Outdoors · Jaisalmer
Sunset Camel Ride on the Thar Dunes
An hour out to the quiet dunes past Sam, away from the jeep crowds, for the last light.
4.78
What you'll do
- 1
Meet at the village gate
We meet at the edge of Kanoi village, where the tarmac ends, and you are introduced to your camel by name before anything else.
- 2
Ride out past the jeep dunes
Forty minutes at a walking pace, out beyond where the jeeps stop. The last fifteen minutes are open dune with nothing else in sight.
- 3
Watch the light go
We stop on a high dune about half an hour before sunset. Simpler than it sounds, and the reason people come back.
- 4
Chai and the ride back
Chai and kulfi while the camels are watered, then back to the village by torchlight.
4.78 · 204 reviews
Priya Raghunathan
Chennai
5.0
We had booked a jeep safari the day before and it was loud and crowded. This was the opposite — twenty minutes further out and there was nobody else there at all.
Daniel Okafor
Lagos
5.0
Sumer is genuinely funny and clearly loves the animals. The camel I rode was called Badal and he had opinions about the route.
Hannah Weiss
Munich
4.0
Beautiful evening. Bring a scarf, the sand gets everywhere once the wind picks up.
Where we'll meet
Kanoi village gate
Kanoi, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 345001
Where the tarmac ends. We leave 75 minutes before sunset, so latecomers miss the light.
Meet your host
Sumer Singh
Desert guide and camel handler
Hosting since 201995% response rateSpeaks English, Hindi, Marwari
Sumer's family has kept camels on this stretch of the Thar for four generations. He takes guests to the dunes his own family uses, which are a further twenty minutes out than the ones the jeeps drive to — the difference is whether you hear engines at sunset.
Things to know
- Guests aged 6 and over
- Able to sit astride a camel for 40 minutes
Most of the time is spent riding or sitting on the dune. The camel mounts and dismounts are the only part needing any effort.
- A scarf or bandana
- Sunglasses
- A jacket for after sunset
- Camel and handler
- Chai, kulfi and a snack
- Turban tying
- Not suitable for guests with back or hip problems
- The dunes cannot be reached by wheelchair
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. Cancellations inside 24 hours are charged in full — the camel and handler are booked for the evening either way.
₹1,400/ per guest
October 2026
Start time
You won't be charged yet
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Date to be chosen · 16:30
Up to 10 guests
