Joyful Holidays Reviews 61

Do not book a holiday to the Maldives through this travel agency!!! Very unserious agency, resorts have very bad experience with this travel agency and do not have contracts. This travel agency does not pay on time even despite the resorts' urgency. When you arrive in Male you will find out that the agency has not paid for your stay and you'll have your whole vacation ruined!!!
No local Maldivians will help you because no one knows this agency and no representative from this Indian agency is present in the Maldives.

Good time to spend over the holiday weekend

From the moment I enquired about a guided trip of the Golden Triangle, I got the best service. I dealt directly with Sonia, the owner of the company. The organisation of our itinerary was impeccable. The instructions were clear and concise and we were kept appraised of everything by WhatsApp constantly. We travelled from England to Delhi and from the moment we were met at the airport, everything went like clockwork.

Our driver Ram was fantastic and made us feel special. The car was a brand new SUV, air conditioned with new car smell and leather seats. Ram kept the car pristine and chose modern and clean stop off points for coffee and snacks.

The tours themselves were well thought through and not too punishing. We had 4 platinum standard guides who all spoke excellent English and gave tour talks that brought the history alive.

There was nothing they could have done to make our journey and holiday more comfortable and interesting - I would highly recommend them

Very happy with our experience with Joyful Holidays. Excellent communication from our first email to in-person visit. Tour is well planned with opportunity to personalize. Great hotels and guides. Must give extra credit to our driver, excellent driving and care for entire journey.

Embarking on the Golden Triangle in India presented a tapestry of experiences. Despite minor hiccups with hotels and cleanliness, promptly communicated to Sonya, the journey unfolded with cultural richness. Jaipur and Jodhpur revealed their historical treasures through temples and forts. The safari in Ranthambore added an adventurous touch, while interactions with camels and elephants left indelible memories. Amidst these adventures, our driver Parveen stood out — driving safely, exuding courtesy, and a friendly charismatic personality. Undoubtedly, we'd hope to be able to use Parveen’s services again in our next trip.

Vivek provided us with a very informative, enjoyable and fun tour of Delhi. We saw and experienced all the great sights and he had a very impressive knowledge of the locations and added very informative context. We highly recommend a tour with Vivek.

Amazing trip! Highly recommend this tour operator. Do not look further!
Just from the beginning when I contacted Sonia Handa, the owner, she was very helpful, friendly and will make your dream trip a reality. She will greet you at the beginning of the tour and explain how she started her company. She will check in to ensure everything goes smoothly. The hotels and tours exceeded our expectations! We especially enjoyed our fantastic driver Gulab, who always made sure to drive us to our destinations on time with great conversations. Gulab is very friendly and professional, his car is very clean and he ensures that you have an amazing trip! India is a beautiful & interesting country; and its people are very hospitable. Sonia will incorporate the best locations and tour guides into your itinerary. Thank you for making us live this wonderful experience!!

The trip was amazing. I fully recommend Joyful holidays. From the minute we were met at the airport everything was organised and well managed. Joyful holidays checked in with us every day. Our super driver Praveen made us feel so welcome and comfortable. Nothing was too much trouble.He looked after us with 5 star service for the whole of the trip and he made us laugh everyday with his great sense of humour! He definitely made the trip even more enjoyable. Thank you Praveen 🙏🏽

I’m so glad I booked the Golden Triangle tour through this travel company. This was my first time to India and I had a GREAT time! My group got to see many historical sites and we learned so much about Indian culture through our tour guides and even more from our driver, Parveen. Parveen truly made this experience exceptional!! Although we had different guides in each city, we were thankful to have had the same driver throughout our trip. Parveen is full of knowledge and many funny stories! We felt very comfortable and safe traveling around India with him. I highly recommend booking with this company if you want to make your trip even more memorable!

Our first 1st trip to India and it was made even more special by the amazing service provided by Sonia @joyfulindiajolidays. We had to days in Delhi and then met Sonia at our hotel. She gave us an introduction to herself and her company ethics and how she is helping to support women who want to set up their own business in india. She then introduced us to Ajay our personal driver for the 5 days. I have to say he is one of the best drivers that I have had on yours and I have done quite a few across many many countries. Kind, courteous, professional and very knowledgable about all the areas we visited. He had plenty of cold water available for us as it was very humid and made sure to check that we were ok and if we wanted to stop for a break. I have already recommended Sonia’s company to friends in the UK & US and have advised them to ask for Ajay and the tour guides that we had during the trip. All the tour guides, were well spoken, took time to take photos for us so we could both be in them and made the whole experience special. All the hotels we stayed in were amazing and gave us a true sense of India. Thank you Sonia for an amazing holiday that we will never forget and we will definitely contact you again when we return to India. 5* all the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our tour (10 days Rajastan and Varanasi) was perfect. Sonia is a very nice and kind person and she arranged good guides for us in every place we visited. Also she followed us during the trip and she was always in contact with us making sure everything was fine. Our driver Ajay was very kind, expert and helpful, he drove safely and he also ensured we ate at good restaurant along the way. I recommend this company Joyful Holidays for anyone who wants to visit India. A beautiful experience. Thank you!!

Fantastic tour of Golden triangle and a warm welcome from Sonia. Hotels excellent and all tour guides very helpful and professional. Special mention to Shiva our driver who was exceptional and looked after us through the entire journey. I would definitely recommend this tour to friends. The only thing I would say as an improvement would be an idea of cost of entry to places beforehand as we had no idea how much money we would need and had to stop for ATM a few times.

We did the famous Golden Triangle : Delhi-Agra-Jaipur. Excellent tour! Very well organised by Joyful Holidays founder Ms Sonia Handa. Real 5 star service. Everything in time. Clean air-conditioned comfortable car and good hotels in every city. We were accompanied by the professional guides everywhere. Special thanks to our driver Mr. Gulab who is the safest driver in India and very nice person always ready to help. We also want to mention our super knowledgeable Delhi guide Mr Vivek Kumar who apart from usual city landmarks took us through local market and arranged street food tasting. Big credit to Ms Sonia who carefully selected wonderful people to create great team. We are highly recommending Joyful Holidays for everyone who is looking for quality personalised tour in and around Delhi.

We are very grateful for the professionalism and management that Vivek Handa put into practice to organize this tour of The Golden Triangle of India for us. Excellent selection of Representative monuments of this great culture, Always available even in the distance, Gulab, our driver and friend, has accompanied us on this part of the trip. Without him all those hours on the road would not have been the same!

Excellent trip
Knowledgable guide
Amusing driver
Guide and driver has good knowledge of English

Vivek was wonderful - highly recommend!!! We spent a great day in New Delhi together…he was highly knowledgeable, a great story teller, and went out of his to make sure I had the best time. 10/10 would recommend - particularly to all the solo female travelers out there!

We had a very nice vacation. The team did an amazing job - the guides, the driver and the owner of the company definitely exceeded our expectations. The car that was provided was perfect for a long trip. We found out a lot of interesting things from the guides, the driver was always on time and Sonia, the owner, was always in touch. Thank you for showing us your incredible country.

HIGHLY recommend. I needed a completely custom tour for photography and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Vivek brought me to multiple historic sights, sought out unique locations for my photography requirements, and was incredibly knowledgeable about India, past and present. It was very easy to schedule and responses on WhatsApp we prompt and thorough. If you need a guide to give you a tour of Delhi, Vivek is the man for the job.

From the start Sonia and team were wonderful from organising and customising our itinerary to making sure we saw everything we wanted to see. The guides were very informative and were a great help when navigating some of the cities. We felt safe and looked after the entire time. The only improvement could have been a larger car as two of our suitcases were required to be strapped to the roof.

Our driver Gulab was outstanding, he was always on time, drove safely, maintained a clean car and was great fun. We could not recommend Gulab enough.

Overall we had an amazing time and everything was such a breeze thanks to Sonia and Gulab.

Amazingly organised trip. The provided driver Mr Ram was polite and an excellent driver and his car spotlessly clean. Tour guide in Jaipur really focused on what I was interested in and helped me out with photos and my questions. Being a woman travelling alone I was given confidence by this being a female owner business and would not hesitate re to use agains