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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.

Me and my wife have had the most incredible trip on the 7 day golden triangle and ranthambore safari tour. It's our first time in India, and we have been taken care of from the first minute arriving at the airport to the very last minute. We booked the 3* hotel option, all hotels were excellent with fantastic food choices and great service. The tour guides: Chetan, Vivek, Naval were all extremely professional and went above and beyond (especially Naval in Ranthambore who completely on his own initiative saw it was my wife's birthday, and surprised us with a cake and presents at the hotel later that night). Their knowledge and expertise help you to really experience and learn the importance of the historical sites they take you. As well as being excellent photographers of course. Chander our driver has been the kindest and most helpful person during our whole time we couldn't have asked for more, and he went above and beyond the service expected, his driving is of course excellent as well. He took us to lots of lovely restaurants as well as local eateries. He really added to the whole experience, and has a wonderful personality and sense of adventure. Finally the organisation and communication from Sonia has been first class. We are so pleased with the whole tour, it has created positive lasting memories of our time in India. And I can 110% recommend this company to anyone wanting to explore India in comfort with 0 stress. I will also note that we were very fortunate to see 2 Tigers on the safaris. Thank you to the whole company and all people involved in our amazing week in the Golden Triangle. Alex & Genesis.

We had an amazing 10 days in Delhi, Agra, Ranthambore, Udaipur and Jaipur. Each city had a tour guide and they were all excellent. Our driver for the 10 days was Parveen. He was an absolute star. He was kind, friendly, attentive and full of good humour. Hats off to his driving skills as the roads in India are not for the faint hearted. He made our trip stress free and we have loved our time here. We booked the trip through Tour Radar who used Joyful Holidays. We would be extremely happy to use them again.

Tour Guide India was our perfect introduction to India. The planning including airport pickup to magnificent hotel accommodations was fantastic. Our driver Mr Parveen was amazingly kind and very knowledgeable, not to mention an excellent driver. India was never on our travel bucket list but I am so glad we made the time to discover another beautiful place with such fascinating people and culture.

As I sit on our final day in Delhi reflecting on our tour I cannot believe how much we have packed into the last 10 days. Our tour has allowed us to experience so many different areas of India it has been an assault on the senses. I have loved every minute of it. Our driver, Parveen, has been exceptional and made the entire journey top class with his attention to detail, friendliness and helpful nature. Along the way our tour guides have ensured we have had all the information we required about the sites we visited as well as being professional, friendly and joining in with the laughter. The organisation by Joyful Holidays has been top notch and the hotels we have stayed in have perfectly met our needs and provided us with something different in each stay. Whilst all have been great our stay at Serai Bagh in Ranthambore and the Parallel Hotel in Udaipur were exceptional. We leave India with a mountain of memories and a desire to return and explore more. Thank you to everyone in making this trip very special for us.