Camel Safari in Rajasthan
Duration : 3 Nights & 4 Days
Destination
Covered : Jaisalmer - Bikaner
Day 1 : Jaisalmer
Drive
from Jaisalmer to the starting point of camel trek at village Bungri via Pokaran-Phalodi-Khichan-Au-Choutina(Laxman
Nagar). Khichan, Au, Choutina is on Phalodi-Nagor road. From Choutina (Laxman
Nagar) turn north for Bungri which is nearly 23 Kms. from Choutina. Totally it
will be distance of 245Kms. approx from Jaisalmer. Lunch will be served on arrival
at village Bungri. After lunch begin camel trek from village Bungri to Meghwalon-Ki-Dhani.
Arrive at Meghwalon-Ki-Dhani and camp. Dinner will be served at camp over night
in the tents. Today’s camel trek will be of 2 hrs. approx. (14 Km)
Village description - Bungri is a Rajput village with composition of the other
occupational casts. The people of all the casts are basically farmers and cattle
breeders.
Day 2 Breakfast at the camp and camel trek Meghwalon-Ki-Dhani
to Sainsar. Lunch on the way during the trek. Arrive Sainsar and camp. Dinner
will be served in the camp over night in the tents. Today’s camel trek will
be of 22 Kms. approx.
Village description- Meghwalon-Ki-Dhani is a small
settlement of few huts. Dhani in Desert means temporary dwelling and now a days
these small hamlets(Dhanis) tend to gain permanent character with growing means
of transport and communication in the desert.
More
and more families tend to break away from the villages and start settling down
in Dhanis permanently. Meghwalon-Ki-Dhani is a small hamlet where lives a low
cast working on leather. Sainsar is a village where a lot of Bishnoi people live.
Bishnoi people are nature worshipers and they worship the desert antelope - ‘Gazzel’.
Day 3 Continue camel trek from Sainsar village to Pratapa
Nada. Camp will be at Pratapa Nada. Today’s camel trek will be of 21 Km approx.
Village description - Today’s camel trek will pass through beautiful
desert landscape and villages of Rajputs, Jats, Charans, and Dhanis of Nayaks
(the hunter cast of old days). Also desert animals like antelopes (Gazzal), Desert
Fox, Rabbits, Reptiles and birds may be spotted if one is lucky. Among the casts
Charans of village Ratariya are worth mentioning. Charans in the olden times used
to compose and Sing poetry in praise of the nobles and there feudal lords. It
was an oral tradition of poetry in a very old language called dingal. Nowadays
only a few surviving persons in this Charan cast keep this tradition alive.
Day 4 : Bikaner Continue camel trek from Pratapa Nada to village
Dhingsari where the trek will end. Lunch will be served at village Dhingsari.
Drive to Bikaner via Kishnasar, Janglu, Jegla and Deshnoke.
On
the way back to Bikaner Deshnoke Rats Temple can be visited. Today’s camel
trek will be of 15 Km approx.
Village description - Dhingsari is the
village of Rajput cast. The main cast living in this village is called Rajvi -
they are the direct descendants of the brother of the 14th Maharaja of Bikaner.
Arrive at Bikaner and check in the hotel to freshen up. Have lunch and
sightseeing before taking the train to Delhi or proceed to the next destination.
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