
Route: New Delhi to Mumbai or v.v.
Length of Section: 15 Nights
Comfort Zone: 3 out of 5 [what's this?]
Physical Rating: 2 out of 6 [what's this?]
Crew: 2 crew, local guides as necessary.
Vehicle: Overland expedition vehicle.
Accommodation: Mainly hostel/hotel with great wildcamping. (20% camping, 80% hotels)
Why not add one of these trips to the start or end of your adventure:
Madventurer India Volunteer Project (a 2, 4 or 6 week building and teaching project)
Prepare to be dazzled by the most colourful part of India - Rajasthan. Everywhere you go you'll encounter the whole kaleidoscope: orange turbans, purple saris, mounds of scarlet spices in the markets and golden sand dunes beneath a deep blue sky. Explore the white lakeside city of Udaipur, the blue city of Jodhpur and the bright lights of Mumbai. Travel though the Thar Desert on a camel train heading into the sunset, discover remote caves and temples, visit palaces fit for a maharajah and head into the backstreets of Pushkar to soak up the atmosphere. Lose the rose-tinted glasses and experience the true colours of India.
what's included?
Nights 1-2: Delhi & North Rajasthan
- Experience the hustle and bustle of Delhi
- Overland into the Thar Desert via the colourful city of Bikaner
Nights 3-5: Thar Desert
- Trek into the Thar Desert on an overnight camel safari with Rajasthani camel drivers
- 3 nights at Jaisalmer to explore the medieval streets, the fort and the desert
Nights 6-8: Central Rajasthan
- Relax in the holy lakeside town of Pushkar
- Explore the blue city of Jodhpur and the mighty Meherangarh fort
Nights 9-12: Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh
- 2 nights to discover the stunning white city of Udaipur
- Explore the ghost city of Mandu
Nights 13-15: Maharashtra
- Overland down tiny local roads, getting off the beaten track
- Visit the Buddhist and Hindu temple caves of Ajanta and Ellora
- Time to explore India's most cosmopolitan city - Mumbai
what can I do on the way?
(Activities available at extra costs)
- See the holy rats at the rat temple near Bikaner
- Shop till you drop in the backstreets of Pushkar
- Visit the palaces of Udaipur

