Jaipur, Rajasthan
Dhamma Thali Vipassana Centre
Ten-day silent Vipassana in the hills by Galtaji, Jaipur
Details checked on the official site, October 2026 · We never take bookings or commissions
Dhamma Thali lies in the hills on Jaipur's eastern edge, half a kilometre short of the Galtaji temple, and runs residential Vipassana courses in the tradition of S.N. Goenka. Ten-day courses start roughly every two weeks for most of the year, with longer courses for experienced students in the cooler months.
Goenka-tradition centre beside Jaipur's Galta hills
10-day courses roughly every fortnight
Entirely donation-funded: no fees at all
Free
donation-based
- Stay
- Meals
- Meditation
10-day course is free incl. food and lodging; only past students may donate
Courses here are free or by donation. Never pay an agent or another website to book.
Indicative. Checked on the official site, October 2026.
Before you book
Arrival
Fixed course dates only
Couples
Couples stay separately
Phones
Phones handed in
Food
Vegetarian food
Booking
Apply on their site
Taxes
Not stated: ask the retreat
Great for
- first-timers
- budget travellers
- digital detox
- deep practice
Maybe not for
- Short breaks: the minimum is 11 nights
- Anyone who needs to stay reachable by phone
Good to know before you go
- Full noble silence with no phones, reading or writing for the whole course, and you commit to staying all 10 days.
- Courses fill fast — apply online as soon as dates open (late Jan–Mar is mostly reserved for long courses).
- Tell drivers to go 'via Sisodiya Rani Baug' — Galta Gate is in the opposite direction from the centre.
Programs & stays
Rooms: Single rooms with attached bathrooms for about 200; men and women housed separately
Program names and lengths change. Check the retreat's calendar for current dates.
When to go
Best Oct–Mar. Oct–Mar is pleasant (Dec–Jan nights are cold); Apr–Jun is very hot; Jul–Sep is monsoon
- Winter · Dec–Feb
- Post-monsoon · Oct–Nov
Getting there
Nearest airportJaipur (JAI), ~40 min drive (18 km)
By trainJaipur Jn, 12 km
- ~7 hr drive from Delhi NCR
- ~1,250 km from Mumbai, best to fly
- ~1,480 km from Hyderabad, best to fly
- ~1,820 km from Kolkata, best to fly
Researched from the retreat's official website and public sources. Details change, so confirm prices, dates and policies with Dhamma Thali Vipassana Centre before booking.
- Photo: Dudva, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Yogi Madhav, Unsplash
- Photo: Olga Pukhalskaya, Unsplash
- Photo: Milan Popovic, Unsplash
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