4/5 Rinku P. 4 years ago on Google
A
must
for
North
East
trip!
I
started
chatting
with
Experience
Destination
team
in
Nov
2019.
We
exchanged
few
messages
but
my
dates
weren’t
ready.
Then
in
Jan,
they
sent
their
upcoming
trip
details.
And
at
the
very
moment,
I
was
chatting
up
with
another
tour
agent,
Chalo
Hoppo.
North
east,
being
a
complete
new
place,
I
wanted
to
travel
through
the
tour
operator.
Else
I
usually
plan
my
whole
trip
by
myself.
ED
team
has
a
trip
for
Meghalaya
and
Nagaland.
Before
seeing
this,
Nagaland
was
not
on
my
mind.
So
i
went
through
their
itineraries,
made
a
list
of
places
I
wanted
to
go
in
both
Nagaland
and
Meghalaya
and
started
my
conversation
with
Ratan
from
ED
team.
We
started
planning
for
4
of
us,
then
1
dropped
and
then
another.
All
these
changes
were
accommodated
by
Ratan
without
frustrations.
Advance
was
transferred
in
Jan,20
and
my
friend
and
I
knew,
that
the
week
of
Holi
will
be
in
NE.
Then
in
February,
I
see
a
post
of
a
place
I
haven’t
heard
or
read
about
in
the
past.
And
I
definitely
wanted
to
do
it.
After
2
calls
with
Ratan,
this
was
fit
in
the
itinerary
too.
Voila!
Our
trip
was
done!
Pros:
Flexible
and
calm
whilst
planning
the
trip
Good
cars
given
Safe
drivers
and
guides
given
Hygienic
places
provided
for
stay
-
homestays
and
hotel
ED
team
was
available
through
phone
during
entire
trip
Can
improve:
After
changes
in
itinerary,
final
inclusions
(meals)
exclusions
etc.
and
changes
in
cost
were
not
clarified
hence
that
caused
confusions.
These
were,
however
sorted
with
ED
team
as
they
were
a
phone
call
away.
We
did
have
to
bear
few
additional
cost
on
meals
For
Dzouku
trek,
one
small
sleeping
bag
is
to
be
carried
that
is
given
by
homestay.
Wish
this
was
informed
prior.
People
who
are
not
pro
trekkers,
a
small
300gms
will
be
an
added
weight
ILP
was
not
given
to
us
and
when
the
cops
stopped
us
at
Nagaland,
I
connected
to
Ratan
who
sent
the
ILP.
Later
I
was
informed,
that
these
were
not
approved
hence
it
was
not
sent.
Pretty
dicey
situation
as
without
this
permit,
cops
said
they
wouldn’t
allow
us
to
go
further.
We
had
a
train
from
Nagaland
to
Guwahati..
This
was
at
11:20pm.
However
we
were
asked
by
the
driver
and
a
guide
at
Khonoma
to
leave
early
from
Khonoma
as
at
8pm
some
road
closes
and
we
have
to
be
before
that
at
station.
We
reached
the
station
around
430pm.
This
was
one
of
the
setback.
Inform
travellers
that
Airtel
has
better
network
in
Meghalaya
and
Nagaland.
This
will
be
very
helpful.