Rainbow Tours Reviews 

Derek Schuurman planned our tour of Madagascar. He is so passionate and knowledgeable and did an excellent job. He listened to our preferences and arrange a superb tour. We would not have changed a thing. We are well-travelled and used many companies, but this service stood out. We travelled in October 2019 and made a recent enquiry to which Derek showed the same enthusiasm.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in South America. The comfort of knowing transfers, hotels and tours were all taken care of meant we could throw ourselves into the holiday completely relaxed. This was our first time heading to the continent and it was incredible. Peru was amazing! Condor Travel who we were with in Peru were great at informing us of upcoming timings and who would be meeting us. The tours were interesting and detailed. The only issue we had was that the itinerary from Rainbow did not match what we actually did. Rainbow had stated in Lima we would be visiting the coastal park in Lima and the salt flats in the Sacred Valley which we were looking forward to. However, the itineraries did match what Condor supplied to us on our arrival bar the walk to the ruins Ollantaytambo where we ran out of daylight.
Machu Pichu was one of the highlights of the tour. We were incredibly lucky to have beautiful weather the first day which meant we got to see all the incredible views. The only downside of this time was that we were booked onto the same your when we had discussed doing another route. Luckily, we were able to swap tours ourselves by talking to the manager of the site on the day. Our tour guide on day was brilliant and shared with us what we would see on day two, so we knew the route and the highlights to look out for.
The Peru section finished with a tour of Cusco that was amazing. The tour guide added in an alpaca sanctuary which was a great bonus. Our last day was a trip to Rainbow Mountain. It was a difficult walk but such an incredible achievement for us. Thankfully, it turned out we were not on the tour mentioned in the Rainbow itinerary but on a shorter walk which was a blessing in disguise. We went through all possible weathers from snow, rain to beautiful sunshine. The team again kept us feeling motivated, supported and kept us laughing throughout the walk.
Argentina was great. Our Buenos Aires tour was informative, and La Boca was a wonderful place to wander around. The tour was missing the Recoleta Cemetery mentioned on the itinerary, so we had to return at our own expense later. Iguazu falls was spectacular. We enjoyed both sides of the falls and were lucky enough to get onto the boat rides (low water levels meant they were not running the day before and morning of our visit).
Rio was a fabulous end to our trip. Time to see some world-renowned attractions and get some well-earned R&R. We were a little sceptical about Rio before going but the area we stayed meant we could wander from our hotel both in the day and evening areas and felt safe throughout. Our tour guide did all transfers and tours which was great. He seemed to have a fantastic relationship with the hotel and gave some excellent local recommendations for a Churrasco restaurant and the perfect sunset viewing spot.
Overall, the hotels we stayed in throughout our stay were great, all our tour guides and transfers were fantastic, and the tours were spectacular even if they did not quite match as advertised. Our contact with Rainbow in the build-up was really good. Using Rainbow was absolutely the right way for us to travel to South America for the first time and we would recommend using them.

A few tour companies do a very similar South America tour, but we went with Rainbow due to better value for money, personal service and some friends had a good experience with them too. Pleased to say they didn't disappoint. Some minor changes made to hotels, tours and experiences ahead of the trip but all communicated well by Jake who was incredibly helpful throughout. Four different countries with four different local tour companies, but every single pick up, drop off - of which there were many - were on time making it so easy for us. Many of our tours were private and felt like real VIP's being driven round and given a personal service. If you prefer to be bussed around with the same crowd and get to know people, then maybe go elsewhere, but if you want a personalised service, amazing experiences with friendly, professional and experienced tour guides and organisers, then Rainbow is for you. Thank you so much Rainbow, we absolutely loved our South America Tour.

My third African trip with this company. Excellent planning and administration. Good trips that included the must do’s and see’s
The accommodation was varied but all excellent, the transfers and internal flights worked without a hitch! A safari in Botswana with Rainbow is highly recommended. You will not be disappointed.

I had a wonderful vacation in South Africa, including Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope and a safari in the Amakhala Game Reserve. Everything went smoothly and was well organised. Thank you Rainbow Tours!!

We had an amazing trip to Rwanda, Kenya & Seychelles. We saw an abundance of wildlife, a lot closer up than expected! The accommodation suggested by Craig @ Rainbow Tours was all brilliant, the food was great as well as the service. The private transfers were all on time and reliable which took a lot of stress out of the holiday.
Craig was knowledgeable and the booking process was relatively easy however Rainbow were slightly inflexible when it came to dates/flights so we ended up booking some of these ourselves.
Overall, we would recommend them as a company.

Very good communication throughout the booking process and helpful in answering queries. The accommodation was absolutely fantastic.

Rainbow organised an absolutely outstanding tour
for us in South America. Kristen ( our Agent) was absolutely brilliant. She'd been to all the countries and therefore knew the best times to go, places to see etc etc. The program worked like clockwork. 12 fliights. All
on time. All meeting pick ups on time. Hotels superb.Tour guides brilliant. I could go on. Bottom line
is you won't find anyone better than these guys!

We have just returned from the trip of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. Jack at Rainbow was so helpful and put together an excellent itinerary for us. We really felt as though we saw and experienced everything there was offer in both destinations. Thank you Rainbow and we will definitely be seeking Jack's advice again for next year's adventure.

Our third adventure with Rainbow and brilliant, as ever.

Everything goes like clockwork. From the first planning discussion to the actual trip itself. We feel very well looked after by the people at Rainbow and all the local tour companies, hotels and guides. Kristen is brilliant to work with.

Excellence all round.

Rainbow was recommended by several friends, we now know why. The guidance, advice and support from Rainbow was superb, the choice of hotels, overall management and coordination of the whole holiday was excellent, with superb guides and drivers. Having visited four countries, the whole holiday went without a hitch with very courteous and prompt pick ups and drop offs. It couldn’t have been better, we will definitely return for our next trip.

Derek organised an amazing trip in Ghana exploring the coastal region - we cannot wait to go back and see more of the country (and explore the neighbouring countries, which Rainbow Tours also cover).
The bespoke and personalised nature of the trip was extremely well organised and geared to our requests and we felt very welcomed and safe at all times.
Highly recommended!

Rainbow clearly have a lot of experience arranging holidays to South Africa.
The itinary and accomodation including the safari, met our expections so we were completely satisfied.
I have no hesitation in recommending them.

The holiday Nikki planned for us covered all the things we wanted to do. The arrangements went well on the ground and the price was very competitive with the other quotes I got. I would certainly consider using them again for future holidays.

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Superb advice and guidance from Derek. We went on a relatively new trip to Ghana focused around wildlife. Excellent all round experience. Guiding quality was first class, private driver. Both guide and driver could not have been more helpful. Saw so much of the country and wildlife. Would use Rainbow again definitely recommend.

This is the second time we have done a self-drive tour around Namibia. We came back to Shelley at Rainbow because our first experience was excellent. Once again she organised a perfect holiday for us - everything went according to plan and the quality of her service is brilliant. Thanks again Shelley - we will definitely be coming back for more.

Rainbow Tours organised an excellent trip and obviously are very knowledgeable about all aspects of Uganda. The guide that they selected for us, Remmy, was second to none. During the tour they went out of their way to attend to all our requests. I would highly recommend.

Brilliant! Can't fault them. Have used Rainbow Tours twice now and on both occasions they have exceeded expectations. From service levels, to itinerary planning & delivery, to quality of accommodation and their after sales service, Rainbow Tours are a 1st class act and I highly recommend them.

From start to finish our trip was well organised and was amazing. Craig asked us a lot of questions to get an idea of what we wanted and put together a great package holiday.

Thanks and will use again