Best time to visit : Oct - March.
Duration : 21 Days
Destinations Covered : Delhi – Neemrana – Mandawa – Bikaner – Jaisalmer - Pokharan – Jodhpur – Udaipur – Pushkar – Jaipur – Ranthambore – Bharatpur – Agra - Delhi
Day 01 : Arrival / Delhi
After a late-evening arrival, you'll transfer to your hotel. Delhi stands as the capital of modern India, though it is made up of seven ancient cities, spanning the period from the 11th to 20th centuries.
Day 02 : Explore Delhi
Today you will be introduced to the support team for the safari and test drive the motor bikes. We'll take a tour of Old Delhi where we can see some of the finest monuments of Delhi like the Jama Masjid, India's largest mosque, and the impressive Red Fort. We can also do some last minute shopping and preparations before departure.
Day 03 : Delhi / Neemrana
We make an early start for Neemrana. We set a leisurely pace and enjoy the burble of the bikes as we briefly take National Highway 8 southwest from the capital and soon enter Rajasthan. We leave the highway as early as possible and take to the back roads, traveling only 120 kilometer for our first day's ride to Neemrana Fort Palace. Covering some 25 acres of land and built in 1464, it is the oldest heritage resort in all of India.
Day 04 : Neemrana / Mandawa
Visit Nawalgarh and Dundlod en route, renowned for their painted 'havelis' (traditional homes). Peacock, The state emblem of Rajasthan, can be spotted roaming freely while we traverse today on our way to the Shekhawati region, famous for its beautiful havelis, those centuries-old mansions of wealthy merchants and noblemen. As we meander around the city, we will get enticed by the intricate frescoes and murals.
Day 05 : Mandawa / Bikaner
This day you will be heading directly to the west through arid wastelands, approaching the Great Thar Desert which constitutes much of Rajasthan. The strategic location of Bikaner on the ancient caravan routes that came from West/Central Asia made it a prime trade centre in the times of the yore. Bikaner stands on a slightly raised ground and is circumscribed by a seven kilometer long embattled wall with five gates.
Day 06 :Bikaner / Pokharan
Today we will take you through progressively sparser vegetation and population, to the remote outpost of Pokaran. An obscure little spot until very recently, Pokaran is the nearest inhabited place to the site of those notorious nuclear tests which India flaunted at the rest of the world in 1998. The nearest you come to the site is about 65km however, so you are not in much danger of radioactive contamination.
Day 07 : Pokharan / Jaisalmer
Our tour of Jaisalmer is divided in two days. After we reach Jaisalmer and approach the western extremities of India near the border with Pakistan; an amazing spectacle rises from the floor of the Great Thar Desert. On our way is the great Jaisalmer Fort. With its incredible array of bastions, battlements and ramparts, the color of this sandstone fort at sunset has led to Jaisalmer becoming known as the Golden City.
Day 08 : Jaisalmer
Day is for exploring Jaisalmer, perhaps with an afternoon camel safari. In earlier days it truly was a golden city, a place of great opulence on the caravan trading routes between India and central Asia. A feature of Jaisalmer is the abundance of splendid havelis; intricate carvings and works of art are commonplace and visitors are welcome to roam freely.
Day 09 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
The 300 kilometer long journey form Jaisalmer to Jodhpur can be termed as the longest in our itinerary but is compensated by good sealed roads and lesser traffic hassles. The Maharaja of Jodhpur gave the world those wonderful horse-riding breeches of the same name, which he had specially made by the court tailor after he found it quite impossible to play polo with the British in his long, flowing regal robes.
Day 10 : Jodhpur
Our second day in Jodhpur we set out to explore this beautiful city. Although not appearing blue from down at ground level, the view from the huge fortress of Meherangarh Fort over the town is a true spectacle as all the blue-washed Brahmin houses shimmer in the sunlight. We may also visit the Umaid Bhawan Palace, a stunning Maharaja's palace now converted into the largest ground-area 5 star hotel in India, with the Royal Family still resident in one wing. Not to be missed are the Jaswant Thada, A white marble memorial with beautiful marble lattice work and the carved wooden doors of the cenotaph, the museum, and the colorful Girdikot and Sardar Markets.
Day 11 : Jodhpur / Ranakpur
This day we proceed to Ranakpur famous for worlds best Architectural Temple, located in foothills of one of the World’s Oldest Mountain Rang, entire place is very picturesque. You will find your selves in between two different landscapes – The Great Thar Desert & The Aravali Hilly Region.
Day 12 : Ranakpur / Udaipur
Proceed to Udaipur, on the way you may encountered with the oldest form of irrigation – bull pulling well’s. Udaipur, famous for the beautiful white Maharaja's palace in the middle of Lake Pichola.
Day 13 : Udaipur
The next day in Udaipur is a rest day. The lake palace, like so many others, has now been converted into a luxury hotel and we can visit for lunch or afternoon tea to have a look around. We shall spend some time on the lake in a solar-powered tourist launch, and the sunset over the lake with a stunning white palace provides great photo opportunities.
Day 14 : Udaipur / Pushkar
A longish ride to the scenic lakeside town of Pushkar, famous for the annual cattle fair and festival held every November. Thousands of camels, horses, cattle and oxen are bought and sold with the enthusiasm and gusto that only an Indian crowd of around 200,000 traders can muster. It's always held at the time of the full moon in November, and is one of the most colorful and flamboyant festivals in India.
Day 15 : Pushkar / Jaipur
The Pink City of Jaipur is one of the most attractive and colourful cities in India. Rajah Jai Singh decided to abandon his nearby fortress and palace at Amber in 1727 and laid out a planned city of broad avenues, built of sandstone and painted pink at a later stage. In the centre of Jaipur is the City Palace, formerly the residence of the Maharaja, it is now a fine museum containing rare manuscripts, paintings, royal garments and weapons. Close to the palace is one of the most intriguing sights of India, the observatory of Jai Singh. This is an assembly of immense astronomical instruments made of marble and brass set in a pleasant garden. We will also see Jaipur's impressive landmark, the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds. A few miles from the main city is the splendid Amber Palace, rising above a lake. We can walk or ride an elephant (optional) up the hill and through the massive gateway to the courtyard. Jaipur is a centre of many handicrafts, such as durries (woven rugs), carpets, printed cloth, semi-precious stones, leather ware etc.; it will be difficult to leave a workshop without buying anything!
Day 16 : Jaipur
Explore the City with joy of bike ride in old city streets, riding with the surrounding wall.
Day 17 : Jaipur / Ranthambore
This day you will be arriving at Ranthambore, which is famous for the Ranthambore National Park. The park is one of the finest tiger reserve in the country under the Project Tiger. The majestic predators, assured of protection, roam freely during the day time and can be seen at close quarters. Ranthambore sanctuary has a large number of sambhar, chital, Nilgai, chinkara, langur, wild boar and peafowl. Jeeps can be hired from several places, the main ones being the RTDC for the jungle safari. Ranthambore Fort, is another reason for visiting this place. It is well - preserved imposing fort, built in 994 A.D. atop a steep high creek 200 metres above sea level. Ruined pavilions, walls, chhatris and splendid monuments are interspersed within the majestic fort. An 8th century A.D. Ganesh temple on an open land attracts thousands of devotees and is the venue for an annual fair held on. Bhadrapad Sudi Chaturthi, fourth day of the bright half, in the month of Bhadra.
Day 18 : Ranthambore
Morning & evening game ride in National Park.
Day 19 : Bharatpur
We hit the road again and head north to another sanctuary of a different kind; Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Even for non-bird lovers, this place is quite spectacular. Some 415 bird varieties have been identified here, migrating from as far away as Siberia in huge, apparently unsustainable numbers. Upwards of 3000 painted storks have been counted in one square kilometer of marshland. Bharatpur was the premier Jat State in Rajasthan. Badan Singh established and founded the fort and palaces of Deeg in 1725. Seven years later, his son laid the foundation nearby of the fort of Bharatpur. It was a formidable structure called Logagarh (iron fort), which lived up to its reputation.
Day 20 : Bharatpur / Agra
We move on to Agra ending our memorable journey of Rajasthan. En route we shall visit the incredible deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri, once the capital of the Mughal Empire for a brief period before being completely abandoned, due to a total lack of foresight in obtaining a reliable water source! Then we proceed to Agra in time for a sunset visit to that most famous of all Indian monuments, the Taj Mahal. This mausoleum is without doubt the world's greatest symbol of love, constructed between 1631 and 1653 by Emperor Shah Jahan as an eternal tribute to his beloved wife Mumtaz who had died in 1629 perhaps not surprisingly, giving birth to their 15th child in 17 years.
Day 21 : Return to Delhi
We then head off to Delhi, to end our adventurous tour. Covering the 200km between Agra and Delhi, we should do easily by around lunchtime on this recently improved highway. TOUR ENDS
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