Our story: We have recently returned from a fantastic tour of Rajasthan and we already miss this country a little. It was a concentrate of colours, flavours and car horns, a full immersion in Hindu culture with all the temples we visited; it was lovely to watch life go by in the villages outside the windows of our Ford Fiesta, and it was pleasant to share the many hours of travel with our driver Sattu. Karni's organisation of the trip was impeccable: the hotels were always beautiful (heritage palaces) and clean, even though we had chosen 3-star ones; the car was excellent (cleaned every day), as was our driver; and then the tour recommended by Karni was varied, both for its architectural beauty and its nature (to tell the truth, having been there, we would definitely have removed a few stops and spent more time experiencing life in the towns). One last important note about the trip: Ranthambhore park, which we recommend to everyone, where we had the honour of meeting her... the tiger!!! A very pleasant evening at Karni's house, where we had the pleasure of meeting him and his family and where we met a young Italian couple with whom we swapped tips and thoughts about the trip. We thank Karni for giving us the chance to get to know a small part of this splendid India... we will certainly come back, and always with him! Below are the stops and the hotels we stayed in:
ARRIVAL – 21 MARCH 2012 AT 7:25 ON QR 234. DEPARTURE – 05 APRIL 2012 AT 09:20 ON QR 235
21 March – Arrival and overnight in Delhi – Hotel Florence Inn. 22 March – Mandawa – Hotel Desert Resort Mandawa. 23 March – Fatehpur / Deshnoke / Bikaner – Hotel Lallgarh Palace
24 March – Kheechan / Ramdeora / Jaisalmer – Hotel Gorbandh Palace. 25 March – Khuri / Jaisalmer – Hotel Gorbandh Palace
26 March – Osiyan / Jodhpur – Hotel Ranbanka
27 March – Ranakpur / Kumbhalgarh / Udaipur – Hotel Ram Pratap Palace. 28 March – Udaipur – Hotel Ram Pratap Palace
29 March – Chittaurgarh / Pushkar – Hotel Jagat Palace
30 March – Ranthambhore NP – Hotel Ranthambhore Regency. 31 March – Ranthambhore NP – Hotel Ranthambhore Regency
01 April – Jaipur – Hotel Royal Orchid. 02 April – Amber / Jaipur – Hotel Royal Orchid
03 April – Fatehpur Sikri / Agra – Hotel Mansingh Palace
04 April – Delhi – Hotel Florence Inn. If you need any more information, or simply want to share and compare notes on this experience, don't hesitate to contact us.
Written by the traveller and first published in Italian on our former Italian website. Translated from Italian.