VILLAGE TOURSIM IN THE DESERT

 

JODHPUR CAN BE THE BASE FOR A NUMBER OF INTERSETING CIRCUITS OFFERING VARIOUS OPTIONS.

 

 

OPTION 1.

 

DAY 1.

 

DRIVE FROM JODHPUR TO ROHET, TO STAY AT ROHET GARH, LOCATED NEXT TO A LAKE. AN INTERESTING STREET LEADS TO THE FORT WHERE YOU WILL STAY. AVILLAGE SAFARI WILL GET INTO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE COMMUNITIES OF BISHNOIS, RABARIS, AND RAJPUTS, AND TO SEE BLACKBUCK IN THE WILD.

 

 

DAY 2.

 

DRIVE 100 KM TO BHADRAJUN, TO STAY AT FORT PALACE. THE WATER LOGGED AREASAROUND THE FORT BECOME GREEN FIELS WHEN THE WATER RECEDES.

 

 

DAY 3.

 

DRIVE TO DASPAN, VISITING JALORE EN ROUTE WITH ITS TEMPLES, TO STAY AT DURJAN NIWAS CASTLE. THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER ALLOWS PLANNED FARMING HERE. THE AREA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS MAKERS OF MOJRIS, BHIL BOW AND ARROWS, AND FOR ITS SILVERSMITHS.

 

 

DAY4.

 

DRIVE TO SIYANA, TO TO STAY IN COTTAGES AT A FARM. A VILLAGEW SAFARI CAN ALSO BE UNDERTAKEN.

 

 

DAY 5.

 

DRIVE TO BERA TO STAY AT COTTAGES (LEOPARD’S LAIR). VISIT SETTLEMENTS OF COLORFUL RABARI TRIBALS IN THE VICINITY. THE FARMS HERE ARE MECHANISED.

 

 

DAY 6.

 

PROCEED TO MOUNT ABU, OR UDAIPUR.

 

 

OPTION 2.

 

DAY 1.

 

TAKE A VILLAGE SAFARI FROM JODHPUR, VISITING VILLAGES OF THE BISHNOIS AND RABARIS. CARPET WEAVING LOOMS CAN BE SEEN IN THE VILLAGES AND BLACKBUCK IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE. SAFARI TERMINATES AT LUNI WHERE THE DRY RIVER BED OFFERS GRAZING PASTURES FOR CATTLE, SHEEP AND CAMELS.

 

 

DAY 2.

 

DRIVE CONTINUES FROM THIS SEMI-ARID ZONE TO GREENER, BETTER-IRRIGATED COUNTRY AS YOU MOVE FROM LUNI TO PALI, SODAWAS, KHARDA AND NARLAI. ALSO VISIT THE PREETY VILLAGE TO KOTRI AND THE HISTORIC TOWN OF NADOL.

 

 

DAY 3.

 

CONTINUE TO RANKAPUR TEMPLES, THE FORT OF KUMBHALGARH, AND VISIT SANCTUARY AND BHIL VILLAGES AROUND IT. YOU CAN STAY OVERNIGHT, OR CONTINUE TO UDAIPUR WHERE THE TOUR TERMINATES.

 

OPTION 3.

 

DAY 1:

 

DRIVE FROM JODHPUR TO OSIYAN TO SEE 8^TH CENTURY TEMPLES, THEN TO SAMRAU VILLAGE WITH ITS FORT,

 

 

DAY 2:

 

DRIVE TO NAGPUR TO SEE THE FORT, AND CONTINUE TO DUGOR VILLAGE. THE TOPOGRAPHY CHANGES FROM HEAVY SAND DUNE COUNTRUY TO FLAT, ALLUVIAL PLAINS WITH DEEP-WELL IRRIGATION FARMING.

 

 

DAY 3:

 

DRIVE TO PUSHKAR, THE PILFRIMAGE CENTRE WITH A TEMPLE, BATHING GHATS, AND AN AIR OF TRANQUILLITY.

 

 

DAY 4:

 

DRIVE TO PACHEWAR, VISITING AJMER CITY EN ROUTE, AND TILONIA WITH ITS CRAFTS COOPERATIVE CENTRE. IN PACHEWAR, THERE IS BLUE POTTERY KILN AND METAL TOY MAKERS. THE FORT PALACE IS 300 YEARS OLD AND THE VILLAGE SETTLEMENT ALSO HAS A LAKE.

 

 

DAY 5:

 

DRIVE TO JAIPUR.

 

OPTION 4.

 

DAY 1:

 

DRIVE FROM JODHPUR TO ROHET TO STAY AT ITS FORT-PALACE. THE VILLAGE IS KNOWN FOR ITS HANDICRAFTS, AND FOR ITS FARMING. AFTERNOON, DRIVE TO VILLAGES OF BISHNOIS AND RABARIS, LOOKING OUT FOR BLACKBUCK AS THEY ROAM IN HERDS IN COUNTRYSIDE.

 

 

DAY 2:

 

DRIVE FURTHER INTO THE DESERT TO DHAMI VILLAGE. THE GARH HAS ACCOMMODATION. FIELDS AROUND THE VILLAGE AND THE MAKING OF MOJRIS IN THE VILLAGE ARE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES.

 

 

DAY3:

 

DRIVE FROM THE FLAT FIELDS OF THIS REGION TO THE HILLY TRACTS OF DSTHE ARAVALLIS. TO STAY AT THE MAHAL OR PALACE AT DEVGARH. YOU CAN OBSERVE CRAFTSMEN AT WORK ON MARBLE AND STONE.

 

 

DAY 4:

 

DRIVE ON TO THE CHILL AND COTTON GROWING REGION OF ROOPANGARH TO STAY AT ITS FORT, THE 16^TH CENTUY RESIDENCE OF THE RULERS OF KISHANGARH.

 

 

DAY 5:

 

PROCEED TO EITHER JAIPUR OR JODHPUR.