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Suggested Itineraries

The Aravalli Hill Ride –
(For Medium Riders – 90 Km Ride)


Itinerary:

Day 1

Arr. Ex Jodhpur (3 hrs drive) or ex Udaipur (3 hrs) at Kotri for Lunch
PM: Try out horses. Ride out to visit the 7th cent. Archaeological site, and return via open county, through volcanic outcrops.
O/N Kotri Raola. (A 200yr old Castle with modern amenities. The owner – Th. Mahendra Singh will be your host)

Day 2:

AM: Ride out past open farmland, visiting a Marwari House Stud Farm en route to the rocky hills of Narlai. (This is a 3 hr ride) Lunch.
PM: Leisure at Narlai, Climb the Rock of Narad, & visit the many temples in the village.
O/N Narlai Rawla (a Classic Heritage Hotel of The Ajit Bhawan Group of Hotels)


Day 3

AM: Ride out past farms and lakes, you see the colourful shepherds with their sheep, the farmers working the fields. (Your riding escort will all the while be answering your queries on the traditions and customs of Rajasthan.) You will soon arrive at the Muthana bird lake. (3 hr ride) Here we stop for refreshments and watch the migratory birds of Rajasthan. Another hour and a half skirting the merchant town of Sadri brings us to Maharani Bagh. Lunch.Option: Drive to Maharani Bagh visit temples and return to Narlai.OR
PM: Visit the Famous 15th cent. Ranakpur Jain Temples by Jeep (4 Km away)
O/N Maharani Bagh. (This is a cottage resort of the Welcomheritage Group)
/Or return to Rawla Narlai.

Day 4

AM: Ride past farms towards the Aravalli foothills, through scrubland in the periphery of the Wildlife preserve to Ghanerao (2 hr ride). After refreshments we continue past tribal villages to Thandi veri crocodile dam and after a short halt we ride up the steep trail climbing 2000 ft to Kumbhalgarh.Lunch at "The Aodhi Hotel".
PM: Visit the unconquered Kumbhalgarh Fort, with it’s huge bastions, 9 gates, and 36 Km of unbroken 20 ft thick wall. (circa 15th cent)
O/N The Aodhi Hotel. (a property of the HRH Group of Hotels)
END OF RIDE

Day 5:

AM: Depart for Deogarh and O/N Deogarh Mahal- a heritage hotel recommended by Tatler as one of the best small hotels in the world.


(NB: On Day 4 If the clients are not experienced enough, as riders they may have to be taken up to Kumbhalgarh by jeep. This decision will be taken by your Riding Escort.)



 Tour  Duration
Group#
Level
The Aravalli Hill Ride 90 Kms (5 Days) 2-15 Medium
Thar Desert to the Aravalli Hills Ride 180 Kms (6 Days) 7-15 Advanced
The Aravalli Hill Ride Economy Package (4 Days) 7-15 Medium
The Stationery Programme (12 Days) 1-15 Medium
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