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.
