Destination:

Rajasthan, Central India

Route:

Rohet- Rohet- Sardar Samand- Sodawas- Kotri- Ranakpur- Kumbhalgarh

Starting Point:

Rohetgarh

End Point:

Kumbhalgarh Fort

Duration:

6 Days / 175 Kms

Grade:

Advance Riders only

Itinery:

Arrive at Rohetgarh, (40 Km) from Jodhpur and Overnight at 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.

AM : Ride 12 Km through scrubland to visit the hamlets of the Bishnoi tribe. You will see herds of Blackbuck and Chinkara. Return to Rohetgarh for lunch. PM : Leisure at Poolside or Village walk.

AM Ride again through sandy tracts and scrubland, passing quaint hamlets of mud-huts occupied by the various colorfully 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 country around you. PM : Relax in the luxurious Palace with its comfortable rooms, Pool on the terrace, and watch the bird life on the Lake. Overnight at the Sardar Samand Palace.

Ride off after an early breakfast, through open scabland, along dusty trails, passing through villages upto Utwan. (22Km). 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 Kot. (23 Km). Overnight Sodawas Kot, a country mansion of Th. Sunder Singh who will be your Host.

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. Overnight at Kotri Castle. The owner, your host is the Thakur from the nobility of the House of Ghanerao.

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. Overnight at the Maharani Bagh Orchard Retreat of the Maharani of Jodhpur. You will be staying in cottages within the Orchard.

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, through 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. We ride up a treacherous trail through the sanctuary climbing approx 2000 ft to reach The Aodhi Hotel at Kumbhalgarh. PM : Visit the famous Kumbhalgarh Fort built in 1458 AD as a last stand for the forces of Mewar. The Palace is encircled by a wide wall of about 36 Km. This is a true example of a Rajput fighting Fort and has survived many battles remaining the only unconquered Fort. Overnight in the luxurious Aodhi Hotel, with pool etc.

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