Been to india three times now always different areas , the first time we did the golden triangle route when my son was seven , yes it amazing , the sounds , constant movement of people , he was a blond haired little boy at the time and everywhere we went someone would want to touch him , have him in there photos , it found it a bit much towards the end ,was good to start with but he never got a break when we went anywhere.
Our second visit we did ourselves to goa on the beach , it was good mostly chilling at the hotel pool , with occasional trip out too see few bits , he was eight at time , was lot less of the previous .
Our third visit we went up into the Indian side of the Himalayas , was small group , son was eleven , we had fantastic trip the whole group gel really well , adults and kids , the sights , sounds , visiting few school , villages in remote areas , yes very long journeys , used trains as group but as we booked very last minute weren't with rest on train trip , we meet a load of young lads who where changing base as in there army , whose English wasn't bad , family on train giving us food as we where on our own . My son showing them how to play computer games on ds , which was a novelty too them . Lot less touching once he was older , also helped that was a very pretty fourteen blond haired girl in our group , who was the magnet for this.
We always gone in October time , and have had some wonderful experiences , India not always easy to get around by yourself , tour guide are useful to help with trains / buses and the like , making trip with children easier to manage getting around, and getting rid of some of worse of the beggars etc .