Rajasthan Tour - Dec

shs

Hi IMers,

Last 2 days of my free time is spent on browsing information and tips about Rajasthan in IM-Posts.
Found lot of useful info based on which I made a rough sketch of my trip around Rajasthan this Dec.
Thanks to IMers for this.

Day 1:
Bangalore to Ahmedabad (Flight)
Ahmedabad to Udaipur (Bus)
Stay in Udaipur

Day 2:
Udaipur Sightseeing
Stay in Udaipur

Day 3:
Udaipur to Jodhpur (via Ranakpur??)
Can I get a one way taxi?
Stay at Jodhpur

Day 4:
Jodhpur Sightseeing
Overnight train to Jaisalmer

Day 5:
reach Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer Sightseeing
Stay at Jaisalmer

Day 6:
Jaisalmer Sightseeing
Overnight train to Jaipur (17:15 Delhi express)

Day 7:
Jaipur Sightseeing
Stay at Jaipur

Day 8:
Jaipur to Agra
Is it possible to do this stretch in a day.
Stay at Agra

Day 9:
Agra - Mathura - Delhi (Taxi)
Delhi-Bangalore (Flight)

Is the itinerary too cramped?
I still have a day in hand, where should I spend it, can anyone please suggest?
I have consciously omitted Pushkar and MtAbu, are they something that are worth visiting in this schedule?
Is Bikaner a must visit place?

Thanks
Harsha

delhiwala

In my opinion, it's a good itinerary.

Taxi will charge for return too.

jaipur - Agra is 5 Hrs. only.

May add Bharatpur also.

May give one extra day to Udaipur.

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shs

Thanks Dehliwala,

Any public transport or train from Udaipur to Ranakpur and then to Jodhpur? And what will be the travel time in this case?

shs

Hi,
I have some more questions
1. Is December first week a good time to go to rajasthan? will it be too cold?
2. How can I reach Khuri from Jaisalmer, can I hire a taxi? or any public transport?
3. How can i do this(Apart from taxi)? Udaipur-Kumbhalgarh-ranakpur-Jodhpur?

Thanks in advance
Harsha

Sleepy

Dec 1st week should be a good time. Overnight on dunes might get a bit cold, if you are interested in that. But a few blankets can beat that.

Khuri is 30-35km from jaisalmer. Hiring a vehicle is easy. I've heard there are buses also, but I didn't use it.

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delhiwala

Didn't use myself but have heard that there are Buses. Enroute you'll see a sea of Wind Mills.......

Matthew Morris

I believe there are bus routes to Ranakpur from Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh is close by to Ranakpur, so doable via taxi I imagine from Ranakpur.

Although the bus is apparently 6-7 hours from Jodhpur to Udaipur so it will be a long day to stop off at Ranakpur and Kumbhalgarh as well.

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Indizen

If you want to avoid travelling by road, change your schedule:
Udaipur to Jaipur
Jaipur to Jodhpur

shs

@Indizen,

That would be really long route.
Travelling on road is fine for me.
Just wanted to know how can I cover both Ranakpur and Kumbhalgarh fort in a day.

-Harsha