow biking up to sledge riding.


We spend our last day of tour in a houseboat in Srinagar and covered the famous attractions like Hazratbal Dargah, Shalimar Garden, Mughal Garden, Tulip garden and along the wonderful shopping experience at Polo view market and lal chowk. And finally, we prepared ourself to leave this heaven and boarded our flight from Srinagar airport. A great thanks to Antilog Vacations services who helped us to collect such lifetime memories.

Again Thanks for a marvellous visit!

Tuesday 23 August 2016

J.S.Raman, Rajkot - Char Dham Yatra AVB0095672

We are the aged couple from Rajkot, Gujarat. We traveled the popular religious between Haridwar and Joshimath from 18th to 22nd March, 2016. Before We planned our visit, We have contacted Antilog Vacations representative Mr. Prabhakar Sood by online and over phone discussed about our plans and humbly requested for a cab arrangement with a professional and experienced driver. We immediately able to collect a positive response in the direction of perfect arrangements.


For the rest of the bookings and particular specifications for (Rishikesh, Barkot, Harsil, Guptkashi and Joshimath), we used the excellent website features. From the car booking up to every small need, we found Antilog Vacations to be excellent. Right from my first mail till the end of our excursion we observed, they were exceptionally proficient and responsive.


During our discussion, I comfortably planned out the entire schedule with the help of Mr. Sood. With his proficiency, I felt so easy to in the selection of sightseeing, attractions and stay related formalities. We've reached in the holy land of Haridwar in the wee hours of 4:00 AM. From that point, we were received by the booked cab driver. I think, this was the first step, when we're able to feel the sincerity of work done by our tour operator especially at such odd hours. Our driver (Ashwin) is an extremely pleasant young guy. He was able to make a good bond with us. We're also impressed with his knowledge and safe driving.


A new Toyota Estilo car was arranged for our local transfers with the facility of mineral water in order to properly maintain our whole journey. In the next day morning, after a holy dip in River Ganga, we proceeded for further journey. As per the planning, we normally covered the entire sites with the help of our driver-cum-guide. In the hilly terrain of Himalayas, we visited the famous religious places along with the proper stays and preferred food as per the planned itinerary. With the attentive efforts of Ashwin (driver), we're able to happily cover this Char Dham Yatra and then back to Haridwar.


Despite the fact that we are extremely old couple and traveled independently. We have not confronted any issue and whole excursion went exceptionally well. Overall, it was easy, memorable and joyful visit. The things were possible due to the dedication and cooperation from the end of Mr. Prabhakar Sood. If you are looking for such kind of arrangements then I would definitely recommend the services and plannings of Antilog Vacations.

Shyam Sahni, Maharashtra - (Visit to Leh-Ladakh) AVB0074815

Extremely happy with my recent tour! It was a 7 days visit on the wonderful land of Leh-Ladakh. I fully enjoyed this excellent travel with the services of Antilog Vacations. They really performed their fantastic Job!


Mr. Jatin Sachdeva was our tour operator from Antilog group who worked on the entire planning and put complete dedication to our customized itinerary. On this Leh tour my cousin was with me and we were traveling together at specific locations, based on our interests.


During my first conversation with Mr. Jatin, I put the clear idea about our specifications related to Nubra valley, Tsomoriri lake, Pangong lake and other sites. Basically, we want to enjoy a taste of adventure with white water rafting, trekking and camping like activities. Antilog Vacations sales representative fully took care the things and he was able to plan the itinerary accordingly.


Really, he was a very patient guy and make a comfortable time for us, even with the demand of multiple changes from our side. I never forget the part of genuine dealing from their side. Due to some emergency, we've to come earlier from the midway of this tour. This friendly and patient guy also showed his role in this emergency situation. With a single call, he realized the things and helps us in the cancellation of hotels and do some unexpected thing with the refund of portion of money.


I think, no one can provide this level of customer satisfactory services. Truly appreciable! Even, the time that we spend was best and memorable.. at one of the heavenly spots of India with the dedicated services of antilog vacations. It was not so easy to deal with the queries of multiple customers on the same time. Hats off to you guys, for your timely response and a sense of responsibility. Your dedication towards the customer satisfaction is superb, we fully enjoyed our time with you.

With such huge collection of qualities, we were happily afforded the package within its reasonable cost. Definitely cheaper than others with the inclusion of almost all the amenities for relaxing holidays. At last, I want to dedicate a part of credit to my tour guide and driver for their awesome work, nothing was possible without their effort. Overall, the things were satisfactory and I would recommend this helpful service to all.

Vimal Zaveri - Excellent way to Discover India AVB0086483

Deccan Odyssey covers one of the best routes of India. On the basis of our interest, we took the specific route of Mumbai to Goa with the assistance of Antilog Vacations. Deccan Odyssey is also known as "The Indian Maharaja", we covered 7 nights luxurious journey. From the collection of wonderful sites, Ajanta and Ellora Caves were a major highlight. This amazing historic site equally attracts the locals as well as foreign tourists.

If we consider the overall journey or route of Deccan Odyssey then it offered a great combination with alluring beaches, ancient forts, amazing architecture, nature and several historic sites. During this visit, we also covered shopping areas and fully enjoyed the journey up to the long day end. The tour was perfectly managed with night time travel and day time city discovery.

Special features of the train:

1. During this visit, we enjoyed the special amenities just similar to any luxury hotel where the interior of the each compartment is inspired by major tourist places covered by the train.
2. With the special Presidential suite, the train also has gym, spa, restaurant, bar and business like facility.
3. The total count of carriages is around 21 which includes 2 restaurants and 1 spa carriage.
4. There is also availability of special service in a form of twin/double occupancy, 4 in each carriage with a facility of a butler.
5. The food was great, in both Indian and Western styles.

Highlights of this journey:

1. With the departure from Mumbai, we completed 7 nights journey from Mumbai-Nashik-Aurangabad (Ajanta & Ellora caves)-Kolhapur-Goa-Ratnagiri-Mumbai.
2. We got the entire schedule and related information from our tour operator (Antilog Vacations) through a proper channel. It was little bit hectic, but quite interesting with the assistance of professional tour guides.
3. As a light sleeper, I used ear-plugs due to avoid small disturbances related to train and stations.
4. From both the ends of Mumbai start and end, we spend in 5 star hotels like amenities. Truly marvelous experience. Thanks Antilog group.

Expenses for this comfortable journey:

1. The tour of Deccan Odyssey is really a wonderful experience with an extraordinary stay facility. As a passenger, you've deluxe cabin and the presidential suite option.
2. A cabin cost is around $830 per person/ per night on the basis of single occupancy. So that you’ve to pay a total cost of $5810 per person for 7 nights.
3. For presidential suite, you've to pay higher cost at around $1797 per person/per night, based on single occupancy.
4. In theses charges, you can enjoy sightseeing, accommodation, meals, entrance charge of monuments & cultural entertainment.
5. Service charges, alcohol and day programs were excluded from these charges during our Goa and Mumbai visit.

Joseph D'souza - Visit to Norway AVB0078512

Hi Anjil,
We're just on the train back from Oslo Central Station, and needed to say a huge thanks for all your assistance and arrangements for this wonderful excursion! We had a great time travelling around Norway and there was no need of betterment up to this standard work.


Everything went in a perfect way. The entire data and information was in a proper format and truly proved beneficial for us during our complete visit. And all the accommodation and related amenities were simply stunning!! We've had such an incredible time, thank you again for all your assistance! I will recommend Antilog Vacations to my companions! All worked superbly. Tour guide was active, professional and had an extraordinary knowledge.


Feeling satisfied and pay regards to this tour company who work on their commitments. It was a flawless visit. Everything was on time in a magnificent manner. Really thankful for this extraordinary experience. The sales representative of Antilog group used an extremely effective approach to book our tour. The website was easy to use with an immensely imperative data required for customers. antilogvacations.com was very useful and it properly incorporates the variety of tours, hotel options, activities & sightseeing in a form of a complete exciting deal.


Everything went smoothly and we had no issues at all with our tour. The sites and related details that were picked in the package were extraordinary! Our travel specialist (Anjil) was an expert, helpful and knowledgeable up to all of our queries. Everything was up to the expectations! Our local transfers were completely relaxed in a comfortable Mercedes. The lodgings were exceptionally pleasant, with a great view, proficient staff, food quality, central location and excellent services.


The travel schedule was well managed and gave us a great opportunity to explore popular parts of Norway. It was a satisfactory feel to enjoy a pretty closer view of this European country. The inclusion related to city maps, personalized books, vouchers and timing schedules were a part of caring treat which had the invaluable details for us. I never had the capability to arrange such kind of stress free vacation and furthermore, it was flawless from various perspectives. Much obliged to you Antilog Vacations.


Our outing was fantastic and I would recommend it to everyone, particularly in the condition that you are struggling with how to begin arranging with an extraordinary bliss. It was extremely comfortable to contact our travel advisor in order to solve any travel related queries.
Overall, it's amazing..Great Work!

Visit to Rajasthan - AVB0098852

As expecting to organize a voyage of Rajasthan, I trawled the web to locate a reasonable travel organization. I was rapidly attracted to Antilog Vacations by their appealing site, which obviously expressed the several options. Then I made contact with Sushil Rawat, Antilog Vacations sales representative.. I felt sure, I was managing a capable and legit company in whom I could trust to manage my visit. Their proposals did not exactly meet my choice, but they immediately set up together a visit custom fitted to my preferences, which included Rajasthan as well as two day visit extension up to Varanasi.


I received a complete itinerary for 17 days from 5th March to 21st March with an account of hotels, attractions, local sightseeing, transfer, overall cost and related things. I additionally requested that have a two day visit to Narlai, which was also added. After an initial installment, I was completely in the hands of Sushil (tour operator) who consistently before and during the visit would call me to find everything was managed as per the plan. On arriving at Delhi airport, we were assisted by Mr. Sushil and after meet & greet, we were conveyed to the booked hotel with our allotted guide/driver Nand Singh.


From that time we were with Nand Singh who was the most friendly person you could wish to meet. Nand Singh was all through very helpful, punctual, expert and patient guide & driver who never neglected to answer any of our queries. He also ensured we were given the right suggestion to abstain from being problematic by the local sellers and their different offering.


Another occurrence worth saying here related to a minor health issue to my wife during the tour. Nand Singh helped to arrange the things and take us to one of the best medical services in the region where we were. We were extremely content with the treatment reached out to her and we are grateful. A tribute to his excellent driving skills with that he managed to drive in crowded area. Overall, we were extremely satisfied and exceptionally recommend Antilog Vacations to all, especially who expecting to closely experience India. There are different parts of Rajasthan and India that we need to visit and I will consider Antilog Vacations first.

From the earliest starting point to the end, we were conveyed everything guaranteed and regularly more. We were watched over in each sense and felt secure all through. From our experience of a flawless administration conveyed by Antilog Vacations I would recommend anybody needing to visit India to put their confidence in them to convey a best ever holiday.

Monday 22 August 2016

Christy Abraham- Tour to Argentina and Brazil AVB0056458

Antilog Vacations did an astounding job with regards to vacations planning and complete arrangement for our South America trip. The travel organizer guaranteed us a specially designed tour package with an exceptional dedicated services for Argentina and Brazil. She actually delivered her best. Eva was my tour operator from Antilog group who planned the overall activities and accommodation facilities after collecting the data about the age and identities of my family. She helped us make well suitable visit within the combination of nature, city tours and beach related activities.


Everything about our holiday was well planned within a great coordination, whether it was a part of guide, stay or local transfers. Our experienced tour planner had the capability to provide the promised services with a special caring effort. If we focus on the major relaxing part of the holiday, then the selection of hotels was appropriate within a central location along with the expected amenities. Sightseeing recommendations, shopping areas, eatery and everything were superbly managed. The private visits planned were truly incredible! Even we effortlessly cover the part of airport transfer.


Overall the experience, we covered with Antilog Vacations services was mind-blowing. They amazingly planned the entire combinations within our itinerary based on the initial inputs. During this private excursion, we covered the famous sites of Argentina and Brazil. With the wonderful local experiences at desired sites, it was one of the best and memorable tour. Simply remarkable. If we talk about the major highlight of the tour, then visit in Rio de Janeiro was the most exciting. We also loved the magnificent Iguazu Falls, and amazing wetland area of Pantanal.

I was small worried about the high expenses of the tour. But, Thanks Antilog Vacations for a perfect management, which was perfectly suited to my pocket. Frankly, it was totally impossible for me to plan this tour up to this standard. Everything was well managed in the beautiful beach surroundings. What an ideal visit it was.. Great or Fab. Really memorable! It is like a positive response from our complete family, especially from the side of my daughter who happily spend her vacations on of the most interesting sites.

Olivier Foreman - Visit to Golden Triangle & Central India AVB0095623

With my better half (46 and 42 year) we already spotted numerous Asian provinces previously. But this year, we've a small change with the replacement of our travel group from a local Indian travel agency- Antilog Vacations. We expected more flexibility and custom-made itinerary based on our wish. Obviously, it was likewise a specific risk to select an Indian travel operator entirely based on their website. Still, we acknowledged this possibility.
The Indian travel agency 'Antilog Vacations' was very dedicated and professional group of members. They covered the complete discussion and tailor-made itinerary within three rounds. In a fine-tuned manner, we received email for our 16 day trip, including the destinations Delhi – Jaipur – Agra – Khajuraho – Varanasi. Local transfers and domestic flights were also included in our package.


With our arrival in Delhi airport, we were warmly greeted with an excellent services of Antilog representative. Their professional team members always addressed us in a dedicated manner at every step, whether it's airport, hotel or transfer. With the help of friendly guys, we were comfortably transferred to hotel. A special thanks for not holding up in ques. Level of their service was absolutely startling.


Driver was likewise exceptionally cooperative. His driving skills were excellent and during six days we went through with him, he offered a great deal of additional kilometers to us. Our tour guides were exceptionally talented, helpful and adaptive to the local conditions. They were always open for discussions on whatever theme. They also had additional talents related to photography and help to make beautiful photographs of us. They also helped to explain the different aspects of Indian life.


In the complete tour, the services performed by Antilog group is an excellent way to describe their top status. With a brilliant list of local tour guides, they have a quality of sixth sense because they easily recognize about our interests. We had a nice schedule perfectly compatible with the hot weather conditions. We covered the sightseeing attractions in early morning or in the evening and the noon time was scheduled for our rest in the hotel.


We experienced a relaxed journey with 5 star hotel categories. Even Antilog Vacations, once amazed us with a free luxury room upgradation. On the proposal of small change in Varanasi schedule, we were happily responded and continued as we required. One of the representatives from the tour agency always called us on routine manner to make inquiries about our fulfillment.

Without any hesitation, absolutely 5-star services offered by Antilog Vacations. Really, a good ranked service providers. Surely, we'll on South India visit with the same name.