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Thar
Desert to The Aravalli Hills Ride–
(For Advanced Riders – 180 Km.)
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Duration:
6 days.
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Day
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Arrival
at Rohetgarh, (40 Km) from Jodhpur & O/N Rohetgarh.
Rohetgarh is an old family property of the Thakur of Rohet, and
now converted into a Hotel with beautiful rooms, Pool etc. The
Garh is walled all around and set within a village in the
semi-desert country.
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Day
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AM:
Ride 12 Km through scrubland to visit the hamlets of the Bishnoi
tribe. You will see herds of Blackbuck & Chinkara. Return to
Rohetgarh for lunch.
PM: Leisure at
Poolside or Village walk. O/N
Rohet Garh
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Day
2:
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AM:
Ride again though sandy tracts and scrubland, passing quaint
hamlets of mud-huts occupied by the various colourfully clad
tribes of the desert (25 Km ride)
NOON: Lunch at the
splendid Sardar Samand Palace property of the Maharaja of
Jodhpur, situated at the edge of a huge lake, on a hill
overlooking miles of open county around you.
PM: Relax in the
luxurious Palace with its comfortable rooms, Pool on the
terrace, and watch the birdlife on the Lake. O/N
The Sardar Samand Palace
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Day
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Ride
off after an early breakfast, through open scrubland, along
dusty trails, passing through villages upto Utwan. (22 Km.) Here
we stop for a picnic lunch, prepared hot on site.
PM: We start
getting into greener tracts, skirting the huge Hemawas Dam,
until by sunset we reach Sodawas. (23 Km.)
O/N Karni Kot, Sodawas
a county mansion of Th. Sunder Singh who will be your Host.
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Day
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Another
long day-another early start. 20 Km through Farms and bigger
villages. You watch the landscape change from dry thorny scrub
of the first two days to taller trees and rich fertile
farmlands. You will see the multifarious use of oxen in
ploughing, carting and irrigation. Arrive at an Old Shiva Temple
for Lunch.
PM: Ride on and we
start getting into low hillocks and open grassland, and 22 Km
later we are at an ancient 200 yr old castle in the middle of a
small rustic shepherds village. The castle has been provided
with modern amenities.
O/N Kotri Castle.
The owner, your host is the Thakur from the nobility of the
House of Ghanerao.
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Day
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AM:
Ride off after breakfast past rich farmland, lakes and villages
to Ranakpur. (25 Km.) Lunch at Maharani
Bagh.
PM. Drive by Jeep (4 Km) to visit the famous Ranakpur
Jain Temples circa 1462 AD. The huge structure is
marble and intricately carved deities and Apsaras adorn the
pillars, domes and walls of this awe inspiring structure.
O/N: The Maharani Bagh
Orchard Retreat of the Maharani of Jodhpur. You will
be staying in cottages within the Orchard.
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Day
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AM:
We now ride into the Aravalli Hills, Through wooded country, and
part of the Kumbhalgarh
Sanctuary. One can spot Deer and wild boar while on
horseback though the Sanctuary, and come into a valley inhabited
by the Tribal Garacias. Lunch at the Hunting Lodge of the
Ghanerao family.
PM: Now the tough
part of the ride. We climb 2000ft in 3 hrs, through the
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife sanctuary to arrive at "The Aodhi
Hotel".
Later visit the famous Kumbhalgarh Fort built 1462 AD by the
Maharana Kumbha as a retreat for the forces of Mewar, This Fort
has a history of many battles and remains as probably the only
unconquered Fort.
O/N The Aodhi Hotel.
A luxurious Hotel managed by the HRH Group.
END OF RIDE
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