Rajasthan Jaisalmer Inbound International Domestic Photography Contact
Aerial view of a camel caravan crossing the sand dunes of the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer

India, welcomed properly.

Rajasthan, planned by people who live here.

Havelika Holidays plans Rajasthan trips from Jaipur: forts and palaces, Udaipur's lakes, tiger safaris at Ranthambore and a night under open sky in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer. We also arrange inbound guests, international holidays and trips across India.

Based in Jaipur, Rajasthan info@havelikaholidays.com
Based in JaipurRajasthan is our home ground
Planned by Ashiq AliDirect contact, no call centre
Arranged directlyHotels, transfers and tickets
Registered businessUdyam-registered travel agency
Rajasthan, city by city
Aerial view of a desert camp near Jaisalmer

Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

The Golden City, camel safaris into the dunes and a night under open sky in the Thar.

Plan Jaisalmer
The lake at Udaipur seen through a carved stone arch

Rajasthan

Udaipur

Lake Pichola at sunset, palace visits and rooftop views.

Plan Udaipur
The walls of Chittorgarh Fort above a dark reservoir

Rajasthan

Chittorgarh

Massive fort walls and a long history, an easy stop between Jaipur and Udaipur.

Plan Chittorgarh
Camels at the Pushkar camel fair

Rajasthan

Pushkar

A holy lake town of ghats, with a lively camel fair season.

Plan Pushkar
The gate at Ranthambore National Park

Rajasthan

Ranthambore

Jeep and canter safaris for a real chance at seeing a tiger in the wild.

Plan Ranthambore

Our approach

A trip planned around you, not a fixed package.

Every trip starts with a conversation. You tell us how many days you have, who is travelling and how you like to travel. We plan the hotels, the private car and the sightseeing around that.

01Tell us your dates, group and interests on WhatsApp
02Get a plan and price from Ashiq Ali himself
03We arrange hotels, transfers and tickets directly
Plan my trip

Our home ground

Rajasthan, stop by stop

We are based in Jaipur, so Rajasthan is the trip we plan best. Pick one city or string several together on a single route, with a private car between all of them.

Featured

Jaisalmer & the Thar Desert

The Golden City, its living fort, camel safaris into the dunes, sundowners on the sand and a night at a desert camp.

Desert camps & safaris book out early in season

See the Jaisalmer trip

Jaipur

Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal and the pink city's bazaars. The usual first stop into Rajasthan.

Our home city

Plan Jaipur

Udaipur

Lake Pichola at sunset, palace visits and rooftop views. Usually the most photographed stop.

Lakes & palaces

Plan Udaipur

Jodhpur

Mehrangarh Fort towering over the Blue City, with narrow lanes to wander below it.

Fort & Blue City

Plan Jodhpur

Chittorgarh

Massive fort walls and a long history, an easy stop between Jaipur and Udaipur.

Chittorgarh Fort

Plan Chittorgarh

Ranthambore

Jeep and canter safaris for a real chance at seeing a tiger in the wild.

Safari permits booked in advance

Plan Ranthambore

Ajmer & Pushkar

Dargah Sharif and the old town, then a holy lake town known for its ghats and camel fair season.

Ajmer · Pushkar

Plan Ajmer and Pushkar

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

The Golden City & the Thar Desert

Camel safaris into the dunes outside the city, sundowners on the sand, and a night under open sky at a desert camp. Jaisalmer is the part of Rajasthan guests remember longest.

Photographed here on an evening safari: the long shadows and warm light are exactly what to expect on a late-afternoon ride out from the city.

Plan my Jaisalmer trip
Camel safari walking across the sand dunes of the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer at golden hour A herder leading his camel to drink at a desert water trough near Jaisalmer at golden hour

Jaisalmer Fort

A living fort of golden sandstone, with narrow lanes, shops and homes inside its walls.

Havelis & old city

Carved sandstone havelis and bazaars, best explored on foot with time to wander.

Camel safari & dunes

An evening ride out to the dunes, with sundowners on the sand as the light turns gold.

Desert camp night

A night at a desert camp under open sky. Camps fill early in season, so we book ahead.

Rajasthan circuit

Forts, lakes and tigers on one route

Hilltop forts, lakeside palaces and desert cities, connected with a private car across all cities. The classic route, from Delhi through Agra into Rajasthan:

Chittorgarh · Udaipur

Fort walls and lake views

Chittorgarh's massive fort walls, Udaipur's lakes and palaces, then on to Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort over the Blue City and the bazaars of Jaipur and Jaisalmer.

  • Chittorgarh Fort
  • Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
  • Lake Pichola boat ride
  • Private car across all cities
The moat and ramparts of Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, under a stormy sky A lake in Udaipur framed by a carved marble jharokha arch

Delhi · Agra · Rajasthan

The classic route, stop by stop

Delhi

Old Delhi's lanes and New Delhi's colonial boulevards, usually the arrival and departure point for the whole trip.

Agra

Sunrise at the Taj Mahal, then Agra Fort and the old city, before moving on to Rajasthan.

Jaipur

Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal and the pink city's bazaars, the usual first stop into Rajasthan proper.

Ajmer & Pushkar

Dargah Sharif and the old town, with a short hop to the holy lake town of Pushkar.

Ranthambore

Jeep and canter safaris out of Sawai Madhopur for a real chance at seeing a tiger in the wild.

Udaipur

Lake Pichola at sunset, palace visits and rooftop views.

Jodhpur

Mehrangarh Fort towering over the Blue City, with narrow lanes to wander below it.

Jaisalmer

The Golden City and the Thar Desert. Usually the last, quietest stop, and the one guests talk about most.

Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Ranthambore Fort & National Park

Inside the park, the old fort gates open onto ruined walls, temples and tanks that the tigers now share with langurs and peacocks. It is as much a piece of history as it is a safari stop.

Safari permits and forest-edge stays are booked in advance, timed for the early morning or late afternoon zones when sightings are most likely.

A stone gateway inside Ranthambore Fort opening onto the ruined walls of the national park
Ashiq Ali, founder of Havelika Holidays
Ashiq Ali
Founder · Havelika Holidays

One person answers your message, and the same person sees your trip through.

Havelika Holidays is built around a simple idea: the person who quotes your trip should be the one who checks on it while you're travelling. Ashiq Ali handles enquiries, bookings and on-ground coordination directly, so nothing gets lost between a call centre and a driver you've never spoken to.

He's also a working photographer, so if you'd like your trip properly documented at a Rajasthan palace, a desert camp or the Taj Mahal, that's arranged as part of the same conversation, not a separate agency.

Rajasthanplanned from Jaipur
Inboundspecialists for guests entering India
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For guests arriving from abroad

When your travellers land in India, we take it from there.

If your client is arriving from outside India, Havelika Holidays manages the full ground experience (hotel, food, transfers and sightseeing) so the only thing they need to do is land.

1

Airport pickup

Guests are received on arrival and taken straight to their hotel.

2

Hotel & stay

Rooms booked and confirmed to match budget and comfort level.

3

Food arranged

Meals suited to dietary needs, from hotel dining to local restaurants.

4

Local transfers

Private vehicles for every leg of the itinerary, city to city.

5

Sightseeing & send-off

Guided visits through the trip, and a smooth departure transfer.

Outbound holidays

International packages

Flights, visa processing, accommodation and sightseeing arranged together, so pricing and planning stay in one place.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

City tours, desert safaris and skyline stays, built for both first-time visitors and repeat travellers.

  • Return flights
  • Visa processing
  • Hotel stay
  • Sightseeing & desert safari
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque lit blue at night, reflected in the water in front of it The sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, seen from the palm-lined approach road

Thailand

Bangkok, Phuket & Krabi

Temples and night markets in Bangkok, island time in Phuket, and Krabi's limestone cliffs and lagoons for a day on the water, paced for families or a couple wanting to unwind.

  • Return flights
  • Visa on arrival support
  • Hotel or resort stay
  • City sightseeing & Krabi island-hopping
A vendor paddling a fruit-laden boat through a Bangkok floating market A tour boat passing between limestone cliffs near Krabi, Thailand

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah, Makkah & Madinah

Hajj, Umrah and general travel packages arranged with attention to timing, comfort and proximity to the Haramain.

  • Return flights
  • Visa processing
  • Hotel near the Haram
  • Ziyarat & local transfers
The illuminated minarets of the Masjid al-Haram seen from a street in Makkah at dusk

Across India

More trips across India

Beyond Rajasthan, we plan mountain valleys, backwaters and the classic first trip to India, built around where you actually want to spend time, not a fixed template.

Jammu & Kashmir

Kashmir

Valleys, houseboats on Dal Lake and mountain drives through Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Quiet, slow-paced, and unlike anywhere else in India.

  • Houseboat stay on Dal Lake
  • Gulmarg & Pahalgam
  • Private transfers throughout
A snow-covered viewpoint wrapped in fog in the mountains of Kashmir A shikara boatman on the misty waters of Dal Lake, Kashmir

Delhi · Agra · Jaipur

Golden Triangle

India's classic first trip: Old Delhi's lanes, sunrise at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Jaipur's forts and bazaars, all connected by short, comfortable drives. Easily extended into Jaisalmer and the rest of Rajasthan.

  • Sunrise Taj Mahal slot
  • Agra Fort & Amber Fort
  • Private car between all three cities
The Taj Mahal framed through the red sandstone gateway, Agra

Kerala backwaters

Houseboats, hill tea gardens and quiet coastal towns.

Alleppey · Munnar · Kochi

Mumbai

The city's colonial core, coastline and food streets.

South Mumbai · Marine Drive

Custom multi-city

Combine any of the above into one itinerary with connecting transfers.

Built to your dates & budget

A trip worth remembering properly

Add trip photography, taken along the way

Ashiq carries his own camera on trips he plans, so if you'd like proper photographs, not just phone snapshots, it's arranged as part of the same booking.

  • At monuments: Rajasthan's forts and palaces, and the Taj Mahal
  • On a camel safari and at your desert camp near Jaisalmer
  • At your resort or houseboat, candid and posed
  • On safari in Ranthambore, if the moment allows
  • Edited photos delivered digitally after the trip
A couple sitting on a bench looking out over misty Dal Lake in Kashmir, photographed by Ashiq

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