The 6 Desert Safaris in Jaisalmer That Earn Their Price

1.Overnight Desert Safari Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 255 reviews · from $38Our pick

Leave Jaisalmer at 2 pm for Kuldhara Village and the Thar Desert. Walk the dunes, ride a camel, watch sunset, and sleep at a desert camp. Guides Nepal and Abhay may lead the evening, with meals, breakfast, and city transfers included.

“An unforgettable experience! Loved sleeping under the stars and chatting with our friendly guides Nepal & Abhay. Had lots of fun making rotis and sitting around the campfire. We felt very safe - Highly recommend this experience!”

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2.Wild Desert Overnight Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 132 reviews · from $62

Leave Jaisalmer at 2 pm for a private jeep ride through the Thar Desert, Kuldhara Village, and remote dunes. Ride a camel at sunset, eat dinner by the campfire, sleep in the desert, then watch sunrise, eat breakfast, and visit a Gypsy village before returning.

“The tour is absolutely fantastic! Jeep ride out into the desert (do not pay the 30 rupees the driver will try and ask for at the gate, all fees are included in the tour price and it's clearly optional as we went through after refusing no problems). Then a nice camel ride to a quiet aRead more”

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3.Desert Safari Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $99

Leave Jaisalmer at 2 pm for Kuldhara and the Thar Desert. Abed and Rahul are among the guides connected with this small-group trip, which includes a 1.5-hour dune safari, sunset, camping, dinner, breakfast, sunrise, village visits, and city transfers.

“Stop debating and just do it. This trip changed my life! Abed and Rahul (4 yo) were terrific guides and gave me the exact experience I was looking for in India. After weeks of horn honking and thick smog, I was ready for a break. This duo delivRead more”

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4.Thar Desert Camel Tour, Guide with over 25 years of experience!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $37

Raj Camel Safari takes you from Jaisalmer into a quieter part of the Thar Desert for a private camel ride. Choose a half-day trip or an overnight safari with sunset tea, dinner, breakfast, open-sky sleeping, luggage storage, and return transport.

“Good trip. This tour takes you to a different more isolated part of the desert and not Sam, which has gotten really crowded. Raj checked in to ask what sort of food we would like and prepped that. Also as a bonus, he took us to Kuldehra village and a small oasis on the way to the desert (even though it's not mentioned in the trip plan).”

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5.Sunset Cultural Desert Safari Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $33Best value

Spend about eight hours outside Jaisalmer, visiting abandoned Kuldhara, riding camels through Khuri’s dunes, and watching song and dance with a buffet Rajasthani dinner. Transport, tea, snacks, water, and city transfers are included, but Kuldhara admission is extra.

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6.Half-Day Sunset Desert Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $54

Leave Jaisalmer by jeep for a remote Thar Desert camp, then ride your own camel past a village to isolated dunes at sunset. Tea, coffee, vegetarian dinner, a campfire, and stargazing follow. Hotel pickup is offered, and the tour ends around 9:30 pm.

“Excellent desert safari experience – highly recommended We had a fantastic experience on this desert safari, just the two of us. Everything was perfectly organized and the staff was very punctual with the pickup and schedule. They providRead more”

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