Diwali: Festival of Lights in Rajasthan

Kathmandu → Jaipur

Highlights

• Experience India's grandest festival in Rajasthan's most romantic cities — palaces illuminated by thousands of lamps, firework displays, and royal Diwali traditions.
• Festival Tour · 7 Days
• Small group, guide-led

Day-by-day itinerary

1. D1

   Arrival in Jaipur: Dhanteras

   Arrive in Jaipur on Dhanteras, the first day of Diwali, when families buy gold and utensils for good fortune. Visit the Johari Bazaar where every shop window glitters. Evening drive to Nahargarh Fort for the panoramic view of Jaipur illuminated like a circuit board of lights.

   Jaipur As per plan

2. D2

   Jaipur: Choti Diwali & Palace Illuminations

   Visit Amber Fort in the morning before it transforms for the evening sound-and-light show. Explore the City Palace, still partly inhabited by Jaipur's royal family, to see their private Diwali preparations. Evening at a haveli (merchant's mansion) for a traditional Diwali dinner and fireworks.

   Jaipur As per plan

3. D3

   Jaipur: Main Diwali Night

   The peak of the festival. Participate in Lakshmi Puja at a local Brahmin home — the precise ritual of inviting the goddess of wealth through mantras, offerings, and lamp arrangements. Walk through the old city as every doorway, window, and rooftop blazes with diyas. The sky erupts in fireworks from every direction.

   Jaipur As per plan

4. D4

   Udaipur: Lake of Lights

   Drive to Udaipur, the City of Lakes. Evening boat ride on Lake Pichola as the Jag Mandir and City Palace are illuminated by thousands of lamps. Dinner at a lakeside palace hotel with views of the reflection doubling the spectacle.

   Jaipur As per plan

5. D5

   Udaipur: Govardhan Puja & Bhai Dooj

   Morning visit to the Eklingji Temple for Annakut — the mountain of food offerings to Krishna. Participate in Bhai Dooj, the final day celebrating sibling bonds. Receive tilak and a protective thread. Afternoon exploration of Udaipur's bazaars for Diwali sweets and miniature paintings.

   Jaipur As per plan

6. D6

   Jodhpur: The Blue City Glows

   Drive to Jodhpur, where the blue-painted Brahmin houses create a unique Diwali backdrop. Visit Mehrangarh Fort, dramatically lit for the festival. Walk through the old city's narrow lanes where every blue wall holds a row of flickering lamps. Evening Rajasthani folk music and dance performance at a heritage hotel.

   Jaipur As per plan

7. D7

   Departure from Jodhpur

   Morning visit to the Jaswant Thada cenotaph, glowing white in the dawn light. Final shopping in the Sardar Market for bandhani textiles and silver jewelry. Transfer to Jodhpur airport for departure.

   Jaipur As per plan

Price includes

• Local storyteller guide
• Stays as per itinerary
• Daily breakfast
• All ground transfers

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