Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Jodhpur, India

Topdrukte — Desert touring season, Christmas to New Year rush

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Desert touring season (15 okt – 15 mrt), Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Holi

• Festival

  World Sacred Spirit Festival

  10–20 feb · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Three nights of Sufi and devotional music in the courtyards of Mehrangarh, ending well after midnight. Small, ticketed, and the fort at that hour is the whole point of going. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Holi

  25 feb – 25 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDrukSluitingen

  Holi, the spring festival of colours, is a public holiday across north India. On the main morning people fill the streets throwing coloured powder and water, visitors included, and many shops and restaurants stay shut until the afternoon. Wear old clothes, protect eyes and cameras, and expect some rowdy crowds. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Desert touring season (15 okt – 15 mrt), Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb)

Topdrukte — Holi, Desert touring season

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Holi (25 feb – 25 mrt (meestal)), Desert touring season (15 okt – 15 mrt)

Druk — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Pre-monsoon heat

  20 apr – 25 jun · meestalExtreme hitte

  The edge of the Thar in May: no shade anywhere on the fort ramparts and a dry wind that makes the afternoon worse, not better. The blue city is a dawn and dusk proposition for two months. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (20 apr – 25 jun (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (20 apr – 25 jun (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Monsoon on the desert edge

  1 jul – 10 sep · meestal

  The rains reach the Thar late and thin, in short violent storms rather than weeks of grey. The stepwell fills, the rock goes dark, and the tour buses are three hundred kilometres east.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon on the desert edge (1 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon on the desert edge (1 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Jodhpur RIFF, Desert touring season

• Festival

  Jodhpur RIFF

  22–26 oktMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Rajasthani folk musicians and roots acts from a dozen countries, staged inside Mehrangarh and timed to the brightest full moon of the year. Rooms below the fort go months ahead. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Desert touring season

  15 okt – 15 mrtDroog seizoenDruk

  The five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line. Mornings are cold enough for a jacket on the ramparts and the light on the blue houses is at its best.

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Desert touring season, Diwali

• Seizoen

  Destination wedding season

  1 nov – 28 febSluitingenBoek vroeg

  The palace hotels take whole-property bookings through the winter, and Umaid Bhawan and parts of Mehrangarh close to everyone else at short notice. Check before you build a trip around one of them.

Nog steeds bezig: Jodhpur RIFF (22–26 okt), Desert touring season (15 okt – 15 mrt), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Desert touring season, Christmas to New Year rush

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Desert touring season (15 okt – 15 mrt), Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb)