Khuri

Khuri is a small desert village inside Desert National Park, offering a quieter and more traditional alternative to the busier Sam Sand Dunes. Mud-and-thatch guesthouses and camps here serve home-style Rajasthani food, and the surrounding dunes are usually far less crowded for camel rides and sunset views. It's a good choice if you'd rather have a slower, more local desert experience than a tour-bus crowd.

Khuri is located about 50 kilometres to the south-west of The Golden City of Jaisalmer. It is a part of the Thar Desert or the Great Indian Desert and located within a national park (Desert National Park). The hamlet has about 100 small settlements and was ruled by the Rajputs for over 400 years. All the settlements in Khuri maintain their traditional ways of living and conserve the ecosystem. The region is also home to quite of variety of wildlife species like the Desert Fox, Mongoose, the Great Indian Bustard, Peacocks, Chinkaras, and Nilgai. If you are lucky, you might just spot some wildlife in the rolling sand dunes of Khuri in Jaisalmer.