The best Golden Triangle tour with Pushkar is our Golden Triangle with Pushkar: seven days through Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Pushkar, with your own car, driver and licensed guide, from $410 per person, two travellers sharing. For more of Rajasthan, look at Golden Triangle and Royal Rajasthan.
Pushkar is a small holy town beside a lake in Rajasthan, west of Jaipur. It is a gentler stop than the big cities, with temples, ghats and a bazaar, and it gives the Golden Triangle a different texture: slower mornings, ritual at the water's edge and an evening arati that visitors can simply watch.
We weighed where Pushkar sits in the route, how long you stay, and whether the drives remain comfortable. Pushkar has its own customs, including modest dress and shoes off at the ghats, and it is a holy town where meat, eggs and alcohol are not sold in the centre. The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, and flights are not included.
Golden Triangle with Pushkar
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Pushkar
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
The seven days begin with arrival in Delhi, then a drive to Agra for Agra Fort. The Taj Mahal comes soon after opening the next morning, and you continue to Jaipur by way of Fatehpur Sikri. After Amber Fort in Jaipur you drive west to Pushkar, roughly three and a half hours via Ajmer, for two nights and a full day there, then return to Jaipur and drive to Delhi.
Pushkar day starts early at the ghats when pilgrims bathe and the water is calm, with your guide explaining the rituals and the Brahma Temple, then a bazaar walk and a desert-edge ride. It suits travellers who want a spiritual stop after the big cities. From $410 per person, two sharing, with your own car and driver, guides and hotels by category. Pushkar guests also see the evening arati at the ghats.
Best for: Travellers who want one slower, spiritual stop between the great monuments.
Worth knowing: Pushkar is small and holy, so customs around the lake call for modest dress and respect, and the drive back to Delhi is five to six hours.
Golden Triangle and Royal Rajasthan
- 12 days / 11 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Pushkar · Jodhpur · Udaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Twelve days cover Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and then turn west through Pushkar to Jodhpur and Udaipur. Pushkar comes as a calm afternoon at the ghats and the Brahma Temple, followed by a bazaar walk the next morning. Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, the Ranakpur Jain temple and three nights in Udaipur by Lake Pichola complete the loop, with a gentle day beyond the city at Eklingji and Nagda before departure.
It is for guests with twelve days who want Rajasthan in depth, with long drives followed by easier days and a local guide in each city. You travel with your own car and driver throughout, and hotels are arranged by category. From $645 per person, two sharing. The longest drives are Agra to Jaipur, around five hours, and Jodhpur to Udaipur, six to seven hours with the Ranakpur stop.
Best for: Guests with twelve days who want Pushkar as one chapter of a deeper Rajasthan journey.
Worth knowing: It is a long trip with plenty of driving, and summers are very hot in Jodhpur and Udaipur.
The grand Rajasthan journey
- 16 days / 15 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Ranthambore · Jaipur · Pushkar · Jodhpur · Jaisalmer · Udaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Sixteen days with one driver and a guide in each city: Delhi, Agra, Ranthambore, Jaipur, Pushkar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Udaipur. From Jaipur you reach Pushkar in roughly three and a half hours, walk to the lake for the dusk light on the ghats, and continue to Jodhpur the next day. Two jungle drives at Ranthambore and an evening in the Thar dunes add range, while Mehrangarh Fort and Amber Fort anchor the forts.
It suits travellers who want to see Rajasthan properly rather than sample it, with Pushkar as a quiet change of pace between Jaipur and the blue city. Each long drive is built around a lunch stop and a sight on the way. From $830 per person, two sharing. Tigers are never guaranteed, and winter safari mornings are cold in an open vehicle. The best season is October to March, and the plan can shift around the Friday closure of the Taj Mahal.
Best for: Travellers who want most of Rajasthan in one unhurried trip, with Pushkar along the way.
Worth knowing: Sixteen days is a major commitment, and Jodhpur to Jaisalmer alone is roughly five hours each way.
7-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Seven days with a quiet arrival, a full Delhi day, a measured drive to Agra, the Taj Mahal at first light, then Fatehpur Sikri on the road to Jaipur and a whole day among the palaces. Amber Fort comes early, followed by the City Palace and Jantar Mantar. The return to Delhi takes roughly five to six hours, with a coffee or lunch stop at the halfway point, and the Red Fort day in Delhi can be moved around its Monday closure.
We include it because some travellers read about Pushkar and decide they would rather spend the time in Delhi and Jaipur. You get the same private car, driver and licensed guides in each city, with no detour west and the long drives never fall back to back, so each day stays comfortable. From $410 per person, two sharing. A late afternoon or evening flight suits the last day best, and tell us your onward time when we plan.
Best for: Travellers who want the classic route with more time in Delhi and Jaipur and no detour.
Worth knowing: Pushkar is not part of it, and the Red Fort in Delhi is closed on Mondays, so we adjust the Delhi day if needed.
How to choose between these
- Pick Golden Triangle with Pushkar if you want the classic route and one extra night of lakeside calm, for the least added driving.
- Pick Golden Triangle and Royal Rajasthan if Pushkar is a stepping stone toward Jodhpur and Udaipur, and you have twelve days to spend.
- Pick the Grand Rajasthan journey only if you have sixteen days and want the desert fort at Jaisalmer and the tiger park as well.
- Pick the 7-day Golden Triangle without Pushkar if you prefer more unhurried time in Delhi and Jaipur and want to avoid the extra detour.
- Check the Pushkar camel fair in late autumn, which fills the town, and tell us if you want to see it or avoid it before we plan.
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