Originally Posted by daniellam

A few years back, I was planning a trip to India and considered using Abercrombie & Kent for the land arrangements.

However, after look at their brochure to see which places they would be visiting and which hotels would be used, I decided to book the same hotels myself (direct with the hotel) and arrange for the same tours myself using a local tour company in India. The cost ended up being a few thousand dollars less!

If you are a busy professional with lots of $$$ but no time to plan a trip, I would recommend that you let A&K handle all the arrangements. Otherwise, it is better if you make the trip arrangements yourself (assuming that you enjoy it).