India - Rajasthan

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Cultural sightseeing, horse-riding, shopping


Vivid colours, swirling crowds, majestic forts and palaces, teeming medieval cities, the heat and dust of the desert and the dreamily romantic lakes – Rajasthan delivers the quintessentially Indian experience. For this to be truly magical, however, it must be handled with care. While most visitors tend to race from one city to another, packing in as much as they can, we believe in a different approach. Although the major sights are wonderful – and an important part of your experience they are ‘well touristed’ and seeing too many of them can become more of an endurance test than a holiday.

We believe in taking Rajasthan at a more leisurely pace, combining the cities with some rural gems that we have discovered and enabling you to get under the skin of this incredible State.

At these little rural places there are no grand sights but that is the point; here you will see a Rajasthan that is off the beaten track, its way of life little-changed over the centuries. We try to show off each of these places with special experiences that are unique to cazenove+loyd, and the insight of some exceptional private guides.

Nevertheless, although we believe that properties with character and authentic charm are essential to a genuinely Indian experience, we are not averse to a good dose of luxury – and we combine Rajasthan’s new breed of world-class hotels with just the right mix of more authentic places.

Best visited: October to April. August and September ok but it will be very warm and possibly have rain showers but spectacular landscape after any rain.

All itineraries are individually designed, but as a guide, we can arrange ten days in Rajasthan (without flights) from £1500 per person