Delhi - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer?

hi
i am planning delhi jodhpur jaiselmer tour in november end for 5-6 days.
how should i plan it daywise .
what is the route i should take.
any good roadmap is there ?
what all i must cover in this short time
i will be going by my santro
please advice

hi all. i am planning as follows-

day 1-2 - delhi-jodhpur
day 2 - in jodhpur
day 3-jodhpur-jaiselmer
day 4 -jaiselmer
day 5-6 jaiselmer-delhi via bikaner

will jaiselmer-bikaner-delhi route be ok ?? is it possible to cover it in 2 days. what are the option to stay midway on day 5. please guide,
i have been to delhi- jaipur-ajmer-udaipur-mount abu . the road were very good , but i have no idea of the bikaner side.

Roadmaps: www.mapmyindia.com

What to cover (I'm guessing you mean what to see?) - here are the main ones:
- Jodhpur (Maharaja's old fort)
- Jaisalmer (Patwan (and other) Havellis; Jain Temple; the Lake
- Bikaner (Kani Mater (Rat) temple; Jain Temple; Maharaja's Palace

Going Jaisalmer => Bikaner => Delhi is a long haul. You'll need to have a break along the way but I can't recommend anywhere (I've taken the sleeper trains). But I'm sure that someone else will give you some suggestions.

Cheers
Zoltan

I suggest an additional day, if you can spare it, at Jaisalmer. The place deserves a little more attention and you would feel sad leaving it so quickly

thanks zoltan & arunchs.
so will it be better to come back via the same route jodhpur instead of bikaner ?

this way i will have more time to spend in jaiselmer .

Will It Be Feasible-

Day 1- Delhi-ajmer 389 Kms
Day 2- Ajmer-jodhpur 200 Kms
Day 3- Jodhpur-jaiselmer 308 Kms
Day 4- Jaiselmer
Day 5- Jaiselmer-jodhpur 308 Kms
Day 6- Jodhpur-delhi 589 Kms

Or
It Can Be-

Day 5-jaiselmer-bikaner 333 Kms
Day 6 Bikaner-fatehpur-hissar-delhi 471 Kms
Or
Day 6 Bikaner-fatehpur-jaipur -delhi 579 Kms


I Have Just Search The Net And Made This Tentative Plan.will It Be Too Hectic Or Should I Follow It.

I Have Planned It 5 December To 10 December

http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?from=del...ype=best&q=dir

hey no noe replied.. i think people are less interested in this side compared to himachal . i also don have much idea of this side . Inputs are MOST welcome

Personally, I feel that you are still trying to cram in way too much for such a short period of time.

Given you have 5-6 days only, I would limit the locations and as:
- Delhi => Bikaner.
- Bikaner => Jaisalmer
- Jaisalmer => Jodhpur
- Jodhpur => Delhi.

Cheers
Zoltan

thanks zoltan.

i dont know how much time it will take to reach bikaner from delhi on day 1. i also knew it will be very tight but also i know i wont get more leaves .. may be i can extend it to maximum 6 days.
anyone have any idea approximate how much time it will took -

delhi-bikaner
bikaner-jaiselmer
jaiselmer-jodhpur
jodhpur-delhi

when i went to udaipur-mount abu i found road conditions excellent and i done it-
day 1 delhi-duddu (between jaipur-ajmer)
day2 duddu-udaipur
day 3 udaipur- mount abu
day 4 mount abu-delhi.

Mod Note: Shaleen I have moved your post into the Travel Itinerary Forum where it is more appropriate.


Rajasthan and questions about Rajasthan are just as popular as Himachel side of things I think! But this is offtopic.
Back to your driving trip - if you like long drives, then no problem. The roads are excellent where you are going, unless there are recent roadworks that I haven't heard about.
I think Delhi to Bikaner will be an all day drive - when i did this nearly 9 years back we reached Bikaner in the early evening. ( A lot of the time seemed to be getting out of Delhi and 'on the way'!)
Bikaner to Jaisalmer is around 5 hours. Jaisalmer to Jodhpur is 4-5 hours depending if you stop on the way. Jodhpur to Delhi is another all day drive. I think what you should do is put down the driving days, see what is left over and decide how much time you will stay in places. When you have done this post again and let us see what you come up with!

You could always punch in the details into www.mapmyindia.com - when you request driving instructions, it gives you approximate travel times and the exact route to take.

It's one of my favourite Indian web-sites (after IM of course).

Cheers
Zoltan

Mod Note: Shaleen I have moved your post into the Travel Itinerary Forum where it is more appropriate


Thanks a ton.. see I am now getting the replies..

Happy deepawali

thanks zoltan, thanks aishah.

Happy diwali..

Rajasthan and questions about Rajasthan are just as popular as Himachel side of things I think! But this is offtopic.

Yes you are perhaps very right.

Back to your driving trip - if you like long drives, then no problem. The roads are excellent where you are going, unless there are recent roadworks that I haven't heard about.

Its very true.. this is what I love most in my trips—long drives………..

I think Delhi to Bikaner will be an all day drive - when i did this nearly 9 years back we reached Bikaner in the early evening. ( A lot of the time seemed to be getting out of Delhi and 'on the way'!)

i will put my tentative plan .i just saw the site zolten mentioned . it gives time .just let me make my plan and advice . thanks a ton.

Day 1-5/12/2008-

9 Am- Start Gurgaon- Ajmer 363.7 Km 9 Hr 10 Min

Gurgaon-jaipur 240.2 Km 6 Hr 3 Min
Jaipur-ajmer 123.5 Km 3 Hrs 7 Min Reach Ajmer 6.10 Pm
Day 2-6/12/2008

Start 5 Am Reach Jaiselmer 6 Pm Ajmer-jaiselmer 495 Km 13 Hr 1 Min


Route 1 Ajmer Jodhpur-nh 112 214.52 5 Hrs 22 Min

Route 2 Ajmer Pali -nh 65 168.7 4 Hrs 13 Min
Pali Jodhpur 70.3 1 Hr 46 Min

Jodhpur Jaiselmer 280.5 7 Hr 2 Min


Day 3-07/12/2008 Jaiselmer

Day 4-08/12/2008

Jaiselmer- Bikaner Start At 9 Am -reach At 5.12 Pm
Jaiselmer - Bikaner 327.9 8 Hr 12 Min

Day 5]-09/12/2008-


Bikaner-delhi


Bikaner Fatehpur 170.6 4 Hr 16 Min
Fatehpur Hissar 168.1 4 Hr 12 Min
Hissar Delhi 169.7 4 Hr 15 Min
Total 508.4 Km 12 Hr 43 Min
Bikaner Fatehpur 170.6 4 Hr 16 Min
Fatehpur Jaipur 163.8 4 Hrs 7 Min
Jaipur Delhi 262.3 6 Hrs 37 Min
Total 596.7 Km 15 Hrs

Shaleen - we ask our members to post only in normal, black type without any colour. Mods are the only ones who use colour in the Open Forum, with their blue notes. Please don't do this again. It is actually more difficult to read your post with all those multi-colours. It took me a long time to 'fix' it. I'm sure it took you quite a while to 'do' it, now you needn't worry any longer, and you can write your posts more quickly without the colour!


Your post is very useful, and the itinerary interesting for people who like driving. Some of the times are definitely much longer than what is normal - but are you allowing a lot of time between places for stopping and doing sightseeing on the way? e.g. Jaisalmer to Bikaner is a maximum of 6 hours, with a stop halfway. It will take the 9 hours if you are visiting the Rat Temple.
Jodhpur to Jaisalmer is no more than 5 hours including a stop halfway at say, Manvar Resort, for refreshments, if you go the direct route via Balesar, Dechu. However if you are taking in Osiyan temples then yes, it will take the longer time.