Shri Tours And Travels

Model Itinerary 8

Desert Circuit
(7 days - 6 nights)

DAY 1:

Arrival at Jaipur
Pickup from Jaipur Airport / Railway Station / Bus Stand by placard carrying driver and transfer to Hotel Arya Niwas.
Post Lunch, visit to the fabled Pink City, the Jaipur of old.
Drive through the Johari Bazaar to the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds).
Visit the various museums inside the City Palace and the ancient observatory, Jantar Mantar.
Pay a visit to the Govind Deoji Temple, housing the patron deity of Jaipur.
Evening free for shopping, etc.

DAY 2:

Depart after an early breakfast for Fatehpur, Shekhawati.
See the Cenotaphs, Stepwells, eautifully painted Havelis & Old Streets.
Proceed after lunch for Bikaner.
Visit the Camel-breeding Farm just before Bikaner (open 3 – 5 pm).
Check-in at hotel in Bikaner.

DAY 3:

See the fabulous Junagarh Fort & Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner.
Proceed for Jaiselmer. Have lunch on the way (packed lunch from Bikaner advised).
Visit Kheechan, with its hords of cranes, on the way.
Reach Jaiselmer before sundown, to catch a glimpse of the setting sun on the Golden Fort.
Check-in at hotel in Jaiselmer.

Day 4:

Visit Jaiselmer Fort & Museum after breakfast. Also see the Jain Temple.
Take a walk through the back streets to the Patwon ki Haveli & Kothari Haveli.
After lunch proceed to Kuldhera - an abandoned habitation, and then to Sam Sand Dunes.
Take a Camel Ride and experience the haunting magic of the tale of Dhola Maru.

Day 5:

After early breakfast, leave for Jodhpur, the Sun City, via Pokhran.
Have lunch at Pokaran.
See deer on the way in the Bishnoi villages, and reach Jodhpur by afternoon.
Visit Mehrangarh Fort, one of the most awe-inspiring forts in Rajasthan
Do not miss the view of Jodhpur’s blue houses & sunset from the top of the fort.
See Jaswant Thada and Ummed Bhawan (only from the outside).
Check-in at hotel in Jodhpur.

Day 6:

Start after breakfast for Ajmer.
Visit the Dargah of Sufi Saint Salim Chishti.
Leave for Pushkar.
See the Holy Lake after lunch & visit the only Temple of Lord Brahma in the world.
Pushkar is famous for rose cultivation too! Visit a Rose Farm.
Drive to Jaipur. Stay at Hotel Arya Niwas.

Day 7:

On the last day of the trip, visit the magnificient Amber Palace.
See the Largest Cannon on Wheels in the World, and old cannon foundry at Jaigarh.
Visit to the Kanak Vrindavan Temple in the valley of flowers.
Drop at Airport / Railway Station / Bus Stand in the evening.

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