15 Camel Ride Safaris in India to Build a Trip Around

2.Overnight Camel Safari – Sleeping under the Stars

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 390 reviews · from $37

Leave Jaisalmer at 1:30 PM by jeep for Khaba Fort, an oasis, and desert villages. Ride a camel at sunset, eat a fresh vegetarian dinner by the bonfire, sleep beneath the stars, then ride again after sunrise. The small group has up to 12 people, with bottled water, meals, bedding, and transport included.

“From many excursions, tours and trips I have done, this Trotters Tour was the most perfectly executed. Thank you to the whole team. It is a local desert-family run business offering an experience that feels as non-touristy as you’d want (despiRead more”

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3.Adventure non touristic camel safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 300 reviews · from $24

Leave Jaisalmer at 2 pm for Kuldhara, a desert lake, and a village visit before riding a camel into the Thar Desert at sunset. Enjoy chai, pakodas, vegetarian dinner, a campfire, and a night beneath the stars. A morning sunrise, breakfast, and return camel ride complete this private two-day outing. Guide Sandi may lead your group.

“We really enjoyed the camel ride and sleeping under the stars in the desert was a particularly memorable experience. Sandi was a brilliant guide and we felt very looked after throughout. Would recommend.”

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4.Overnight Camel Safari (remote And Isolated)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · from $64

Leave Jaisalmer by jeep, ride your own camel past a village and into remote Thar Desert dunes, then eat a vegetarian campfire dinner and sleep on a clean bedroll under the stars. Guides such as DD and Puna handle the desert camp, meals, and camel rides. A second ride follows breakfast before your noon return.

“Absolutly amazing experience! Our guide DD was fantastic, as was Puna! Literally the most romantic and wonderful way to see the Thar desert. Good food, comfortable and clean beds. The stars are amazing!! If you have one night I recommend this 1000x over a resort of desert camp. Seriously, just do it.”

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5.Desert Camel Safari Day Tour In Jodhpur

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · from $24

Travel from Jodhpur to Osian by private car, visit Sachiya Mata Temple, and choose a camel ride, jeep safari, buffet dinner, and folk dance. Pickup is offered from hotels, the airport, railway station, or bus station. The outing lasts about five to seven hours, but Osian has open scrub and sand rather than towering dunes.

“Our guide was lovely and his family were welcoming. The food was amazing. We would have liked the ride to go further into the desert and wouldn’t take the jeep experience again as it literally just meant we drove in a jeep back to the starting point. The trip was well organised with transfers”

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6.Half-Day Sunset Camel Safari in Rajasthan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · from $34

Leave Jaisalmer around 2:30 pm for Kuldhara and your choice of Sam or Khuri Dunes. You get your own camel for a 90-minute ride, sunset snacks, a fresh local dinner, bottled water, and a private jeep ride back. The camel and jeep teams speak good English, and cultural performances or meat dishes can be added for a fee.

“Highly recommend. Group is limited to five which makes for a more intimate experience. We arrived at the campsite just as the sun was setting and were greeted with the best chai I have had on my trip. Dinner, cooked fresh on the campfire, was under the stars. Simple and delicious in the best possible way.”

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7.Jodhpur Overnight Stay in Desert with Camel Safari SR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · from $64

Leave Jodhpur with pickup to Osian and a 500-year-old desert village. Host Sumer and his family welcome you with chai, village walks, open-fire cooking, dinner, a bonfire, and sleep in a mud hut or beneath the stars. At sunrise, ride camels across the dunes before breakfast and return to Jodhpur.

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8.Jodhpur Camel Safari & Jeep Safari In Desert Jodhpur SR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $30

Travel from Jodhpur to Osian for Sachhai Mata Temple, a camel ride through the Thar Desert, a home-cooked Rajasthani lunch, and one hour of dune driving by jeep. Sumer and his family host the meal and share a look at village life. Pickup and return transport are included, but no guide is provided.

“Great time on the jeep and camels! Driver was careful but fun, camels were well behaved and well led! The food cooked was lovely, made by the mother on an open fire, so nice to see the daily routines of village life. Lots of people always checking we are ok and so nice that the home stay and tours are such a family run affair! Really enjoyed.”

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9.Thar Desert Camel Tour, Guide with over 25 years of experience!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · from $37

Raj Camel Safari takes you from Jaisalmer to a quieter part of the Thar Desert for a private camel ride. Choose a half-day outing or an overnight trip with sunset chai, snacks, dinner, a bonfire, breakfast, and a night under the stars. Raj has more than 25 years of experience, and pickup, return transport, and luggage storage are included.

“Raj and his friends have been great hosts and great genuine guides. We were a group of friends who work in the guiding travel industry and for the first time in a while, we all felt like guests. I'm not sure if I'm coming back, nor of I'm going to ride a camel again...but I'm sure that, IF this is the case, I'll do it with Raj.”

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10.Desert Camel Safari & Jeep Safari Tour From Jodhpur

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $26

Travel from Jodhpur to Osian by private car, visit Sachiya Mata Temple, then ride a camel across the Thar Desert at sunset. Drivers such as Ray are praised for friendly conversation and local knowledge, while camel handlers including Dhanu Ram may welcome you to a family home for food. Jeep safari, folk dance, and dinner are optional upgrades.

“Ray and Dhanu were the best! Ray drove me around and spoke to me the entire time. He was funny and caring. Dhanu let me ride his camel named Michael Jackson. We went to his village where I had food prepared by his wife. What an experience!”

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11.Jodhpur Camel Safari & Overnight Stay In Desert With Sumer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 89 reviews · from $40

Sumer collects you in Jodhpur at 2:30-3 pm for Osian’s Sachiya Mata Temple and a night at his family homestay in a 500-year-old village. You’ll cook over a wood fire, eat homemade Marwari food, choose a hut or open-air bed, and ride camels at sunrise before returning by air-conditioned car.

“We had a brilliant time with Sumer’s family. The hut is gorgeous, comfortable and clean. It was special to have the option to lie outside under the stars. The atmosphere is calm and a nice break from busy city life. Everyone was extremely friendly and hospitable and the food delicious! We also got to experience an afternoon English class with the local village children and learn more about the lives of the people living here. Everything was well organised and the ride to and from Jodhpur in a comfortable, air conditioned car. The camel ride was awesome! We are really grateful for this special experience and recommend to everyone. Thank…”

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12.Desert Camel and Jeep Safari with Traditional Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 57 reviews · 6 hours · from $22

Sumer and his family take you from Jodhpur to Osian and their rural village for a temple visit, camel ride, optional jeep safari, tea, and a vegetarian Marwari meal cooked by his mother over wood fire. English and Hindi support is available, with pickup and return by air-conditioned car.

“This was a fantastic experience and a highlight of our trip. Sumer and his family were so inspiring and what they are doing for the children in their community is amazing. This is a definite ‘must do’ for everyone visiting Jodphur. Such an authentic experience. The sunset camel ride was brilliant!”

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13.Nomadic Non-Touristic Overnight Camel & Desert Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $34

From Jaisalmer, you’ll drive by shared jeep or car to an oasis, Khabha MT Fort, and a quiet dune area. Local camel drivers, including Marvin’s team, lead a 30 to 45 minute ride, cook dinner, and prepare bedding beneath the stars. Expect simple food, no toilets or electricity, and a genuinely remote night.

“We had a blast driving in the jeep, seeing the oasis and haunted village, and especially riding the camels. Marvin was an excellent tour guide and he shared a lot of great information for my family. My kids loved the sands dunes and tired themselves out running all around. We had great weather in July! Experienced a short-lived sand storm followed by light rain as soon as we arrived to camp. It cooled us off nicely. The young men who cared for the camels and cooked for us were really kind and seemed to enjoy talking English with us. Everyone was polite send answered whatever questions we had. It was…”

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14.Overnight Stay in Desert with Camel Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 53 reviews · 20 hours · from $35

Leave Jodhpur around 2:30PM in a private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking driver such as Ray or Viru. Visit Osian’s Sachiya Mata Temples, stay with the Balaji family, ride camels for one to two hours, eat vegetarian Marwari food, and sleep in a hut or under the stars before breakfast and a morning return.

“We are western travellers, so relied on local information at every point. There was a wonderful Indian family on holiday who invited us into their celebration making the evening a truly wonderful experience. The camel ride, breadmaking, walking the farm fields, jeep blast through the dunes and temple complex made this a good value experience. Sleeping huts are really cool, don't be scared to ask for hot water in the morning.”

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15.Desert Jeep Safari & Camel Safari Tour From Jodhpur

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 26 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $21Best value

Leave Jodhpur by private car for Osian, visit Sachiya Mata Temple without a guide, then ride by jeep and camel across sandy scrubland before sunset. Your English-speaking driver handles the transfers, with Ray or Ritesh sometimes leading the day and camel guides such as Balaji helping with the ride and photos.

“Excellent customer care! Ray [Ritesh] as our Tour guide has been knowledgeable, warm and efficient👍🏻 Our driver Govind Singh is a master on the sands! Jeep ride was well-controlled thrill & Camel ride was safe fun😄… keep up the good work, to the Jodhpur GYG team🫱🏻‍🫲🏼👏🏻”

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