At the outset, I must thank Sareer Travels for making our trip memorable. Despite having a few areas of concern, which has been detailed below, the trip was very good. I have rated the entire trip as 7. Had it not been for the issues with the Cab & the cab driver, I would have rated it as 9.
What worked well.
1) Travel Agent - The package was nicely done with proper planning of the itinerary. A special mention to Insha, who has been very receptive & helpful. She made regular check about our comfort, despite the fact that Srinagar was cut off by phone. She managed to connect through what'app someway or the other.
2) Hotel Maa Gayatri & Hotel Samson- Excellent hotel with special mention on good homely food, especially Hotel Maa Gayatri. The hotel looks pretty small from outside, but the rooms were nicely done. Hotel Samson is huge, good rooms, but average food. The buffet spread & taste needs improvement.
What did not work
Cab & Cab driver - We asked for a Tavera, but got a Qualis (Day1) & Innova (Day 2 onwards).
Day 1 - The Qualis was very dirty & very old. The cab driver Kulwant was constantly over phone. On speaking to the service provided ( after raising with Insha) we were provided with Innova from Day 2.
Day 2 - The Innova came on time, however on boarding we found that it was not clean at all. There was a half bottle of whisky & vomit in the cab. The driver took 30 minutes to clean. He drove very rashly, but on raising it, he became carefull.
With Wonderful weather, hotel comfort & good food, the trip was memorable, but for the cab issues, it fell short of being an excellent trip.
Regards
Anil Nair
We were a team of eight South Indians, which has a mix of vegetarians. We were little apprehensive about the food, but hotel Maa Gayatri served excellent food that all our apprehensions were cleared. Its a small hotel but good service. Away from the hustle bustle of the Katra town, but very close to the helipad. I would recommend Maa Gayatri to all.
Anil Nair booked a trip to katra for 4 days in a group of 7 adults on TravelTriangle website from Sareer Tour Travels and submitted a review on May 22, 2017