About Joyful Holidays

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2019
TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2020
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Every startup has a story behind it. Joyful Holidays started with my own experiences of travels throughout India.

My name is Sonia, and I am a travel planner for North India.

I was born and raised in a very conservative family in Delhi. From a very young age, I had known that I was born to travel. But in India, being from a conservative family, I’d always been taught that the safest job for women in India was teaching. So, I studied “Bachelor of Education” and “Masters in English Literature”. Followed by joining a school as an English teacher, and I continued teaching for more than a year.

But during that time, I realized that something was missing in life. I was going through an emotional turmoil, feeling as if I was living someone else's life. Then, my awakening happened. At an instant, I recognized my call and I said to myself, “Sonia, ARISE! It’s time to chase your dreams”. Eventually, I left my job and traveled to the length and breadth of my beautiful country, India. One of the states that fascinated me the most was Rajasthan.

While travelling, I found my calling in a unique vocation. After a few years of completing many trips to fascinating Rajasthan, I pursued a course in Tourism Management from a reputed institute. This was because of my intense interest and passion for travel and tourism.

I believe whatever you do, do differently. With this aim to rectify issues faced by travelers and especially women travellers, I decided to start my own travel company and began my journey from scratch.

It was known to me that entrepreneurship was traditionally a male bastion and that the country wasn’t kind to women in business, but I chose to persevere. I shared the idea with my husband, and he was immediately on board to help me in my new journey.

There were many challenges in the path, including the trust of my valued guests, the stiff competition from the established players in the segment, and a struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance as a mom of 2 (or mompreneur). But my persistence and determination helped me overcome my challenges.

Soon many women with the same passion joined me and now, we are a team of women who believe in a bright future for women in tourism. We specialise in private luxurious tours of Rajasthan and have a reputation for excellence. We have received many awards from Trip Advisor, and our services are truly loved by our past guests which are genuinely revealed in the reviews that they write for us.

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Many people who travel with Joyful Holidays each year are returning guests or travelers who are recommended by our past guests. We do take pride in catering to our guests and planning their trips. We look into each detail carefully, so our guests always cherish their travel moments. Most of our past guests are happy to share their experiences with their lovely reviews. Kindly take a few moments to read what our guests have had to say…

We are the proud recipient of:

* TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2020
* TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019
* IATTE Certificate of Membership
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Our Commitment to Our Guests During Covid-19: COVID-19 (the coronavirus) has impacted travel & tourism communities hardest. At Joyful Holidays, we are very focused on protecting the health & safety of our workforce as well as the guests we serve. Our team daily provides guidance to our employees, guides & drivers in response to the latest COVID-19 news, local and regional directives. We are operational and providing tours of incredible India. For us, the health & safety of our guests is paramount. We, personally, want to update you on the steps we are taking to ensure your safety:

1 – Joyful Holidays will provide medical/surgical face masks.

2 – Our staff, guides & drivers will maintain social distancing.

3 – Our staff, guides & drivers will be wearing a mask all the time.

4 – All our vehicles are sanitized every day from inside and outside.

5 – Alcohol-based hand sanitiser will be placed in every vehicle (as recommended by WHO)

6 – Temperature checks will be carried for staff members, guides & drivers before starting the tour.

7 – We will book hotels that have a strict sanitizing process & have proper certifications to make your safe & comfortable stay.



We assure you that your safety will be our main priority!! Thank you for your continued trust & support. We are at our strongest when we all pull together.

Wishing you good health.!!

Our Flexibility Promise
If you’re thinking about travelling again, but of course need full flexibility in planning, we promise you’ll be absolutely confident in your booking. We want to give you maximum confidence in preparing for your next trip, knowing that you can change your plans as needed during these uncertain times. And as a professional team of professionals specializing in tailor-made tours of North India and Rajasthan, you are in safe hands.

We guarantee that your trip will be rescheduled free of charge at least 30 days before departure. In other words, postponing a travel date or changing an itinerary at no expense to you and with no questions asked.

*Valid for all bookings made on or before 1st November 2021, for arrivals before 30th April 2022. You may move travel dates up to 31st March 2023.

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“Joyful Holidays” is a certified Tour Operator and Tour Agency. We have immense experience in delivering professional and joyful tours & packages.
If India is on your Bucket List and you have been planning to visit India for a long time, then you simply cannot afford to miss the Golden Triangle Tour that covers Delhi, Agra, Jaipur that graces India beyond imagination. The Golden Triangle Tours are a classic introduction to India, if you’ve never been to the subcontinent before. It is a triangular combination of three Glorious and the most charming cities: Delhi -The Political and the Cultural Hub of India, Agra -The Epitome of Love, and Jaipur -The Pink City as well the first planned city of India. All these 3 cities represent the Grandeur, Glory, and History of the true Indian Diverse Culture.
If ever the vastness of India and the lengthy itineraries confused you, then you need not worry -You have come to the right place – We, along with our Team have carefully curated and handcrafted each of the Rajasthan Tours, Exclusive Golden Triangle Tours and Clubbed Extensions by ourselves for your welcome so that you can enjoy the tour with extensions like Golden Triangle with Varanasi (As Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India), Golden Triangle with Rishikesh (As Rishikesh is the Yoga capital of India) and many more
You can also add many more cities in Rajasthan, with the Golden Triangle like Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Mumbai, Mandawa, Ranthambore, Amritsar; depending upon how many days you want to spend in our beautiful country. If you still haven’t found the right tour for you; drop us an email, or talk to our dedicated Travel Experts, who will be happy to Tailor-make one for you. Looking forward to serving you. ....less