Jaisalmer Tour
Nine hours of driving each way is too much for one push, so this tour breaks the journey at Jodhpur. Four days in all: Jodhpur, the golden fort, the dunes at Sam, and the long road home.
- Duration
- 4 days, 3 nights
- Distance covered
- 1,200 km
Fixed price
What it costs
One price per vehicle for the whole tour. Agreed before the car moves.
| Vehicle | Seats | Price for the tour |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Dzire / Hyundai Aura | 4 | ₹13,200 |
| Maruti Ertiga / Toyota Rumion | 6 | ₹16,800 |
| Toyota Innova | 6 | ₹19,200 |
| Toyota Innova Crysta | 6 | ₹21,600 |
| Tempo Traveller | 12 | ₹31,200 |
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Itinerary
Where you go, in order
- 1
Day 1 — Jaipur to Jodhpur
Five and a half hours west. Mehrangarh in the afternoon if you are up for it, or the old city market in the evening.
- 2
Day 2 — Jodhpur to Jaisalmer
Three and a half hours further west through Pokhran. Into Jaisalmer by early afternoon.
- 3
Day 3 — The fort and the dunes
The living fort and the havelis in the morning. Out to Sam, 40 km west, for sunset over the dunes.
- 4
Day 4 — Return to Jaipur
The long day, about nine hours. Leave Jaisalmer by 8:00 am to be home in the evening.
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Included, and not included
In the price
- Air-conditioned vehicle for all 4 days
- Driver, fuel and the driver's allowance
- The driver's own food and accommodation
- Pickup and drop at your Jaipur address
- The car at your disposal in the city each day
Not in the price
- Your hotel
- Monument and fort entry tickets
- Guide fees, where you want one
- Meals and refreshments
- Tolls and state tax — charged separately, at actuals, with receipts
- Parking — charged separately
- Camel or jeep rides on the dunes, and desert camp stays — booked with the camps directly
Jaisalmer Tour: questions people ask
- Why go through Jodhpur?
Because nine hours in one go is a poor start to a holiday. Stopping at Jodhpur splits the drive into five and a half hours and three and a half, and puts a genuinely good city in the middle.
- Can the car take us to the Sam dunes?
To the edge of them, yes, on a sealed road. The ride onto the dunes is by camel or jeep, run by the camps and booked with them there.
- How is a four-day tour priced?
On the distance actually driven — about 1,200 km — at your vehicle's published per-kilometre rate. That is well above our 250 km daily minimum, so the minimum does not come into it.
- Is the drive home in one day too long?
It is a long day, around nine hours. If you would rather break it at Jodhpur again, add a fifth day and we will reprice it before you book.
Photo Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the destination, not our vehicle.
