Day 0:

Arrival at Rohetgarh, (40 Km) from Jodhpur & O/N Rohetgarh. Rohetgarh is an old family property of the Thakur of Rohet, and now converted into a Hotel with beautiful rooms, Pool etc. The Garh is walled all around and set within a village in the semi-desert country.

Day 1:

AM: Ride 12 Km through scrubland to visit the hamlets of the Bishnoi tribe. You will see herds of Blackbuck & Chinkara. Return to Rohetgarh for lunch.
PM: Leisure at Poolside or Village walk. O/N Rohet Garh

Day 2:

AM: Ride again though sandy tracts and scrubland, passing quaint hamlets of mud-huts occupied by the various colourfully clad tribes of the desert (25 Km ride)
NOON: Lunch at the splendid Sardar Samand Palace property of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, situated at the edge of a huge lake, on a hill overlooking miles of open county around you.
PM: Relax in the luxurious Palace with its comfortable rooms, Pool on the terrace, and watch the birdlife on the Lake. O/N The Sardar Samand Palace

Day 3:

Ride off after an early breakfast, through open scrubland, along dusty trails, passing through villages upto Utwan. (22 Km.) Here we stop for a picnic lunch, prepared hot on site.
PM: We start getting into greener tracts, skirting the huge Hemawas Dam, until by sunset we reach Sodawas. (23 Km.)
O/N Karni Kot, Sodawas a county mansion of Th. Sunder Singh who will be your Host.

Day 4:

Another long day-another early start. 20 Km through Farms and bigger villages. You watch the landscape change from dry thorny scrub of the first two days to taller trees and rich fertile farmlands. You will see the multifarious use of oxen in ploughing, carting and irrigation. Arrive at an Old Shiva Temple for Lunch.
PM: Ride on and we start getting into low hillocks and open grassland, and 22 Km later we are at an ancient 200 yr old castle in the middle of a small rustic shepherds village. The castle has been provided with modern amenities.
O/N Kotri Castle. The owner, your host is the Thakur from the nobility of the House of Ghanerao.

Day 5:

AM: Ride off after breakfast past rich farmland, lakes and villages to Ranakpur. (25 Km.) Lunch at Maharani Bagh.
PM. Drive by Jeep (4 Km) to visit the famous Ranakpur Jain Temples circa 1462 AD. The huge structure is marble and intricately carved deities and Apsaras adorn the pillars, domes and walls of this awe inspiring structure.
O/N: The Maharani Bagh Orchard Retreat of the Maharani of Jodhpur. You will be staying in cottages within the Orchard.

Day 6:

AM: We now ride into the Aravalli Hills, Through wooded country, and part of the Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary. One can spot Deer and wild boar while on horseback though the Sanctuary, and come into a valley inhabited by the Tribal Garacias. Lunch at the Hunting Lodge of the Ghanerao family.
PM: Now the tough part of the ride. We climb 2000ft in 3 hrs, through the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife sanctuary to arrive at "The Aodhi Hotel".
Later visit the famous Kumbhalgarh Fort built 1462 AD by the Maharana Kumbha as a retreat for the forces of Mewar, This Fort has a history of many battles and remains as probably the only unconquered Fort.
O/N The Aodhi Hotel. A luxurious Hotel managed by the HRH Group.
END OF RIDE