Located within driving distance of 45km/ 1hour from Jaisalmer airport & train station Thar desert countryside and its traditional village life is a great attraction for slow travellers and escape seekers, if you’ve always wondered how it would feel to live in a traditional Rajasthan's desert hut home, this place is your must-go-to for making that dream come true for you and your loved one. YES its very much family friendly.
The Thar desert around Jaisalmer is densely populated arid landscape dotted with villages of sandstone houses, green millet fields during monsoon period (July to Sept.), domestic animals (sheep, goats, cows and camels), desert wildlife such as antelopes, blue bulls and desert foxes.
Bird watchers found an interesting variety of bird species in Thar desert Rajasthan. Bird life including green bee-eater, grey shrike, spotted owlet, partridge and of course great India bustard in the wild. So we says welcome to Our Living Desert!
Activity to choose from or experience all including sunset camel ride, Jeep safari and desert walks.
This whole experience gives one opportunity to interact with local people, learn about desert nature/wildlife and local way of life. your stay in ‘The desert huts home at The Khuri Village Stay allow you to get to know how local meals are prepared using very local specialities of beans/pods collected from desert trees and other homemade food varieties from millet, milk and yoghurt (all locally produced).
The Huts are simple and back to basics traditional desert style huts located on a relatively high semi-deserted hill from where one can enjoy the surrounding desert view, sunset and sunrise.
Photo ideas from Khuri village stay near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Hans Overeem & Yvette Seppenwoolde, Netherland
Thank you so much for making our stay so interesting and enjoyable. you made a fantastic birthday party for Sarah. We will never forget sitting around the fire under the stars listening to the enchanting music of Rajasthan.
John & Sarah, Bristol, England
We enjoyed every moment of all the time we spent with you and your family. This was the real Rajasthan that we Marwaris had wanted to see for a very long time. The warmth and APNAPAN you showed us by having us as a guest in your house, was really special to us and we would cherish these moments and memories for all our lives. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts.
Divya & Chanchal Agarwal, Banglore, India
The most popular yet offbeat desert village stay is Khuri in quite countyside of Jaisalmer desert, for your dream rural experience: A- Plan at least 2night stay in traditional rustic huts home. B- Distance only 41km from Jaisalmer train station. C- Trip to sand dunes with village homestay experience to do sunset Camel ride, desert walk or Jeep Safari.
Khuri village stay is located with-in 1hours/41km road drive from Jaisalme. Khuri is known for stunning sand dunes and traditional rural living and farming in desert.
The Thar desert around Jaisalmer offer some great surprises for the slow travellers. Something you absolutely cannot miss here is a village home-stay - not a regular one, but one in the desert! Hit the bush dunes for an exciting desert walks explore the glimpse of rural living and the wildside (flora & fauna).
Village Homestay is a property mostly situated in countryside or at active farm offering cultural exchange between a local family (called a host family) and a visiting international traveller (guest). A village home-stay allows guests the opportunity to stay in a warm, welcoming Rajasthani household, rather than in an impersonal hotel, resort, or apartment.
We recommends to book your homestay well in advance as most rural home offers only 5 to 10 bedrooms accommodation. Book via E-mail and Phone/ WhatsApp +91 98 29 61 4543.
Send an e-mail to delhi2dedesert@gmail.com or book by calling to phone number: +91 98 29 61 4543.
Last minutes booking availability over phone but reservation by email or WhatsApp.
Thank you for all the kindness, good food and a lot of stories that give more insight and understanding of life and history in India. We love the quietness and peace in the desert an unforgettable experience.