Day 10: Chatrayil
– Sam Sand dunes
After breakfast
proceed to Salkha : a traditional Rajput village. Have lunch and proceed
towards Sam Sand dunes. Via Beri of Kanoi : a place packed with water
wells. Here you can see how the ladies are balancing the water pots on
their head as well as their Colorful dresses. Reach sand dunes. Dinner,
desert folk music, campfire is at sand dunes.
Day 11: Sam
Sand dunes – Jessieri
After
breakfast proceed to Masordi via Kanoi. A typical carpenters village. Here
you can see and buy beautifully carved wooden items. Arrive Masordi and
have lunch. After lunch proceed to Jessieri : a water tank surroundings by
Oasis and beautiful landscape. Dinner and over night in the tents.
Day 12: Jessieri
– Kuldhara
After
breakfast proceed to Deegasar via Dedha : A Rajput village and the life
style of Rajputs. Have your lunch at Deegasar : a place surrounded with
beautiful landscape and a small lake. Proceed further for Kuldhara via a
small Rajput Dhani : A typical group of houses where people stay while
cultivating their agriculture fields. Arrive Kuldhara : where you will see
planning of villages in ancient times. Overnight at camps.
Day 11: Kuldhara
– Jaisalmer
After breakfast
leave for Jaisalmer via Mool Sagar and Amar Sagar. On arrival check in into
hotel. Rest of the day free to relax. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
(290 kms – 6 hours)
Morning
checkout and drive to Jodhpur, on arrival transfer to hotel. Day
free to relax till 1500 hrs, later visit Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant
Thada and Umaid Bhawan Palace. Evening visit Balsamand Lake and
Palace, overnight at the hotel.
Day 13: Jodhpur Udaipur (276 kms 5 hours)
Morning checkout and drive to Udaipur, enroute visit the famous
Ranakpur Temples of 12th Century, and later visit Kumbhalgarh Fort
enroute to Udaipur. Kumbhalgarh Fort is known for its longest wall
of 36 kms surrounding the fort with 360 inbuilt temples in the wall,
some of the temple now leis in the state of ruin. Proceed to Udaipur,
on arrival transfer to hotel. Evening free to relax, overnight at
the hotel.
Day 14: Udaipur
Morning visit City Palace located amidst Lake Pichola, comprising
of Crystal Gallery, Durbar Hall and Jagdish Temple. After lunch
visit Sahelion Ki Bari The garden for the maids
of honour of the queen. Evening visit Eklingji & Nagda Temples
built in white marble with a double storied porch on the
bank of Lake bagel 22 kms from Udaipur. Drive back to Udaipur
for overnight.
Day 15: Udaipur Bijaipur (150 kms 3 hours)
Morning checkout and drive to Bijaipur enroute visit one of the
finest forts of Asia ; Chittaurgarh Fort comprising of Man Palace,
Padminis Palace, and Towers of Peace and Victory, you will be driving
on this fort to cover all this places. One can have good lunch at
Pratap Palace in Chittaurgarh and proceed to Bijaipur. On arrival
transfer to Castle Bijaipur which is a 16 Century Castle owned &
run by descendants of Maharana Pratap. Later in the day visit Lotus
Lake & take a drive into the tribal villages of Bijaipur. Enjoy
folk dance & music while you dine, overnight in Bijaipur.
Day 16: Bijaipur Bundi (100 kms - 2 to 3 hrs)
Morning checkout and drive to Bundi Bundi, enroute visit Shivji
Temple on the edge of a hill where Menal Water falls commence, this
is a very scenic place, I have not given you earlier because you
were driving 250 kms from Udaipur to Bundi directly, proceed to
Bundi on arrival transfer to hotel. Later visit Taragarh Fort built
in 1354 A.D., Bundi Palace, Chhattar Mahal, Ratan Daulat, Chitrashala,
Nawal Sagar lake, Raniji - ki - Baori (Step well), Sukh Mahal, Phool
Sagar, and eighty four pillared cenotaph (All near Taragarh Fort
and Bundi Palace). Overnight at the hotel.
Day 17: Bundi Pushkar (200 kms 4 hours)
Morning drive to Pushkar. Arrive Pushkar and check in at
hotel. Later visit Pushkar Lake which is believed by the Hindus
to be as old as creation, has been a place of pilgrimage through
the centuries. There are 52 bathing Ghats built around the lake.
Also visit the only temple of Lord Krishna. Pushkar draws thousands
of tourist every year in the month of November to witness the Pushkar
Fair. One can also visit Ajmer to see Taragarh Fort, Adhai Din ka
Jhopda & Shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, evening free to
relax, overnight in Pushkar.
Day 18: Pushkar Jaipur (131 kms hours)
Early morning one can visit the lakeside to see devotees offering
prayers to the sun god at the time of sunrise. Later checkout and
drive to Jaipur 131 kms, on arrival transfer to hotel. After
freshen up visit Nahargarh Fort, which is litted up by floodlights
in the evening. Or one can just relax, overnight at the hotel.
Day 19: Jaipur
Morning take an excursion tour to Amber Fort where one can enjoy
Elephant ride to ascend the Fort. Later take a sight take a sight
seeing tour of Jaipur visiting City Palace, Hawa Mahal, and Jantar
Mantar. Rest of the day is kept free to explore the Carpet, Gems
& Jewellery markets of Jaipur. Later in the day one can visit
Sanganer a small village, 16 km south of Jaipur, well known for
their hand-made paper and block printing. Evening one can visit
Chokhi Dhani - an ethnic resort serving Rajasthani cuisine with
live music and puppet shows in an ambiance of an ethnic village.
Return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 20: Jaipur Ranthambhor (180 kms 3 to 4 hours)
Morning checkout and drive to Ranthambhor, on arrival transfer to
Jungle Resort, day free to relax, take Game Drive by Jungle Safari
van at 1600 hrs till 1800 hrs, evening free to relax, overnight
at the Jungle Resort.
Day 21: Ranthambhor Agra (230 kms 5 hours)
Early morning visit the National Park again for Game Drive, while
returning from the game drive visit Ranthambhor Fort, Morning checkout
and drive to Agra 230 kms, enroute visiting the old dynasty
of Mughals; Fatehpur & Sikri, visit the Fort, Bulund Darwaza
and Shrine of Shaikh Salim Chisti. Later proceed to Agra, on arrival
transfer to hotel. Evening one can visit the Taj Mahal. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 22: Agra Delhi (200 kms 4 hours)
Early morning one can visit the Taj Mahal to see it over the sunrise,
later Morning visit Agra Fort, Ittamuddaulahs Tomb and Moti Masjid.
Later checkout and drive to Delhi 200 kms, on arrival transfer
to hotel. Evening free to relax, overnight in Delhi.
Day 23: Delhi Home
In time transfer to International airport to board the flight back
home.
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