Camel Safari :India February 10, 2006
Camel Safaris take one to an experience of the days gone by when time drifted at a leisurely pace. The rolling landscape of the unrelieved ocean of sand and xerophytic shrub covered area is breathtakingly beautiful and the range of flora and fauna surprisingly large for a desert area.
Rajasthan, India’s westernmost state, is the very essence of exotic India- barren desert and drifting sand dunes. Monotonous and dull- but only at first sight. Step in deeper, and you’ll be overwhelmed by sounds and sights, colours and fragrances which will stay with you long after. The vivid orange and green skirts of local women on the way to a distant well; the bright blue houses of an entire town; the beautifully folksy sound of a village musician playing on a four-stringed sarangi. The aroma of good, home-cooked food, redolent with pure ghee; the comforting warmth of a blazing bonfire on a chill desert night…
The camel breeders of Raika are the best guides. They 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.
Most camel safaris can take up to a fortnight though smaller ones are possible too depending on the places you want to see. If you’d rather avoid the oft-done Jodhpur-Bikaner-Jaisalmer route, strike it out among the semi-arid Shekhawati region or even Pokaran.
The Camel Safari Circuit in India comprises of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, and Bikaner, all in Rajasthan. They were the princely kingdoms in the desert belt of India Rajasthan. Each was comparable in size to many modern nations of Europe. All the former capitals prospered from trade with the camel caravans that traveled from West Asia and Europe to Mongolia, and were impressively fortified to protect these riches. The result was a wealth of palaces built for royalty, havelis or courtyard mansions built for merchants and nobility and intricately carved temples for the subjects. Materials used were normally sandstone, which was easily available and provided a better medium to the silavats who specialized in making stone resemble lace.
- Posted in : Wild Life in India, Wildlife Safaris
- Author : seo4india
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