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Day 01: Delhi - Samode (about 264 kms /
5-6 hours)
Drive from Delhi to Samode. Stay in the hotel. The village
settlement is picturesque.
Day 02: Samode - Nawalgarh (about 118 kms / 2½ hours)
Drive to Nawalgarh in the heart of Shekhawati region. Stay in
the hotel. In the afternoon explore the surrounding towns and
villages with their painted havelis and temples.
Day 03: Nawalgarh - Khimsar (about 275 kms / 5 hours)
Drive to Khimsar. The village around it is settled at the base
of the sand dunes where the blackbucks can be seen. Stay in
the hotel.
Day 04: Khimsar - Jaisalmer (about 319 kms / 6 hours)
Drive to Jaisalmer. Stay in the hotel.
Day 05: Jaisalmer - Pokaran (about 110 kms / 2 hours)
Sightseeing in Jaisalmer. In the afternoon, drive to Pokaran.
Pottery and decorations for camels are made here. Stay in the
hotel.
Day 06: Pokaran - Jodhpur (about 186 kms / 4 hours)
Drive to Jodhpur. Sightseeing in Jodhpur. Stay in the hotel.
Day 07: Jodhpur - Rohet (about 50 kms / 1 hour)
Visit Mandore and then drive to Rohet. Stay in the hotel. In
the afternoon have a jeep safari to the surrounded Rabari and
Bishnoi village.
Day 08: Rohet - Daspan (about 190 kms / 4 hours)
Drive to Daspan village where the fertile fields grow
bountiful crops and the village is known for its embroidered
shoes. There are also some families that make the bows and
arrows in the Bhil style. Stay in the hotel.
Day 09: Daspan - Siyana (about 98 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Siyana. Stay at the Thakur Ganpat Singh's farm with
its stable of Marawari horses.
Day 10: Siyana - Bera (about 101 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Leopard's Lair at Bera. There is a a large settlement
of Rabaris in the vicinity. These migrants move around, but
this permanent settlement has well kept, clean rooms. Stay in
the hotel.
Day 11: Bera - Ranakpur (about 70 km / 1½ hours)
Drive to Ranakpur. Stay in the hotel.
Day 12: Ranakpur - Deogarh (about 120 kms / 2½ hours)
Drive to Deogarh. Spend evening at the lakeside farmhouse of
the local chieftain. Stay in the hotel.
Day 13: Deogarh - Udaipur (about 140 kms / 3 hours)
Drive to Udaipur. Stay in the hotel.
Day 14: Udaipur - Dungarpur (about 120 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Dungarpur with its Bhil villages all around. Stay in
the hotel.
Day 15: Dungarpur - Bijapur (about 50 kms / 1 hour)
Drive via Chittorgarh to Bijapur, the base for the Mina
tribes. The village is located beside a lake. Stay in the
hotel.
Day 16: Bijapur - Kota about 170 kms / 3½ hours)
Drive to Kota. Stay in the hotel.
Day 17: Kota - Rajmahal (about 105 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Bundi. Visit Bundi fort and Raniji Ki Baori step
well. Later drive to Rajmahal. Rajmahal is a 300 year old
palace with the village named after it. The palace overlooks
the river below. Stay in the hotel.
Day 18: Rajmahal - Pachewar (about 93 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Pachewar village. Flourishing agricultural practices,
toy makers and a blue pottery kiln can be seen in this
village. Stay in the hotel.
Day 19: Pachewar - Jaipur (about 95 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Jaipur. Sightseeing in Jaipur. Stay in the hotel.
Day 20: Jaipur - Bhandarej (about 62 kms / 1½ hours)
Drive to Bhandarej. The Bhandarej village has a lovely setting
beside a lake and the Mina settlements around it. Stay in the
hotel.
Day 21: Bhandarej - Karauli (about 120 kms / 2½ hours)
Drive to Karauli, a small town that was a former princely
state. Karauli was known for its stone and Kaila Devi temple.
Off the tourist track, Karauli and its people are fascinating.
Stay in the hotel.
Day 22: Karauli - Bharatpur (about 110 kms / 2 hours)
Drive to Bharatpur. Visit Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and old
fort with its incredible mud bastions. Stay in the hotel.
Day 23: Bharatpur - Delhi (about 184 kms / 4 hours)
Drive to Delhi.
Day 24: Delhi (Departure)
Around midnight flight to home destination.
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