So our adventure began!
2 days into the middle of the desert and almost a little too close to Pakistan! Still it was reassuring hearing the indian fighter jets flying over!
Oh yes I forgot we had met an English couple 2 days earlier who weren't well enough to take an afternoon safari so kindly gave it to us 30 mins before they were due to leave. (there's a lot to be said about right time, right place)
Back to the 2 day adventure! We left after an unplanned tour round town for our supplies for the trip (I don't remember this being mentioned on our trip itinerary!)
We were all chatting and in high spirits we went straight to the camels 1 hr into the desert by jeep after our late start and met our companions for the next 2 days. The camels were called Buddha (M) & Aloo, meaning potato! (J)
Well the bums soon started hurting but we were finally on our trip. We came across our 1st "gypsy village" we had been promised, which just consisted of a load of local kids running out and asking "you have chocolate..... School pen.... 10 rupees" and generally being abut harassed. Still we managed to get some nice photos. Nice quiet stop for lunch, where we were offered one of the goats playing in front of us for 1000 rupees to go with our vegetarian dinner Even I couldn't cope with eating something that only a few hours before was happily playing. (yes 6 wks in and still haven't eaten any meat and very happy with all this tasty food! Maybe I should become vegetarian!)
Oh yes I forgot we had met an English couple 2 days earlier who weren't well enough to take an afternoon safari so kindly gave it to us 30 mins before they were due to leave. (there's a lot to be said about right time, right place)
Back to the 2 day adventure! We left after an unplanned tour round town for our supplies for the trip (I don't remember this being mentioned on our trip itinerary!)
We were all chatting and in high spirits we went straight to the camels 1 hr into the desert by jeep after our late start and met our companions for the next 2 days. The camels were called Buddha (M) & Aloo, meaning potato! (J)
Well the bums soon started hurting but we were finally on our trip. We came across our 1st "gypsy village" we had been promised, which just consisted of a load of local kids running out and asking "you have chocolate..... School pen.... 10 rupees" and generally being abut harassed. Still we managed to get some nice photos. Nice quiet stop for lunch, where we were offered one of the goats playing in front of us for 1000 rupees to go with our vegetarian dinner Even I couldn't cope with eating something that only a few hours before was happily playing. (yes 6 wks in and still haven't eaten any meat and very happy with all this tasty food! Maybe I should become vegetarian!)
Well after we got over that we had a further 3 hrs in the saddle until out lovely sand dune setting for sunset! Nice dinner, chatting with our new found friends and our open air beds for the night under the full moon and stars in the middle of the desert!
Next morning 630am start for sunrise, beautiful and surprisingly cool in the desert! More photos and nice breakfast of banana, apple, orange & papaya with chai & biscuits before another 3 hrs back in the saddle. It surprisingly quite relaxing on top of a camel and they aren't as moody as I was expecting. Still Mariana learned to trot on the camel the hard way and seemed to be more jumping on top of the camel than riding it. I don't think she be winning any camel races for a while! I think in the end she was happy to be back on solid ground. Our bums were a bit sore the next day but not bad really!
Still all in all a great trip, nice scenery, great company and good food!
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Nice posting on Rajasthan Tourism.
Rajasthan is one of the most colorful and vibrant tourist states in India. It attracts tourists and vacationers from all over the world with its historical monuments, rich culture & tradition, exotic wildlife and sand dunes. There are a number of tourist places to visit in this royal and imperial Indian state. To know more you can visit:- Camel Desert Safari Tour
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