Highlights: The Horse
Safari of Rajasthan brings the most exhilarating and exquisite desert
photographic tours. Nawalgarh, Kotri are some of the many places in
Rajasthan that facilitates horse safari adventure tours to bask in the great
Thar Desert.
Day: 01 Arrival at Jaipur
Arrive at Jaipur airport-20 km from the city center. You will be assisted
by our agent at the airport and therefore transfer to the hotel. A sight
seeing tour is organized for the Jaipur City. Visit magnificent Hawa Mahal,
City Palace Museum, Jantar Mantar an astronomical observatory, the sights
will definitely cast a spell on you. After lunch take an elephant safari to
the Amber Fort crowning on a hilltop. The whole vista of Jaipur City from
the fort will leave you breathless. Evening at leisure, freak around the
bustling bazaars of Jaipur City and also enjoy the traditional Rajasthani
cuisine at the famous Chiki Dani.
Overnight at Jaipur.
Day: 02 Jaipur-Udaipur
Morning start your tour for Udaipur, after arriving check in at the hotel.
Head towards the city tour- you are guided to the exquisite City Palace-the
museum treasuring antiquities, royal dresses, paintings are worth a sight.
Also pay homage to the famous Nagada, Eklingji Temples and Pratap Memorial a
huge bronze statue of the great warrior Rana Pratap Singh.
Later in afternoon go for a motor boat cruiser at Lake Pichola. Also visit
spectacular island palaces Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir amidst Lake Pichola
offering a perfect picturesque beauty, surrounded by rugged hills, temples,
bathing ghats.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day: 03 Udaipur- Nawalgarh
Transfer from Udaipur by car almost covering 160 km in 4 hrs to Nawalgarh
famous for some of the finest frescos located in the Shekhawati region.
Check in the Roop Niwas Palace Hotel.
Start your Horse Safari from Royal Equestrian and Polo Center 30 km from
the city. It is the only horse safari center in the country to be
acknowledged and affiliated by the Equestrian Federation of India.
Enjoy the horse riding through terrain comprising of desert, hills, sand
dunes, forests, remote villages, hamlets and overnight stay at the hotel
with a typical Rajasthani cuisine.
Day: 04 Nawalgarh- Ranakpur-
Kotri
Early in the morning we bid goodbye to Nawalgarh and reach Ranakpur. Enjoy
the horse safari to the famous Jain Temples, you just can't help
appreciating the temples carved out of marble. The main shrine of Adinath,
with its 1444 columns, will certainly leave you awe-struck. Also see the sun
temple and the other temples in the complex. Continue Horse Safari to reach
village Kotri.
Overnight stay in Kotri castle or tents.
Day: 05 Kotri Sightseeing
Morning after hot breakfast start your horse safari, visit Barkana famous
for the Marwari stud farm and also famous as Jain pilgrimage center. Pay
your homage to the celestial school that preaches Jain faith at Barkana.
After lunch continue the Horse ride to Kotri. After crossing the farming
hutment, follow a dry riverbed embellished with Accatia plant. Halt for
lunch after travelling for approximately 33 km, reach the campsite by
evening where your accommodation in tents and hot dinner have been arranged.
Overnight in tents.
Normally a distance of about 25-30 km is covered in a day while taking up
horse safari, with hot lunches served en-route. All over Rajasthan the horse
riding safaris are organized.
Day: 06 Kotri - Hemawas - Kharwa
After having breakfast start your ride to Hemawas, passing through many
small village settlements. Intermix with the locals, they will welcome you
with true hospitality. You will be amazed at the sight of village life, men
folk busy rearing camels their ladies taking care of the little ones adorned
with beautiful silver jewelry and colorful skirts. Relax at the lakeside for
a while to get refresh. Resume your horse riding to Kharwa and visit the
tomato cultivation farm, beautiful artificial lake and a colossal fort.
Evening at leisure, spend the time watching musical show and folk dances
performed by the locals. For the night the stay is arranged in the tent
accommodation, the excitement continues under the open sky along with the
bonfire.
Day: 07 Kharwa- Jaipur
After typical camp breakfast, it is the time to say good-bye to your horse,
drive back to Jaipur, on arrival transfer to the airport for your onward
flight.
