Lake Pichola and the City Palace at dusk, Udaipur

Rajasthan Tours

Forts, deserts, lakes and leopards

City-by-city guides with day-wise itineraries, what each place is famous for and why it belongs on your route. Mix and match cities and we'll plan cabs, hotels and guides.

The Pink City · 2 days

Jaipur

Rajasthan's capital: hill forts, royal palaces and the bazaars of a planned 18th-century city.

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The Golden City · 2 days

Jaisalmer

A living sandstone fort rising out of the Thar Desert, with dunes, camels and nights under the stars.

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The Blue City · 2 days

Jodhpur

Blue houses spread below Mehrangarh, one of India's most imposing forts.

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The City of Lakes · 3 days

Udaipur

White palaces on still lakes ringed by the Aravalli hills, Rajasthan's most romantic city.

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Leopard hills · 2 days

Jawai

Granite hills where wild leopards live side by side with Rabari herders and village temples.

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Tigers & a hill fort · 2 days

Ranthambore

Tiger safaris and the UNESCO-listed Ranthambore Fort, a short trip from Jaipur.

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Rajasthan in pictures

Forts, lakes and desert

Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds · Photo: Kiran KR / Pexels

Amber Fort above Maota lake · Photo: Meric Dagli / Unsplash

Garden courtyard inside Amber Fort · Photo: Manish Jangid / Pexels

Patrika Gate, Jawahar Circle · Photo: Mayur / Pexels

Jaisalmer Fort rising over the golden city · Photo: Yogendra Singh / Pexels

Camel on the dunes near Sam · Photo: Animesh Paul / Pexels

Fort ramparts at sunrise · Photo: Luckee Bains / Pexels

Blue houses of the old city · Photo: Mehul / Pexels

Mehrangarh Fort on its rocky hill · Photo: Mehul Soni / Pexels

Lake Pichola and the City Palace at dusk · Photo: Hemant Singh Chauhan / Pexels

Lake Pichola with Jag Mandir · Photo: Shutterbugmini / Pexels

City Palace from Lake Pichola · Photo: Muhammed Shasal A V / Pexels

Lakeside havelis and ghats · Photo: Stijn Dijkstra / Pexels

Classic Rajasthan circuit · 10–12 days

Jaipur→Jodhpur→Jaisalmer→Jawai→Udaipur

Start in Jaipur, head west to the desert, then south through leopard country to the lakes of Udaipur.

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Royal & wild · 6–7 days

Jaipur→Ranthambore→Kuno

The Pink City, tigers at Ranthambore and cheetahs at Kuno, with our own transfers between them.

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