Destinations · Land of Kings
Rajasthan
Palace circuits, desert forts and the living courts of India's royal north-west.
Rajasthan is the India of the imagination made real — a land of walled cities painted pink and blue, of forts that command whole horizons, and of palaces where the descendants of maharajas still keep the lamps lit. It remains the single most requested region we design, and with reason: nowhere else layers royal grandeur, craft, desert and wildlife so densely.
We build Rajasthan as a private circuit — Jaipur's ateliers, Udaipur's lakes, Jodhpur's blue lanes, the dunes of the Thar — staying in the palace hotels that define the genre and pacing each day so the icons are yours before the crowds arrive.
Rajasthan rewards a theme as much as a route — its royal kitchens, its block-printing and blue pottery, its festivals of colour, and the tiger reserves at its edges. Design your journey around what moves you.
October to March is ideal — clear, temperate days for forts and outdoor dining. April–June is hot but quiet and rewarding for palace interiors and value.
Most guests give Rajasthan eight to twelve days — enough for Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur at an unhurried pace, with the desert or a tiger reserve added. Ten rarely feels rushed.
The classic circuit is Jaipur (the Pink City), Udaipur (the City of Lakes) and Jodhpur (the Blue City), extended with the golden desert fort of Jaisalmer, the temple town of Pushkar, and Ranthambore for a tiger safari. Which you choose depends on your days and your interests — palaces, desert, craft or wildlife.
Yes — Ranthambore National Park is one of India's most reliable places to see wild Bengal tigers, set around a ruined jungle fort and easily woven into a Rajasthan circuit from Jaipur.
As a private circuit staying in the palace hotels that define the genre — Rambagh Palace, the Lake Palace, Umaid Bhawan — with a private chauffeur, vetted local guides, and the icons arranged before the crowds arrive. Elevated India designs each Rajasthan journey privately around the guest.
