As two women in their sixties with anxious family and friends, we did a lot of checking out before going.....references etc supplied by Ganpat which we followed up etc. Our goal was ti experience life in India and went for heritage mid range hotels and blended our interests with suggestions from Ganpat and then our excellent, kind, safe driver Govind. Ganpat was responsive to all queries before and during the trip...and a SIM card provided helped us feel we had back up. Our driver worked on our interests ....textiles and photography...and Ganpat put us up in his village, then dinner with his lovely family. NO major hitches...over 3 weeks..not bad!! Covering Rajasthan, Agra and Varanasi...only change we would make would be to upgrade the card to a Toyota in nova as distances and roads an experience...and needed 3 weeks. Would recommend this firm... Incredible tours is small, has a personal service and monies go to locals.... Mmmmm maybe Kerala next year???!!! Lesson learnt...let someone else who is in the know and gets local rates do the hard work!!!!