One Way Kumbhalgarh Fort and Jain Temple Tour from Udaipur to Jodhpur

What an unexpected surprise. This was our first experience of traveling by car in Rajasthan. We would highly recommend going to both places.

The tour itself was very nice and the driver, even though he had limited English, was very comfortable. Only thing we did not like about the trip was the "pick up and drop off at hotel". In Udaipur we were not informed before that the car could not reach our hotel and the driver came up to the hotel with a tuk tuk to pick us up. The price for the tuk tuk was bared by us but since we did not negociate the price before entering (because the driver already came with it) the tuk tuk driver charged us whatever value he wanted for less than a 1 km ride. And it was very expensive. Also for the dropoff we were not dropped off at the closest place to out hotel.

We didn't have very high expectations for this we just needed a way to get to Udaipur to Jodhpur but we actually really enjoyed the day. Our driver, Sarwan, was an excellent driver and was very proficient at dodging cows/camels/goats - needless to say we were very glad we weren't driving ourselves! Kumbhalgarh Fort is a must see, and the view from the top is spectacular. We didn't bother paying for a guide, we just wandered around admiring the architecture. It was very hot, though, so I would recommend leaving Udaipur as early as possible if you do take this tour. Sarwan recommended a good restaurant for lunch, where we ate overlooking a beautiful rural valley. Then in the afternoon we saw Ranakpur Jain Temple, which is absolutely beautiful. Our tickets included an audio tour which we found very informative. Note: you have to pay for all the tickets yourself - they aren't terribly expensive.

The driver was on time and took us to the temple and fort as described in the tour. But I expected more professionalism for the price I've paid. At the final part of the route the driver seemed really rushed to reach Jodhpur and drove like crazy even for Indian standards making us really uncomfortable. Upon reaching Jodhpur, he claimed he couldn't drop me at my hotel because the streets were too narrow and dropped me nearby at the clocktower. I later found that to be a lie as the hotel was indeed reachable by car. Being dropped off at the hotel was part of the deal in this tour and my driver did not comply and i felt scammed.

Excellent trip! No tour guide provided although you can purchase one at each site if you wish but the driver was excellent! As a single female traveler, I never once felt uncomfortable or misled. It was a great service and was the highlight of my 2 week vacation in India!! The driver took a picture of himself and me at the end of our tour so that we could both remember each other!