Day 1
Arrival at Delhi (depending on your arrival time) – transfer to Domestic Airport for flight to Jodhpur 10:30 – 11:00 am arrive Jodhpur early afternoon. Your stay in the hotel which is the erstwhile residence of the Prime Ministers of Jodhpur State and located in the middle of the old city with immediate access to the old city bazaars and the Meharangarh Fort towers just above.
Day 2
Breakfast followed by a tour of the Majestic Meharangarh Fort (it will take at least 3 hours ). Lunch in the On the rocks (One of the best restaurant in the town), followed by visit to Umaid bhawan palace museum (the residence of former King of Jodhpur)
Day 3
Breakfast followed by leaving by road (one and half hour drive) to the Fort Subhdrajun (built in 16th centaury) situated in the foothills of Aravali mountain range. You are staying in the 16 century Fort, in evening your village Safari around the Fort Subhdrajun. Dinner and night stay in the Fort.
Day 4
Breakfast following two hours riding practice on the horse to familiar with your horse. On this day short village tour will be organize for you. Evening again two hours riding practice on horse. Dinner and night stay in the Fort.
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Day 5
Breakfast followed by leaving by road to 10 kilometer further towards to Jagnath wildlife safari for start the horse riding. Between 5 to 6 p.m. in evening reached at campsite situated in the core of sanctuary. Drinks and dinner by a sustainable campfire at our permanent campsite, night stay in the privet cottage.
Day 6
Early morning tea or coffee followed by your safari by foot for three hours in the savannah and foothills to view herds of Gazelle, Blue-Bull Antelope (Asia’s largest Antelope), Zird (similar to a Gerbil but more timid) and up to 200 different bird species including the Tawny Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Eurasian Vulture, and the critically endangered Long-Billed Vulture. Return to the campsite. In the evening before the sun set your second safari will start by jeep. This is for 3 hours for you to view the nocturnal species of the sanctuary. These include the endangered dessert cat (the sanctuary has the highest number of this rare cat of any protected area), Jungle Cat, Leopard, The Great Eurasian Eagle Owl, Desert Hare, the endangered Desert Fox, Indian Porcupine, and at risk Striped Hyena. Following your night safari drinks and dinner, night stay in the campsite. You will stay in a private cottage with attached bath. The sanctuary has no villages inside and the atmosphere quite relaxing and beautiful with savannah grasslands, foothills and Granite Mountains covered in deciduous forests.
Day 7
Morning breakfast followed by horse back to Siyana village (around 22k.m.) on the way you will pass through So many valleys surrounded by the Granite Mountains and villages where you experience the colorful countryside life. Around 6 pm you will be reaching at Count of Siyana’s farm house where you will enjoy Tribal music and folk dance followed by dinner and night stay.
Day 8
Breakfast followed by horse back to Korta village. Before reaching at Korta village at 5:30 in evening, you will pass through the farmland, small play grounds of villages. It would be worth full to see how tribal women working in farmlands. Night stay and dinner at Korta Haveli situated in middle of korta village.
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Day 9
This is your last day of horse Safari. After breakfast your last day horse safari will take you to Sena Leopard conservation zone by passing through biggest Dam area of this reigion. Your horse Safri will end at Sena village, Sena village situated at the border of Kumbhalgarh wildlife Sanctuary. Where highest chance to see great sightings of Leopard in the wild in India is here. Almost every wildlife safari in the evening Leopard is present. Arrives at Sena about 5 pm. Late evening barbeque dinner followed by night stay.
Day 10
Breakfast followed by an early morning safari to an area that has many muggermuch crocodile and birding possibilities. Lunch at our campsite followed by a relaxing early afternoon before your evening wildlife safari for Leopard by jeep to first a small wetland area in the foothills of Aravali mountain range, where local and migratory birds are present along with muggermuch (mugger crocodile) followed by 2 hours Leopard safari where you will see Leopard up close, other species that are possible to see include Rufous-tailed Hare and jackal. Late evening dinner and night stay.
Day 11
Breakfast followed by leaving by road to Khempur (5 hours) (via Ranikpur) 4 and half hours. Arrive at Ranikpur for lunch followed by exploring the 15th Century Jain Temple complexes for a couple of hours after lunch. There are also a few older temples that are Hindu that are worthwhile Khempur is a traditional village where one of our friends has their estate which breeds fine Marwari horses for Royal Rajput Dressage. The rooms for guests are lovely and Khempur is rarely visited. The setting ideal to see a real rural Indian way of life almost unchanged. Evening dinner with the family followed by night stay at the Khempur Estate in the Manor House (Where some part was filming of the movie Best Exotic merry gold hotel).
Day 12
Breakfast followed by leaving for Udaipur (one hour). Early afternoon tour of Udaipur city palace and museum. After lunch you may stroll the lanes of the old city. In the evening depart by boat to an island palace for dinner on Lake Pichola looking at the old city (this is not the Lake Palace but another palace owned by the royal family).Return to Khempur for dinner and night stay at Khempur Estate in the Manor House.
Day 13
Breakfast followed by transfer to Udaipur airport for domestic flight to New Delhi.
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