5 Days Golden Triangle with Ranthambore (Delhi Agra Jaipur Ranthambore Tour)

4 night tour of the Golden Triangle and Ranthambore with an excellent driver and excellent guides.

We booked this tour with Joyful Holidays through Viator having read all the previous excellent reviews. Ms Sonia founder of Joyful Holidays met us at our hotel on the day of departure and was available should we have needed to contact her at any time during the tour. All the arrangements prior to starting the tour were made with ease and any emails were replied to without any delay whatsoever. Our driver Mr Shiva was excellent and we really enjoyed travelling with him. He was a valuable source of information and did his very best to make the trip as enjoyable as possible for us. We were met with excellent guides at each location who made the tours in Delhi Agra and Jaipur really informative and enjoyable. It was invaluable having a private guide to make the most of our time in the different locations.

4 Night Golden triangle tour with Joyful holidays

With only 1 week for our first trip to India, Joyful holidays, not only made it all so easy, but ensured we were very well looked after in every way and on every step of the journey through the golden triangle. We were met personally by Ms Sonia who gave us a wonderful explanation of her company and ethos. The itinerary was well documented and her contact details provided should we need to get in touch. We had an excellent driver, Mr Shiva for the whole 5 days. He was very polite, prompt and took good care of us at all times, providing us with snacks and water when necessary. All accommodation was excellent as were all private guides in each location. I would highly recommend Joyful Holidays to anyone considering a trip to India. It’s been a wonderful trip and excellent value for money.

Fantastic experience with one glaring exception

Joyful Holidays was a lucky find! Believe the glowing reviews you read. Sonia designed a tour to our exact specifications. Our driver, Mr. Ram Kumar, was with us the entire time from airport pick-up in Jaipur to late night drop-off at Indira Gandhi Airport. He is an expert driver and along the way answered many questions for us and told stories of his own experiences. We would return from a site visit to find him always waiting with a smile and a few snacks/cold drinks waiting for us. He went above and beyond for us: taking us to the observation area to see the Taj Mahal at sunset after driving us for a full day, and helping us out at Ranthambore when our safari vehicle didn’t show up—more on that in a bit. The hotels Sonia chose for us were excellent—spotlessly clean and comfortable with attentive staff and good options in the restaurants. I cannot eat spicy food and the kitchens prepared food to my precise requests. We even crashed a wedding at the Courtyard Agra, at the invitation of Mr. Mohit. Never have we met more warm hospitable people. They welcomed two tired Americans wearing jeans to their lovely event. I only hope we didn’t end up in their photos or videos! We had outstanding local guides in Jaipur, Agra and Delhi, each gentleman a specialist in his own region. They couldn’t do enough for us and it was heartwarming to see their passion and eagerness to share with us. Upon our request we stopped at a carpet workshop at our first location (Jaipur) and ended up purchasing a beautiful one which arrived at our home via FedEx a few days after we returned home. That extra time also ended up being very lucky because by the time we got to the Amer Fort the crowds had disappeared, the sun was setting and the lights were coming on. It was staggeringly beautiful. Another late night for our driver, navigating the road down to the city in the dark. There are no words to describe the first sighting of the Taj Mahal at sunrise. No photo will ever do it justice and you have to see it for yourself. There were so many other memorable sights that we packed into a few amazing days. I am reeling as I re-live it. Because we started our tour in Jaipur we did not have a chance to meet Sonia at the beginning. The plan was to meet up in Delhi. She had a family emergency out of town so we didn’t meet her until our last evening before our very early morning flight from Indira Gandhi. She invited us to her home for chai and snacks, introduced us to her family and told us about herself and her journey to her own company. What an inspiring story. I am happy to give Sonia and Joyful Holidays a 5* glowing review because of all the above reasons and because our tour was designed exactly to our specifications, including Ranthambore. I was very excited about it. However I have to inject a negative note. Our visit to Ranthambore was disastrous and a waste of time on what was a very short holiday. I do not recommend it unless you have a lot of time and a high tolerance for frustration. We did not see any tigers at all—but that is not the reason we are so disappointed. We now understand the probability that you will not. We did not know that prior to planning the trip. When we arrived at the Tigress Lodge after a long drive we were rushed through lunch to be ready for an afternoon safari drive. We knew (and were looking forward to) we would be sharing a vehicle with other guests. However there was no vehicle for us. We watched numerous vehicles depart, many with available space, while we stood there. Finally our driver came and drove us down the bumpy road to the main (also bumpy) road where we watched about 15 vehicles passing us by, all with available space. After about half an hour of wondering if we were ever going to get to the park Ram drove us to another location where we joined a family of three and headed off down the bumpy road, through villages and towns, passing by many entrances to Ranthambore. AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE LATER we entered Station #9, the furthest away from the Tigress Lodge where we were staying. Along the way the guide spoke very little and when he did it was in Hindi for the benefit of the family we joined. They are lovely people who all spoke excellent English, in fact the little bit of the tour that we got was via translation from the father of the family. It was the guide who spoke no English. After the hour and a half ride we spent a bit over an hour in the park seeing a few deer and birds and then headed back out for the same torturous hour and a half trip back to the Tigress. In other words a total waste of time. At our insistence the local tour operator guaranteed us an early morning pick up for the second safari drive. Indeed a vehicle did show up (as did Ram, even though he was supposed to have time off, just in case we were stood up again). This time we went to station #8, marginally closer, with a guide who also barely spoke and knew about 20 English words. Our companions were a couple from the UK who were throughly disgusted by the experience. Since it was marginally better than the previous day, at least we were picked up and we didn’t have to go QUITE so far, it was a slightly better experience but still no tigers and no narration about the park. I will give the guide and driver credit for trying to find a tiger for us. It just wasn’t happening. And that was our “tiger safari”. It shouldn’t be marketed that way. If you have been on safari in Africa, in no way does this experience resemble. From our African safaris—the guides speak excellent English and give LOTS of information about the park and the wildlife. You might not see every species but you will certainly see many. My advice: use Joyful Holidays if you want a custom designed private tour in India. If your time is short stick to the Golden Triangle. I wish we had.

Review of 5 day Golden Triangle tour

I have been wanting to visit India for years and finally decided to go to coincide with the World Cup cricket. As part of the trip I wanted to see the attractions of the golden triangle as everyone does. I found Sonia's Joyful Holidays company online and booked up. All throughout the build up to the trip Sonia was helpful in answering all my questions and when I met her at the start of the trip she told me her background and how she managed to educate herself with the help of her parents and ultimately start a business. This, as well as the fact that she now trains up other young women into the business was very inspiring. The trip itself was great. I stayed in some lovely hotels, especially the one in Ranthambore. My driver Dev was a very polite young man who drove me everywhere and was always helpful and good company. The guides that were provided at each destination were all very informative and were quite humorous just for good measure. All in all I had a great few days on what was a jam-packed tour and really grateful for the experience.

Top notch service

This is an amazing company. Our guide spoke Excellent English and our driver was great. Nice and clean car. I would highly recomend them.

5 day golden triangle with 5* Joyful holidays

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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very good trip

This company is very good For tours ,good following, Nice Driver all staff members r corporated , suggesting good Places It was Very Good Trip good Memories overall Nice tour. Thanks team.

Great service

Our trip was incredible, from day one till the last day our tour guides were amazing, caring and very knowledgeable. The whole tour was incredible. Thanks Sonia and everyone who made possible this unforgettable experience!

Best Tour Company

As a group of five friends, we visited Delhi Agra Jaipur with Ranthambore. We witnessed a tiger on this trip which was our highlight. Another highlight was the Taj Mahal. The tour was made more better by this tour company when the owner of the company kept in touch with us every single day. Our driver was the best. The hotel in Jaipur was wonderful.

Amazing Wildlife Trip

We enjoyed our Tour very very much. Our Driver, guides ,Hotels all where excellent. Best thing was we did see the Tiger. We did see two and worth waking up early! Only thing that safari was bumpy. All the things we would highly recomend!

Thank you for the best trip we could have imagined!

We did a Delhi - Jaipur - Ranthambore tour and the trip was so well co-ordinated and curated by Sonia. The car and driver we had deserves a 5 star rating - he knew the restaurant spots to stop by on the way, drove safely and provided an effortless journey. Sonia was available on-hand for communication all the throughout the trip via WhatsApp so we didn't need it! Our tour guide in Jaipur knew everything! From the history of the forts and monuments we visited to hidden gems for shopping - we bought block-printed fabrics and juttis that Jaipur is famous for. Both hotels in Jaipur and Ranthambore were great. Comfortable stays.. good food.. extremely friendly staff! We will definitely be using this service again and recommending it to all our friends who want to visit India!

Best Company

We friends booked this tour with joyful holidays. We really had an amazing time with this company. Good hotels choice and excellent driver and guides. Best part was Taj Mahal and our Safaris. We recommend it to everyone.

Great communication

Sonia was as pleasant as communicative, when organizing this trip. Response times as well as flexibility in planning where on point. I always felt very well taken care of and was personally welcomed and fared well by her and her lovely family. I would definitely highly recommend booking with Joyful and Sonia!

Wow service

We had an amazing time on our tour. Thank you Joyful holidays and specially Ms. Sonia. The hotels were amazing and really luxury. Our guides were knowledgeable and our driver was amazing person always on time

Wonderful experience

We had an awesome experience at golden triangle tour. Everything was very well arranged. Right from arriving to airport and reaching to the resort. Rooms were very clean. Food was awesome and very hygienic. thanks joyful holidays for the wonderful service.

Had a Wonderful trip

We had booked our golden triangle trip through Joyful Holidays and it was amazing. I would like to appreciate them to help us alot and provide prompt responses. I was sacred before going through them as i have never planned any trip by vendors.

nice stay

I loved my whole vacation and all thanks to Joyful holidays making it possible and memorable. Hotels were nice and services were pretty good. Cab drivers were very nice and polite, they were very helpful and knowledgeable with safe driving skills.

Amazing Stay

Thank you joyful holidays team for organising the wonderful trip the golden triangle even after so many changes in the booking dates from our side. Highly recommend Joyful holidays to everyone for planning their upcoming trips to any place.

Nice trip

We took the golden triangle tour in feb 2022. The entire trip was planned out by Joyful Holidays. She helped us out in everything starting from the resort to flight. I am very happy with the over planning. Thank you so much

Nice tour

Our guides and our driver were truly professionals. They were polite and courteous. Our guides were very knowledgeable about all the monuments. They even helped us take the best photos from the best spots. Overall, highly recommended for a stress free and memorable tour in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, & Ranthambore. Thanks!

Great tour

I had a wonderful experience visiting Agra and Taj Mahal. The guide was very informative and answered all of my questions. The driver was efficient, and reliable. Both of them were incredibly accommodating as well and followed all the Covid protocols. Lunch was also fantastic. It was great to see the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Baby Taj. So worth it!

Amazing tour

We enjoyed seeing the Tajmahal, riding elephant in Jaipur, & wildlife safari in Ranthambore. We also loved the hotels in Agra, Ranthambore and Jaipur. The guides were excellent and showed us all the monuments. Our driver was English speaking and extremely polite.

Great tour

We just got back from my Golden Triangle tour with Ranthambore. Our tour guides were informative and knowledgeable. The sites in Agra were beautiful, Ranthambore National Park was wonderful and Jaipur was a bustling and vibrant city. The tour was well organised. We can highly recommend the tour.

Nice tour

It was a pleasant experience in Delhi, Agra, Ranthambore & Jaipur. Our driver, & the tour guides made sure we had a memorable trip. We saw the most wonderful sites those cities had to offer, and it was amazing. Overall, it was a great experience.

Amazing tour

Our guides in each city were excellent. We could not see tigers in Ranthambore, but the animals and the environment were fascinating. The 5-star hotels that were provided to us in Delhi, Agra, Ranthambore, & Jaipur exceeded all our expectations in terms of cleanliness, service and convenience. It was indeed a trip of a lifetime!

Good tour

We are really impressed with their attention to detail and their constant availability to assist us. The guides and drivers were very professional and friendly. The hotels chosen for us were simply great. The company owners have supported us in the best possible way and made our trip unforgettable. I strongly recommend it.

Nice tour

We, the family of 6 went on Golden Triangle with Ranthambore tour. Our tour guides were magnificent, & energetic. It was a memorable experience. If you're lucky you can get a vivid sight of the tiger. We all enjoyed a lot at our recent trip to Ranthambore. The tour was well managed. We enjoyed Indian food so much, especially the dinner in Jaipur.

Excellent

We had a wonderful experience in our tour to the golden triangle. The tour guys were really good specially in Delhi and Jaipur (sorry can't remember their names). Our driver Shiva was awesome...really kind, patient and friendly. Our night in Ranthambore was lovely staying in a tent and it was even better because next morning we saw a tiger. We only had 5 days to stay in India and this tour gave us a good taste of india, we felt safe and welcoming all the time. We definitely will come back for longer and will take one of the longest options!!!! Thanks Sonia for organize everything so well. Totally recommended!!!!

Wonderful tour

We have had one of the most amazing trip, we enjoyed so much our visit and our driver was very helpful

An amazing 5 days in India

I had always wanted to visit India but was always unsure about going on my own. I did a lot of research and found a 5 day tour (due to only 1 weeks holiday left) with Joyful Holidays. On inquiring, Sonia immediately came back to me and put me at ease, for all of my questions I always received an immediate response. My driver collected me from the airport and this was the driver I would have for all of my tour. Shiva, was great - we had a great journey driving around, lots of laughter and also him showing me great points of interest on our long drives - he was great, and made my tour even better. At each city I had a different guide, Dehli, Agra and Jaipur guides were great - I couldn't wish for more! The hotels that were booked were great - considering i was so tired travelling around, it was a bed for the night! the food was great! everything! I cannot complain about anything! I would certainly be visiting India again, and would always book through Joyful Holidays! I highly recommend!

Great service in golden triangle tour

I booked this tour for my friends and really satisfactory.they were amazingly satisfied with Delhi Agra Jaipur and ranthambor tour.thanks Sonia ji For best service in golden triangle tour.