Rajasthan - A living Museum
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Rajasthan, 'The Land Of Kings" is India at its exotic and colourful best. The
destinations suggested below take us through a time machine a few hundreds of years back
in time. We find ourselves in extremely remote tribal areas of Rajasthan where life is as
primitive as primitive can be. This enables us to capture images of tribal life at its
best - in all its traditional colours and innocent hospitality.
The highlight
of the tour is stays in royal palaces, forts & castles - imposing buildings replete
with luxury, character and Old World charm. Life outside these amazing buildings is a
contrast. Life is very primitive and traditional; typical homes with mud plastered or cow
dung plastered walls and hay thatched roofs; narrow lanes or trails broad enough only for
camel carts or donkey carts; traditional costumes of men & women; primitive
agricultural techniques of plough being drawn by men or bulls; traditional occupations of
wood carving, block printing, pottery etc. For most people here, their world ends where
the village ends. The village itself is self-sufficient; they have their local bazaar and
a village temple with a village deity in it. - the deity is supreme and responsible for
anything and everything that effect the day to day life of the natives. The only other God
that comes a close second to their village deity are members of the royal family who
inhabit the palaces, forts and castles that dominate their village. The feudal respect for
the rulers has been retained over several generations. Time seems to have come to a
standstill here. The experience is like travelling through a living museum
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Tour is a photographer's paradise offering innumerable opportunities to capture virgin
lifestyle images unchanged for centuries. Finally, the distances between destination are
very small. This not only cuts out the travel time, but encourages people to have time in
hand to explore the country side on the way at their own pace. You would have an
opportunity to interact with the locals, visit villages and tribal homes etc. You could do
all this and more without worrying about loosing time on journeys. Also, we believe that
the sights and experiences that come up on way to a destination are more fascinating and
natural compared to the destination itself.
Of Course the crowning Glory of the tour is the Taj Mahal - the most photographed
monument in the world
A fitting climax to our back street adventures in
Rajasthan
Day 1 : Arrival / Delhi
Late night arrival. Traditional Welcome garlands. Later, transfer to the hotel
Connaught.
Overnight: The Connaught
Day 2: Delhi
After breakfast, we proceed on a guided tour of New Delhi.
For more on the tourist attractions of Delhi click here: Delhi Tour
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