Over the decades, we have experienced the skill and art of many guides. On our recent trip to Agra and its environs, Ashish Kumar distinguished himself as one the best ever.

His expertise encompassed the histories as well as the art and architecture of the sites over three days. His style was both educational as well as entertaining, his breadth and depth of knowledge were enthralling, and he always succeeded in piquing our interest to experience and learn more. Together we toured the I’timad-ud-Daulah, Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, and Mehtab Bagh garden. We were so enthralled with his technique that we extended our stay for an additional day, visiting Akbar’s tomb and then traveling an hour west to Fatepur Sikhri to explore Akbar’s Palace. 

Ashish has been practicing his craft now well into his second decade, following several years of education which prepared him for qualifying for his certificate. It was our thrill and benefit that a significant part of his preparation included instruction in photography, as he took many wonderfully artistic and amusing images of us throughout our travels.

It is also very telling that throughout the two days which we spent with Ashish, colleagues continually came over to cheerily greet him, as they had elected him their Guide Association representative. Truly, he has earned their respect and admiration as well as ours. 

Agra is universally regarded as a gem among the cities of India. Ashish Kumar makes the experience of visiting Agra vastly more precious.

We had the occasion to meet Ashish during our Northern Indian tour in January, 2020.

He was an excellent guide, his knowledge is wide and he explained everything in details.

Thank you again.

Ashish spent two days with us in Agra and was an absolute mine of information. He also knew exactly the best places for pictures. I would recount one touring this area to use his services without hesitation. We cannot thank him enough, The Taj Mahal was a much better experience for his guidance.