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Rajasthan tour package price guide (2026)

Rajasthan packages on this page start at ₹6,500 per person. Because you can drive from Ahmedabad, most of our Rajasthan trips have no flight cost at all – the vehicle from your doorstep is the main transport line. The bands below are per person on twin sharing with a private AC car, hotels with breakfast, sightseeing by road and all tolls and driver costs, excluding entry tickets, safaris and any flights or trains.

Usually extra on the ground: monument entry tickets (City Palace Udaipur, Mehrangarh, Amber Fort, Jaisalmer fort havelis), Ranthambore safari permit and vehicle (about ₹5,000–8,000 per gypsy for Indian visitors, shared by six), camel or jeep safari and cultural programme at the desert camp unless included, Lake Pichola boat ride, Kumbhalgarh light-and-sound show, and 5% GST. If you fly or take the train: Ahmedabad–Jaipur flights take about 1 h 15 min and return fares are usually ₹6,000–9,000; overnight trains from Ahmedabad reach Jaipur and Jodhpur comfortably and cost a fraction of that.

Rajasthan by road from Ahmedabad – distances and drive times

These timings assume a private car leaving Ahmedabad early morning with one meal stop. The Ahmedabad–Udaipur highway is excellent; the Udaipur–Jodhpur and Jodhpur–Jaisalmer roads are good two-lane and four-lane stretches through open country.

• Chauffeur-driven: we provide an AC Dzire for a couple, Innova Crysta for a family, or Tempo Traveller for an extended family, from your home in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara or Surat, with fuel, tolls, parking, state taxes and the driver's allowance included. The driver stays with you for the whole circuit.
• Self-drive: we price the same hotels and sightseeing as land-only; the Udaipur, Mount Abu and Kumbhalgarh roads are easy in your own car.
• Train and flight options: day trains connect Ahmedabad with Udaipur in about 5–6 hours; overnight trains run to Jodhpur and Jaipur; Ahmedabad–Jaipur flights take about 1 h 15 min. A popular hybrid is to drive Ahmedabad–Udaipur–Jodhpur–Jaisalmer and take the train back from Jaisalmer or Jodhpur.

Mewar or Marwar – which circuit should you choose?

For a first Rajasthan trip from Ahmedabad we almost always suggest Mewar plus Marwar in 6–7 nights: Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh/Ranakpur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, driving in from Ahmedabad and taking the train or flying home. Jaipur and Ranthambore are better as a separate 4–5 night trip by air.

Rajasthan itineraries by trip type

2 nights / 3 days – Udaipur honeymoon or weekend

• Day 1: Leave Ahmedabad by 7 am, reach Udaipur for lunch; City Palace, Jagdish temple, sunset boat ride on Lake Pichola; dinner at a rooftop overlooking the lake.
• Day 2: Saheliyon ki Bari, Fateh Sagar and Moti Magri, Shilpgram, Monsoon Palace (Sajjangarh) at sunset; Bagore ki Haveli dance show.
• Day 3: Eklingji and Nathdwara darshan on the way home (optional), drive back to Ahmedabad.

6 nights / 7 days – Mewar and Marwar for the family

• Day 1: Ahmedabad – Udaipur (5 h); City Palace, Pichola boat ride.
• Day 2: Udaipur local sightseeing; evening free in the old city.
• Day 3: Udaipur – Ranakpur Jain temples (about 2 h) – Kumbhalgarh fort and the Great Wall; overnight Kumbhalgarh.
• Day 4: Kumbhalgarh – Jodhpur (4 h); Mehrangarh fort, Jaswant Thada, the clock tower market.
• Day 5: Jodhpur – Osian temples – Jaisalmer (5–6 h); sunset at Gadisar lake.
• Day 6: Jaisalmer fort, Patwon ki Haveli, Bada Bagh; afternoon to Sam or Khuri dunes for camel safari, cultural evening and a desert camp night.
• Day 7: Return to Jaisalmer; train or flight home via Jodhpur, or two-day drive back with a night at Mount Abu.

8 nights / 9 days – the grand circuit (complete Rajasthan)

Follow the 6-night route to Jaisalmer, then drive Jaisalmer – Bikaner or Jodhpur – Pushkar (Brahma temple, ghats, camel fair in October–November) – Jaipur (Amber Fort, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Chokhi Dhani evening) – optional Ranthambore for two safaris – fly Jaipur–Ahmedabad. With a tenth night we add Mandawa's painted havelis in Shekhawati.

Jain pilgrimage and seniors – 4 nights

Ahmedabad – Ambaji – Mount Abu (Dilwara temples, Nakki lake, Guru Shikhar) – Ranakpur (the 1,444-pillar Adinath temple; darshan for non-Jains from noon) – Udaipur – Nathdwara (Shrinathji) – Ahmedabad. For Marwar, we add Nakoda Parshwanath near Balotra and Osian. Short drives, hotels with lifts, Jain bhojanshala meals at every stop, and darshan timed to each temple's opening hours.

Buyer's guide: desert camps, Ranthambore zones and palace hotels

Desert camps – Sam or Khuri, and which tent?

• Sam dunes (about 40 km from Jaisalmer): the biggest dunes and the most camps – a strip of 100-plus properties with camel rides, jeep safaris, folk music and dance programmes every evening. Lively and convenient; also crowded on weekends and in Christmas week.
• Khuri (about 45 km, further south): a village setting with far fewer camps, smaller dunes, quieter nights and a more authentic feel. Our recommendation for couples and anyone who found Sam too busy on a previous trip.
• Tent categories: standard Swiss tents have attached baths and fans; deluxe tents add AC or heaters, better beds and private sit-outs; luxury camps offer suites with bathtubs, plunge pools and private dinners on the dunes. December–January nights drop close to freezing, so heating matters more than it sounds.
• Season: most camps operate from October to March only; a few stay open in April and September with heat discounts.

Ranthambore – zones and permits

• The reserve is divided into ten safari zones. Zones 1–5 are the historic core around the fort and lakes with the highest tiger sighting rates; zones 6–10 are buffer areas that are quieter and sometimes just as productive. Core zones close from July to September for the monsoon; some buffer zones stay open.
• Safaris run in morning and afternoon slots in gypsies (six seats) or canters (20 seats). Permits are booked on the forest department's online portal with photo ID, typically opening months ahead, and zone allocation is by the system – you cannot choose your zone when booking a regular permit. We book early, pay for a gypsy where possible, and tell you honestly that sightings are never guaranteed.
• Jaipur to Ranthambore is 180 km (3½ hours); plan two nights for two safaris.

Palace hotels – heritage haveli or 5-star palace?

• Heritage havelis and small forts (Udaipur old city, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Kumbhalgarh, Mandawa): 300–500-year-old buildings run as 3- and 4-star hotels, with character, courtyards and reasonable prices; rooms vary a lot, so we pick the category by hand.
• Converted royal palaces (Udaipur lakeside, Jodhpur's Umaid Bhawan area, Jaipur): 5-star luxury with lawns, pools and lake or fort views, from about ₹20,000 to well over ₹1,00,000 a night. One such night in Udaipur is the most common honeymoon upgrade we sell.
• Resorts outside town (Udaipur hills, Jaipur–Delhi highway, Jawai): good for corporate offsites and families with children who want a pool. Jawai, between Udaipur and Jodhpur, adds leopard safaris among granite hills.

Best time to visit Rajasthan – month by month

Gujarati families travel to Rajasthan in two bursts: Diwali week (ideal for the full Mewar–Marwar circuit) and the May vacation, when we steer you to Mount Abu, Udaipur's pool resorts and Kumbhalgarh rather than the desert. Udaipur and Mount Abu also make superb monsoon weekends from Ahmedabad in August–September, when the lakes are full and hotel rates are at their lowest.

Places to visit in Rajasthan

• Udaipur: City Palace, Lake Pichola boat ride, Jagdish temple, Saheliyon ki Bari, Sajjangarh sunset – the closest and most romantic Rajasthan city to Ahmedabad.
• Mount Abu: Dilwara Jain temples (carved marble like nowhere else), Nakki lake, Guru Shikhar, Sunset Point; Ambaji temple on the Gujarat side.
• Kumbhalgarh: the 36 km wall and birthplace of Maharana Pratap; a wildlife sanctuary and a light-and-sound show.
• Ranakpur: the 15th-century Adinath temple with 1,444 individually carved pillars – a must for Jain families and architecture lovers alike.
• Chittorgarh: India's largest fort, with Vijay Stambh, Padmini's palace and the Meera temple.
• Nathdwara: Shrinathji temple, the most visited Vaishnav shrine for Gujarati families; darshan timings change through the day.
• Jodhpur: Mehrangarh fort, Jaswant Thada, the blue old city, Sardar Market and Umaid Bhawan.
• Jaisalmer: the living fort, Patwon ki Haveli, Gadisar lake, Bada Bagh, and the Sam or Khuri dunes for a camp night.
• Osian and Nakoda: 8th–11th-century temples in the desert and the Nakoda Parshwanath Jain tirth near Balotra.
• Jaipur: Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh sunset and bazaars for block prints and jewellery.
• Pushkar and Ajmer: the Brahma temple and lake ghats, the Ajmer Sharif dargah, and the camel fair in November.
• Ranthambore: tiger safaris in the dry forest around a hilltop fort, 3½ hours from Jaipur.
• Jawai and Bera: leopard safaris among granite hills between Udaipur and Jodhpur, in luxury camps and homestays.

Food, hotels and tips for Gujarati travellers

• Vegetarian and Jain food: Rajasthan is a vegetarian-majority state and one of the easiest in India for Jain food. Marwari and Rajasthani thali houses in Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Jaisalmer serve dal-baati-churma, gatte ki sabzi, ker sangri and bajra rotla, and most will do Jain preparations on request; Nathdwara, Ranakpur and Mount Abu have Jain bhojanshalas. Gujarati thali restaurants exist in Udaipur, Mount Abu and Jaipur. Only desert camps need a reminder – we confirm Jain meals with the camp in writing.
• Hotel categories: every city has clean 3-star hotels, heritage havelis at 4-star prices, and genuine palace hotels at the top. In Udaipur the choice that matters is lake view or old city; in Jaisalmer, inside the fort (atmospheric but basic) or outside (better hotels); in Jodhpur, old city havelis with fort views are worth the walk.
• Pack: layers for winter – desert nights in December–January are near freezing while days are 25°C; sunscreen, cap and sunglasses year-round; comfortable shoes for forts (Mehrangarh and Amber involve walking); modest clothing for temples; a scarf for dust at the dunes.
• Money and connectivity: UPI is accepted almost everywhere including camel operators; carry some cash for village stalls and parking. Network is fine in all cities and patchy at Sam/Khuri and inside Ranthambore.
• Timings and tips: Nathdwara darshan slots are short and specific, so we time your arrival; Ranakpur opens to tourists around noon; Mehrangarh and Amber are best early morning before the heat; Pushkar's fair week doubles hotel prices in a 50 km radius; agree pony and camel prices before you mount.
• Driving: avoid night driving on the Jodhpur–Jaisalmer and Udaipur–Jodhpur roads because of stray cattle; leave by 7 am on long days and lunch at a highway dhaba we trust.

Why book your Rajasthan package with Vibrant Holidays

• 11 years, C G Road office: plan at our Ahmedabad office (Monday to Saturday) or on WhatsApp; your consultant has driven these roads and knows which Udaipur rooftop actually faces the lake. IATA-accredited; member of TAAI, TAFI, ADTOI and IATO; recognised by the Ministry of Tourism.
• Live prices, no bait: the starting price on this page is a real package on sale today with hotels and inclusions listed, not a ₹13,500 headline that becomes ₹19,000 at the next click.
• Private, customised trips only: your own car and driver from your doorstep, your own dates and pace; extended families and friend groups travel together as a private group in a Tempo Traveller or coach.
• Pure-veg and Jain meals confirmed in writing at every hotel and desert camp, with bhojanshala stops on pilgrimage routes.
• Permits and tickets booked in advance – Ranthambore safaris, Jawai leopard drives, Kumbhalgarh show and fort tickets – and flights or trains from Ahmedabad added when you want them.
• 24×7 on-tour support from Ahmedabad and our partners in Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur.