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 Voyage In India > Rajasthan Agra travel > Bikaner Camel Fair
    
Date: 31 Dec.09 – 01 Jan.2010

Day 01 – Delhi arrival and transfer to hotel
On arrival at the international airport, welcome by our representative and transfer to hotel.
Night at hotel
Day 02 – Delhi – Nawalgarh
Morning after breakfast departure to Nawalgarh, a typical village in the shekhawati region, famous for its fresco painted havelis (maisons of rich merchants), well known as open art gallery. On arrival check – in to hotel and then in the evening visit of Havelis and local market of the village.
Day 03 – Nawalgarh - Fatehpur - Bikaner
Morning after breakfast departure to Bikaner. On the route visit of the Haveli “Nadine le Prince” a haveli restored by a Belgian lady lover of Indian culture. On arrival check in to hotel, and then departure to visit the Karni Mata temple also known as the Rats temple famous for its numerous sacred rats, possibility to visit the camel breeding farm. Evening free at Bikaner.
Night at hotel
Day 04 – Bikaner – Visit of Camel fair of Bikaner
Morning after breakfast departure to visit Junagarh Fort. After lunch departure to visit of different colourful dance programs presented by local artists, like fire dance, Kachi Ghodi, Kalbeliya dance etc. Evening visit of Camel races and prize distribution ceremony to best decorated camel, best dressed male and female etc.
Night at hotel.
Day 05 – Bikaner – Ramdeora – Pokran- Jaisalmer
Morning after breakfast departure to visit the Junagarh fort and the Junagarh museum, then route to Jaisalmer. On the route visit of Ramdeora temple dedicated to a local god Baba Ramdev who did a lot for the deprived classes then visit of Pokran fort. On arrival check in to hotel and then departure to visit the Bada bagh, “centophs of the royal family of Jaisalmer”. Evening free in the Jaisalmer.
Night at Hotel
Day 06 – Jaisalmer – Visit of the monuments & Camel safari in the desert.
Morning after breakfast departure to visit the Sonar Kila “The Golden Fort”, Salim Singh ki Haveli, Patwa Haveli, the Jain Temples of Jaisalmer and the Gadisar Lake. Afternoon after lunch departure to Village Khuri for the camel safari, On arrival refreshments and then camels safari in the desert, View of sunset from sand dunes. Return to resort to see the traditional Rajasthani dance presented by Gypsies of Rajasthan and then traditional dinner on the spot. Return to Jaisalmer.
Night at Hotel
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