Camel Safari Reccomendations Jaisalmer

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Casey

We stayed at the Shahi Palace and went on a one day tour. They do have overnights as well. We did not see anyone else when we went. I heard great things from everyone who went on the longer tours. I would recommend both staying there and taking the tour through them. I think they are also listed in the hotel section on IM.
http://www.shahipalacehotel.com/

alext

I took the tour through Fifu guest house. They have a "resort" in Puri (do I have the name right?!). My girlfriend and I were pretty hapopy with the very short safari we took. We had some other friends in town and compared prices and found Fifu competitive without bargaining.

They brag about their French tents which we though was funny. That is, till we tried them and discovered now good they really were. Really nice windows.

You can read my review of Fifu guest house in the hotel section (or look up their travel guide reviews). Fifu has the guest house outside of town (where I stayed) something in the fort and the Puri resort.

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vaishnodevi1008

here i will like to recomond u to enjoy ur camel-safari more better in khuri [jaisalmer]. and there u have to go "MANGALAM GUEST-HOUSE". to-day its the best guest house which is providing best camel-safari with real prices and big hosptility.this guest house managed by a very good man which known as " JEETU".
he have samll but interesting 2 hotels in jaisalmer also.one is in-side golden fort,and one is out-side fort very close to "salim singh ki havelli" its name is " HOTEL CITY-HRAT".
so if u really want to enjoy ur stay in jaisalmer and ur camel safari then contect this man.
JEETU :-- 0091 9414206048.
HOTEL CITY HEART:------ 0091 9414269291.
LALU KI RAIL.

EnjoyAsia

Don't take camel safari from gh. Take it from Marlboro man just out from the city wall. He is great!!! 7usd per day one camel each, water, food everything.....no bullshit
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Darmabum

I took my three day camel trip from Khuri. Having nothing to compare it to (except a reeeeally bad camel trek in Pakistan) I can only say that the drivers, the camels and the food provided were very good. No problems. And Khuri itself is a great place. I booked my trip at Mama's in Khuri; the family who ran the place were really wonderful people.

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tempperm

Planning on doing a 2 day 1 night safari early October. What's the going rate and with who if possible? Thanks!

tacita

i don't know how committed you are to doing your safari in jaisalmer, or how flexible your itinerary is, but i've read both here and in guidebooks that the safaris that leave from bikaner are less heavily touristed. i believe there's a thread on the site somewhere referencing, in particular, those offered by "the camel man." but others here will know more.

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tacita

thanks so much for sharing your travelogue. lovely and amazing pictures. you all looked to be having a great time. would you mind posting or PM'ing contact details for the company? (or did i miss them at your site?)

Aishah

I can tell you that over Christmas and New Year, the desert in Jaisalmer will be packed out mainly with Indian tourists staying in 'resorts' both in Sam and Khuri. You should be very careful with whom you book here to make sure you are going to a non-touristy area in either place. There is only a limited area where tourists are allowed because of Border security, and my guess is that this is the time when even non-touristy areas could be 'populated'! As someone else has suggested I think Bikaner will be the place for peace and quiet.

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madamdarkin

The Marlboro man (mr Bissa?) runs incredible tours....you sleep on beds under the stars...its mindblowing scenery..and the guides are so special...we have such amazing memories....

antisense

I really want to do a camel safari and was planning to go to Jaisalmer just for this reason. Did the "Marlboro man" leave from Jaisalmer? Do you have any contact details for this guy?

We would be there around Jan 10

Thanks

Antisense ^_^

Casey

We were there in January and did not come across any other tourists on our safari. We booked it with the guesthouse that we stayed at, The Shahi Palace.

karuna

We were in Khuri on around the 19th/20th December and we were the only tourists staying in our little camp. The whole area was really quiet.

In contrast, we were hassled in Bikaner by Vino, a camel tour operator who Rough Guides warn against using.

julesa

have you ever ridden a camel before?

we did an overnight one, and that was about as much as we could take. i found it verging on painful.