This is offered as a private tour. Travel solo, 2 people or a group of family and friends. We have given dates that coordinate with the Pushkar Camel Fair in November and with the Jaiselmer Desert Festival in February. If you are not interested in these events, select your own dates. Suggest January-March and November-December. Prices higher near the holidays.

Hotels can be upgraded; additional days can be added. Contact us. Once we have your exact dates and details we will finalize and send you your own private booking portal.

An in-depth Rajasthan tour. Travel through exotic, colorful Rajasthan, the land of the maharajas! We shall visit India’s majestic palaces and forts of ancient times. Enjoy magnificent art, crafts and architecture. Experience the golden desert, the towns of Shekawati dubbed “the open-air art gallery of Rajasthan,” picturesque Udaipur by the lake, the pink city of Jaipur, and the exquisite white marble Taj Mahal.

The Pushkar Camel Fair in November, with all its color and excitement, is a magnificent immersion into the lifestyle of the nomadic tribal herders, farmers and villagers from all over Rajasthan.

We will have opportunities for authentic interaction as the tribesmen decorate, parade and race their camels, hoping for the best price. The fair is also a spiritual time when Hindu pilgrims pay homage at the temple dedicated to Lord Brahma.

In February, the Desert Festival in Jaiselmer is an extravaganza of color, music, dance and celebration. Fire dancers sway to traditional tunes, villagers compete in a turban tying competition, judges rule on who has the best (longest) up-curled moustache. Other highlights include snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats, and various folk performers. Camels, the lifeline of the desert, play a primary role in the festival. Proud mustachioed villagers, dressed in their ethnic attire, sit astride their picturesquely caparisoned camels to join in the camel dances and competitions of camel acrobatics, camel races and decor, camel polo, tug of war and the like.

The grand finale is the camel tattoo featuring the historic Bikaner Camel Corps, one of the few camel cavalry units still retained by present-day armed forces. You simply won’t believe your eyes as you watch these colorfully caparisoned animals drill in tight formation under the guidance of their handsome, ceremoniously attired corpsmen.

On this tour we explore Rajasthan in-depth, visiting magical desert cities like Jodhpur and Jaislemer, two tribal villages and two of the most colorful Indian festivals.

Embark on a thrilling safari at a deluxe leopard camp.

Estimated pricing is based on two (2) participants. Confirmed prices will be given based on number of people in your party and your dates.

• Experience the “real” Pushkar Camel Fair, before the staged tourist event-November

• Connect with tribal peoples in Pushkar and Nimaj

• Experience the Jaiselmer Desert Festival in February, less visited

• Explore the exotic cities of Rajasthan and the traditional villages

• Venture off the usual tourist path to enchanting Narlai, a former royal hunting retreat

• Visit the exquisite Ranakpur Jain Temples and the magnificent Taj Mahal

• Embark on a safari at Godwad Leopard Camp

• Accommodations 4-5* & upscale heritage properties; deluxe tent at the Leopard Camp

• Meals: Feb: 2 lunches, 2 dinners; November/Pushkar Fair 3 lunches, 3 dinners

• Cooking class and dinner with a family in Jodhpur

• AC Transport van or minibus depending on group size.

• Arrival & Departure transfers (one transfer; extra cost for additional)

• Local guides in each city (request if you want accompanying guide)

• Train ticket Ac chair class to Agra

• Cycle - rickshaw ride through the ancient bazaar of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi

• Elephant ride to Amber Fort in Jaipur

• Camel ride in the desert & village safari in Manwar, Rohet and Bera

• Visa Fee

• International airfare

• Tips to drivers, guides, and hotel porters

• Meals other than those listed