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Desert Safari
Thar
Desert Safari
in India
Duration
:
15 Nights / 16 Days
Destinations Covered
: Delhi - Jaipur
- Mandawa - Bikaner
- Jaisalmer - Khuri
- Jodhpur - Ranakpur
- Udaipur
Day 01
- Delhi
Arrival in Delhi
before or after
midnight. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
02
- Delhi
Spend morning at
leisure. Afternoon
sightseeing tour
of New Delhi, visiting
India Gate, Qutab
Minar & Humayun's
tomb and driving
past the President's
House. Overnight
at the hotel
Day
3
- Delhi
Morning sightseeing
tour of old Delhi
covering Red Fort,
Jama Masjid, and
Raj Ghat. After
having lunch indulge
in some shopping
or additional sightseeing.
Overnight at the
hotel.
Day
04
- Delhi - Jaipur
Early morning departure
to Jaipur (260-kms
/ 6 hr.) Enroute,
visit the Neemrana
Fort Palace. Enjoy
an afternoon sightseeing
tour of the Pink
City covering the
famous City Palace,
Palace of Winds
or Hawa Mahal &
Jantar Mantar Observatory.
Overnight at a Hotel.
Day
05
- Jaipur - Mandawa
Morning visit to
Amber Fort along
with an elephant
ride inside the
Fort. Post lunch,
drive to Mandawa
(166-kms / 4 hr.)
Arrive back in the
evening. Overnight
at a hotel.
Day
06
- Mandawa
Pay a visit to the
buildings at the
bazaars of Mandawa,
beautiful temples
and intricate merchant
Havelis or mansions.
Overnight at the
hotel.
Day
07
- Mandawa - Bikaner
Depart for Bikaner
(190-kms / 4 hr.)
early in the morning.
Arrival at Bikaner
by noon. Afternoon
sightseeing tour
of the Bikaner city.
Overnight at Lallgarh
Palace.
Day - 08
- Bikaner - Jaisalmer
Drive from Bikaner
to Jaisalmer (326-kms
/ 7 hr.) Enroute,
visit Fort Pokhran.
Arrive Jaisalmer
in the evening.
Overnight at a hotel.
Day
09
- Jaisalmer - Khuri
- Jaisalmer
Day excursion to
Khuri (40 km /1
hr.), an oasis village
located in the sand
dunes. Camel safari
in the sand dunes
of Khuri. Overnight
at Narain Niwas
Palace.
Day
10
- Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing
tour of the Jaisalmer
city. Spend afternoon
at leisure. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
11
- Jaisalmer-Jodhpur
Drive from Jaisalmer
to Jodhpur (280-kms
/ 6 hr.). Arrive
Jodhpur in the afternoon.
Evening sightseeing
tour of the Blue
City. Visit the
Mehrangadh Fortress
& Umaid Bhavan
Palace museum. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
12
- Jodhpur-Ranakpur
Take up a early
morning safari in
the desert countryside.
Visit the Bishnoi
hamlets, Raika herdsmen,
bird rich lakes,
potters, weavers,
leather craftsmen
and wildlife habitats.
Drive to Ranakpur
in the afternoon
(160-kms / 4 hr.).
Arrival at Ranakpur
in the evening.
Overnight at a hotel.
Day
13
- Ranakpur-Udaipur
Morning sightseeing
tour of the Ranakpur
temples. Drive to
Udaipur (96-kms
/ 3 hr.) in the
afternoon. Arrival
at Udaipur in the
evening. Overnight
at a hotel or a
tourist lodge.
Day
14
- Udaipur
Morning sightseeing
tour of the romantic
city of Udaipur.
Visit the City Palace,
Sahelion-ki-Bari,
& Jagdish temple.
Afternoon sightseeing
tour includes visits
to Eklingji and
Nagda. Overnight
at a hotel or a
tourist lodge.
Day
15
- Udaipur - Delhi
Catch the connecting
flight to Delhi
in the morning from
Udaipur. Arrive
in Delhi and transfer
to the hotel. Overnight
in the hotel.
Day
16
- Delhi - Onward
Destination
Spend the day at
leisure. Transfer
to the airport to
connect flight to
the onward destination.
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