Rajasthan Horse Safari
Duration : 07 Nights / 08 Days
Destination : Delhi – Jaipur – Udaipur – Nawalgarh – Ranakpur – Kotri - Hemawas/Kharwa – Jaipur – Delhi.
Day 01 : Arrival at Delhi
Meet our staff on arrival at Delhi airport, and transfer to hotel, half day city tour of Delhi, Overnight hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi - Jaipur
After breakfast drive to Jaipur and transferred to the hotel. sightseeing tour of the Pink City, with Hawa Mahal, City Palace Museum, Jantar Mantar and an elephant safari to the Amber Fort as its highlights. Spend the evening at leisure or go for shopping in the bazaars of Jaipur and enjoy typical Rajasthani cuisine for dinner. Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur.
Day 03 : Udaipur
In the morning, drive to Udaipur, the City of Lakes. Check in at the hotel on arrival. Visit the City Palace and its museum, the famous temples of Nagada and Eklingji Temples, Pratap Memorial, cruise in Lake Pichola and see the island palaces of Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir. Overnight stay at the hotel in Udaipur.
Day 04 : Nawalgarh
Drive to Nawalgarh in the Shekhwati region, which is famous for its stunning frescoes and paintings. The drive will take about four hours. Check in at the hotel from arrival from where you will be taken to Royal Equestrian and Polo Center, 30 km from the city. Here, you will start on your horse safari, the only one in India acknowledged by and affiliated to the Equestrian Federation of India. You will ride on a horse on the sand dunes, hills, vast expanse of desert and forests and visit villages and hamlets. Dinner comprising of typical cuisine of Rajasthan and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 05 : Ranakpur
Continue your horse safari from early in the morning and visit the famous Jain Temples of Ranakpur. The temples are built in marble and are beautifully carved. The main shrine is dedicated to Adinath and has 1444 columns. One of the other temples famous here is the Sun Temple. Reach Kotri in the evening, where you will stay in Kotri castle or tents overnight.
Day 06 : Kotri
After a filling and delicious breakfast, visit the famous Marwari stud farm in Barkana, while riding on the horse. Barkana is a famous Jain pilgrimage center too and you may a visit and homage in the celestial school of Jains here. After lunch, ride back to Kotri and pass through farming hutment and then follow a dry riverbed full of Accacia plants. You will be flattered to have a hot dinner ready for you in your tented accommodation at the campsite after the long ride of 33 km. Overnight stay in the tents.
Day 07 : Hemawas/Kharwa
Leave for Hemawas after breakfast and pass through several small village settlements in between. You will love to mingle with warm, friendly and hospitable natives on the way and you will see a glimpse of the true rural life of Rajasthan. One can see men rearing camels and wearing colorful turbans and women busy with their little ones adorned bedecked in heavy silver jewelry, veils and colorful skirts.
Relax for sometime at the lakeside and then continue your safari to Kharwa, where you can visit the massive fort, a man-made lake and the tomato cultivation farm. In the evening, a bonfire party is organized for you, enlivened by the folk, dance, music and song performances by the natives. Overnight stay in the tented accommodation.
Day 08 : Jaipur - Delhi
After break fast drive back to Delhi. Transfer to the Airport, where you can catch the flight to onward destination. Tour End
