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Available Means: Camel, Jeep
 

Camel Safari destinations: Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Shekhawati
 

Jeep Safari destinations: Wildlife Parks and Bird Sanctuaries
 

Everything within the boundaries of Rajasthan is beautiful, striking and truly fascinating. This entire state teems with wonderful pieces of history, culture and art. Even the desert land in this state is matter of beauty for tourists. The desert safaris in Rajasthan calls numerous tourists every year.

Desert safaris in Rajasthan happen to be the best way to explore the life and culture that exist in the arid land of Thar Desert. It is interesting to watch the geographical and topographical features of the place through desert safaris in Rajasthan.

The desert safaris are an innovative tour organized by tour operators. Tourists can traverse the desert land in different forms of transport into the wilderness of desert where only sand makes the horizon. The escape to this exciting land of sand is best enjoyed by traveling on camel’s back.

Different types of desert Safaris

Camel Safari in Rajasthan:

Traveling through the desert on the back of the ship of the desert is so far the best safari recommended by the tourists. This soft adventurous journey will show the tourists the small villages existing in the desert. Tourists will explore the life and culture that exist in the village. This gives them great insight about the rural desert life that still exits in Rajasthan. Though this safari is exciting but riding on a camel back is not an easy task. Tourists are always advised to learn the art of riding a camel first before starting of their journey.

Jeep Safari in Rajasthan:

Jeep safari happens to be the fastest form of exploring the arid land of Thar Desert. Those tourists, who find camel riding tedious, consider jeep safari more comfortable one. In fact this type of safari is more comprehensive as one can travel long distances deep inside the desert through jeep. Usually an open jeep is used for this safari so that tourists feel the breeze and climate of the desert while looking at the countryside view of the land.

Horse Safari in Rajasthan:

This form of Safari is a new concept by the tour operators of Rajasthan. This safari has a historical significance for tourists as Rajput kings use to travel on horse backs. Even the soldiers of desert armies were enforced to learn the art of horse riding during the medieval times. Several fierce battles mark the history of the desert land of Thar and thus, traversing the desert by riding on horse is often found exciting by tourists.

This kind of safari is usually conducted in Udaipur, where the hilly terrains offer ideal trail for horse safari. Horse safaris are conducted in groups and depending on the size of a group the trip is carried on swiftly or at leisure. There is an add-on excitement to this safari which makes this trip more thrilling. The tourists are taken to the heritage hotels of Rajasthan for a brief stay. These heritage hotels are those where the Rajout armies used to camp centuries ago.

Safari Lands

Safaris are usually operated in the regions of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Shekhawati. Jeep Safari has some more varieties as it gives tourist a scope to visit Wildlife Parks and Bird Sanctuaries.