Wüstensafari Jaisalmer — 3 Tage ab Jodhpur mit einer Nacht in den Dünen

Into the Thar Desert. The road runs straight and empty past villages, camels and windmills to the golden fort rising out of the sand.

• Vormittag: Check-out gegen 8:30 Uhr.
• Drive: Jodhpur to Jaisalmer is about 285 km, 5–5½ hours with a tea stop at Pokaran.
• Late afternoon: Gadisar Lake, the old reservoir with its carved gateway and chhatris on the water.
• Sunset: The Bada Bagh royal cenotaphs or Vyas Chhatri, for the fort glowing gold at the end of the day.
• Eat: Dinner on a rooftop facing the lit fort; try ker sangri (desert beans and berries) and the local sweet ghotua.
• Tip: Bring a light scarf: the desert wind carries fine sand, and evenings in winter are cold.
• Übernachtung: Jaisalmer

Morning inside the only living fort in India, where 3,000 people still live within the walls, and afternoon into the dunes for sunset by camel and a night under the stars.

• 9:00 a.m.: Walk into Sonar Qila, the 12th-century 'golden fort': the royal palace museum and the carved Jain temples (open to visitors in the morning until about noon). About 2½ hours.
• Late morning: Patwon ki Haveli, five merchant houses of lace-like carved sandstone, and Nathmal ki Haveli.
• Afternoon: Rest, then leave at about 3 p.m. for the dunes at Sam (42 km) or the quieter dunes at Khuri (45 km), about 1 hour.
• Sunset: A camel ride of about one hour onto the dunes to watch the sun go down. A jeep ride over the dunes is optional.
• Evening: Folk music and dance by the fire at the camp, dinner, and stars like you rarely see near a city.
• Tickets: Entry to the fort itself is free; the palace museum and Patwon ki Haveli have their own modest tickets. The camel ride and camp dinner are normally included in the camp booking.
• Eat: Lunch in the fort at a rooftop café; dinner at the camp.
• Tip: Take a small overnight bag; the large suitcases stay safely in the car. Ask for a camp away from the main Sam strip if you want quiet.
• Overnight: Desert camp in the dunes

Dawn in the desert, then east across the Thar.

• 6:30 a.m.: Sunrise over the dunes with tea, breakfast at camp.
• Optional: Kuldhara, the abandoned village 18 km from Jaisalmer, on the way back.
• Drive: Jaisalmer to Jodhpur is about 285 km, 5–5½ hours. Arrive by late afternoon.
• Drop: Your Jodhpur hotel, the railway station or the airport.
• Übernachtung: Jodhpur