Jaipur Round Trip via Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Udaipur & Pushkar
About This Tour
A ten-day road loop that starts and ends at Jaipur. It runs west to Bikaner and the Thar Desert, with a night at a desert camp on the Sam Sand Dunes, and then through Jaisalmer and Jodhpur. The route climbs to the hill station of Mount Abu and reaches the lakes of Udaipur. It returns through Chittorgarh Fort and the pilgrimage towns of Nathdwara and Pushkar, with an optional Ajmer Sharif stop before the Jaipur drop.
Highlights
- Jaipur: Amber Fort (UNESCO), Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar (UNESCO), Johari and Bapu bazaars
- Bikaner: Junagarh Fort, Lalgarh Palace, Karni Mata Temple (the “Rat Temple”), National Research Centre on Camel, Rampuria Havelis
- Sam Sand Dunes: camel safari, Rajasthani welcome, Kalbelia folk dance, live folk music, traditional dinner, sunset, seasonal bonfire, optional jeep safari
- Jaisalmer: Jaisalmer Fort (UNESCO), Patwon Ki Haveli, Salim Singh Ki Haveli, Nathmal Ki Haveli, Gadisar Lake, fort market
- Jaisalmer War Museum (maintained by the Indian Army), honoring the Battle of Longewala
- Jodhpur: Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Clock Tower
- Mount Abu: Dilwara Temples, Nakki Lake, Guru Shikhar, Sunset Point
- Udaipur: City Palace, Lake Pichola, Jagdish Temple, Saheliyon Ki Bari
- Chittorgarh Fort (UNESCO): Vijay Stambh, Padmini Palace, Rana Kumbha Palace
- Nathdwara: Shrinathji Temple, Statue of Belief, Lal Bagh
- Pushkar: Brahma Temple, Pushkar Lake (52 ghats), evening Aarti and market
- Optional: Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti)