Sunday, December 21, 2008

Rajasthan Adventure Tour Package

Tour Duration: 06 Nights/ 07 Days


Destinations Covered : Jaipur - Udaipur - Nawalgarh - Ranakpur - Kotri - Hemawas - Rohet - Kharwa - Jaipur

Day 01 Arrival at Jaipur


You will be received at the Jaipur airport and be transferred to the hotel. Go on a guided sightseeing tour of the Pink City, with Hawa Mahal, City Palace Museum, Jantar Mantar and an elephant safari to the Amber Fort as its highlights. Spend the evening at leisure or go for shopping in the bazaars of Jaipur and enjoy typical Rajasthani cuisine for dinner. Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur.



Day 02 Udaipur


In the morning, drive to Udaipur, the City of Lakes. Check in at the hotel on arrival. Visit the City Palace and its museum, the famous temples of Nagada and Eklingji Temples, Pratap Memorial, cruise in Lake Pichola and see the island palaces of Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir. Overnight stay at the hotel in Udaipur.



Day 03 Nawalgarh


Drive to Nawalgarh in the Shekhwati region, which is famous for its stunning frescoes and paintings. The drive will take about four hours. Check in at the hotel from arrival from where you will be taken to Royal Equestrian and Polo Center, 30 km from the city. Here, you will start on your horse safari, the only one in India acknowledged by and affiliated to the Equestrian Federation of India. You will ride on a horse on the sand dunes, hills, vast expanse of desert and forests and visit villages and hamlets. Dinner comprising of typical cuisine of Rajasthan and overnight stay at the hotel.



Day 04 Ranakpur


Continue your horse safari from early in the morning and visit the famous Jain Temples of Ranakpur. The temples are built in marble and are beautifully carved. The main shrine is dedicated to Adinath and has 1444 columns. One of the other temples famous here is the Sun Temple. Reach Kotri in the evening, where you will stay in Kotri castle or tents overnight.



Day 05 Kotri


After a filling and delicious breakfast, visit the famous Marwari stud farm in Barkana, while riding on the horse. Barkana is a famous Jain pilgrimage center too and you may a visit and homage in the celestial school of Jains here. After lunch, ride back to Kotri and pass through farming hutment and then follow a dry riverbed full of Accacia plants. You will be flattered to have a hot dinner ready for you in your tented accommodation at the campsite after the long ride of 33 km. Overnight stay in the tents.



Day 06 Hemawas/Kharwa


Leave for Hemawas after breakfast and pass through several small village settlements in between. You will love to mingle with warm, friendly and hospitable natives on the way and you will see a glimpse of the true rural life of Rajasthan. One can see men rearing camels and wearing colorful turbans and women busy with their little ones adorned bedecked in heavy silver jewelry, veils and colorful skirts.



Relax for sometime at the lakeside and then continue your safari to Kharwa, where you can visit the massive fort, a man-made lake and the tomato cultivation farm. In the evening, a bonfire party is organized for you, enlivened by the folk, dance, music and song performances by the natives. Overnight stay in the tented accommodation.



Day 07 Jaipur


Have a farewell breakfast at the camp as the tour ends and then drive back to Jaipur airport, where you can catch the flight to onward destination.


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