Rajathstan in 10 days itinerary help: Delhi, Udaipur, ???

DCJess

Hi all, my boyfriend and I will be traveling from DC to Delhi from 12/25 to 1/5. We need to be in Delhi for a wedding from 1/3 to 1/5. It will be both of our first times in India. I wish it was for a much longer period but I'd love to get the most out of what we have! That said, we prefer to spend more time in fewer places to being on the road the whole time. I would love to throw some less hectic locations in the mix (hence Udaipur) to balance the big cities.

This website has been very helpful so far. I've spent hours pouring over train and plane timetables, and looking over Nadreg's similar itinerary for the time period. I'd really love to go to both Udaipur and Jaisalmer in the time period, but I'm just not sure how it can be done. We're willing to take 1 domestic flight if it will help. Generally our budget is $100 total per day.

If Jaisalmer can't be done, does a detour to Ranthambhore seem doable? Here's what I've got so far:

Arrive 12/26 midnight - airport hotel?
12/27 Agra (rent car/driver)
OverNight Delhi train to Jodhpur Rajsthn S Krant (2463) d: 22:35 A: 09:10
12/28 Jodhpur
12/29 Jodhpur
Train to Jaipur Rjsthn S Krnti (2464) D: 18:30 A: 23:50
12/30 Jaipur
OverNight Train to Udaipur Gwl Udz Sup Exp (2965) D: 22:40 A: 06:10
12/31 Udaipur
1/1 Udaipur
1/2 Udaipur
Flight to Delhi Air India D: 12:55 A: 15:25
1/3 – 1/5 Delhi for wedding

Does that look reasonable and a good tour for first timers? Do you recommend somewhere over Jodhpur? We don't need a big New Year's party but will Udaipur be a nice place to be?

Finally, the bride and groom have recommended the Hotel Bill Palace in Delhi for our stay. Any experience?

Many thanks for any thoughts!

vonkla

In my opinion Jaisalmer is to far away.

If you want to include Ranthambhore what about the following

After Agra go to Saway Madhpur to visit Ranthambore (see
Agra Saway

From here take a train to Jodhpur.
With your budget you can easily afford a car+driver from there to Udaipur.

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