Pushkar Camel Fair
- Private tour
- Private guide and vehicle
- Reply within four hours, 9am–9pm IST
- No payment to start planning
- Photographers and travellers who want to see a working Indian fair rather than a staged show.
- Book accommodation early — Pushkar's hotel rooms and tented camps sell out months ahead of fair week.
- Dress modestly and remove shoes before the ghats; ask before photographing pilgrims at prayer.
- The fairground is dusty and involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable closed shoes help.
What’s included
- Private guide
- Vehicle and driver
- Fairground orientation
- Ghat visit
What’s not included
- International flights
- Visa fees
- Tented-camp accommodation upgrades
- Personal shopping
- Tips
Cancellation terms are confirmed with your written quote
- No payment is taken until you approve the itinerary.
Base in or near Pushkar
We book a hotel or tented camp ahead — rooms fill early for fair week.
Fairground mornings
Early starts are best, when trading is most active and the light is softest for photography.
Lake and ghats
Your guide takes you to the ghats respectfully, explaining the rituals without intruding on pilgrims.
Evenings
Folk music, funfair rides and food stalls run into the evening; we can arrange a quieter vantage point if you prefer to watch rather than wade in.
Pushkar's lake is one of Hinduism's holy sites, ringed by ghats and temples including one of India's few Brahma temples, and every year the town's fairground fills with traders bringing camels, cattle and horses to buy and sell. The fair has grown into a wider event with a funfair, competitions and folk performances layered around the trading, while pilgrims bathe at the lake's ghats throughout.
It is loud, dusty, colourful and genuinely unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan — decorated camels, turbaned traders and a temporary tented city on the dunes outside town.
- Book accommodation early — Pushkar's hotel rooms and tented camps sell out months ahead of fair week.
- Dress modestly and remove shoes before the ghats; ask before photographing pilgrims at prayer.
- The fairground is dusty and involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable closed shoes help.
- Pushkar itself is alcohol-free and largely vegetarian, being a pilgrimage town.
Best season and starting point
The fair runs for about a week to ten days; most travellers spend two to three days there. It falls in the Hindu month of Kartik, typically October or November — the exact dates change yearly and are confirmed on enquiry.
When does the Pushkar Camel Fair happen?
It follows the lunar month of Kartik, typically falling in October or November. The exact dates change every year and we confirm them on enquiry once the year's calendar is published.
Is the fair only about camels?
Trading is the origin and the core of it, but the modern fair also has a funfair, competitions, folk music and the pilgrimage activity at the lake's ghats.
How many days should I plan?
Two to three days at the fair is enough to see the trading, the fairground and the ghats without rushing.
Is it crowded?
Yes, especially in the days around the main lunar dates — book accommodation and transport well ahead.
Can this combine with a Rajasthan tour?
Yes — Pushkar sits close to Jaipur and Jodhpur and slots naturally into a Rajasthan circuit around fair season.
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What our guests say
Oliver C
Friends · Verified trip
5/51 week agoEverything ran like clockwork. Confirmation within an hour, a named driver with a photo the day before, and a guide who genuinely loved his city. We rebooked with them for the second half of our trip.
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Vikram S
Solo · Verified trip
5/51 month agoPerfect balance of monuments and everyday life — a spice market, a morning at a ghat, then the big sights in the afternoon light. Our guide read the group well and adjusted the pace.
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Fatima Z
Group · Verified trip
5/51 month agoOur guide grew up in the old town and it showed. We got the version of the city locals see, not the coach-tour one. He also found us a wonderful sweet shop that has ruined all other sweets for me.
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