Luxury Rajasthan Palace Tour — 10 Days: Jaipur, Ranthambore, Udaipur and Jodhpur

An easy first day on the new expressway, arriving in Jaipur in time for lunch and a gentle start to Rajasthan.

• Morning: Pick-up from your Delhi hotel or the airport at about 8 a.m.
• Drive: Delhi to Jaipur is about 270 km, 4½–5 hours with a tea stop.
• Afternoon: Check in to your palace hotel and settle in: afternoon tea on the lawns, a swim or a spa treatment.
• Tickets: Nahargarh Fort about ₹200 (approx. 2026 prices for foreign visitors; Indian citizens pay much less). City Palace about ₹700 if visited today.
• Eat: Lunch at Laxmi Mishthan Bhandar (LMB) in Johari Bazaar, a Jaipur institution for generations, or Rawat for the famous pyaaz kachori.
• Tip: Jaipur's old city is walled and pink by law. Your driver knows where to park, so you never have to walk far in the heat.
• Overnight: Jaipur

A full day in the Pink City, planned to beat the heat and the queues: the hill fort first thing, the old city in the middle of the day, and the bazaars when the light softens.

• 8:00 a.m.: Amber Fort as the gates open, before the tour buses. Allow 2–2½ hours for the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace), the Ganesh Pol gate and the zenana courtyards. A licensed guide is worth hiring here.
• On the way down: Panna Meena ka Kund, a geometric stepwell 5 minutes from the fort, and a photo stop at Jal Mahal, the palace in the lake.
• Midday: The City Palace (still home to the royal family) and next door Jantar Mantar, the 18th-century astronomical observatory, now a UNESCO site. About 2½ hours for both.
• Afternoon: The Hawa Mahal, the 'Palace of the Winds', best seen from the cafés on the rooftop opposite; go inside if you want to look out through the latticed windows.
• Evening: Free at your palace hotel, or a private dinner on the ramparts of Amber or Nahargarh (we can arrange it).
• Tickets: Amber Fort about ₹500, City Palace about ₹700, Jantar Mantar about ₹200, Hawa Mahal about ₹200 (approx. 2026 prices for foreign visitors; Indian citizens pay much less). A composite ticket covers several state monuments for two days.
• Eat: Lunch: dal baati churma or a Rajasthani thali near the City Palace. Evening: lassi at Lassiwala on MI Road, or a full village-style dinner at Chokhi Dhani outside the city.
• Tip: Please avoid the elephant ride at Amber; your driver takes you up by car or jeep. In the shops, prices are always negotiable, and your driver earns no commission from us: shop only where you want.
• Overnight: Jaipur

To a luxury jungle lodge on the edge of tiger country.

• Morning: Check-out at about 10 a.m.
• Drive: Jaipur to Ranthambore is about 160 km, 3–3½ hours.
• Safari: Jeep (Gypsy, 6 seats) or Canter (20 seats) safari, about 3½ hours. Morning shift starts around 6:30 a.m.; afternoon around 2:30 p.m. (times shift with the season).
• Evening: Dinner at your lodge around the fire.
• Tickets: Safari permits are sold online by the Rajasthan Forest Department and sell out weeks ahead in peak season. We book them as soon as you confirm, using your passport details. Expect roughly ₹2,000–3,000 per person per safari in a shared Gypsy for foreign visitors.
• Tip: Private Gypsy safaris can be arranged at a higher price; ask us.
• Overnight: Ranthambore

A full day of the jungle, with the heat of the day at the lodge.

• 6:30 a.m.: Morning safari.
• Midday: Lunch, spa and pool.
• 2:30 p.m.: Afternoon safari.
• Tickets: Safari permits are sold online by the Rajasthan Forest Department and sell out weeks ahead in peak season. We book them as soon as you confirm, using your passport details. Expect roughly ₹2,000–3,000 per person per safari in a shared Gypsy for foreign visitors.
• Overnight: Ranthambore

A long drive broken by India's largest fort.

• Morning: Check-out at 7:30 a.m.
• Drive: Ranthambore to Chittorgarh is about 250 km, 4–4½ hours. Chittorgarh to Udaipur is about 115 km, 2 hours.
• Chittorgarh Fort: India's largest fort, 700 acres on a high plateau, with a 13 km road inside. Your driver drives you between the sights: the Vijay Stambh (Victory Tower, 37 m, 1448), Rana Kumbha's palace, Padmini's palace on its lake, the Kirti Stambh and the Meera temple. Allow 2½–3 hours.
• Evening: Arrive in Udaipur by about 6:30 p.m.
• Tickets: Chittorgarh Fort about ₹600 (approx. 2026 prices for foreign visitors; Indian citizens pay much less).
• Overnight: Udaipur

The most romantic city in India, planned so you see the palace in the cool of the morning and the lake at its golden best.

• 9:30 a.m.: The City Palace, the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, built over four centuries; allow 2½–3 hours. Do not miss the Mor Chowk peacock courtyard and the crystal gallery (separate ticket).
• Late morning: Jagdish Temple (1651), a few minutes' walk away, then the old city lanes for miniature painting studios and silver.
• Afternoon: Rest at the hotel in the heat of the day, or visit Saheliyon ki Bari, the garden of the maidens, with its fountains.
• Sunset: A boat on Lake Pichola from the City Palace jetty, with a stop at Jag Mandir island, about one hour. Book the 5 p.m. boat in winter.
• Evening: The Dharohar folk dance show at Bagore ki Haveli, 7 p.m., about one hour: puppets, and the famous dance with pots balanced on the head.
• Tickets: City Palace, crystal gallery, the boat and the dance show each have their own ticket, bought on the spot; together expect roughly ₹2,000–3,000 per person. Your driver points you to the right counters.
• Eat: Lunch with a lake view at Ambrai or Upre. Try gatte ki sabzi and ker sangri, Mewari specialities.
• Tip: Arrive at Bagore ki Haveli by 6:15 p.m. for a good seat.
• Overnight: Udaipur

Your car and driver are yours for the day. Most guests choose one of these three, and some simply rest.

• Option 1: Kumbhalgarh: Leave at 8 a.m. for Kumbhalgarh Fort (85 km, about 2 hours), with 36 km of walls, the second-longest in the world after China's Great Wall. Walk the ramparts to Badal Mahal at the top, 2–3 hours. Back by 5 p.m.
• Option 2: Ranakpur: The marble Jain temple with 1,444 carved pillars (95 km, about 2½ hours each way), open to visitors from noon.
• Option 3: slow day: A morning cooking class in a local home, the vintage car museum, Fateh Sagar Lake and sunset at the Monsoon Palace (Sajjangarh) on the hilltop.
• Tickets: Kumbhalgarh about ₹600, Ranakpur about ₹200, Monsoon Palace about ₹300 plus the forest gate fee (approx. 2026 prices for foreign visitors; Indian citizens pay much less).
• Eat: Lunch near Kumbhalgarh at a heritage hotel, or a lakeside café in Udaipur.
• Tip: Tell your driver your choice the evening before so he can plan the departure time.
• Overnight: Udaipur

Through the Aravalli hills, past the great marble temple of Ranakpur.

• Morning: Check-out at 9 a.m.
• Drive: Udaipur to Ranakpur is about 95 km, 2–2½ hours. Ranakpur to Jodhpur is about 165 km, 3–3½ hours.
• 12:00 p.m.: Ranakpur temple opens to non-Jain visitors; 1–1½ hours.
• Evening: Arrive in Jodhpur at about 6 p.m.
• Tickets: Ranakpur about ₹200 including audio guide.
• Tip: No leather inside the temple; shoulders and knees covered.
• Overnight: Jodhpur

A day in the city ruled from one of India's mightiest forts, standing 125 metres above the blue houses.

• 9:00 a.m.: Mehrangarh Fort at opening. The included audio guide is one of the best in India; allow 2½–3 hours for the palaces, the armoury, the howdah and palanquin galleries and the ramparts with their cannons.
• Late morning: Jaswant Thada, the white marble royal cenotaph below the fort, 5 minutes away, and the Rao Jodha desert rock park next to it for a short walk.
• Afternoon: The Umaid Bhawan Palace museum, part of one of the world's largest private residences (1943), still home to the royal family. Or a free afternoon in the old city markets.
• Evening: Sunset from a rooftop in the old city looking up at the lit-up fort.
• Tickets: Mehrangarh about ₹600 including the audio guide; Jaswant Thada and the Umaid Bhawan museum have small separate tickets (approx. 2026 prices for foreign visitors; Indian citizens pay much less).
• Eat: Lunch at the café inside Mehrangarh. Try Jodhpur's makhaniya lassi and laal maas (spicy mutton curry) for dinner.
• Tip: The fort is steep; a lift near the main gate saves the climb for a small fee.
• Overnight: Jodhpur

A last palace breakfast, then the airport.

• Morning: Free at your hotel.
• Drop: Jodhpur airport is about 5 km from the centre.
• Extra option: Drive back to Delhi with a night in Pushkar or Jaipur; ask us.
• Overnight: Your onward flight