Four days at a fort in the Thar is not quite like anything else. Here’s what’s worth packing.

• Government-issued photo ID — Aadhaar for Indian nationals, passport for foreign nationals.

• Some cash — card and UPI may not be accepted everywhere in Pokhran, especially at smaller stalls.

• Light clothes for warm afternoons and warm layers for cold evenings and mornings.

• Toiletries

• A scarf or stole for sun, dust, cold, and modesty.

• Comfortable shoes for excursions, if planned. 

• Sunscreen, a hat or cap, and sunglasses.

• Personal or prescription medication for the full trip.

• Mosquito repellent.

• A small day bag for carrying essentials during the day.

• A power bank.

• A reusable water bottle.

• Feel free to bring your artistic tools such as paints if you’re a painter, or a musical instrument if you play one.