Explore Rajasthan by road: every place, region by region

• 33

  Places in this guide

• 33

  Places with measured road distances

• 7

  Ready-made circuits

• 4

  UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Road distances come from our route catalog (by road, never straight-line guesses); fares are indicative (Oct 2026) from our published rate method, and every place links its official page.

Pushtimarg (Shrinathji)

Nathdwara (Shrinathji), Rajsamand & Kankroli

Jain tirths

Ranakpur, Dilwara Temples, Osian, Jaisalmer

Hanuman and Shyam Baba

Salasar Balaji, Khatu Shyam, Mehandipur Balaji

Shiva and the goddess

Eklingji, Deshnoke (Karni Mata), Ambaji

Pushkar and Ajmer Sharif

Pushkar, Ajmer (Ajmer Sharif)

1. Keoladeo National ParkInscribed 1985
2. The Jantar Mantar, JaipurInscribed 2010
3. Hill Forts of RajasthanInscribed 2013
4. Jaipur CityInscribed 2019

• Udaipur and Mount Abu from AhmedabadFrom Ahmedabad: Udaipur → Mount Abu3–4 days640 km17-seater ₹28,700–35,000Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Mewar circuit: Udaipur, Nathdwara, Kumbhalgarh and RanakpurFrom Ahmedabad: Udaipur → Nathdwara → Kumbhalgarh → Ranakpur4–5 days730 km17-seater ₹35,800–43,700Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Jodhpur, Osian and Jaisalmer desert tripFrom Ahmedabad: Jodhpur → Osian → Jaisalmer5 days1,420 km17-seater ₹43,700–53,500Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra and JaipurFrom Delhi: Agra → Jaipur5 days735 km17-seater ₹35,800–43,700Photo: Yann; edited by King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Pushkar, Ajmer and Jaipur from AhmedabadFrom Ahmedabad: Pushkar → Ajmer → Jaipur5–6 days1,332 km17-seater ₹41,200–50,500Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Chittorgarh, Ranthambore and Jaipur from AhmedabadFrom Ahmedabad: Chittorgarh → Bundi → Ranthambore (Sawai Madhopur) → Jaipur6 days1,452 km17-seater ₹45,400–55,500Photo: Deepank Ranka, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Khatu Shyam and Salasar Balaji yatraFrom Jaipur: Khatu Shyam → Salasar Balaji1–2 days353 km17-seater ₹14,000–17,100Photo: Yash26M12, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons

• Chittorgarh and Kumbhalgarh in Mewar, near Udaipur.
• Amer, above Jaipur.
• Ranthambore, inside the tiger reserve near Sawai Madhopur.
• Gagron, the water fort near Jhalawar.
• Jaisalmer, the living fort of the Thar.

UNESCO: Hill Forts of Rajasthan

• Book safari permits on the Rajasthan forest department's official site first; they sell out on weekends and holidays.
• Ranthambore's core zones close for the monsoon, roughly July to September.
• The group's tempo traveller or bus takes you to the resort and waits; it does not go on the safari.

Rajasthan Forest: safari booking (official)

• Vehicles registered outside Rajasthan pay the state's tourist-vehicle tax at the border or online; quotes list it on its own line.
• Udaipur, Mount Abu and Nathdwara are a long weekend from Ahmedabad; Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Jaipur need five days or more.
• Desert and hill roads are good, but long: plan days of 6–8 hours of driving at most with elders.

1. JanKite Festival · Jaipur and across the stateMakar Sankranti, on or around 14 January: kites fill the sky, with lit kites and fireworks at night; Jaipur's celebration is the biggest.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
2. JanBikaner Camel Festival · BikanerHeld on the second Saturday and Sunday of January, in honour of the camel.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
3. FebDesert Festival · JaisalmerThree days around January–February on the dunes: folk music and dance, camel races and camel polo.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
4. MarGangaur and the Mewar Festival · Jaipur and UdaipurIn Chaitra (March–April), women carry images of Gauri and Shiva in procession; in Udaipur they are taken to Lake Pichola during the Mewar Festival.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
5. MarKhatu Shyamji Phalgun fair · KhatuA fair of several days in Phalgun (February–March); many devotees walk the last stretch on foot.Rajasthan Tourism: Shekhawati
6. AugTeej · Jaipur; Kajli Teej in BundiThe monsoon festival of swings, henna and lehariya saris (July–August), with the goddess's procession from Jaipur's City Palace.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
7. OctMarwar Festival · Jodhpur and OsianTwo days in Ashwin (September–October) of Marwar's folk music and dance, at the Clock Tower and the Osian dunes.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
8. NovDiwali · Udaipur and every cityOctober or November: the lake palaces and old cities are lit up; hotels in Udaipur fill early.
9. NovPushkar Fair · PushkarA week of camel and livestock trading, competitions and pilgrims around Kartik Purnima (October–November).Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals
10. DecWinter Festival · Mount AbuTwo days at the end of December, ending with lamps floated on Nakki lake and fireworks.Rajasthan Tourism: fairs and festivals

• Dal baati churma: Baked wheat balls with dal and sweet crushed churma, the dish of every Rajasthani feast.
• Gatte ki sabzi: Gram-flour dumplings in a spiced yoghurt curry.
• Ker sangri: Desert berries and beans cooked dry with spices.
• Pyaaz kachori and mirchi vada: Jodhpur's and Jaipur's fried breakfast snacks.
• Ghewar: A honeycomb-like sweet soaked in syrup, made around Teej.
• Bikaneri bhujia: The crisp gram-flour snack Bikaner is famous for.

• A family, society or temple group from Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara or Rajkot is driving to Udaipur, Mount Abu, Nathdwara or the Jodhpur–Jaisalmer desert and needs one tempo traveller or bus with a driver.
• A pilgrim group is doing Nathdwara and Eklingji, Ranakpur and Dilwara, Ajmer–Pushkar, or the Khatu Shyam–Salasar yatra from Jaipur.
• A school or corporate group is touring Rajasthan's forts and palaces (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer) or a Ranthambore safari trip with one vehicle.
• A visitor from abroad lands at Jaipur (JAI), Udaipur (UDR) or Jodhpur (JDH), or does the Golden Triangle from Delhi, and wants a vehicle with a driver, with itemised quotes from verified operators.