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I and my mom traveled with joyful holidays and it was a wonderful experience. The trip was very well organised. Sonia is always available if you need anything. Our driver Rampal was very professional and always available. The best driver in town for sure. I recommend joyful holidays if you are looking for a perfect trip in India.

Joyful Holidays did a great job planning and delivering our trip to the Golden Triangle plus Ranthambhore and Jaisalmer. Our trip was in March 2026 and included 10 hotel nights (4 star), guides in each city plus some additional stops between destinations, cars with drivers, an airline flight and an overnight train journey. Parveen, who was our driver for most of the trip and Dinesh who was our guide in Jaisalmer were particularly outstanding! This was our first time in India, and Joyful did a great job of creating a comprehensive itinerary that included standard sites plus additional sites we requested and 2 specific hotels. Our drivers and guides provided lots of historical information and insights into everyday life. Perhaps even more valuable, they translated for us and guided us through complicated processes and admissions at the monuments saving countless hours and frustration. English not common outside major hotels and restaurants. We generally plan our own trips and travel on our own with limited assistance, but were glad we didn’t this time. We ran into a couple of minor hiccups, but they were resolved by Dinesh and quick responses from Sonia at Joyful. There were two things I would do differently. First, is time our visit to Jaisalmer while airline service was available to avoid an overnight train trip back to Delhi. Second, I’d skip the night at a “desert camp”. To be clear though, these were our requests and were not suggestions from Joyful. And Joyful was able to arrange a Private First Class, coupe compartment for the train trip which made it much better.

With Sonia's help we adapted and extended the trip to include additional stops and sights. Sonia was incredibly helpful and flexible and even happy that we organised our own accommodation. Communication throughout our trip was timely and efficient, advising us of timings and details of guides etc. (special mention to guides Joggy (Bundi) and Dino (Shimla) who were fantastic). Everything worked like clockwork.

What can I say about joyful holidays and Sonia it's owner. If I could give 6 stars I would but have been limited to 5. I wanted to arrange a tour of northern India with my wife and 2 adult children. I found joyful via Internet search and from the start they were absolutely brilliant. Sonia asked what we wanted and what our budget was. Working with that she created a bespoke tour for us. 2 tours one south of delhi (agra and ranthambore)and one north and West of delhi (shimla, chandigarh, anandpur sahib, Ludhiana and amritsar). Initially all via email answering every question very quickly and advising on our choices and making recommendations. Week before departing for india Sonia provided her WhatsApp and the drivers WhatsApp. Once again all queries answered promptly. Our driver mr ram pal was fantastic. Never tired, always available, extremely calm esp in the chaos of delhi. He was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. If I wanted him, him his answer was always 'yes sir whatever you want'. Amazing customer service. Sonia gave us options of 4* and 5* hotels which we picked. We could.have picked others and she would have booked them for us, giving us price for each. Sonia also arranged, as part of the package, a tour guide at every site. Each was an extremely knowledgeable local guide who knew the site, its details and its history extremely well. Absolutely fantastic. Sonia would contact us regularly to make sure we were OK and then also advised of any upcoming issues ie crowds at the sites we were going to and gave tips on how to remain safe. So caring and considerate. Another amazing thing was that we could change our itinerary on the fly and Sonia would try her best to sort out. Everytime she came through for us. We decided last.minute to catch train from delhi to chandigarh instead of the arranged drive as it was 5 hours long. Sonia booked the tickets for us promptly and sent tickets via WhatsApp. How brilliant. Ram pal our driver took our luggage a day early by car and picked us up at chandigarh station the next day. We were also going to catch a train from.amritsar to delhi (6 to 7 hours). Decided 2 days before to fly. Sonia advised us we booked the flights. She cancelled our train and used that money to arrange pickup from delhi airport and then the next day ram pal picked us up to take us to delhi airport for flight back to London. He had driven 12 hours from amritsar to delhi. Was able to pick us up at 2.30am to take us to airport always with a smile. What amazing customer service. So if you want great customer service, amazing tours arranged, amazing tour guides, amazing drivers and with flexibility to arrange last minute things all with excellent communication then there is no one apart from joyful holidays and Sonia to contact. We as a family are more than happy to recommend. If we go to India again we will 100% use joyful. I have already recommended them to friends and family. Thank you joyful holidays, Sonia and ram pal for making our family holiday so brilliant.

One of the few companies willing to arrange travel to Ellora caves. The created a tour for us exactly as we requested. Excellent communication throughout the process.

This trip was organised as a Birthday Trip for my Wife. The Tour of Rajasthan was amazing with amazing places that we visited from the Taj Mahal, Red Forts, Temples, visiting the blue city and Havelis. Coming face to face with those amazing craftsmanship is beyond real. Staying in a really nice Haveli at Chobday was really a nice experience which we both very much enjoy. Everyone who visit India should at least one time stay in one of the haveli. We also had an amazing driver (Mr Ram Pal) who stayed with us from Day 1 to day 14. It was like having another guide with us, he was very knowledgeable by pointing out places when driving, attending to our last minute request straight away and he was very friendly. Joyful Holidays are very lucky to have him. The downside of the tour was that at each places we visited, we had a different tour guide, some were very good while others not so much. Some tour guide will take us to Artisan shop which are not on the Itinerary, there we got pressured to buying expensive items (Carpets, Jewelleries, old artifacts as well as decorations made out of precious stones). No matter what we said ( cannot afford it, do not have money) was not enough to stop the hassle. We even had 2 tour guides who made us give large donations. One of them informed us that we could make any donation at the temple if we wanted but it had to be done at the donation office. When at the office, we were informed that there were 4 types (amount) for the donation and nothing else. We agreed to make a $100 donation but the guide started pressurising us to make a higher donation. When we stood our ground and paid $100, he informed us that we only paid for rice pudding! he was a tour guide and he told us that he only work at the temple but informed and showed us that he had the latest and expensive phone on him (Samsung s25 Ultra). The other one asked us to make an offering at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah which we agreed for a small one but he organised the offerings which was expensive and later on collected the money from us. Most of the hotels were Vegetarian only and not Licenced. I wished that we had been informed of this as we would have made the necessary arrangements. As Foreigners, when we go on holiday, we want to relax , enjoy ourselves and have a drink or too! My wife's birthday was a sober one, which we were not too happy. One hotel that we believe that all visitor should avoid will be Hotel Tokyo Palace. The hotel closed their restaurant when we were there so we could not have any meals on the day. Thanks to our driver, Mr Ram Pal, he came immediately when we called him and he took us to this amazing restaurant (1156 Ad Jaisalmer). we loved it so much that we had Lunch and dinner there. At night around 11pm, we were disturbed by loud shouting, screaming and door banging as if there was a fight outside our room. we did not sleep at all as the noise continued all night and morning. The next morning again the restaurant was closed thus no breakfast. When checking out , we asked the manager of the hotel about it and just told us that there were few drunk people on both side of our room. They advertise as having a swimming pool but it is next the entrance door, near the reception and the water is very dirty.

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I can't recommend Joyful holidays enough. From the first contact we've had excellent service. Communication with Sonia and her team has been second to none, with every concern handled with patience. We have been very impressed with the professionalism of everyone involved with our holiday and haven't experienced any issues. Our driver,Ram, picked us up at the airport and has been with us throughout. His courtesy, friendliness and driving skill has helped us to enjoy the experience so much. At every stop we have been provided with an excellent guide; having someone with us to explain the history and help us navigate has been invaluable. We especially enjoyed Sam in Udaipur, as well as Khan, Dilip and Harry. They all felt like friends by the end of the day. And Sonia has always been on hand to answer any query and help us whenever it's been needed. We've thanked our lucky stars every day we've been here that we decided to choose Joyful. An exemplary company

Everything was perfectly organized! Sonia took care of every detail, making us feel secure and supported throughout the trip. From the planning stage to the trip itself, and even during unexpected situations, Sonia was always there for us. She responded to emails and WhatsApp messages within minutes, providing prompt and helpful solutions. Our driver, Raji, was with us for the first seven days, ensuring we were comfortable and well looked after. He provided water, made sure we were safe, and drove us around with great care. Special thanks to Alvina in Delhi! Having a female tour guide was such a wonderful experience—she was knowledgeable, professional, and made us feel completely at ease. The other guides we met were excellent as well. This trip exceeded our expectations, thanks to the incredible team who made it seamless and memorable. Highly recommend their services!

An outstanding service provided by a very friendly and knowledgeable gentleman. I arranged my tour prior to arrival by email with Joyful Holidays Team who were knowledgeable about the sites we should see and very flexible with our preferences. We were picked up from the airport by the driver and he accompanied us through New Delhi. Car was very clean and comfortable (with free WiFi), driving was safe, and driver was knowledgeable about places to go and sights to see and offered great recommendations for restaurants, sight admission charges/process, good currency exchange locations, and general info on Indian history and sights while driving around. We were also provided with an excellent tour guide for more in-depth info at a fraction of cost. Would recommend travelling with a driver and guide like this and this company is excellent.

We planned our Rajasthan trip from Delhi to Jaipur to Udaipur via Jaisalmer. The main challenge was we were traveling with kids and my elderly aunt who is old and require extra attention. When reached out to Sonia, she assured us about providing the best possible service to make it a life time memorable trip for us. Today, I am glad to share our wonderful experience we had in Rajasthan. A special thanks to Sonia for taking extra care in arranging a wheel chair within a short notice. Also she maintained a smooth communication regularly from the very beginning when we are planning for the trip till the moment we boarded the return flight from Udaipur. Very common for any one spending few days time in an unknown places with an unknown driver often creates hesitation and doubts. Here comes the big role of Mr Singh, who was our chauffeur. We are really impressed through his calm and friendly behavior, geography knowledge about all the places, attitude towards helping whenever and wherever required to the best possible way he can. Moreover, I must say Mr Singh never made us face any sort of challenges through out our trip. He was always there as an family member and did his best for us. We returned from Rajasthan with a wonderful memory and really happy to meet such awsome people over there. Thanks once again to the Entire Team.