Rajasthan Cultural Tour

Note: This tour is customizable according to your budget, the number of days, and your choice of experiences.

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This 15-day cultural tour of Rajasthan blends cultural and heritage experiences, immersion in hands-on artisanal activities, and stay at charming homestays and heritage hotels.

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Rajasthan is perhaps the most frequently visited destination in India for its vibrant colors, the Thar desert, palaces, village communities, and markets. These aspects give you a well rounded experience of western India.

This tour is designed to help you leisurely explore the main sights and the hidden treasures, such as nomadic shepherds and Bishnoi, Raika, and Bhil communities. It is also our endeavor to create employment opportunities for these communities via tourism.

Visit the artisan communities and participate hands-on in workshops such as miniature paintings, bangle-making, weaving, and marble masonry.

• Live in traditional homestays or heritage properties for an authentic experience
• Hands-on experiences with weavers, potters, bangle makers, and block printers
• Taste the local cuisine & hands-on cooking
• Village walks and interacting with nomadic communities
• Experience the Thar desert
• Emphasis on experiencing through storytelling
• Optional: If you have more days, ask us for customization. We can recommend places and activities in the Himalayas or Varanasi.

This tour is great if you are a leisure traveler. You can expect to see and experience forts and palaces, heritage homes, intricately carved Hindu temples, ancient ruins, and local music and traditional tribal dances.

In addition to this, we also take you into the countryside. Experience stunning waterfalls, historic rock paintings, tribal communities, artisans, and much more..

For the animal lovers, we spend two days with camel herders understanding their nomadic lives. There’s an optional extension available where you can take a full-day, ethical leopard safari.

5 reasons why you should not miss this holiday in Rajasthan:

1. Storytelling makes your experience more enriching than what typical tours and websites narrate about the monuments and off-beat experiences.
2. Visit the stunning UNESCO World Heritage sites and vibrant markets.
3. You can participate in local festivities, handicrafts workshops, and stay at charming homestays to broaden the understanding of this diverse country.
4. You can choose to do this holiday as fully guided, partially guided, or completely independent. This gives you the flexibility to manage the budget and keep it as flexible as you wish to.
5. On our walking tours, experience India from a local's perspective. Visit those hidden eateries and temples, and markets that only locals hang out in.

The best time to visit India is between September and mid-April. During this period, the weather is pleasant and comfortable. It is usually sunny and dry, with cooler temperatures in the north and more moderate temperatures in the south. Besides, India's important festivals, such as Diwali, Holi, and Dussehra, also take place during these months. Diwali is in November, and Holi is in March; exact dates vary every year.

Summers (May to August) can be scorching hot in Rajasthan. However, this season is great for the Himalayas and the North East.

This private tour happens on a date of your choice.

As an award-winning tour for our sustainable practices, we prioritize responsible tourism by limiting our visitor capacity to 500 per season per destination, and embracing the principles of slow travel. We are committed to supporting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, specifically numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15. By doing so, we aim to contribute to a sustainable future for both the environment and local communities

• Environmental Initiatives

This trip is designed to prioritize environmental sustainability and animal welfare. We are committed to adhering to strict standards that ensure no animal-harming tourism. Our focus is on conserving ecosystems and preserving biodiversity during this holiday. We also prioritize low-carbon impact activities and have avoided in-destination flights to minimize our carbon footprint.

In addition, we emphasize vegetarian and vegan restaurants to reduce the environmental impact of our food choices. We have taken measures to minimize waste, including avoiding single-use plastics and water bottles.

To trim our carbon footprint, all of our cars are in line with the latest emission standards. However, we always recommend taking trains whenever possible. If our guests choose to travel by car, we ensure that it is an eco-friendly option. We provide all our guests with reusable stainless steel bottles to reduce single-use plastics.

Our focus is on sustainable eating, and we encourage vegetarian meals as they have more options in India. However, non-vegetarian meals are also available. Our artisan visits ensure that guests only buy sustainable and Indian products, supporting local communities and businesses. Additionally, all of our raw materials for meals are sourced locally to promote sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint.

Our approach to tourism involves steering travelers away from popular tourist destinations and instead introducing them to lesser-known areas. By doing so, we promote tourism dispersal, which can help alleviate over-tourism. Additionally, we educate travelers on responsible behavior in the destination, in order to raise awareness and promote sustainable tourism practices.

• Sociocultural Initiatives

We offer a unique and authentic travel experience that connects travelers with the local community and culture. We prioritize meaningful engagement with locals and offer opportunities for travelers to stay overnight with them, providing an immersive experience and a deeper understanding of the local traditions and lifestyle. Besides, in the workshops we do, we engage local craftsmen and marginalized communities.

We are committed to being mindful of local health and natural resources, ensuring that our trips are conducted sustainably and with minimal impact on the environment. We train and employ local guides only, and take great care to hire staff and contractors without any religious, racial, or gender bias, ensuring an inclusive and non-discriminatory work environment.

Our experiences encourage interactions between guests and communities, while also educating both parties about each other's cultural aspects and promoting sensitivity. We offer small groups and private tours to ensure that we do not overwhelm the communities we visit and that each trip is conducted with respect and sustainability in mind.

This holiday goes beyond the typical tourist destinations and offers a deeper connection with the local community and culture.

Economic Initiatives

Your days in India will support local businesses and the local community as a whole, not just a few businesses. With this trip, we provide local employment and fair wages as well as good and safe working conditions.

Our travel company is committed to supporting local communities. One of the ways we achieve this is by training and employing local guides exclusively. This not only helps support the local economy but also ensures that guests have an authentic and insightful travel experience.

In addition, we engage local craftsmen and marginalized communities in workshops that we offer to our guests. This not only provides an opportunity for guests to learn new skills and crafts but also helps support local artisans and makes their traditional crafts visible.

We are proud to have a fair-wage policy that sets higher pay compared to the government guidelines. This ensures that our staff is well-compensated for their hard work and that they can support themselves and their families.

Our employment policy is also gender-neutral and based solely on a person's skill set. This ensures that all individuals, regardless of their gender, have an equal opportunity to be employed and contribute to the local community.

The workshops and conservation centers that we visit on our tours have an agreed payment policy with us, ensuring that everyone involved is fairly compensated for their work.

By purchasing goods directly from local artisans, you can be sure that any income generated goes directly to the grassroots community, helping support local businesses and families. We believe that supporting local communities in this way not only benefits them but also enriches the travel experience for our guests.

All the sustainable practices this trip implements have made it an award-winning one.

Be sure you have traveler's insurance.