Caravan Aristocratic Nomadic Holidays in Wilderness
Caravan Campervan Holidays for your Family and Soulmate
5 days/ 4 nights | 6-8 persons |
Stay | Food | Transport | Recreation
Jaisalmer | Khaba | Khuri | Munabo | Kiradu Temples | Gadra Road | Barmer
Code: RJ-04
Holidays to Enhance Your Life
Wake up to captivating sunrises over a vast undulating landscape in wilderness. End your day on the untouched, unspoilt sand dunes painted golden by the setting sun. After a scrumptious dinner from the kitchen of Taurus – India’s best recreational vehicle (with features of caravan, campervan, motorhome, overland truck), retire for the night under the blanket of a billion stars with huge rooftop of the open sky. Nothing else, just you and the serene tranquility around you. In between, visit the ancient temples and ruins, ghost towns and the real villages of Rajasthan, away from the tourist glare. This is the Rajasthan hinterland where tourists do not dare to venture, you stay away from the touristy crowds. Drive along Mars like landscapes and pay a visit to India’s remote border post.
Its one of a kind desert exploration expedition to the far corners of Rajasthan, offering a magical experience possible one can do only while being onboard the Taurus – India’s First Luxury Overland Truck.
EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Code: RJ-04
- 5 days/ 4 nights
- Group size: max 8 participants
- Curated by experts and passionate travellers, Veteran Officer of the Indian Army
- Best vanlife experience with India’s most well equipped ‘overland truck’ which is a hybrid RV (recreational vehicle) with features of caravan, motorhome, campervan to taste ‘nomadic overlanding’
- Khaba Fort and Khaba village half in ruins
- Exciting drive on Border Road around 130 kms, scantily inhabited.
- Meet and greet the soldiers at a forward area Border Post
- Kiradu Temples – Khajuraho of Rajasthan
- Private sunrise and sunset while enjoying hot tea and snacks, an experience with no parallel in India as of now.
- War Memorial of the Indian Railways – unknown to the most
- Experience Thar Desert like never before
- Best of Silence & Tranquility
- Pristine Sand Dunes
- Rich colourful culture of Havelis and Forts
- Unprecedented vast open landscape ample tranquility
- Camel Safari
- Camel Rides
- Experience the real rejuvenation
- Best photography opportunities
- Billion Star Night… an unforgettable experience
- Moonlit night while being in wilderness, with comforts, is an experience beyond any price tag
- Photography tips by Capt Suresh Sharma and his company are priceless.
GRADING: Easy for average fitness.
NATIONALITY: Available for Indian Nationals only, as border areas are restricted for foreign nationals.
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
Day 1: Damodra, 30 minutes from Jaisalmer. Night stay onboard Taurus in total wilderness.
Day 2: After breakfast, cross country camel safari (optional/as extra) to Khaba Fort, field lunch onboard Taurus at Khaba. Others on-board Taurus will drive to Khaba, after lunch all guests drive to Khuri, witness sunset over the famous sand dunes.
Night stay onboard Taurus outside Khuri village.
Day 3: Border road drive of almost 130 kms to Munabao. Pristine sand dunes. Visit Indian Railway War Memorial, one of its kind. Night at Gadra Road onboard Taurus.
Day 4: Border Post to meet soldiers. Drive on Barmer road, take a pit-stop at Gadra Road. Stay onboard Taurus near Kiradu Temple complex.
Day 5: You may choose to either travel with Taurus to Jaisalmer or under own arrangements to Jodhpur. Also you could explore Barmer and with loads of memories and say Goodbye to Taurus!
ITINERARY IN DETAIL
Arrive at Damodra
A 30-minute drive from Jaisalmer will get you to Damodra where you will check-in on-board Taurus (combo of caravan, campervan, motorhome, overland truck) . Peace and tranquility will welcome you as you take in the vast open arid landscape at our camp in wilderness. The location might remind you of outback Australia or Africa, quiet, peaceful to experience tranquility. Take your time to get used to this clean atmosphere free of any man-made disturbances. Let the tranquility rejuvenate your senses. Imagine a comfortable outdoor meal in such a setting! Priceless! It’s simple rustic but at the same aristocratic nomadic experience, which only rich or royals could enjoy before you.
The sky gazing at this place even for novices is an overwhelming experience. If there is moon then you wouldn’t have experienced such a moonlit night! It’s time for romance.
It’s you and mother nature from here onwards.
Camel Safari to Khaba Fort
Wake up for a cup of morning tea – we bet it’s one of the best ones you’ve ever had! While you are enjoying your breakfast, camels arrive with guttural sounds to invite you for an enthralling ride across the countryside. Go back in time to the ancient life of camels being taken on trade expeditions called ‘karvan’. Others will be driving through countryside on roads wide open landscape to Khaba.
Taurus will be waiting for you at Khaba Fort to host you with a ‘field lunch’ offering a commanding view over the village, part in ruins. We then drive on-board Taurus through a strikingly unique landscape to Khuri a typical Rajasthani village with thatched huts. It’s less crowded with tourists. We are here to enjoy cultural folk evening (optional, as extra) after watching a mesmerising sunset.
Night stay onboard Taurus outside Khuri village or it could be at Khaba itself.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: The following activities are optional, basically “you pay for what you use”. And those who don’t want to do, save their money.
- Camel safari on Day 2 is optional at extra cost, to be intimated at the time of booking. Those who won’t opt for the camel safari will travel onboard Taurus through rural setting and meet the camel safari at Khaba Fort for field lunch.
- Camel rides
- After watching the mesmerising sunset, if the group wishes, we may organise a cultural evening (with non veg meals and snacks) at a resort as an optional activity, which means its paid as extra on the spot.
Night stay onboard Taurus.
A special drive on border-road to Munabao
- Munabao: Last frontier of the Indian Railways
- Visit Border Post
- Unique experience, 130 kms of drive on Border Road
- Unexplored pristine sand dunes, no tourists!
- Best of rural and remote Rajasthan culture – true Thar Desert
By now you start getting used to living like a nomadic tribe, and we ensure that its ‘aristocratic nomadic lifestyle’. These pristine sunrises with a steaming cup of tea and the warmth of Taurus might just bring out your poetic side!
After early breakfast, Taurus revs up and sets its bearings to offer you peep into hidden world on the way to Munabao. It’s an exhilarating drive of 130 kms on the border road. Not everyone gets a chance to tread this road. The road from Khuri to Barmer of 252 kms has no infrastructure for tourists. There’s hardly any traffic – or habitation here. It’s a dream drive hugging the Indo-Pak border. Remote sand dunes keep us company all along. Only true explorers get a chance to visit these dunes! On this stretch, we will meet the simplest Indians who offer genuine smile and warmth, something we don’t often see in the cities.
Munabao is right on the Indo-Pak border so close one could blow ‘water bubbles’ into Pakistan! On arrival at Munabao, we will visit the border post to ‘meet and greet’ the soldiers and to express our gratitude. Visiting any ‘border post’ is a unique encounter and you experience adrenaline surge and our respect increases manifolds 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. Our brave soldiers risk their life for our sleep, it’s here you experience patriotism first-hand.
Night stay at onboard Taurus somewhere in the middle of nowhere!
Kiradu Temple Complex/ Barmer
After a relaxed breakfast, we visit a local sweet shop to buy world famous “GADRA LADDOO”. You will be treated like a star here in this small town and shopping becomes an unforgettable experience as you will be showered with warmth and questions by the curious rural folk. Let’s have a pit stop in the middle of nowhere for tea break, while driving to Kiradu Temple Complex or Barmer.
While proceeding to Kiradu/ Barmer, we stop at the most unknown War Memorial of the Indian Railways, to commemorate the sacrifice 17 railway personnel who made supreme sacrifice while maintaining the supply lines for the battle front of the Indian Army in 1965.
Also, we will visit the Kiradu Temple complex in ruins, called unexplored Khajuraho of Rajasthan.
We may anchor TAURUS for the night stay just little outside Barmer or outside Kiradu Temple Complex to experience wilderness and calm.
Highlights of the Journey today Munabao to Barmer:
- Last frontier of the Indian Railways
- Gadra – famous for the Battle of Gadra City in 1971 War
- Gadra Laddoos
- Buy Handicrafts
- War Memorial of Indian Railways – not heard and seen by the most
- Pit Stops for Tea
- Visit Kiradu Temple complex.
After leisurely breakfast, you may choose to either travel with Taurus to Jaisalmer or under own arrangements to Jodhpur. Also you could explore Barmer and with loads of memories say Goodbye to Taurus!
OPTIONS
The following have been planned as “options” for the activities/ events/ items to save your time, energy and money; also you will be able to exercise your own options/ choice.
- Explore Jaisalmer city on your own (it’s easy and cheaper) on arrival or at the completion of your program, if you are 1st time visitor to Jaisalmer. In case you need our help to coordinate logistics then we will extend best possible.
- Explore Barmer and around, under own arrangements.
- On the Day 5, you may travel onboard Taurus from Barmer to Jaisalmer to explore its beauty before homeward journey. Jaisalmer is connected by air now, it will be easy for you to travel by air for home.
- On the Day 5, from Barmer you may travel to Jodhpur by train, state transport buses or by taxi. Explore Jodhpur and its beauty under own arrangements.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES OF ENTERTAINMENT
- Camel ride and Camel Safari
- Authentic “Laal Maans party”, as it’s cooked by a local
- Cultural program at Khuri
- Non veg snacks and dinner at Khuri
SPECIAL GESTURE BY US
- If you wish to spend a day or two extra with us at Barmer, you are most welcome at a discounted tariff (applicable for the extended stay only, if whole group plans together at the time of booking).
- Taurus will be available from Barmer to Jaisalmer, at a nominal tariff Rs 500 per person for only transport between Barmer to Jaisalmer, does not include any other services and food.
NOTE
- We would like to suggest that Jodhpur should be explored on your own, if you need our help in coordinating services on ground i.e. taxi and stay, we will do our best on actual bills you pay directly. Though, it will be much cheaper to do direct bookings to explore via travel portals.
- Pick up and drop is available only for the group (8 guests) arrivals and departures. Less than that will be paid by the guests directly.
HOW TO REACH JAISALMER
By Air: Jaisalmer is connected by air, under special scheme UDAN by the Prime Minister. There are daily flights to Jaisalmer now.
By Train: Jaisalmer is well connected with major cities.
By Road: Jaisalmer is well connected by good road as well.
TERMS AND CONDITION Must read Pre-Booking Information
TARIFF GRADING: Platinum and Gold : We have two tariff plans – basic plan (with offer to pay as you use and consume), all inclusive. Call (+91-9888 380386, +91-6280 595008) for tariff. Please check the general details about tariff.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Only the following are included in the package for RJ-4, rest everything is NOT included.
- Stay on twin sharing basis as described. During Corona Pandemic, we may pitch up single occupancy dome tents on ground.
- Indian homely veg meals as buffet (self-service), from the kitchen of Taurus only, without beverages.
- One visit to the Border Post to meet and greet the soldiers, if circumstances allow.
- The services of Taurus will be available from Damodra to Barmer.
- Pick up and drop is available ‘on-demand’ as extra.
- Taurus as transport to travel all onboard for the itinerary.
- Stay onboard Taurus as per the accommodation available on rotational basis and sleeping bags are provided by us.
- We provide Filtered Water to drink, please bring your own bottles to refill.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- Anything not mentioned above and in the list of WHAT IS INCLUDED.
- Journey from home to Taurus and Taurus to homewards
- Transport for medical emergencies, shopping, personal trips or any activity which is not included in the package
- Guides, escorts and porters. Entry ticket for any place
- Non-veg meals, beverages other than mentioned above
- Food/ meals/ snacks/ tea while travelling and on excursions and consumed outside Taurus.
- Camel ride and Camel Safari
- Dinner/ snacks with bonfire and local cultural program at Khuri
- Medical insurance, accident rescue, medical expenses, insurance of all kinds.
- Loss of anything.
More details in general about What is Included and What is NOT included …
OPTIONAL
The following have been planned as optional activities/ events/ items to save your time, energy and money; also you will be able to exercise your own options/ choice. Basically you pay for what you use and consume.
- We suggest for the first time visitors to Jaisalmer to arrive earlier than the day 1 of this program an explore the Golden City on your own (it’s easy and cheaper) or at the completion of your program. In case you need our help to coordinate logistics then we will extend best possible.
- On Day 2, in the evening, we may organise a local cultural program with non veg dinner and bonfire at Khuri, its optional and arranged on request with extra payment.
- On Day 2, camel safari is optional activity (pay extra), some may not like.
- On the Day 5, of your holiday at Barmer, you may travel onboard Taurus from Barmer to Jaisalmer to explore its beauty before homeward journey, under own arrangements. Jaisalmer is connected by air now, it will be easy for you to travel by air for home.
- On the Day 5, from Barmer you may travel to Jodhpur by train, state transport buses or by taxi. Exercise own choice to explore Jodhpur and its beauty under own arrangements.
- Explore Barmer and around, under own arrangements.
- On your firm demand, we can organise “Laal Maans” dinner at Damodra, on extra payment, without any adjustment in tariff.
- We can organise camel safari for a day or overnight, as extra activity.
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