Christmas Ride, Rajasthan

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Review received from EB of Edinburgh on 09/01/2008

	Ride Review
		Unicorn Trails sales staff Professionalism     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Friendliness     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Speed of response     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Efficiency     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Knowledge     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Other(please specify)     (   ) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Riding tour leader Professionalism     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Horsemanship     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Pacing of Ride     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern for Safety     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Leadership     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Friendliness/availability     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Culture     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Knowledge of local Flora/Fauna     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Concern with Environment     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Language skills     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Additional Comments The expedition was incredibly well organised and the people involved went out of their way to do anything for us. Horses and Tack Condition of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Condition of Tack     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Performance of Horses     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Additional Comments These were Mawari horses, peculiar to Rajasthan and well suited to riding long distances across desert. We were given the opportunity to change horses from the ones allocated to us at the start of the ride if we wanted. Meals Meal Quantity     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Quality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Meal Punctuality     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Accommodation Camping Equipment     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hotels/Lodges/Inns     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Hygiene standards     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Miscellaneous Transfer arrangements     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other office staff     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Other ride staff     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor     (   ) N/A Weather     (X) Excellent     (   ) Good     (   ) Fair     (   ) Poor Was this trip accurately described to you beforehand?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response I would highly recommend this trip to anyone. I really can't fault it in any way. Was there anything you should have known and were not told?     (X) NO     (   ) YES Please give more details to explain your response What could we do to improve this ride? I don't think it could have been improved on. How would you rate the difficulty of this ride out of 10 where 1 is very easy and 10 is very advanced? 6 Please explain why you scored it as you did The horses were forward going and the riding was fairly fast but there was backup all of the way and the opportunity to turn your horse over to a groom and travel in the jeep if you felt it was too much for you at any time. Would you recommend Unicorn Trails to your friends?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Please give more details to explain your response This is the second trip i have made with your organisation and have been very satisfied with everything. Keep up the good work! May we use you as a reference for other people wishing to go on this ride?     (   ) NO     (X) YES Any other comments Unicorn comments