At Dutch Sareehasslefree India Travels, you will be in direct contact with a reliable driver called Bunty, who guides you on the Indian subcontinent : Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab. Also further North and South you can be accompanied. Our private driver has personally seen and traveled to many corners of India. He watches out for your safety, makes sure you stay and eat in the most familiar places, and assists where and whenever he can so that you receive fair prices when shopping and negotiating.
Fully Flexible: book a complete trip or make the arrangements yourself and just hire the driver.
Are you looking for a reliable driver to travel through India? Would you like help in selecting the best routes so that you can admire the most beautiful sights and capture the most impressive photo moments? Or would you rather book your own hotels and plan the route, but with a reliable driver by your side exploring the colorful Indian states?
To achieve all this, you need someone who understands your wishes, presents unbound choices and takes care of your well-being and puts your wishes first. And that is Bunty, our friend and personal driver in India.
HOW WE WORK
We currently drive with these two types of cars:
- Maruti-Suzuki Swift Dzire 1-3 Persons Air conditioning
- Toyota Innova 4-5 persons Air conditioning
We look forward to learn about you and discovering your wishes. Depending on the work involved, we charge a commission between 50 - 250 euro per person. This is generally a fraction of the percentage that local agents will charge you.
ABOUT US
Our driver Bunty and I have known each other for years and have become friends through my mother. When I went for my studies to Gurgaon near Delhi in 2005, my mother came to visit me. Since then we have both been traveling to the country on a regular basis.
What we often found during our trips is that you are not always sure who to trust because almost everyone in India is friendly to tourists. Questions were raised afterwards, for example whether one had charged fair prices and more importantly; whether it will really be delivered on what they promise you. Sometimes we paid the main prize, but the accommodation or the reflected travel experience could have delivered way more. However, such experiences never prevented us from traveling to this beautiful country time and time again. In the end we were rewarded for our patience.
The big turnaround came when Bunty became assigned to my mother as her personal driver on one of her travels. It immediately clicked and together they went on many trips throughout India. He watched her safety, made sure she ate delicious food at hygienic places, showed her undiscovered tourist spots and helped her to negotiate fair prices. Some places they have even visited several times; my mother, for example, was completely enchanted by Fatehpur Sikri in Rajasthan. She could keep herself entertained there, sitting and spending hours completely relaxing amidst the hustle and bustle around the main square. The atmosphere and ambiance in particular gave her an enormous satisfaction.
Today she is no longer with us, but as her only son I have continued in her stead. She always wanted to guide people in a trusted way and let them experience India as she did. Easily map out a route to where you want to go and get off any time when you encounter something interesting along the way... a group of colorfully dressed women with wicker baskets on their heads or farmers whom earnestly work the fields.. and then you just aim to have a chat, look around, visit people's homes and taste the 'real' life of the locals.
She understood that in order to be able to do this, you need a good driver who understands your wishes, , takes care of your well-being, presents uncoloured choices and puts your preferences first. And she found that fellow to be Bunty, whom also became a personal friend. Being able to work independently from the local tour operators and their demands appealed to him as well, so SareeHasslefree India Travels was born. Saree is a wordplay of my mother’s name, Sarifin, and the iconic Indian dress, while Hasslefree represents our vision of how travelling through India should really be: having an authentic Indian experience at your own pace and according to your own preferences. Just like putting on a saree can seem to be a hassle, you just have to know good persons to show you the ropes in order to wear them both traditionally and effortless. This is what we offer you in a nutshell.
Get to know the writer, Ferosh:
Born in Groningen the Netherlands, and grown up in The Hague (yes, the city where the Peace Palace is located). Aside from having lived abroad in places such as India, Norway, and the Middle East, I now reside once again in my home town in Holland. Here I have worked at VFS Global Visa & Consular services in lieu of the Indian Embassy. I still enjoy travelling a lot, photography and above all, interacting with people from every walk of life!
Get to know your driver, Bunty:
Born and raised in the bustling capital of India, New Delhi, Bunty has been working in the tourism sector as a personal driver for over 15 years. Kind, easygoing and a friendly nature. That which sets him apart is his true concern for other people. This shows when he takes you on your trip: nothing is mandatory, no hidden agenda’s, just a genuine concern for you and respecting your wishes. Bunty takes care of his entire family, among whom are two adorable nieces. He has a large circle of friends most of them also work in the tourism sector, coming from different backgrounds and religions. A true reflection of Indian society.
Contact us through Facebook messenger or phone +31 (0)70 363 05 04 and we’ll make sure that your India trip is authentic, memorable and reliable.
Looking forward towards meeting you!
