10 days
Holi in Rajasthan
Ten days planned around one festival day, spent with a family rather than at a party.
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Holi follows the moon, so its date changes each year, usually falling in February or March.
The journey is planned around it: Shekhawati and its painted houses first, then Pushkar and Jaipur, and Holi itself spent with an Indian family rather than at a hotel event. Afterwards come Kalakho, the stepwell at Abhaneri, and Agra. It is best booked early, as the towns fill up.
- How long
- 10 days
- Where
- Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh
- Kind of journey
- Rajasthan & the north
The route
7 stops
- Delhi
- Alsisar
- Pushkar
- Jaipur
- Kalakho
- Abhaneri
- Agra
Highlights
Along the way
- 01Alsisar in Shekhawati, and the painted havelis around it
- 02A visit to the village school, and a welcome on the first evening
- 03Pushkar and its lake, a pilgrimage town
- 04Holi with a family: the colours, and the meal afterwards
- 05Chand Baori, the deep stepwell at Abhaneri
- 06The Taj Mahal and Agra fort at the end
Day by day
The plan
- Days 1–2Arrive in Delhi and drive out to Alsisar in Shekhawati.
- Day 3The village, the school and the painted houses.
- Day 4South to Pushkar, and the temples around the lake.
- Day 5On to Jaipur: Amber, the Hawa Mahal, the City Palace and Jantar Mantar.
- Day 6Holi with an Indian family, for as long as it lasts.
- Day 7Out to Kalakho for the village, the temple and a cooking lesson.
- Day 8Chand Baori at Abhaneri, then Agra for the Taj and the fort.
- Day 9Back to Delhi, with the old city in the afternoon.
- Day 10Depart from Delhi.
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