Village Tours

Highlights: Visit various traditional villages of Rajasthan seeing local handicrafts- shoe markers, pottery hand weaving and also men in their traditional apparel, women adorned with silver jewelry with colorful veils.

Day: 01
Start your village safari tour from Jodhpur, visiting villages of the Bishnois and Rabaris. Enjoy the ride through these villages. These villages are easily distinguishable from others in the Thar Desert due to the Eco-friendly lifestyle adopted with plenty of trees and other vegetation. Enjoy photography on the sand dunes of the sun setting and also sights of the herds of antelopes, camels roaming freely in the village. Don't forget to drive up to the sand dunes on your four-wheel and then bash against the sand on high speed while riding down, it is just fabulous experience.
Also visit the carpet weaving loom houses famous for their carpets that are easily approachable in the village. At Luni, visit Fort Chanwa a perfect specimen of elegance and symmetry carved out of red sandstone with its ornately carved latticework. Also visit to the local artisans indulging in the craft of designing metal, clay or wood into intricate forms. Over night stay at Luni.


Day: 02
Morning after breakfast start your village safari in a four wheel drive to the much greener belt, a better irrigated region-Pali, Sodawas.,Kharda and Narlai. At Narlai Heritage Hotel take a halt, you will be mesmerized by the charm of this resort lying midway Jodhpur and Udaipur. Also visit the magnificent caves and temples at the foothill of Aravalli Range. Drive to the attractive village of Kotri famous for a small fort palace- Kotri Raola, a 200 year castle located atop a hillock, a worth visiting sight. Over night stay at Kotri Raola Heritage Hotel.


Day: 03
Next morning continue your jeep safari to Ranakpur temples, the temple lies at distance of about 96 km from Udaipur. This 3 story marble edifice is doubtlessly the most complex and extensive of Jain temples in India and you just cant stop admiring it.
Also visit the fort of Kumbhalgarh, perched on the Aravali Ranges. It is quite astonishing that the fort was never conquered due to its inaccessibility and vicious topography. Enjoy the jeep safari on the hilly terrain of Aravalli Ranges.
Visit sanctuary and Bhil villages around it The Bhils form an important group, which inhabits mainly the southern districts of Rajasthan and the surrounding regions of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh, it is really thrilling to watch these tribes showing their original talent and strength through bow and arrow. You can stay overnight, or continue to Udaipur where the tour Terminates.