Jaisalmer in a day
The city, properly, in a single day — the fort while the lanes are quiet, the havelis mid-morning, and the cenotaphs for the last of the light.
- Jaisalmer Fort — the Golden Fort
- Patwon Ki Haveli
- Gadisar Lake
- Vyas Chhatri at sunset
Tour packages, with the price on the page.
A day in the city, one night in the desert, or two nights of everything — full itineraries at published prices, with a private car and a driver who knows which gate to park at.
- From ₹2,499
- ₹13,000
- ₹20,000
- Your dates
Three ways to spend your time here
Full itineraries with the price attached — the same ones we quote on the phone. Everything is private: your car, your group, no shared minibus.
One night in the desert
City on day one, the dunes overnight, and the border posts on the way back. The itinerary most people should book if they have a spare night.
City, then the dunes
- Pickup from your station, airport or hotel
- Jaisalmer Fort, Patwon Ki Haveli and Gadisar Lake
- Transfer to the desert camp
- Rajasthani welcome, evening tea and snacks
- Camel safari on the dunes
- Jeep safari
- Bonfire and folk music and dance
- Dinner, then a night in an AC tent
- Breakfast at the camp
West to the border
- Camp to Tanot Mata temple
- The Indo-Pak border
- Longewala museum and war memorial
- Drop back into the city
Two nights, the whole thing
Built around a midday arrival. A gentle first afternoon, the border run and the camp on day two, and the fort and havelis before your train.
Assuming a noon arrival
- 1 pm pickup and hotel drop
- Gadisar Lake
- Puppet show
- Mandir Palace
The border, then the camp
- City to Tanot Mata temple
- The Indo-Pak border
- At the desert camp by 4 pm
- Rajasthani welcome, evening tea and snacks
- Camel safari and adventure jeep safari
- Bonfire, folk dance and dinner
- Night in a tent, breakfast in the morning
The city, then your train
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Patwon Ki Haveli
- Nathmal Ki Haveli
- Drop to the station
Prices are starting rates for the itinerary shown. Group size, season and the vehicle you choose move them, and we confirm the final number and exactly what it covers before anything is booked.
Or just a shape for the day
Half a day, a full day, or the border run on its own — priced per trip rather than as a package.
09:00 – 13:30 or 14:00 – 18:30
Half-day city tour
The essential city, unhurried. Best taken in the morning, which leaves your evening free for the dunes.
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Patwon Ki Haveli
- Jain Temples
- Gadisar Lake
09:00 – 18:00
Full-day Jaisalmer tour
Town in the morning, the outskirts in the afternoon, Bada Bagh timed for the last hour of light. The most complete single day you can do here.
- Fort & havelis
- Jain Temples
- Gadisar Lake
- Kuldhara
- Bada Bagh at sunset
15:00 pickup
Desert evening & camp night
Out to Sam for the golden hour, a dune ride, the cultural programme after dark, dinner, and a tent for the night. Back in town by mid-morning.
- Sam Sand Dunes
- Camel or jeep safari
- Folk music & dance
- Dinner
- Tent stay
07:30 departure
Tanot & Longewala day
A long drive west to the border posts. Bring a valid photo ID, and tell us in advance if anyone in the group is a foreign national.
- Tanot Mata Temple
- Longewala war memorial
- Ramgarh road
- Desert National Park edge
Flexible start
Two days in Jaisalmer
The itinerary most people should book. Day one is the city, day two is the desert, and nothing is rushed.
- Full city tour
- Kuldhara & Bada Bagh
- Desert camp night
- Sunrise at the dunes
Flexible start
Three & four-day Jaisalmer packages
The version with room in it. Three days covers the city, the desert and a slow morning; four adds the border run out to Tanot and Longewala without rushing anything else.
- Full city tour
- Kuldhara & Bada Bagh
- Desert camp night at Sam
- Tanot & Longewala border day
- Airport or station transfers
You decide
Custom itinerary
Tell us your arrival train or flight, how many nights you have, and what you actually care about seeing. We will write the days around it.
- Your dates
- Your pace
- Hotels or camps
- Onward drops
The order matters more than the list
Every site here has an hour when it is at its best and an hour when it is a disappointment. This is how we'd sequence two days in the winter season — and what your driver is quietly optimising for even when you don't ask.
The city, in the right order
- Gadisar Lake before the light hardens
- Jaisalmer Fort while the lanes are still quiet
- Jain temples inside the fort
- Patwon Ki Haveli, then lunch
- Kuldhara
- Bada Bagh for sunset
West, into the desert
- A slow morning — the fort rooftops are best now
- Leave for Sam Sand Dunes
- Camel safari
- Sunset from the high dune
- Folk evening, dinner, tent
- Sunrise on an empty dune
Everything worth stopping for
Distances are from the city centre. The best time is not a formality — Bada Bagh at noon and Gadisar at midday are both a waste of a drive.
Jaisalmer Fort
Built in 1156 and still lived in — around three thousand people have homes inside the walls. Go early, before the lanes fill and the light goes flat.
Best early morning
Patwon Ki Haveli
Five havelis built from 1805 by a family of brocade traders. The stone screens on the upper floors are the finest carving in the city.
Best morning
Gadisar Lake
A rainwater reservoir from 1367, ringed by shrines and ghats. In winter the migratory birds arrive and it becomes the quietest hour of your day.
Best sunrise or sunset
Bada Bagh
The royal cenotaphs of the Bhatti rulers, on a bare ridge with wind turbines behind them. It faces west, so it is a sunset stop and nothing else.
Best sunset
Jain Temples
Seven interconnected temples built between the 12th and 15th centuries. The carving inside is closer to Dilwara than to anything else in the city.
Best morning, before noon
Vyas Chhatri
Carved sandstone cenotaphs on a low rise above Gadisar, still the cremation ground for the city's Brahmin families. The best sunset in Jaisalmer that does not need a car.
Best sunset
Nathmal Ki Haveli
Carved by two brothers working from opposite ends, which is why the two halves nearly match and do not quite. Look for the elephants either side of the door.
Best late morning
Kuldhara
A Paliwal Brahmin village left empty in the early 1800s and never resettled. The street grid is still readable, which is the eerie part.
Best late afternoon
Sam Sand Dunes
The dune field everyone means when they say the Thar. Camel and jeep rides through the afternoon, then the camps light up after dark.
Best 3 pm onwards
- 120 km
Tanot Mata Temple
Close to the border and maintained by the BSF. The unexploded shells from the 1965 and 1971 wars are kept on display inside.
Best full-day trip
Longewala Post
The 1971 battle site, with recovered tanks and an outdoor memorial. Almost always done on the same day as Tanot.
Best paired with tanot
Tanot and Longewala sit close to the border. Carry a valid photo ID — it is checked more than once — and tell us in advance if anyone travelling is a foreign national, so we can sort out the paperwork where it applies.
Ask about the border dayPlanning the days
Tell us your arrival and departure times and we'll tell you honestly what fits — including when the answer is that you should skip something.
Give us your dates. We'll write the itinerary.
Arrival train or flight, how many nights, and whether you'd rather see more or rest more. That's enough for a real plan.
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