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WHY CHOOSE SONA TOURS?
QUALITY, VALUE FOR MONEY, MORE CHOICES |
For you to make the perfect choice, we have highlighted just a few reasons as to why we take pride in our services
| Sona Tours Advantages
| Other Holiday Providers
| ITINERARIES
| - Well designed and planned itinerary to provide more comfort stops and no rushing about.
- Starts day around 9 a.m. and finish approximately 9 p.m on each day (excludes the first and last day)
- Approximate distances you will travel on each day are shown on the itinerary.
- Itineraries are thoroughly planned for your basic needs and comforts.
- More time is spent on the excursions rather than on the coach.
| - Always rushing about and not enough comfort stops.
- Starts before 8 a.m. and finish around midnight.
- No transparency of distances.
- Conduct planning according to their needs and not travellers? need.
- More time spent on the coach and less time at the excursion.
| QUALITY OF HOTELS
| - Minimum of international 3 star rating hotels; most carrying 4 star rating.
- Branded hotels are provided e.g. Hilton, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Park Inn etc which have great ambience and good standard facilities with some extra facilities e.g. swimming pool, gym, wi-fi etc .
- Provide night stays in some of the major cities like Frankfurt, Rome, Milan, Paris etc
- Every child qualifies for bed as the parent?s double bed is smaller in Europe
| - Maximum of local 3 star rating hotels which are not appropriate to international standard
- Lower categories of hotels provided without ambience and less facilities.
- Most hotels are in smaller towns and miles away from the major cities
- Some child prices don?t provide extra beds and have to share parent?s double bed which is usually uncomfortable in Europe
| MEALS
| - Full breakfast is provided in most places which is a combination of hot and cold breakfast including lots of varieties of cereals, breads, pastries, beverages, yogurts, eggs, meats, juices, fruits etc
- Lunches and Dinners provided in selected restaurants with great ambience
- Always provided in a seat-down manner, giving you enough time to enjoy your beverages during meals.
- Assorted cuisines prepared by different chefs at various destinations e.g. Italian cuisine, Dinner on R.Rhine, South Indian, Gujarati, Moghulai, Punjabi etc .
| - Continental breakfast provided which mainly consists of bread, tea/coffee and one type of juice
- Mobile Kitchen Caravan provided where Chef cooking is monotonous style and similar type of food every day.
- Lunches are provided in open air or picnic places which are in middle of nowhere and without any ambience even though the weather conditions may be poor. Dinners are mostly provided in the meeting rooms of the hotels.
| | INCLUSIONS | - No hidden costs as all the excursions are included unless stated.
- Different varieties of excursion provided e.g Milan city tour, Swiss miniature
- Additional costs notified to you in advance.
| - Additional excursions are paid on arrival.
- Similar standardised itinerary is provided without varieties
- Not notified earlier of extra costs.
| | PICKUP POINTS | - More choices of pickup points from various locations in UK- London, Birmingham; Coventry, Leicester and along the UK major motorways of M1 and M25.
- Depending on the package choice, complimentary pick up/drop off services are offered at various international airports e.g . Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Brussels etc
- No extras costs for picking up outside London
| - Not many pick up points provided.
- Extra costs for picking up/dropping off outside London.
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Company Profile
We are one of the largest Asian tour operators in UK. No one understands holidays as better as SONA TOURS. It?s what we do better than anyone else. With us you are guaranteed top VALUE accommodation, finest Indian food and the very best services all the way.
It all started in 1979. In the reaches of East Africa, where a mother?s dream & ambition was to educate children via travelling. Through her profession as a history teacher, educational tours for the young & young at heart were arranged. Building on skills like teamwork, personal development and confidence, we progressed into various adventure tours within Kenya including Mountain climbing, white water rafting, trekking and other safaris. At the moment her legend is carried on in exploring new destinations in Europe.
It?s this enthusiasm and attitude that has led Sona Tours to obtain an excellent reputation in organizing outstanding & unforgettable tours.
Sona Tours is a young & dynamic company that is expanding from the heart of Africa - Kenya - into the continent of Europe and the World, with a personal touch and a genuine commitment to quality and enjoyment for all the tourists. It's the experience gained by Sona Tours where traveling becomes fun & educational.
Over the years, we have been traveling, inspecting, introducing and innovating, to make sure that your holiday has all the extra you expect. Every year our team takes time to explore new sites and inspect to approve the quality and standard of hotels before tailoring them into our itineraries.
All our Tour Managers reports to head office on regular basis to ensure all schedules are followed thoroughly.
The beauty about Sona Tours staff is that they will always be there to guide you to make your trip to be the most pleasant and memorable.
All our European tours include executive luxurious coaches with reclining seats with fitted seatbelts, armchair, tea/coffee facilities, toilet facilities (for emergency use only), microphone, TV, CD and DVD player. All our coaches are air-conditioned or air-cooled and we have a strict ?No smoking? policy on all our coaches. All coaches meet the current safety standards and are strictly enforced with all European speed and driving regulations. Our coaches are carefully chosen, so that we can provide you with a smooth and relaxing journey throughout the tour. During some short haul journeys, we may use a mini coach without the above facilities.
For smaller groups and private premium tours for up to 16 people we operate an unique 16-seater Mercedes Sprinter with fully panoramic sun proof tinted windows, air conditioning, reclining seats with seatbelts, on board music CD and DVD. There are no toilets in the mini van, but we do stop frequently.
Whether it?s a safari break to Kenya or a city break to celebrate a special occasion, SONA TOURS is very good at making the celebration just as special as it should be. Whatever your budget, wherever your destination, we can arrange a variety of those extra touches that are so memorable.
Sona Tours is experienced in arranging special required tours for private groups, institutions, community and charitable organizations. It?s the ?extras? we include?.
?.. that make all the difference!? Sona tours holidays are for people who are looking for - extra value, extra enjoyment, and extra care. We believe it?s what we include and that others leave out, or charge extra for, that makes us special. Whether you are traveling alone, with friends or with your partner, Sona Tours Holiday forms the perfect atmosphere to relax because our holidays are exclusively for people like you.
We provide Indian dinners catering for vegetarian, non-vegetarian (Halal) and Jains
Amazing value means great prices and great service, but above all SONA TOURS will give you much more for your money.
Hotels
One of our commitments is to provide excellent standards of hotel accommodation. Style and comfort combined with a sense of tranquillity, truly a home away from home. The hotels that we use cover a wide range of styles in different locations and they are all carefully selected for their atmosphere, location and hospitality. All rooms are equipped with facilities such as en-suite shower/bath and toilets with toiletries, TV & telephones. All our hotels have a minimum of a 3* category, however most of our hotels carry a 4* rating standards.
Special Occasions
Whether it?s a safari break to Kenya, a city break to celebrate a special occasion or a surprise for one of your travel companions, Sona Tours will ensure that the celebration is as special as it should be. Whatever your budget, wherever your destination, we will arrange those extra touches to make the trip memorable.
Pick up Points
For all European coach tours, we offer pick points from Birmingham and selected points along the M1 corridor to London at no extra costs to you. From this year, we have increased the number of pick up points within the M25 in South East England at no extra cost for certain tours. We will collect you from your choice of Pick-up Points, see under Pick Point page for further details.
Customer Care
Sona Tours top priority in tourism has always been to place customer first. And that's just what we've been doing for all these years. It's one of the main reasons for our success and why Sona Tours enjoys such an enviable reputation.
There's nothing clever about what we do. Over the years, we've learnt the simple truth that, in a people business, if you look after all your customers with care and professionalism, you'll have a successful operation. Perhaps it's because ours is a family business, with traditional values handed down that providing an excellent service almost comes naturally. We know what makes a good holiday and so do our valued customers who continue to choose SONA TOURS over and over again.
Tour Manager
Whether you are travelling with your family or partner, or exploring Europe on your own, we promise that from the moment you join the tour, your Sona Tour Manager will begin to work their ?magic spell?, breaking the ice and making you feel perfectly at ease. They are your personal storyteller, art expert, entertainer and problem solver-all in one. Time and time again, our guests tell us that it was their Tour Manager who really made their trip, steering then through the labyrinth of Europe?s cultures, bringing its magic to life before their eyes.
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