RJ-5 : BARMER – GADRA ROAD – MUNABAO – KHURI – DESERT NATIONAL PARK – KHABA – JAISALMER

Arrive at Barmer
Barmer is a small rural town of Rajasthan and is in close proximity of Indo-Pak border. It offers the ‘small town charm’ and a unique experience for photographers, travellers and explorers,  as it will add a nice story to your vlogs and blogs. If you are a serious camera buff then arrive a day or two in advance to explore Barmer, we will help you coordinate your extra logistics in town. Check-in onboard Taurus and see your dream expedition unfold in the unique setting of an unadulterated culture splashed with all the colours of life. The place has rich history and vast open landscape. Enjoy the warm hospitality of TAURUS and be prepared for the holiday of a lifetime to begin the next day!

Night stay onboard Taurus and enjoy the warmth of the kitchen and your sleeping bags. Your twirly dreams about your exhilarating travels ahead may ensue in scanty sleep! As your imagination and excitement would be hopping like a sparrow visualising your journey! And why not, afterall your dream to be on Taurus is coming to be true today. )

Taurus offers the best insight of rural Rajasthan which is rustic, but beyond the reach of ordinary travellers. Besin nomadic but being looked after like a royal and rich, is possible only with Taurus. Rural Women of border village carrying Water

Drive to Munabao

Highlights of the Journey Barmer to Munabao

• Kiradu Temple
• War Memorial of Indian Railways – not heard and seen by the most, a story untold
• Pit Stops for local tea and snacks
• Gadra Laddoos
• Drive 130 kms on Border Road
• Indo-Pak Border Post
• Local Handicrafts
• Gadra – famous for the Battle of Gadra City in 1971 War
• Last frontier of the Indian Railways

After early breakfast, Taurus sets its bearings to Munabao for you to enjoy the charm of a remote region. Today’s escapade starts early on the drive while meandering on the rural roads, the road and culture is completely a different encounter. The drive will surprise you. It’s a road which seems to be leading to Mars!

On the way we shall visit Kiradu Temples in ruins – The ‘unexplored Khajuraho of Rajasthan’  The Kiradu Temples are a group of ruined temples located about 45 kms from Barmer. The ruins of at least five temples exist at Kiradu. Epigraphic evidence suggests that the temples were constructed during the 11-12th century by the vassals of the Chaulukya (Solanki) monarchs.

Kiradu Temple

While the road is taking you into the horizon, a view you wouldn’t have ever experienced. The road from Barmer to Khuri of 252 kms has no infrastructure for tourists. We will take ‘pit-stops’ to romance the terrain and culture on the way and stop at Gadra Road to savour the world famous ‘Gadra Laddoos’ (Indian sweet), that are a specialty of this place.

On arrival at Munabao, we will visit the border post to see the border fence and to ‘meet and greet’ the soldiers to express our gratitude – a unique encounter and you experience patriotic adrenaline surge and our respect increases many-folds for the soldiers who guard our border 24×7 under harsh conditions while we sleep in peace. You will be in awe to see even basics of life are abysmally scanty at such locations and our brave soldiers give their sleep for our sleep, it’s here you experience patriotism first-hand.

Night onboard Taurus here will be an experience worth sharing with your friends back home. We bet no one can offer this experience, especially in homely comfort, other than Taurus.

Unspoilt Sand Dunes

Reach Khuri

This segment of the journey is the most special part of this itinerary.

• Unexplored pristine sand dunes
• Best of rural Rajasthan culture
• Border Post
• Unique experience, 130 kms of drive on quiet Boarder Road
• Last frontier of the Indian Railways
• Most unknown War Memorial of Railways, story untold and
• Gadra – famous for the Battle of Gadra City in 1971 War
• Gadra Ladoos, unmatched and famous
• Border Post
• Local Handicrafts

After a sumptuous healthy breakfast, we rev Taurus for Khuri, a typical Rajasthani village. The road journey today on the ‘border road’ will definitely be etched on your memory for life. The drive of 130 kms will take some time as its quite stimulating and the undefiled virgin sand dunes along with glimpses of rural life will transform anyone into a photographer even with a cellphone. On arrival Khuri , Taurus will be anchored at a quiet place and revel with a camel ride into crimson sunset over the sand dunes and later you may enjoy a Rajasthani cultural evening (optional).

We organise the best “photo tours” and holidays for photographers in Rajasthan. Bull Fight near sand dunes. Unique photo Opportunities

Night stay at Khuri onboard Taurus.

A visit to the Desert National Park
While we prepare to serve you the healthy breakfasts, you have an option of either helping us out on TAURUS to windup the camp, or go and explore the nearby untouched sand-dunes and the village to treat your soul to experience best of rural and rustic Rajasthan.

Taurus the best overland truck to host you in wilderness at secluded exotic locations. Rural Rajasthan is not cup of tea of everyone, unless you can rough it out with very basics. To explore the unknown Rajasthan, one needs a caravan/ RV (recreational vehicle) motorhome and an expert passionate team to organise your expedition..

After breakfast, Taurus drives you to a much quieter place than any of you have experienced so far. Taurus shall be in its ‘hide’ in the middle of Desert National Park where we can see deer roaming around freely and the wildlife endemic to this place, considered as a showcase of all the wilderness of the Thar Desert including the last known viable population of Great Indian Bustard. As tiger is for forest, the Great Indian Bustard is viewed as pulse of grasslands whose sighting in the grasslands of Sudasiri, sometimes, is more exciting than a tiger!

It’s a very quiet, serene place. The only sounds you will hear will be of mother nature with its percussion instrument of wind with the strings of sand-dunes! It’s the best light and sound show you will ever see – whether it’s a moonlit night or it’s a moonless night studded with a ‘billion stars’. Its nature’s divine dance for your soul!

Evening Party Time … in the middle of nowhere, in the lap of nature.

Enjoying a meal along with a hot bowl of soup at such locations in wilderness is an experience that can’t be put into words – it can only be felt. Taurus and its crew will add invaluable memories to your lifetime experience.

Note: It all depends on the rules and regulations of the Forest Department for the visit and overnight stay aboard Taurus, otherwise we will choose next destination for the night camp, could be Khaba Fort.

OPTIONAL STAY: If the whole group wishes to stay extra day at this place, you may opt for it. We may offer you 15 to 20% discount for single day tariff (one extra overnight  stay with food).

Arrive at Jaisalmer for departure We serve you your final cup of morning tea in this paradise! Today, after breakfast when you see the camp winding up and Taurus ready to rev, you would wish time could stop and you are not asked to board on Taurus to leave for your final destination of this trip. We drive to Jaisalmer via Khaba Fort and Kuldhara (the famous village in ruins). Before departure, make sure you have shot enough ‘selfies’ with Taurus. You certainly have won unlimited bragging rights by being on Taurus in this region, an experience which will entice you to see Taurus again and again.

By now you must have had a chance to peek into our simple efforts towards nature conservation and realized how big difference these could make if everyone makes these simple contributions, it may make a big significant difference in the longer run. Now you have got enough material for your blogs and social media, so you may share about how to be a responsible traveller and a brand oneself as “Green Dot” to join other Green Dots to make a bigger green patch on earth.