CAMEL SAFARI INDIA
Duration
: 4 nights / 5 days
Places Covered :
Jodhpur - Dholia - Lathi - Delasar - Meghwalon Ki Dhani - Dhaisar
- Jandh - Mulana - Basanpir - Chore - Akal - Jaisalmer
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Day 01: Jodhpur - Dholia - Lathi - Delasar
Start your day with the early B/ Fast at your hotel in Jodhpur and drive to
the village Dholiya ( on Jodhpur - jaisalmer high way ) . The village Dholia
is 230 k.m. from Jodhpur and will take you three and half hrs to four hrs driving
time by a car.
You leave your car here to mount on the camels.
Narayan Niwas Palace camel safari team will welcome you on your arrival at the
village Dholia with tikka and garlanding. A non alcoholic welcome drink will
be served you after the welcome. Mount on the camels after a short briefing
about the camels , camel safari , demo to mount and dismount on and from the
camel . Mount on the camels and ride through the Bishnoi population. Bishnoi
is a local tribe and famous for their principles of non violence and protection
of animals and trees . They are a purely agriculture based community with a
very rich cultural background.Bishnoi women are very courourful , they wear
dark red contras color outfits while men use white color cloths to dress themselves.
You stop for lunch after a two and half hrs. camel ride ( 12 k.m ) at the village
Lathi.
Picnic lunch at Lathi and mount again for the second part of the camel safari
of the first day. This area is full of wild life like Indian Gazel , Desert
fox , blue bull . You can also see a good number of birds in this part.
Your dinner and over night stay is arranged at a tented camp near Delasar that
is 18 k.m. from Lathi.
Day 02: Delasar - Meghwalon Ki Dhani - Dhaisar (23 k.m)
B/fast at the camp and start the first half of the camel safari from Delasar
to Meghwalon Ki Dhani. Meghwal is a local cast and are known as the traditional
crafts man of the area. They are the weavers , potters and cobblers. Today while
ridding the camels we visit the Dhani's ( Cluster of houses outside the village
) of Meghwal people who are the Durry ( a kind of cotton carpet ) and Pattu
( Shawl ) weavers. Although they also have their agriculture land but in the
free time they earn a good amount of money by weaving Durries and Pattu . Their
art is well known and they are very well connected with the big business hoses
to sell their products in the cities like Jodhpur , Jaipur and Delhi.
Stop for lunch at Meghwalon Ki Dhani after ridding 10 k.m. distance.
Mount on the camels again for the second half of the camel safari of the day
to go to your over night camp site which is 13 k.m from Meghwalon ki Dhani.
We visit the Dhanies of Rajput people in the second half od the day. Rajput
is the ruling class of Rajasthan and had been ruling this area till 1947 . They
are brave worriers and traditionally wear saffron color turban . Saffron color
is the symbol of bravery.
Dinner and over night at the tented camp at Dhaisar.
Day 03: Dhaisar - Jandh - Mulana (28 k.m)
B/fast at the camp and mount on the camels.
Today you ride 13 k.m. in the first half and 15k.m. in the second . Today we
enter into the Muslim population.The Muslims of this area are originally from
the Sindh province of Pakistan but migrated here years ago to serve the small
and big Rajpur royalties in their courts and other places . They are also very
good warriors and fought many battles under Rajput rulers.Muslims are very conservative
and some time it is very difficult to go and visit their houses but if you are
traveling with some one who is known to them can help you in visiting their
houses. Muslim women still follow the vale system and mostly stay in side the
house if any unknown person is visiting their place.
Stop for lunch at Jandh after ridding 13 k.m.
Second half starts after one hrs rest at lunch site.15 k.m.ride in second half
before you reach at the camp site at Mulana.
Over night at tented camp at Mulana.
Day 04: Mulana - Basanpir - Chore (29 k.m)
Start your day with the b/fast at the camp and mount on the camel to ride 14
k.m in the first half . You are still ridding through the Muslim population.
Yours picnic lunch is arranged at Basanpir and your dinner and over night stay
is at the tented camp near village Chore.
Day 05: Chore - Akal - Jaisalmer (27 k.m)
B/fast at the camp and start your day with the final day's camel safari. Ride
through the Rajput populationfor a distance of 10 k.m. to reach at your lunch
site at village Akal . Second half will be of 17 k.m. camel ride to arrive at
your hotel ridding the camels.
Picnic lunch at Akal.
Your camel safari part is over after you finally arrive at your hotel in Jaisalmer
which is booked by you and your travel agent.
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