I'd love to hear any reviews on Pushkar. Is it worth a visit? I'm going to India in December and am struggling with my itinerary which I have to have because I haven't got long... 3 weeks. Anyway the way it's looking so far is Delhi for a day, Varanasi for 2 or 3 days, Agra for 1 day, Pushkar for 2 days, Jodhpur for 2 days, Jaisalmer for 3 or 4 days, Udaipur 2 days, Mumbai for probably a day or two. Does that sound good.... ? Now I'm quite tempted to go to Bundi too having read some reviews on here. Am I mad to miss out Jaipur?



THANKS!!

Hi!

This year I've been a second time in Rajasthan because I missed Udaipur last time.

To make it short:

Don't stay overnight in Agra, a day trip from Delhi is absolutely enough! I met nobody yet who liked that place (besides the taj of course).



I have been in Varanasi and enjoyed my stay but I heard from fellow travellers that you can have a hard time if you're not in walking disance from the Ganga because of the rickshaw drivers who have a real mafia there. We went to the tourist buro at the railway station to contact our guest house (yogi's) to send somebody to pick us up. The tourist buro also organizes city tours.



I stayed a certain time in Jaipur (It's ok to miss it but it's definetely better than Delhi!) and did a weekend trip to pushkar and Ajmer. We did not even stay a whole day there! It is very similar to Udaipur but in the last there's less hasseling for donations. Anyway if you go there don't miss the old mosque 'three days hut' near the main Durgh in Ajmer (300m left when you come out). Really peaceful contemplative place.



My favourites are Jaisalmer (I stayed there two month because the people were so nice! Check out Shahi palace hotel www.shahipalacehotel.com) and Udaipur (the lake is simply great!)



I wish you a great time!

a driver is recommended:

1.shyam125@hotmail.com

2.journeys@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in

why don't you travel by train and take a local driver? it is so much faster and you have good train in India

Rachel

hope the time u've quoted excludes travel days cos these places situated at considerable distance 4rm each other . if u r travelling by air to these cities then its okay. however u really have very limited time n i suggest u pls. focus on rajasthan only this time n visit benaras later. spend some more time in udaipur n pushkar n save ur trip.

musafir

religious n histrical reasons apart pushkar is a druggies' paradise like malana n kasaul u know baby. so if u have such inclinatoins u sure will have blast there.

Thanks for your replies.... these timings do exclude travel times... although I'm totally guessing at those! Also, can anyone recommend a driver - I've tried Vinod who I read about on here, he's booked at the time we're going, or do you know approximate journey times for the following.... (driving)



Agra - Pushkar



Pushkar - Jodhpur



Jodhpur - Jaisalmer



Jaisalmer - Udaipur



Thank you....

a driver is recommended:

1.shyam125@hotmail.com

2.journeys@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in

why don't you travel by train and take a local driver? it is so much faster and you have good train in India

Rachel