Travel guides
Jaisalmer travel guides
Practical, original guides written for planning — with approximate prices drawn from one shared data file, so every page agrees.
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First-time family guide
Jaisalmer with family & kids
Planning a Jaisalmer trip with kids? Best months, places by age, safe desert activities, live family costs…
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Best time to visit
The best time to visit Jaisalmer, month by month: weather, desert camp season, festivals, peak-season…
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Jaisalmer itinerary
Jaisalmer itinerary for 2 days, plus 1, 3 and 4 day plans: fort, havelis, dunes and border, where to sleep…
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Things to do in Jaisalmer
The best things to do in Jaisalmer: fort lanes, havelis, lakes, sunset cenotaphs, dune nights, the border…
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Where to stay in Jaisalmer
Where to stay in Jaisalmer: inside or below the fort, Gadisar Road, Sam Road resorts or dune camps at Sam…
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Jaisalmer travel tips
Practical Jaisalmer travel tips: beating the heat, cold desert nights, cash and UPI, phone signal, dress…
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Rules & etiquette
Jaisalmer rules for tourists: temple customs, respecting the living fort, drone and border photography…
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Places near Jaisalmer
Places near Jaisalmer for day trips: Amar Sagar, Kuldhara, Khaba, the fossil park, Tanot, Longewala…
Free planning tools
Trip planner
Free Jaisalmer trip planner: match a camp and package in four questions, get a booking timeline, estimate…
Tickets, timings & permits
Tickets & timings
Tickets & entry fees
Jaisalmer Fort ticket price and entry fees for every monument: palace museum, Jain temples, havelis…
Tickets & timings
Opening hours & timings
Jaisalmer timings for the fort museum, Jain temples, havelis, Bada Bagh, Kuldhara and Tanot, plus the best…
Permits
Border & park permits
Tanot border permit rules for Jaisalmer: who can visit Tanot, Longewala and the Babliyan BSF post, ID and…
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Scams & fair prices
Common Jaisalmer tourist scams explained: station touts, fake "official" camps, camel upselling and shop…
Desert, camps & safaris
Desert, camps & safaris
Desert safari prices
Jaisalmer desert safari prices for camel rides, overnight treks, jeep dune-bashing and quad bikes, plus…
Desert, camps & safaris
Choosing a desert camp
How desert camps in Jaisalmer work: budget to premium prices, a typical evening, what is included, winter…
Desert, camps & safaris
Sam vs Khuri dunes
Sam vs Khuri sand dunes near Jaisalmer compared: distance, dune size, crowds, noise, camps, activities and…
Festivals & events
Desert Festival guide
Plan the Jaisalmer Desert Festival (Maru Mahotsav) 2027: when it usually falls, main events, where it…
Getting there & around
Getting there
Jaisalmer by train
Direct trains to Jaisalmer from Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Mumbai and Kolkata, with journey times…
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Jaisalmer by bus
Buses to Jaisalmer from Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and Delhi: state buses or private…
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Jaisalmer by cab or car
Taxi or self-drive to Jaisalmer: road routes from Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and Delhi…
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How to reach Jaisalmer
How to reach Jaisalmer by air, train, bus or road: seasonal flights, named trains with numbers, city…
Getting around
Local transport
Getting around Jaisalmer: walking the fort, autos and e-rickshaws, full-day taxis, scooter rental, reaching…
Map
Map of Jaisalmer
Map of Jaisalmer with the fort, havelis, Gadisar Lake, Sam and Khuri dunes, Kuldhara, Desert National Park…
History, culture & food
History & culture
Jaisalmer history in brief
Jaisalmer history in plain words: Rawal Jaisal and the 1156 fort, Bhati rulers, caravan wealth, sieges…
History & culture
Kuldhara: the story and the visit
The Kuldhara village story told honestly: the Paliwal Brahmins, why the village emptied, the curse legend…
Food & culture
Jaisalmer food guide
Jaisalmer food explained: dal baati churma, ker sangri, kachori, makhaniya lassi and more, why desert…