The Pink City
Jaipur
Jaipur is where most Rajasthan journeys begin, and it is easy to see why. Built in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, it was one of India's first planned cities — a grid of…
Rajasthan Tourism
Rajasthan Destinations
Nine detailed travel guides covering what to see, when to go, how to get there and how long each place actually needs.
In detail
Where to Go, and Why
City of Lakes
Udaipur
Udaipur sits in a bowl of Aravalli hills around a chain of man-made lakes, and it feels softer than the desert cities to its north. Founded by Maharana Udai Singh II…
The Blue City
Jodhpur
Jodhpur is the gateway to the Thar. Mehrangarh rises 120 metres straight out of the rock, and beneath it the old city spreads out in a wash of indigo houses that gav…
The Golden City
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer is the last big town before the Pakistan border, built from the same yellow sandstone as the desert it stands on. Its fort is one of very few in the world …
Sacred Lake Town
Pushkar
Pushkar is small, walkable and unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan. Fifty-two ghats ring a lake that Hindus hold sacred, and above them sits one of the very few temple…
City of the Dargah
Ajmer
Ajmer sits in a gap in the Aravallis and has been a place of pilgrimage for eight centuries. The Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti draws visitors of every faith fro…
Camel Country
Bikaner
Bikaner is the least visited of the big Rajasthan cities, which is much of its appeal. Junagarh is one of the few major forts in the state never taken by an invading…
Rajasthan's Only Hill Station
Mount Abu
Mount Abu is the exception in Rajasthan: a green hill station at 1,220 metres in the Aravallis, where the temperature drops ten degrees the moment you start the clim…
Tiger Country
Ranthambore
Ranthambore is the most reliable place in India to photograph a wild tiger, and the setting is unusual: a tenth-century fort standing above dry deciduous forest, wit…
Itineraries
Ready-Made Rajasthan Tours
2 Days / 1 Night
Jaipur
Jaipur 2 Days Tour
A relaxed two days covering the forts, the walled city and the bazaars, with your own car and driver throughout.
3 Days / 2 Nights
Jaipur · Ajmer · Pushkar
Jaipur, Ajmer & Pushkar Tour
Jaipur's forts and bazaars, the Ajmer Sharif Dargah and the ghats of Pushkar, in three unhurried days.
6 Days / 5 Nights
Jaipur · Jodhpur · Udaipur
Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur Tour
Rajasthan's three great cities in six days, connected by two of the state's best drives.
8 Days / 7 Nights
Jaipur · Bikaner · Jaisalmer · Jodhpur · Udaipur
Rajasthan Heritage Tour
Eight days through the great forts, palaces and havelis of Rajasthan, from Jaipur to the desert and down to the lakes.
5 Days / 4 Nights
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
Golden Triangle Tour
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in five days by private car — India's classic first itinerary.
7 Days / 6 Nights
Jaipur · Bikaner · Jaisalmer · Jodhpur
Rajasthan Desert Tour
Seven days across the Thar — Bikaner, the Jaisalmer dunes and a night under canvas, ending in Jodhpur.