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Salaam Baalak<br />
Trust street tour<br />
Why did you choose India?<br />
It was a dream of ours to visit<br />
whilst living in Asia. Travelling<br />
to such a colourful and magical<br />
country, with so much to see<br />
and do seemed like the perfect<br />
adventure. There’s such incredible<br />
history, stunning architecture,<br />
fascinating people and varied<br />
wildlife – and it’s also a foodie’s<br />
dream destination!<br />
What were the trip highlights?<br />
Our children loved meeting<br />
well looked after and happy<br />
elephants at Dera Amer and<br />
camping in the old-fashioned<br />
bell tents. There were camp<br />
fires for toasting marshmallows,<br />
sunset cocktails overlooking the<br />
parkland and breakfast served<br />
under the trees! We also took<br />
INDIA<br />
Postcard from<br />
INDIA<br />
The James family from Tanglin School,<br />
Singapore go camping with elephants…<br />
a street tour with the Salaam<br />
Baalak Trust – a non-profit<br />
organisation helping street kids<br />
in India. It was so humbling for<br />
us all and I was really proud of<br />
our kids who were genuinely<br />
interested and asked our guide a<br />
lot of questions.<br />
Where there any low points?<br />
Not really. We arranged our<br />
trip through a bespoke travel<br />
Taj Mahal<br />
company and so always had a<br />
point of contact should we have<br />
needed anything. Budgets vary<br />
and options for India are endless<br />
so it’s great to have a helping<br />
hand and a trusted source of<br />
local knowledge.<br />
What was the one essential<br />
piece of kit that you wouldn’t<br />
travel without?<br />
We took a well-stocked first aid<br />
kit, which included antibiotics<br />
in case anyone got sick – which<br />
thankfully they didn’t. Also the<br />
occasional movie download was a<br />
winner for longer journeys.<br />
Your advice to others thinking<br />
of doing the same?<br />
Research well and perhaps start<br />
with well-trodden paths first.<br />
Delhi for the foodie tour of the<br />
markets and visiting Gandhi’s<br />
house and museum. And<br />
perhaps a trip to the Taj Mahal,<br />
Ranthambhore Park, Rumathra<br />
Fort, Jaipur and if you have time,<br />
camping amongst<br />
the elephants!<br />
Where are<br />
you off to on<br />
your next big<br />
adventure?<br />
We would<br />
definitely like to<br />
go back to India,<br />
perhaps to the<br />
South next!<br />
62 schoolnotices.co.uk ★ SUMMER 19
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