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Jaisalmer invites you to feel the adventure of a Camel Safari Tours, which takes
you through the golden sands of the vast Thar desert. The camel, popularly known
as the ship of the desert, is not only common in the Thar desert, but also the
only means of transportation in remote areas.
Ride through sandy tracks, passing through remote villages. Pitch your tent at a
new place each night. Spend the evenings next to the campfire and dance to the
folk music.
The safari is organised to take one through the golden sands of the vast Thar
desert and untamed countryside, enabling one to experience the days gone by when
time drifted at a leisurely pace. The rolling landscape of the sand & shrub
covered area is breathtakingly beautiful and the range of flora and fauna
surprisingly large for a desert area.
The camel Drovers know every pasture, waterhole and village of the region. One
can ride or walk along leisurely with the safari and enjoy the desertscape. The
camel-carts are fully equipped and tourists need not bother about comfort in the
desert.
The most interesting means of exploring the desert around Jaisalmer is on a
camel safari. October to February is the best time for a safari. The realistic
minimum price for a basic safari is Rs. 150 to Rs. 200 per person per day. For
this you can expect a breakfast of porridge, tea and toast, and lunch and dinner
of rice, dhal and chapaties –pretty unexciting stuff.
Usual circuit takes in such places as Amar Sagar, Lodruva, Mool Sagar, Bada Bagh
and Sam, as well as various abandoned villages along the way. The reins are
fastened to the camel’s nose peg, so the animals are easily steered. At resting
points, the camels are completely unsaddled and hobbled.
It’s great way to see the desert, which is surprisingly well populated and
sprinkled with ruins. You constantly come across tiny fields of millet, girls
picking berries or boys herding flocks of sheep or goats. The latter are always
fitted with tinkling neck bells and, in the desert silence, it’s music to the
ears. Camping out at night in the Sam sand dunes, huddling around a tiny fire
beneath the stars and listening to the camel drivers yarns can be quite
romantic.
For those with even less time, a one-day, half jeep/ half-camel safari costs
around Rs. 250 per person.
Book your safari now
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