Jaisalmer: Overnight Camel Safari & Thar Desert Camp

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Duration20h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · HI +5

PickupAt your hotel

Ride camels past Kuldhara ruins sleep in Thar dunes and wake to sunrise chai

You’ll ride camels from Jaisalmer into the Thar Desert with a local guide, visit the ghost village of Kuldhara, sip chai at sunset on quiet dunes, and sleep beneath a sky full of stars. Wake up to breakfast cooked over an open fire before heading back—still sandy, probably still smiling.

20h

Step-by-step itinerary

Jeep tour and camel safari overnight

Start tour from Jaisalmer by jeep
Visit ghost village and natural oasis
Explore Khaba Fort ruins
Arrive camel point and meet camel man
Enjoy non-touristic camel safari
Visit local village and see wildlife
Have tea and snacks at dunes
Watch sunset over sand dunes
Cook and enjoy dinner at campsite
Overnight stay under stars in dunes
Watch sunrise and have breakfast
Morning camel ride to jeep
Return to city with representative

The Experience

Someone’s handing me a cup of chai before I even realize I’m thirsty. The jeep ride from Jaisalmer is still buzzing in my bones, but now there’s just wind and the soft crunch of sand as our camels shift their weight. Our guide, Sadiq, grins as he shows us how to tie the scarf—mine keeps slipping over my eyes and I keep laughing. We pass fields where kids wave at us like we’re astronauts. Then those old stone ruins appear—Kuldhara, Sadiq says, where everyone vanished overnight. He tells it so casually I almost miss the goosebumps.

The camel safari isn’t what I expected—there’s no caravan of tourists, just us and a couple of locals who seem half amused by our attempts at camel etiquette. The desert isn’t empty either; it smells faintly like cumin and dust, with little green patches where goats pick at something invisible. At sunset we reach these perfect sand dunes (Sadiq calls them “our secret spot,” though I suspect every guide has one). Chai again, this time sweeter, and snacks that taste smokier than anything back home. Someone starts cooking dinner over a tiny fire while the sky goes pink and then dark enough that you can actually see the Milky Way. I didn’t expect to feel so small or so awake at once.

Sleeping outside is weirdly comfortable—a mattress right on the sand, heavy blankets against the chill. There’s this silence after everyone stops talking that feels thick enough to touch. In the morning someone’s already making breakfast when I open my eyes; the sun hasn’t fully cracked over the dunes yet but there’s light everywhere anyway. Riding back on camel feels slower somehow—I guess nobody really wants to leave right away.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from anywhere in Jaisalmer (even bus or train stations), bottled water throughout, afternoon tea with snacks on arrival at camp, dinner cooked fresh on site under open sky, a proper mattress and blanket for sleeping out on the dunes, plus breakfast at sunrise before your return by camel and jeep into town.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Rumis Desert Camp