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Palace on Wheels |
Rated amongst the top 10 luxury train journeys in the world, step aboard to experience the old world charm of royalty & personalized service. Palace on Wheels - the luxury train of India takes you for journey into the past. Palace on wheels is a journey worthy of Kings.
Each Coach named after the former princely states, has 4 twin bedded chambers, thoughtfully decorated in ethnic Rajasthani décor. Channel Music, Intercom, Attached washrooms with hot & cold water and Wall to Wall carpeting are some of the facilities to make you feel at home. |
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Welcome aboard the Palace On Wheels on its splendid and enchanting royal journey through the bygone era of the erstwhile Maharajas. On board the Palace on Wheels you will feel the magic of the royal Rajasthan and the amazing Agra. Colour, action, fun and frolic added with rich local culture and tradition create an ethnic ambience and attract large number of tourists to these Indian destinations every year. The royal retreat takes you through the hues of the pink city, city of lakes, national park and the elegy of love. The journey begins on the Wednesday night when the dinner is served onboard. The eight days' and seven nights' magnificent journey in royal splendour takes you across the
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Rajasthan Desert Tour |
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10 Nights 11 Days |
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tourist destinations in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Each saloon has personal attendants or Khidmatgars, who are at your beck and call to extend a courteous helping hand, should you need anything. |
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Pushkar Fair |
Time : 25th October - 5th November
Every year, on the occasion of the full moon or Kartik Purnima in November, a fair is organized in Pushkar and it is a major tourism attraction. People bathe, worship and delight in the dazzling wares of roadside stalls. Camels are bought, sold, beautified, raced and parade. Most unusual are the small groups of men and women seen busy tattooing their hands and other parts of the body.
Dance music and colourful shops spring up during this fair. Also on sale are mouth-watering traditional delicacies. Colourfully attired village folk enhance the fun of the occasion.
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Rituals
These five days are a period of relaxation and merry-making for the villagers, despite being the busiest for them, as this is one of the largest cattle fairs in the country. Animals, mainly camels, are brought from miles around.. Camels at the Pushkar fair are decorated with great care. They wear jewelry of silver and beads. There are silver bells and bangles around their ankles that jingle-jangle when they walk. An interesting ritual is the piercing of a camel's nose.
Races and competitions are organized. An interesting event is the camel beauty contest, where they are adorned and paraded. The camels preen before the crowds, enjoying every moment of the attention they get.
It is believed that for five days every year, all the gods visit Pushkar and bless the devout. This accounts for the unbelievable number of devotees who flock to the lake to wash away their sins.
The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) puts up a tourist village during the fair.. It has a Coffee Shop and Dining Hall which can cater to 1 500 guests at a time.The village is arranged in blocks of tents, each with its own identity, being named after the famous dances of Rajasthan. The village also has huts with attached western style toilets and running water.
How to reach
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Jaipur at 146-km is the nearest airport.
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Ajmer at 11-km is the nearest railhead from Pushkar.
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Pushkar is well connected by road and is 11-km from Ajmer .
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Wildlife Tour |
The general idea behind tha name Rajasthan is -desert. But its difficult to ignore its rich worldlife including from the tiger and leopard to endless varieties of deer. rhesus monkeys, reptiles including the python. and a profusion of bird-life that includes water- birds.
The reason behind rajasthan's topographical character is the presence of Thar Desert. Unlike the typical desert. it does not have oasis.. Sand dunes characterise it, just as much as saline
Another distinguishing natural feature in Rajasthan is the Aravalli mountain chain. Since the Aravallis tended to be heavily forested, they became a natural refuge for birds and animals.
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Rajasthan is a landscape consisting of hard-topped plateaus made from tough, compact rocks. It is that creation of the 'fault' where the two mountain chains meet the' the mixed topography provicics the ideal shelter for the tiger and its various prey pecies. Large, shallow lakes have also resulted, so that, crocodiles are not unusual in the desert state either.
Rajasthan boasts of three national parks and over a dozen sanctuaries. Most of these areas are open to visitors round the year but are closed briefly during the monsoon. The wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan offer some of the best wildlife tours in India and can be explored either by jeep or on elephant back. For those looking for adventure, these wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan provide the kind of excitement that really makes the adrenaline flow.
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Rajasthan Forts |
The forts of rajasthan showcases close association between the men and their close possessions.They are built over the hilltops, in the middle of enormous deserts, and inside the wild world in Rajasthan . Many of these while look rugged and rough from their exteriors; the interiors take you to an altogether different world. Surprises are the second name of these architectural marvels spread throughout the land of Rajasthan.
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Rajasthan Desert Tour |
The Desert Safari in rajasthan has become a popular circuit with the tourists. One of the major questions while taking up a Rajasthan desert safari is the destinations to be covered. Rajasthan desert Safari takes you through breathtaking sand dunes with friendly folks, camping on the solitary oasis, enjoying the dark starry nights and jiving to musicians playing a haunting, stringed instrument.
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