travelling in Rajasthan in Oct/Nov.2006

We are just about to book a tour for myself, husband and 2 children (12 and 15 years old) travelling around Rajasthan and visiting the Pushkar fair - the company we are thibnking of using is called Ashoka Holidays PVT Ltd. Who are based in Jaipur - anyone know anything about this company. Also any suggestions and tips would be much appreciated::

Hi glen, welcome to Indiamike.
My best tip is to check out Rajasthan, Kids, Pushkar, Camel Safari etc through our seach box at the top of the page. It's a popular destination so theres lots of information there, then hit us with some specifics.
Put in a few key words & hit go,,,,,,,,,,,

thanks for your prompt reply - will look these up as suggested, any comments on malaria pills and if they are needed for this part of India - last time we travelled to Inidia I took the weekly ones on a Sunday and then every monday I was really ill!!! - thnks again

I would check into http://www.namasteindiatours.com/ . On my trip last November they were very helpful. You can find information about them on the forum and he is a poster. (Brit iI believe).

If you decide to take pills for Malaria, you might want to read about Artemisinin. It is a effective natural preventive and cure used in southeast Asia. It has been shown to be effective in studies in SE Asia.

Yes NIT are well respected on IM, though Brits no, Jawahar is based in Delhi & Lu-anne who posts is US

like rajasthan, malaria is a popular topic on this forum. trying searching for it - you will be amazed at how many threads and how much info there is.
all i will say is research it carefully, it's a serious illness with quite a few different treatments, each with pros and cons.

and enjoy your trip.

So even better than I thought!