We have to echo the previous writer - far too slow,and in a convoy of other boats. Maybe this was once a unique experience but in our day cruise we saw possibly over 100 other boats, But the worst issue was that the boat and the cabin smelled so strongly of of diesel oil particularly in our cabin. The air... More

Our Houseboat tour was OK. The boat was reasonably clean but 2 star. The crew were helpful and pleasant. The food was 2 star. But....we paid in full for our tour before leaving England by posting an International Bankers Draft to Gloal Vison, receipt of which was acknowledged by e-mail. When we arrived for our tour we were told that... More

Rainbow Houseboat Review Dear Traveller, I have never been tempted to write a review for any travel experience. However, my recent dealings with the Rainbow Houseboat Company has forced my pen in hopes that it may help prevent you from having the same experience as we did. First, a little background on the company: Rainbow Houseboat Tour company is boasted... More

Avoid Rainbow cruises. We had booked a premium one bedroom houseboat with Rainbow cruises. The boat (Yellow) was tatty & dirty. The bedroom looked like it had not been cleaned for months, dust & dirt & spiderwebs everywhere. Hardly any running water. The accomodation was worse than a one star hotel !

a horrible experience in rainbow houseboat.ac not working, crew members fully drunked after docking boat in evening, food quality very very poor,bedrooms and toilets looks like not cleaned since a month,

The boat we took had certainly seen better days and was distinctly tatty, but what was the major disappointment was that we hardly got to see the backwaters. We were going painfully slowly in a convoy of other tourist rice boats - precisely what we did not want to do despite specifically telling Rainbow of our requests. Despite assuring us... More

If you look through the reviews and their website you see many positive and glowing references. All of them are no doubt deserved because once upon a time this company was very good. Now I can only assume they are under new management because the boats are very scruffy. Wires hanging down from light sockets, holes in the mosquito nets... More

Having been with Rainbow 18 months ago we thought they would be the company to take our family and friends for a backwater trip. Big mistake. Not only has the standard dropped massively, the boat was tatty, we had asked and paid for a premium boat and didnt get it. Light bulbs were missing and all rather scruffy and uncared... More

We stayed on one of the boats for 1 night. We had a a/c and a mosquito net in the bedroom. Our room was basic and the bathroom didn't have great facilities but we literally just slept in the room. The majority of the time we spent it in a lovely sitting area at the front of the boat and... More