Pushkar
Camel
Fair
PHOTO TRIPS / RAJASTHAN
6 Spots Left
15 – 18 November 2026 · 4 days, 3 nights · Delhi to Delhi, by road · 8 – 10 guests
THE TRIP
Once a year, the sands outside Pushkar fill with fifty thousand camels, cattle and horses, and the herders who walk them across the Thar. For seven days, it is one of the most photogenic places on earth.
This is a short, focused escape built for exactly that window — timed to land as the fair opens, before the weekend crowds peak, with no long multi-city loop. Delhi to Pushkar and back, entirely by road, with a premium tented camp on the edge of the fairground so the dawn light is a five-minute walk away.
Abhi has photographed the fair for over fifteen years. He knows which dune the Rabari herders camp on, when the camel traders drink their first chai, and where to stand when the dust catches the light.
THE TRADING GROUNDS AT FIRST LIGHT · PHOTOGRAPH BY ABHISHEK HAJELA
WHAT YOU'LL PHOTOGRAPH
Six things worth getting up for
DAWN
Camel trading grounds
The best light of the day and the best chance to catch herders and their animals before the crowds arrive — dust hanging in golden backlight, silhouettes of camels against the dunes.
AFTER DARK
The fairground at night
Cooking fires, lantern light, and the fair settling into its evening rhythm — mood and atmosphere once the harsh midday sun is gone.
ANY HOUR
Portraits of the desert people
Rabari and Kalbelia herders, their turbans, moustaches and jewellery — some of the most striking portrait subjects in India, found nowhere as concentrated as here.
MID-MORNING
The old bazaar
Narrow lanes thick with silver stalls, sadhus and pilgrims — classic street photography, texture and colour at every turn.
DUSK
Pushkar Lake ghats
Fifty-two bathing ghats, temple bells and evening aarti reflected on the water — a quieter register from the chaos of the fairground.
THROUGHOUT
Textures and tradition
Intricate textiles, traditional jewellery, expressive faces and everyday rituals that make Rajasthan one of the most visually rich regions in India.
DAY BY DAY
The itinerary
SUN 15 NOV
Delhi to Pushkar
We set off early, driving southwest through Haryana into Rajasthan, breaking for breakfast on the way. As the highway gives way to open countryside — camel carts, turbaned herders, roadside dhabas — we know we’re close. Arrive by evening for a first, unhurried walk down to the lake as the town settles into bells, bhajans and last light on the temple spires. Roughly 7 hours on the road.
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MON 16 NOV
In Pushkar
Sunrise on the ghats — one of the few times the fifty-two bathing ghats are quiet — then the old bazaar lanes: silver, textiles, sadhus and pilgrims. By afternoon the fairground is stirring: the first camels and traders arriving, tents going up on the dunes. We spend the evening there as the light turns gold, watching the fair take shape a full day before it opens.
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TUE 17 NOV
In Pushkar
The fair officially opens and we are on the ground from first light — the coolest, softest light of the day and the best time to find herders and animals before the crowds build. Camel races, decorated animals and the everyday theatre of one of Asia's largest livestock markets. We rest through the heat, then head back out for the fairground's second wind: dusk light and the fair settling into evening.
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WED 18 NOV
One last dawn, then Delhi
A final dawn on the fairground — the quiet, unguarded moments that are hardest to find once the fair is in full swing later in the week. After breakfast and check-out we drive back to Delhi, arriving by evening. The trip ends on arrival.
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PER PERSON, TWIN-SHARING
₹54,900
International guests: US$ 1,199
Dates: 15th - 18th November
Group Size: 08 - 10
Single room supplement: INR 22,500
Starts/ ends: Delhi to Delhi
● 6 of 10 spots open