Dear Kostubh and team at Sam's Travel House,

 

We are back at home, after an adventurous and novel experience trekking in the forests around Jim Corbett National Park, and still recounting the stories of our trip.

 

A big thank you to you for the warmth and personalized care you extended to all of us; it made the trip very special . Arrangements of place of stay, food, itinerary and overall planning were very good , and thumbs up to you in terms of understanding the needs of our group in particular.

As you told us, its a first for you to have a group of only ladies come and trek like this in the forest. Given our chief criteria of safety, great forest experience with a well qualified guide, and cleanliness, we were very satisfied by your set up. We loved the Eco-village setup at Choti Haldwani , and enjoyed the service of the pleasant, efficient staff there, including the cook--who dished out delicious, fresh pahari food -- and our guide Mohan Panday. Do convey our appreciation to them once again.

 

Well done also for the selection of Mr. Rajesh Bhatt as our forest guide for the Powalgarh trek. Mr. Rajesh bhatt's briefing and preparatory talk before the big march of 22kms from Choti Haldwani to Powalgarh will remain with us, specially his line, " In the jungle there is no risk , at the same time there is nothing fix !"

 

Of course the great breakfast and lunch in the forest trek were one of the highlights of the day, and a big reason to keep us marching on and on.  We also greatly enjoyed all the sites for our breaks, like the  beautiful and mystic Shiddh Sthal by the river side, the Watchtower in the grasslands , and the river crossings and glades en route. We surprised ourselves with the ease and enjoyment with which the day was spent walking mile after mile exploring and interpreting the jungle. The group worked well together and we always felt well guided and well looked after.

 

Evening arrival at Powalgarh Forest Rest House was another memorable highlight. The timing at sunset, with the picturesque village on one side and the dense forest just behind us with crystal clear canal gurgling in front of the gate....it  was dramatic and straight of a Jim Corbett's book. Lovely selection of site for our night stay--the very sight of the place energized and enthused us.

After an adventurous night walk and night stay, we were all really full of the feel of the jungle and high on the spirit of adventure. A brisk morning walk in the nippy chill , with some bird-watching and village experiences in the picture-postcard pretty village was a beautiful experience with which to round off our stay in the Corbett country.

 

So that is the review of our trip and our happy experience with you. My friends join me in wishing you all success in your ventures and we hope you go on to do very well .

Cheers & Regards,

Kiran Chaturvedi with Meenakshi, Anjali, Lavleen, Shaifali

Gurgaon

     

"It was such a wonderful experience at corbett park,the freshness in the air,the hunt for tigers and other wild animals,the purity of nature,mind blowing weather and many more such things that i cant even express in words.Before going to corbett national park,when my husband came and told me that we  will be to corbett national park for spending our vacations for 3-4 days which we get hardly once in a year,

i was not that happy but to keep his spirit i said yes.But after going there, we have planned to go there again in next 6 months.See how magnetic the place is..... 

And yes last but no the least the services provided by Mr. Amrit Pandey and Mr. Kostubh pandey are undescribable...we will not insult there services by saying thanks to both of them as thanks is such a small word."

Best Regards,

Pooja and Jeetu Mulani

Ahamdabad, Gujrat

This was the most thrilling and adventurous trip.  Especially, Jeep Suffari and spotting the Tiger in odd season(Monsoon) was something which we would not let it go from our memory for long time. Moreover, we have been to the most famous Garjiya Temple which is situated in the top hill. And last but not the least, without the Great Pandeji's support and co-operation, it would not have been possible.

-Debraj, Soumitra & Siddhartha.

 Assam & New Delhi, INDIA. 

Thank You for the wonderful and memorable trip. You certainly made it an awesome experience for all of us.

It was a great experience right from the moment you welcomed us till the time we departed. The safaris at Jhirna and Sitabani range were really awesome (the open jeeps made them even better). The wild life we saw was a delight to the eyes as it was something very different and unique and would not have been seen at any other destination we would have visited in India. Spotting a tiger in the wilds is still pending for our next trip!

The sight seeing at Garjia temple and Corbett museum were also very exciting especially the temple because of the scenic location. We could even grab interesting souvenirs from the souvenir shop near the museum.

The adventure activities which we did were also super awesome. It was exciting and unique,especially the Bridge Fall and the Filmy Stunt.

The stay arrangements were very good, especially the food which was very delicious! The river side resort made our stay even more pleasant as we could have a dip in the running river which is a one of its kind experience!

Your personal presence at the time of check in and check out and at the time of adventure activities was really valuable and we all would like to thank you for the wonderful three days that we enjoyed at Jim Corbett inspite of the core areas being closed.

Thank You & Kind Regards!

 

Aniruddh Agrawal and Friends

Mumbai



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It was a nice experience of Corbett tour. Resort and food quality were excellent, we enjoyed a lot in jeep safari and adventure activities. Guides have good knowledge about Corbett National Park.

Thanks Sam's travel house to make our trip memorable.  



Heema & Family

Mumbai

After recommendation of family we visited the Corbett reserve. Although we heared some stories, we were really surprised by the number of animals that we saw. The guide Mr.khem and his driver Chhote put a lot of effort in showing us the wildlife. We spotted a lot of deer, monkeys and birds. Most animals aren't shy at all and are visible from very close. We even saw a tiger crossing the road less than 10 meters away from us.

 

Joas & Sanneke

The Netherlands

 

    
It was a memorable trip to corbett national park. All thanks to Kostubh whose services by far exceeded our expectations. It was probably the last time, the 19 of us were together and Thanks to Kostubh, the memories will last forever. A thrilling exhilarating trip in the wilderness of Corbett planned and managed to perfection. We are also We would highly recommend Sam's Travel House to the people wanting to visit the place. 
 

Cheers
Navjot, Swagat, Mayank, Cijil, Samarth, Harshdeep, Harsh, Shanky, Shashi, Anmol, Tamal, Akash, Varun, Ankur, Nikhil, Sanchay, Naveen, Sandeep, Gourab 

FORE School of Management

Delhi

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The tour was absolutely fantastic , exhilarating experience in the wilderness of corbett park woderfully planned and managed by sams travel house.One the very first trip we had the luck to witness spotting of a herd of 12 to 15 wild elephants and also tiger apart from usual spottings of barking deer , spotted deer, soft shelled tortoise, langurs. kudos to sams for organising this memorable trip....

 

sunny markose

kerala,delhi

"It was a very thrilling experience rite from the day 1.The most adventurous safari i had in my life.Right from the day 1 we were in search for tiger,and we traced it out on the final day which tested our patience.A very beautiful,magnificient,n the most adorable animal in the jungle.The tiger is truly the "greatest fentleman in the jungle". The yellow thorated marten was the rare sighting of the safari.We spotted many beautiful birds we hadnt seen earlier like the river side red start, crested kingfisher, blue whisling thrust etc. We really miss the safari,the dense lush of Sal trees which covers the roadways, the beautiful landscapes, the ramganga river, night in the jungle resort, experience with Pandeyji with a toast of rum,and everyone individual in corbett who contributed to our trip.Lots more to write,so i take a note hoping to return to this jungle once again, meeting all u Pandey bros once again." 

Manas, Kunal, Swapnil, Anoop, Makrand And Lalit

Mumbai

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"Had a wonderful time in WILD TRAIL RESORT. Big thanks to our tour organiser Mr. Koustubh Pandey from Sam's Travel House. They give us warm welcome and completely take care of our trip. Thanks for memorable Trip."

 

Mr. Pradeep Choudhary

6/186, Chiranjiv Vihar,

Ghaziyabad

"Our association with  "Sam's Travel House" is now a year and a half old. The relation with Khemu Bhai, Amrit and Kaustabh is growing stronger every time we are visiting Corbett. Amirt and Khemu bhai are not only the best guide I have ever met, they are also the best in terms of every bit of arrangements one requires throughout  a trip. Because of them and the team, our any Corbett visit is just a phone call away. They are the most reliable, friendly and caring one can bank on – Anu, Bhrigu and Ashish.!"

Bhrigu K. Phukon

NIIT Limited, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019, India,

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"Experience with Sam's Travel House was great. There was absolutely no Problem in travelling and everything was ontime. Stay was very good and peaceful. Prices were very affordable and enjoyed a lot. We came to know about 'Mr. Kaustubh' through his blog www.corbettsafari.blogspot.com and a bit worried initially as we all know trusting people you meet through net is difficult. But as soon as wee reached here the 'Man' was always with us and helped us throughout."
                                    

Dr.Mandeer and friends 
Ludhiyana

It gives me immense pleasure to say "Thank You" for the excellent tour arrangement made by you. Starting from pickup at Ramnagar railway station to Safari trip , and other arrangements made by you made our short trip to Corbett most memorable. Luckily we were all able to witness a Tiger crossing our road at Bijrani part of the Jim Corbett national park was a lifetime experience. We would again love to revisit Corbett and experience unmatched hospitability of Mr. Koustab Pandey and his team.

Sumanta Sarkar

Petrophysicist, Schlumberger

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Really fantastic tour we have enjoyed a lot thanks 2 mr Kaustubh pandey for such a grat arrangement in Wild trail and the food too was zing .guys plz to extract some time from your busy schedule and visit this place as this is a memorable experience  of my life.Again a big thanks to Pandey brothers for arranging such a great trip for us.

 

 

Asit Mishra , Vijay, Ritesh,Shiv, Rakesh and Puneet.

Lucknow

one of the most wonderful  fascinating places in india  (ramnagar),a sure place to visit.The village depicts a typical indin village which one oughts to visit.The people are very helpful,coperative & naive......the rest views awaited within 2-3 days after completion of journey.

 

Swapnil Samarth

Mumbai

We were a group of 50 student group from Mahaveera University Moradabad and at the time of start from Moradabad we never thought that our trip would be such a fantastic trip. Arrangements  and services provided by Sam's Team were simply nice and we all enjoyed the trip so much. The most memorable session of our trip was our Sitavani Range Trip. Forests of sitavani range of Corbett National Park are very rich by all means. We saw Spotted Dear, Barking Dear, Sambhar Dear and also wild boar in our visit. Sitavani temple is a devine place and we are so fortunate to be there. So many thanks to Sam's Travel House to make our trip memorable.  

Deepak Jain

Moradabad

 

 

 

Bombay Veterinary College (Visited corbett from 23rd March to 26 March 2011)

Anushka Doc, Sanjana Karve, Trisha Dsouza, Animish Shendye, Bhagyashree Phadke, Rohit Joseph, Swapnali Sable , Tanaya Pai, Nishit Gokarn, Upen Lambe, Abhinay Tapase, Nilesh Patil, Monal Daptardar, Percy Avari (Sir), Akshata Ubale, shagufta, Devika Bahal, Lopa Kher, Sheilin Hamid

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 Visited CTR with old friend, after previous trip t Kashmir in 1978. India has changed a lot during these years Hectis                                                 traffic and even internet in a small office! 'Khem' and our driver 'chhote' were very helpfull and  have knowlegde about wildlife. Also when jeep broke down in the middle of nowhere, it was fixed with an screwdriver and some wire! Just as well, because we were a long way in the Jungle.

Apart from many kinds of birds, big raptors ans small bie- eaters, we saw 4 species of deer, the choral, mountain goat, and as a bonus two yellow chrested martens, playing only 20 meters away. And the tiger twice, first time with a lot of Jeeps around it, the poor old female had no much peace with shouting people making photo' s. Second time we were very lucky. Saw big male come out a patch of reedland, where he must have been sleeping all day, and he walked towards us. We saw him for alt least 20 minutes.

To keep a long story short: a wonderfull expierence!!

Robert van Baarle and Jorrit van Wijk, The Netherlands

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