Camel Safari In India
India offers many exciting journeys for the adventurous traveller. One such treat for the unconventional tourist is the camel safari.
The dry winter months between September and March see a huge number of tourists visiting Rajasthan for camel safaris as the weather is perfect, with comfortable and temperate daytime temperatures and fairly cold nights. Being one of the biggest tourist draws of the region, camel safaris that suit all kinds of financial brackets have been started, so that tourists with a range of budgets can have this memorable experience.
Camel Safari In Jaisalmer
The town of Jaisalmer is the most popular destination in Rajasthan for all travellers wanting to take a camel safari. The most popular camel safaris are the short, daily tours around Jaisalmer town or from nearby dunes such as Sam and Khuri, which include sunset camel rides and a traditional Rajasthani dinner along with cultural programmes at a desert campsite. For tourists who want a longer and more relaxed schedule, there are many camel safaris that stretch for a longer duration, often to two weeks for enthusiasts.
Many camel safari operators work from Jaisalmer, mainly through hotels, resorts and guest houses in and around the city. Some of the camel safari operators are Sahara Travels, Trotters and The Adventure Travel Agency. They generally have blocked tours which include individual camels for every person, accommodation and food in the desert, as well as at hotels nearby, village visits and cultural evenings. Amarsagar, Mool Sagar, Kuldhara, Ludhrva, Damodra, Kanoi and other desert villages serve as night-time campsites where tourists are treated to the experience of sleeping under the stars, near the sand dunes. The prices for the camel safaris vary with the daily ones being around Rs. 700 to 800 per person to the long-duration camps going up to Rs. 3,000.
Camel Safari In Pushkar
The town of Pushkar is 11 kms away from the Sufi pilgrimage spot of Ajmer. The world-famous Pushkar cattle fair happens in the months of winter, mostly in November. Camel safaris in Pushkar are a beautiful experience that tourists have to include in their itineraries. While there are the more popular sunset and sunrise camel tours, along with the day-long tours to the nearby Rose Garden or small hamlets and villages, tourists are strongly advised to go for the long-duration tours and desert treks on camels or camel carts to Nagaur, Mandawa and Jaisalmer from Pushkar.
These exciting and adventurous tours include mouth-watering food cooked on the fireside, tent accommodation on the desert under the beautiful desert sky, and the occasional cultural evening with gypsies and other traditional artists of the area. The safaris are available from many operators including the numerous travel agencies around the town of Pushkar. The rate for the sunrise and sunset safaris is Rs. 400, while the more long-drawn-out safaris cost up to Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,500. Some operators in Pushkar are the Pushkar Camel Safari Tours, Vinayak Nagar and Royal Safari Camp.
Camel Safari In Bikaner
Bikaner, often called the the Camel City, offers spectacular sights of the desert for tourists who like their holidays to be unconventional. Many tour operators in the small town provide camel safaris at various rates. Like the other towns, Bikaner operators also have day-long trips, sunrise and sunset rides and longer one- to two-day trips as well as long term cross-desert sojourns. Day trips and shorter rides take the tourists to nearby places of interest such as Deshnok, and halt for desert photography and other such activities. Sand-skiing is very popular in Bikaner and most of the camel safaris include this in their itineraries. Long-duration trips such as the 3-days, 2-nights safaris involve staying in international standard desert camps with food, water, blankets and entertainment facilities. Some of the more prominent operators in Bikaner town are the Royal Camel Caravan Tours and the Thar Camel Safari. The rates of camel safaris in Bikaner are very reasonable and interested travellers can opt for daily tours which cost around Rs. 500 and the longer tours starting from Rs. 1,400.
Camel Safari In Jodhpur
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