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Where to Book Jeep Safaris in India — Our Top 12

12 safaris  ·  from $21 a head

Good jeep safaris in India fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 12 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.

Jodhpur Camel Safari & Jeep Safari In Desert Jodhpur SR - A slower hour on the camel
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Jodhpur Camel Safari & Jeep Safari In Desert Jodhpur SR

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

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

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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Desert Camel Safari & Jeep Safari Tour From Jodhpur - Meeting the camel handler and heading into the sand
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Desert Camel Safari & Jeep Safari Tour From Jodhpur

2.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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Jaipur: Jhalana Amagarh Leopard Reserve 4×4 Jeep Safari - Getting from your hotel to the forest
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Jaipur: Jhalana Amagarh Leopard Reserve 4×4 Jeep Safari

3.Jhalana Amagarh Leopard Reserve 4×4 Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 97 reviews · 3.5 - 8 hours · from $60

Travel from your Jaipur hotel to Jhalana Amagarh Leopard Reserve for a 2.5-hour 4x4 safari. Guides such as Ashok, Yogesh, and Ganesh are praised for spotting cats, hyenas, deer, and birds. Sightings are never promised, but the reserve offers a convenient wildlife break with private transfers and optional add-ons.

“The safari experience was amazing! We actually saw a leopard (lucky us). The guide offered to show us more attractions after the safari ended. I recommend the tour..”

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Jodhpur: Desert Camel and Jeep Safari with Traditional Food - Sachchiya Mata Temple in Osian
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Jodhpur: Desert Camel and Jeep Safari with Traditional Food

4.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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Goa: Dudhsagar Waterfall, Jeep Safari and Spice Plantation - Swimming below the waterfall
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Goa: Dudhsagar Waterfall, Jeep Safari and Spice Plantation

5.Goa: Dudhsagar Waterfall, Jeep Safari and Spice Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 43 reviews · 10 hours · from $32

This 10-hour Goa day trip takes you by AC bus and jeep to Dudhsagar Falls, where you can swim beneath the 310-meter cascade. You’ll also get an unlimited vegetarian or non-vegetarian lunch at Nandanvan Spice Farm, a guided spice visit, forest fees, life jackets, and optional Old Goa sightseeing. English and Hindi support is available.

“Generally a Tour I can recommend. we especially Loved the Waterfall, which felt for us Like a once in a Lifetime Event. And as a Fan of Monkeys, I was Happy to See plenty around. Also the communication and Planung was fast and convenient. The only setback was at the Spice Plantation where the Plantation Guide Had Issues with doing the explanations in english as well as in Hindi and at some Point have Up on english alltogether... But beides this point, it was a nice experience and I can recommend”

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From Jaipur: Praivte Ranthambore Tour By Jeep Canter Safari - Leaving Jaipur for Sawai Madhopur
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From Jaipur: Praivte Ranthambore Tour By Jeep Canter Safari

6.Praivte Ranthambore Tour By Jeep Canter Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 29 reviews · 1 day · from $98

Travel from Jaipur by private air-conditioned car to Ranthambore National Park, then spend three to four hours looking for tigers, leopards, crocodiles, deer, birds, and more. Choose a six-seat Jeep or shared canter, with a government-certified naturalist in the park. Drivers such as Santosh, Manoj, and Nadeem have earned praise for careful, comfortable service.

“We had an amazing experience seeing a variety of animals—including tigers! Everything was fantastic, and there’s nothing we would change.”

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Desert Jeep Safari & Camel Safari Tour From Jodhpur - Sachiya Mata Temple, a short cultural stop
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Desert Jeep Safari & Camel Safari Tour From Jodhpur

7.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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Wild Life Jeep Safari Tour at Bannerghatta with Private Transfer - The safari jeep and what you may see
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Wild Life Jeep Safari Tour at Bannerghatta with Private Transfer

8.Wild Life Jeep Safari Tour at Bannerghatta with Private Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $73

Leave Bangalore at 8:00 am in a private air-conditioned sedan or SUV and reach Bannerghatta Biological Park in about 60 to 90 minutes. A closed jeep safari lasts roughly 50 to 60 minutes, with chances to see elephants, lions, tigers, leopards, bears, deer, and blackbucks. Add the Butterfly Park or zoo at your own pace.

“It was a fantastic experience, both the butterfly park and National Park tour were wonderful. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly.”

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Sawai Madhopur: Ranthambore National Park Guided Jeep Safari - Why the forest and lakes matter
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Sawai Madhopur: Ranthambore National Park Guided Jeep Safari

9.Ranthambore National Park Guided Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 23 reviews · from $45

Join an English-speaking guide in a jeep through Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur. Watch for Bengal tigers, leopards, bears, hyenas, birds, and wildlife around the park’s lakes. Park entry and transport are included, but hotel pickup, food, drinks, and camera fees may cost extra.

“The tour was really fun! We had an extremely knowledgeable guide who was not rushed and made sure to spend time at the different stops in our zone! We even got to see a Tiger which was amazing”

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Munnar: Anakulam Jeep Safari with Waterfall and Elephant - The jeep ride gives you Munnar beyond the main roads
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Munnar: Anakulam Jeep Safari with Waterfall and Elephant

10.Munnar: Anakulam Jeep Safari with Waterfall and Elephant

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 22 reviews · 1 day

Spend about seven hours in a private jeep with a driver-guide such as Joshua, Anaz, or Suresh. Visit Letchmi Tea Estate, waterfalls, Tiger Cave, a village, and Anakulam’s elephant viewing point. The elephant sighting is never guaranteed, but the route offers striking scenery, off-road driving, and time to swim.

“We just arrived back from our tour with Anaz. I can genuinely say, this is the best tour I have ever been on. The pace of the tour was excellent we didn’t feel rushed. The pick up at the hotel was a godsend so happy to pay the additional as our hotel was Elephants Passage which was incredibly high up. It was so interesting to visit the plantations and the waterfalls and tigers cave was worth it. You do have to pay to enter the falls and cave but it is worth it and should be expected on a tour. The lunch was first class, again, an additions cost but…”

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Munnar: Tea Garden and Elephant Safari Trip by 4x4 - Viripara Waterfalls brings the first swim
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Munnar: Tea Garden and Elephant Safari Trip by 4×4

11.Munnar: Tea Garden and Elephant Safari Trip by 4×4

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 16 reviews · 10 hours

Spend 10 hours in a private 4x4 from Munnar with guides who speak English, Tamil, Malayalam, or Hindi. Walk through Letchmi tea estate, bathe at Viripara and Perumbankuthu waterfalls, cross forest rivers, visit a tribal village, and wait for wild elephants near Anakulam. Elephant sightings are possible, not guaranteed.

“Lovely day spent with my guide Ravindrakumar, who gave me thorough explanations on the different spices and teas found in the region. The jeep safari was also very nice. I unfortunately didn’t see any elephant because of the heavy rains that day, but many people told me that they had seen them a few days before. Would also very much recommend the tea trek with Ravindrakumar, the scenery is absolutely gorgeous!!”

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Fullday pushkar tour from jaipur with guid+camel/jeep safari - Brahma Temple, a rare stop in Pushkar
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Fullday pushkar tour from jaipur with guid+camel/jeep safari

12.Fullday pushkar tour from jaipur with guid+camel/jeep safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 12 reviews · 10 - 30 hours · from $49

Travel from Jaipur to Pushkar in a private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking driver and local guide. Visit Brahma Temple and Pushkar Lake, browse the markets, then add a camel or jeep safari and sunset at Ratnagiri Hills. Drivers such as Danish, Ravi, Salman, and Navratan Singh have received especially strong praise.

“I had a great day out with Ravi the driver, he was very good at explaining various aspects of Indian life during the journey. Also Monu the guide in Pushkar was very talkative and thoroughly answered all my questions.”

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