Experience Overview
The complete Rajasthan experience covering all major cities and hidden gems. From desert dunes to lake palaces, see it all.
Nine days is the first length at which you can have both Rajasthans — the desert west of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, and the green, lake-centred south around Udaipur — without either feeling like an afterthought.
It also picks up two places that longer-looking itineraries often skip. Ranakpur is a fifteenth-century Jain temple carved from white marble with more than a thousand pillars, no two alike, and it sits on the road between Jodhpur and Udaipur. Mount Abu is Rajasthan's only hill station, cool enough to change the weather for a day.
The shape is a loop: Jaipur, then west through Jodhpur to the desert at Jaisalmer, then south through Ranakpur and the Aravalli hills to finish on the lakes at Udaipur. It covers more ground than the eight-day version without adding more driving days than one.
Hour-by-Hour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Delhi, welcome dinner at heritage hotel
Day 2
Drive to Jaipur, Amber Fort, City Palace
Day 3
Jaipur: Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh, local bazaars
Day 4
Drive to Jodhpur via Ajmer & Pushkar
Day 5
Jodhpur: Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan, blue city
Day 6
Drive to Jaisalmer, Golden Fort evening walk
Day 7
Jaisalmer desert safari, camel ride, desert camping
Day 8
Drive to Udaipur via Ranakpur Jain Temples
Day 9
Udaipur: City Palace, Lake Pichola, departure
What the price covers
Stated plainly here rather than left to be discovered on the day.
Included
- Eight nights across Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Mount Abu and Udaipur, including heritage and palace properties on a twin-sharing basis with breakfast
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with a professional chauffeur for the whole trip, including every inter-city drive
- A government-licensed guide in each city, each holding a Ministry of Tourism regional licence
- Airport or hotel pickup in Delhi and the departure transfer at the end
- All tolls, parking, fuel, driver allowances and inter-state taxes
- Monument and fort tickets arranged in advance across the whole route
- A female guide on request, at no extra charge, subject to availability on your dates
- Camel safari and desert camping at Jaisalmer
Not included
- Monument and fort entry fees along the route — we book them and confirm the full amount in writing before you pay anything
- Lunches and dinners; breakfast at your hotel is included
- Camera and video fees, and optional add-ons such as the Amber Fort jeep ride
- Tips and personal spending
Good to know
Ranakpur is the stop nobody expects to remember
A fifteenth-century Jain temple in white marble with 1,444 pillars, no two carved alike, in a wooded valley on the Jodhpur to Udaipur road. It is open to non-Jain visitors in the afternoon only, leather must be left outside, and photography is restricted inside.
Mount Abu changes the weather for a day
Rajasthan's only hill station sits at about 1,200 metres, which in summer is a twelve-degree difference from the plains. It is also home to the Dilwara temples, whose marble carving is generally rated finer than Ranakpur's. In winter it can be genuinely cold at night — pack accordingly.
October to March is the season, and it matters more here
Rajasthan in April to June regularly passes 45°C, and the desert stretches become genuinely punishing rather than merely hot. October to March is comfortable throughout. July to September brings the monsoon — the state turns green, prices drop, and the crowds thin, though desert activities are limited.
Multi-day tours need a part payment
This tour holds hotel rooms across several cities on your behalf, so a part payment is needed to confirm them — more so in peak season, when heritage properties fill months ahead. Nothing is taken through the website; we check availability first, then send payment details on WhatsApp.
Questions about this tour
What does the 9 day Rajasthan tour cover that the 8 day does not?
Udaipur and the lakes, plus Ranakpur and Mount Abu on the way south. The eight-day itinerary ends in the desert around Jaisalmer; this one continues through the Aravalli hills to finish on the water. If you want both the desert and Udaipur, nine days is the shortest version that does both properly.
What is Ranakpur and is it worth the stop?
A fifteenth-century Jain temple carved in white marble, with 1,444 pillars of which no two are alike, set in a wooded valley between Jodhpur and Udaipur. It is on the route rather than a detour, and most visitors rate it among the finest things they see in Rajasthan. Non-Jain visitors are admitted in the afternoon only.
Is Mount Abu worth including?
It earns its place in two ways. It is Rajasthan's only hill station at around 1,200 metres, which in summer means a real drop in temperature, and it holds the Dilwara temples — marble carving that is generally considered even finer than Ranakpur. It also breaks up what would otherwise be a long desert-to-lakes drive.
Is this too much driving for nine days?
It is a real driving itinerary and we would rather say so. The longest legs are Jodhpur to Jaisalmer at five to six hours and Jaisalmer south towards Mount Abu, which is a full day. Everything else sits at four to five. If that sounds like too much, the seven-day version keeps the drives short by skipping the desert.
Does this tour include desert camping?
Yes — a camel safari out to the dunes near Jaisalmer and a night at a desert camp are included. Bring warm layers if you are travelling between November and February; desert nights drop sharply once the sun goes.
Free Cancellation
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