RBL BankWorld Safari
RBL Bank ·
World Safari
Joining ₹3,000 · Annual ₹3,000
Fee break-even: ≈₹6,00,000/yr through this card at its base rate. Below that, the fee eats the rewards.
Earns Travel points · assumed 0.25 ₹/point. ₹0.25 per point redeemed for flights and hotels on RBL's rewards site, less a ₹99 redemption fee per day of redemptions
Verified 13 Aug 2026Forex markup0%
EMI1.5% of the amount or ₹150, whichever is higher, on every EMI conversion processing fee · A converted purchase stops earning rewards · RBL publishes no interest rate for merchant EMI, the rate arrives with the offer. · EMI conversions earn no points per RBL's terms
Domestic lounge2 visits a quarter within India, unlocked by ₹35,000 of spends in the previous calendar quarter
International loungePriority Pass membership included, visits per its terms
Milestones
- ◆ Spend ₹2,50,000 per year → 10,000 bonus points at ₹2.5 lakh of annual spends Worth ₹2,500
- ◆ Spend ₹5,00,000 per year → 15,000 bonus points at ₹5 lakh Worth ₹3,750
- ◆ Spend ₹7,50,000 per year → A ₹10,000 brand voucher at ₹7.5 lakh, from Taj, Amazon, Croma, Myntra or MakeMyTrip Worth ₹10,000
Return by category
| Category | Return | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Online spend | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Amazon | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Flipkart | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Subscriptions & OTT | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Offline spend | 0.5% | Base rate |
| UPI spending | 0% | No RuPay variant is published, so UPI linking is unavailable |
| Dining | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Swiggy | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Zomato | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Groceries | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Quick commerce | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Swiggy Instamart | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Blinkit | 0.5% | Base rate |
| BigBasket | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Movies & shows | 0.5% | Base rate |
| BookMyShow | 0.5% | Base rate |
| PVR INOX | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Fuel | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Travel (general) | 1.25% | 5 points per ₹100 on travel purchases |
| Flights | 1.25% | Uses its travel rate |
| Hotels | 1.25% | Uses its travel rate |
| MakeMyTrip | 1.25% | Uses its travel rate |
| IRCTC rail | 1.25% | Uses its travel rate |
| International | 0% | Zero forex markup but zero points abroad. The card saves you the 3.5% others charge and pays nothing on top |
| Utilities & bills | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Rent | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Education fees | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Insurance premiums | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Government & tax | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Wallet loads | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Anything else | 0.5% | Base rate |
| Jewellery | 0.5% | Base rate |
Rates are the card's own published rates, before any spend profile. Add this card inMy cards to rank it against the rest of your wallet.
Also worth knowing
- Welcome: a ₹3,000 MakeMyTrip voucher
- Free travel insurance per the card's terms
Other exclusions
- EMI conversions earn no points per RBL's terms
What we liked
- 0% forex markup on all foreign transactions
- Milestones stack to serious value, ₹16,000 plus by ₹7.5 lakh
- A ₹3,000 MakeMyTrip voucher as welcome, matching the fee
What to mind
- International spends earn no points at all, the zero markup is the entire benefit abroad
- Lounge access needs ₹35,000 of spends the previous quarter
- A ₹99 fee on every redemption day
Sources
Every figure above comes from the issuer's own pages and documents. Last verified 13 Aug 2026.
- https://www.rbl.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-cards/world-safari-credit-card
- https://webassets.rbl.bank.in/document/Credit%20Cards/CardsScheduleCharges.pdf