Thar Desert in Rajasthan

An Ultimate Paradise
Thar Desert certainly beckons to feel the stupendous of nature. It offered some charitable memories that are not to be forgotten in ones life. Feel the enthusiasm of the golden sands of Thar Desert that reflects the images of vicious passion and romance.

Thar Desert is the foremost destination to visit in Rajasthan adjunct by a camel safari into the interiors of the vast desert is an enchanting experience not to be missed. The camels are rightly called the ships of the desert as you can sail on them and penetrates further deep in to the lonely Thar Desert. During nights the vast black sky gets studded with thousands of silver stars that give a glow to whole environ.

Thar at A Glance
Thar Desert or Great Indian Desert extends over an area of 800 km in length and 400 km in width. The desert lies in the North Western part of India and Eastern Pakistan between the Indus and Sutlej River valleys on the west and the Aravalli Range on the east. It is an extensively a barren region of diversifying sand dunes, rocks, and mediocre vegetation with an annual average rainfall of less than 25 cm. The meagerly populated region has an agrarian economy. Due to the expansion of waterway fed with Sutlej and Beas rivers, irrigation has derived some portion of the desert land for vegetation purposes along the northern and western fronts. In May 1974, India exploded its first nuclear device in the desert of Rajasthan State. Thar Desert is also enriched with numerous reptile species; it supports 23 species of lizards and 25 species of snakes, all these animals are well adapted to the desert environment.

Camel Safaris in Thar Desert
Camel Safari is organized on different routes, giving the opportunity to explore those vicinities that can not be covered on human foot. It is one of the unique ways to hunt and to know more about small villages of Rajasthan. A journey on the back of this magnificent mammal is most spine tingling and a pleasant adventure. It is a great experience to explore The Thar, an oscillating desert full of kaleidoscopic and courteous people on camel safari.

A tour for 3 to 5 days can be organized covering almost 40-50 km a day with camel safari. These tours are organized in the region of Bikaner, Khimsar, Osian and Jaisalmer. Night's pauses are usually near the villages to facilitate an environ to interact with the local village folks and to provide understanding to the conservative and traditional life style and a rich culture of the desert people. Besides camel safari, a camel cart accompanies on the tour to handle baggage and allow riders to take rest as and when required.

Thar Desert Camps
In fact Camping in Thar Desert offers the mystical romance of the night, that kept its visitors engrossed in thoughts of the golden sands.
Rajasthan offers dazzling camping holidays on the cool, bemired sand. These assembled camps in Rajasthan are facilitated with bedrooms, a relaxing area and an attached bath. Samode Bagh near Jaipur and Pushkar are some of the major location idle for camping in Rajasthan. At the time of Pushkar fair special tented accommodations are arranged on the pleasant sparking sand under the open sky accompanied by folk dances and other cultural programs.

Getting there
Train to many parts of India connects Jodhpur, take a train or bus from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. Camel safaris into the Thar Desert can be arranged in Jaisalmer.