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Day 1: Flight to India (Delhi)
Around midnight arrival in Delhi. The cosmopolitan city
and capital New Delhi is the main gateway for the travellers
to India. Upon arrival, you will be met by an Rajasthan
Visit representative
and transferred to the hotel.
Day 2: Delhi - Jodhpur (by air)
In the morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Jodhpur. Jodhpur was once the capital of the princely
state of Marwar (Land of death). Jodhpur is the second
largest city in Rajasthan. Jodhpur is also known as the
blue city as most of the houses of the old city are
painted blue. The old city is surrounded by a huge 10 km
long wall which has 101 bastions and seven gates. Jodhpur
lies on the once strategic Delhi-Gujarat trading route and
the marwaris got benefit from the passing traffic of
opium, copper, silk which was traded to China. Upon
arrival, You will be met by an Indo Vacations
representative and transferred to your Hotel. After having
lunch you will drive to the base camp where the horses and
safari team have arrived from Nawalgarh. The tourists will
be welcomed with folk music. The safari leader will help
the guests to pick and choose their horses. Return to
hotel for dinner.
Day 3: Jodhpur
Today, you will visit the Mehrangarh Fort (majestic fort). Mehrangarh Fort was built on a steep hill and is among the
best in India with exquisitely latticed windows in
residential apartments within. We also visit the Jaswant
Thada, a royal cenotaph built in white marble. After the
sightseeing you will have a walk through the Bazaars of
Jodhpur and later drive to the base camp for riding in the
countryside.
Day 4: Jodhpur - Luni -
Satlana
In the morning you will drive to the base camp to start
your horse safari. The ride will goes through dry flat
area. The lunch halt will be in a small rain catchment
area besides a temple to folk divinity ‘mamoji’. During
the safari you will pass through many settlements of the
Bishnoi community who have made environmental protection
as their religion. Then you will ride through flat arid
region and reach the dry riverbed of the Luni. Here, you
can enjoy the performance of the camps folk musicians.
Overnight stay in deluxe luxury camp.
Day 5: Satlana - Ghana
Today, you will go upstream in the large expanse of the
dry Luni riverbed. Being very sandy, the the ride will be
very slow and pass through villages and dry scrub country.
Before reaching the camp, you will cross about 8 to 9 kms
of protected bush land which is the protectorate of the
Ramdeoji Temple. Overnight stay in the camp.
Day 6: Ghana - Karmavas
Today, the safari will take you through flat dry desert
land arid but not sandy. On the way you will come across
the clean and well-maintained clay houses of the
villagers. As you will reach the camp site, the low hills
of the Aravali ranges will be visible on the horizon and
typical desert flora can be seen. Overnight in Camp
Day 7: Karmavas - Asotra
Today you will pass the hills and acacia clusters and the
Mangala village. The lunch spot will be in the backdrop of
the hillock facing the dry Luni riverbed. After Lunch ride
on to Asotra. Around Asotra, an aquifer created by the
ancient saraswati river basin from 2000 BC has been
discovered. As a result farmers pump water by electric
pumps and raise crops. Overnight stay in the camp.
Day 8: Asotra - Balotra (Tilwara)
Today you will have horse safari to Balotra. On the route
you will have lunch just beyond Jasol. In the evening
reach Tilwara and enjoy the campfire and folk
entertainment in the camp. It was here many centuries ago
that the famous ruler Mallinathji ruled. He is worshipped
as a divinity. The temple of Mallinathji is located on the
opposite bank of the river Luni from Tilwara village.
Every year in the first fortnight of the Hindu month of "Chaitra"
a large fair is held here. Horses, camels, bullocks and
donkeys come to the fair. The fair according to the
Christian calendar falls in the month of March or April.
People from various states come here to purchase animals.
This fair is much larger then the famous Pushkar or Nagaur
fair. At sunset and sunrise there is spectacular display
of horse rider on the flat riverbed.
Day 9: Balotra
In the morning and evening enjoy the horse ride. In the
evening have campfire and folk entertainment. Overnight
stay in the camp.
Day 10: Balotra
In the morning and evening enjoy the horse ride. In the
evening have campfire and folk entertainment. Overnight
stay in the camp.
Day 11: Balotra - Jodhpur
- Delhi (by air)
In the morning enjoy the horse ride. After lunch drive to
Jodhpur. Later transfer to airport for flight to Delhi.
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If you are willing to travel in a
group - the Group
Departure dates are available
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