16 ReviewsSprawled across 50acres of land space, this 2Star desert camp in Jaisalmer is located 35kms away from the Pokhran. Guests can experience the outdoors by staying in any of the 11 Swiss tents. Authentic Rajasthani, vegetarian food can be savoured at the Royal Restaurant, which is open for service from 8a.m to 10p.m. Guests can rejuvenate with a spa and massage treatments. There is also a travel counter, which organizes adventurous safari tours.
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Sankariya, Pokharan-Jaisalmer,Jaisalmer,Rajasthan,India
Sprawled across 50acres of land space, this 2Star desert camp in Jaisalmer is located 35kms away from the Pokhran. Guests can experience the outdoors by staying in any of the 11 Swiss tents. Authentic Rajasthani, vegetarian food can be savoured at the Royal Restaurant, which is open for service from 8a.m to 10p.m. Guests can rejuvenate with a spa and massage treatments. There is also a travel counter, which organizes adventurous safari tours.
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Raymond L on 22/10/2016 14:53
We visited in winter time, hot water was problem. They brought us several buckets of hot water. Excellent service and delicious food. Good view of sunset after camel riding in desert. We appreciated the boss' kindness to arrange sightseeing by his jeep. He also drove us to the bus terminal which was quite a long way.
NIK2307 on 07/01/2015 10:26
We were there on 31st Dec, all services are fantastic. food was also very good. but need some improvements. we had problem for electricity. There was no power, so we couldn't charge cameras or mobiles. in morning some issue was with hot water but they managed it. camel ride is also awesome. staff was prompt and supporting.
Those who want to enjoy peacefully, for them hotel is very best.
jemvaughan on 10/10/2014 11:23
This desert camp was altogether a pleasant place.
It was very basic tents - but they supplied fans and comfortable bed.
The camel riding was SO much fun and the dancing entertainment was enjoyable - only a bit too long. Altogether it was a nice stay.
Peelipose on 08/10/2014 13:03
Right at the onset I should state that I was booked into Royal Desert Safari Camp (RDS) or maybe it was an annex property by an agent who was apparently upgrading me from another luxury tented camp , and that I had not directly booked with RDS. I have always been wary of travel agents offering me upgrades, which is just euphuism for “we are putting you up in a shittier place than promised but not giving you any refund!”
And sure enough Royal Desert Safari Camp fit the bill to a T.
I land up at the reception and no one is there to take care of my luggage. The receptionist steps out and just points in the general direction of where your room might be !! Not what I was expecting after doing a 500km drive. (But I’m sure he didn’t know that)
And while I had visions of a modern Arabian nights tent with an AC to boot, my room turned out to be the stables where they kept the donkeys in those Arabian nights fables, but you never hear about!!
It was nothing more than a glorified shack, but it did have an AC I must admit. The bathroom looked liked it did not belong in any resort, but in some evil vizier’s slave quarters. And the shower did not work- no surprises there.
Food was decent enough. They had one non vegetarian dish (chicken) which they kept on another table far away from rest of the main course as if it had contracted leprosy,,,,,or bird flu. Interesting concept nonetheless.
Breakfast is very basic. You should reach there quite early to get at it before the local birds have a go at the food kept out. They are very eco friendly like that.
In a nutshell, very average place. I guess my experience might have been better if I got to stay in the promised AC tent with a working bathroom than in a concrete claustrophobic room
chow69 on 20/08/2014 07:45
This resort / camp is located off the Sam Road extremely close to the Sam dunes. It caters for excellent tented accommodation and has a neat package for both the resident/non-resident tourists. I've been given to understand that many Resorts / Camps provide the same facilities in the near vicinity. However, we visited the RDS Camp and had a wonderful evening. We started with a camel ride / camel cart ride to the dunes, had a wonderful view of the sunset listening to a few local songs as the sun went down. Post this we came down to the resort, where we had a Kalbelia troupe waiting for us. Anu and his troupe enthralled us as the liquor made us mellow. The dinner was quintessential Rajasthani. Lal maas, ker sangri, dal bhati churma. The resort had also catered for the standard mixed vegetable stuff for the not-so adventurous. Overall a superb visit.
