Rajasthan Horse Tour

On arrival into Delhi you will be greeted by your Wild Eye Travels representative and transferred directly to your hotel for check in. We have a number of exceptional restaurant recommendations which offer the best of the best of Indian cuisine, please discuss with us and we can make reservations on your behalf.
Start your day by exploring the fascinating Old Delhi area, where you will walk past old crumbling havelis, see vibrant street food stalls, visit the famous Jama Masjid mosque and wander through colourful markets. Continue to the imposing Red Fort, one of the most important buildings of Mughal architecture from that period. In complete contrast to the medieval Old Delhi, New Delhi stands in formal splendour; a city of wide boulevards offering ever-changing perspectives of Lutyens' landscaped city. Highlights include Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate and Humayun's Tomb, architecturally considered the forerunner of the Taj Mahal, as well as a visit to the Sikh temple of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, where you can also visit the community kitchen where thousands are fed delicious food every day.
Included
Old Delhi walk, Humayun’s Tomb, Sikh Temple, Gandhi Memorial
Hotel
Suryaa, Crowne Plaza or Similar

We will fly from Delhi to the beautiful city of Udaipur. Set around a series of stunning artificial lakes, Udaipur is known as the 'City of Lakes' and is also recognised for its lavish royal residences.
Second day, we will visit the awe-inspiring City Palace. Well known as one of the biggest palaces in Rajasthan, the palace is a grand building set on the banks of Pichola Lake. Though construction began in the late 1500s, under the orders of Maharana Udai Singh II, the palace was added to and tinkered with for a further 400 years, as his successors came and went. Today this monumental complex consists of 11 palaces surrounded by courtyards, balconies, towers and gardens, and is famed for its intricate peacock mosaics. After our tour here, you may spend the rest of the day at leisure, or participate in an optional tour to enhance your experience. Lake Pichola Boat Ride – Enjoy a cooling breeze as you sail across this freshwater lake, enjoying an uninterrupted view of Udaipur’s palatial splendor.
Included :
City Palace, Cultural Dance show, Boat ride
Hotel
Lake Pichola or Similar

In the morning we’ll poke around the City Palace Museum complex and have the opportunity to shop. Lunch will be at the hotel or an authentic roadside cafe, depending on the group’s interest. After, we’ll have a 3-hour road transfer out of the city through the Aravalli Hills to Narlai.
Your hotel Rawla Narlai is a delightful 17th century property, which was once a favourite hunting lodge of the Jodhpur Royal Family. It is still owned by members of the Jodhpur family who have invested vast amounts of time, money, love and care into restoring this little gem. Over the years it has transformed from a simple lodge into a stunning, stylish boutique hotel, albeit with all its original character and structure retained. The rooms are scattered all around the property and each varies significantly in shape, size and décor.
You’ll have time to settle into the hotel before making our way to an enchanting dinner by candlelight on the rooftop terrace.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tonight’s Sweet Sleep: Rawla Narlai
How much further? 3 hours
Second day It’s an early bird 6 AM start for those who wish to climb the 700 steps up Elephant Hill to watch the buttery sunrise over the foothills of the Aravalli. It’s worth setting an alarm for – tea and biscuits will be served by a local Rabari shepherd at the top, in the marmalade glow of the new day. For those who prefer sunsets, you are welcome to sleep in!
After breakfast you’re welcome to enjoy all the amenities that your hotel has to offer, or take a walk through the village. The choice is yours.
In the late afternoon, you’ll meet your Marwari horses for a 1 hour trial ride from hotel to Jodha Stud Farm (the horses home), we’ll be privy to a fragrant home-cooked heritage farm dinner served within the ambience of the stable complex. After our unique farm dining experience, we’ll head back to the hotel for an early night in preparation for the miles ahead!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tonight’s Sweet Sleep: Rawla Narlai
Time in the Saddle: 1 hour

After breakfast, we will have a full day ride (30 km / 19 miles) to Dantiwara. Passing through rural villages and following a dry riverbed, we’ll ride through the enveloping plains of the Aravalli hills, India’s oldest mountain range. We’ll stop for an elaborate picnic lunch near a temple before making our way back to our lakeside tented safari camp.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tonight’s Sweet Sleep: Tented Safari Camp
Time in the Saddle: 6 hrs / 30 km (19 miles)

Today we have a full-day ride to Perwa in the Bali Forest.
Making our way along the bottom of the Aravalli hills south west to the village of Perwa, we’ll pass villages and rural farmsteads, cutting through the smooth volcanic rock formations. We’ll take five in the shade for a long picnic lunch in a shepherds’ village.
After lunch, we’ll ride along a reservoir wall on a high sand track–it’s impossible to not snap dozens of photos. Here, we’ll have the opportunity to maybe spot leopards at sunset, on a hill near our camp outside Perwa.
Jeeps will transfer us to our camp after a glass of spicy chai. After rinsing off the day, we’ll gather for a decadent meal.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tonight’s Sweet Sleep: Tented Safari Camp
Time in the Saddle: 6 hrs / 30 km (19 miles)

LEOPARD SPOTTING
For those who wish to rise extra early this morning, we’ll have another chance to spot leopards at dawn!
After breakfast (and hopefully non-stop chatter about seeing leopards!), we’ll ride to Jawai and onwards to Jawai Bandh reservoir. Hugged by a landscape of granite, caves, kopjes, Acacia scrub forest and sandy-bottomed riverbeds, the leopards roam wild and free in this area with temples appearing like a mirage in the distance.
Lunch will be shared in a cozy clay bungalow where a local family will greet us and introduce us to their Rajasthani traditions.
We’ll jump in jeeps in the late afternoon and begin searching for the cats at dusk…that means there’s no time for catnaps!
Dinner will be served alongside an expansive reservoir. Fret not: experienced security guards will watch over us in case leopards or alligators come a little too close for comfort.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tonight’s Sweet Sleep: Tented Safari Camp
Time in the Saddle: 4 hrs / 20 km (12 miles)

This morning we will depart Jawai and drive to Jodhpur, otherwise known as the 'Blue City', or the Gateway to Thar, due to its position right on the edge of the eponymous desert.
Jodhpur we'll take a guided tour of the imposing Mehrangarh Fort, built in the 15th century. Situated on a high rocky outcrop that overlooks the walled city, from here you can see the iconic azure shade that the city's buildings have been painted. Mehrangarh Fort is one of the largest forts in India and is still run by the Jodhpur royal family. Within its thick, sturdy walls lie numerous palaces and courtyards, as well as an 18th-century Rajput garden.
Second day After early Break-fast we will start a excursion to Bishnoi` s villages for half day.
After morning break-fast we will leave for half-Day excursion to Bishnoi Villages: A jeep drive through the countryside-a conducted tour of village inhabited by a unique comminity-Bishnois!
Meet them in their homes and talk to them. The vegetarian community the best friend and protector of the flora and fauna conceding spiritual allegiance to twenty and nine tenets of the 15th century legendary Guru Jambheshwar (Jambhoji)- Spot the herds of black buck around the Bishnoi’s settlements freely and fearlessly running about. Gorgeously clad women folk and head geared charming men are compellingly and invitingly interesting for a dialogue. Evening a walk in busy market of Jodhpur known as Clock Tower / Sadar Bazar .
Opium ceremony is a unique customary feature besides the cottage craftsmanship of the potters and weavers.
Included
Meharngarh Fort, Jashwant Thada, old town walk Cooking class and Bishnoi village
Hotel
Mandore Guest House

After early Break-fast at leisure, we will start our another great journey to Jaipur. 'The "Pink City" capital of Rajasthan. We will have lunch on highway Motel and late afternoon check- in at hotel. In the late evening we will witness Bolly Wood Cinema to watch a movie at Raj Mandir.
Second day After The morning breakfast, we will Set Forth to a visit to Amber Fort. A Lake at the entrance of The Fort gives It a heavenly feeling. Those who want to enjoy a Maharaja Style Trip, can take a Ride of the Elephants decorated with colors and other ornamental Items. The fine use of the marble carvings, mirrors, and other decorative Items. In the Architecture of the Fort make It all the more attractive & appealing. The delightful colored artwork on the walls, pillars and ceiling of the Fort make It an artist's heaven. We then move to the Palace Areas of the City, Taking a halt at the JalMahal on the way visit the impressive City Palace,begun in 1729 and still inhabited by the royal family.
We would visit the Jantar Mantar, a fascinating medieval observatory. The afternoon is left free for personal exploration or to arrange a visit to one of Jaipur's justly famous gem stores.
Included
Amber Fort, City Palace, Obesrvatory, city walk and Bollywood night
Hotel
Alsisar Mahal / Shahpura House

Next drive south east for just under four hours to Ranthambore National Park, where you will be spending the following two nights. In recent years, the tiger population has been growing thanks in part to the positive effect which controlled and sustainable tourism has had on the key tiger parks. Not only that, you will see a myriad of other wildlife, from leopards, sloth bears, deer and diverse birdlife. In the centre of Ranthambore is an impressive ancient fort, and sometimes you see the tigers sunning themselves on ancient temples. Here we have included daily safaris for you to explore this beautiful area of the world and the hope of spotting a tiger or two!
Included
2 Tiger Safari
Hotel
Nahargarh Tiger Resort

Then, take the two-hour train to Bharatpur and to Agra, to experience the incredible Taj Mahal. On your first afternoon in Agra we have included some of the highlights of the city for you including the Agra Fort where Shah Jehan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, was imprisoned by his son and had a small window from which to gaze out over his creation and the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Included
Taj Mahal and Agra Fort
Hotel
Crystal Sarovar

After having breakfast at your hotel, begin your drive to back to Delphi (147 miles-4 hours). Upon arrival in Delhi, check in at Hotel where a dayroom is reserved for you. Later this evening you will be transferred to the airport for your return flights home.
After breakfast, depart for New Delhi to catch your connecting flight for the onward destination.

Our Tour services end here (No services in Delhi).
Included
Visit if we have time