Fortresses, Camels & Desert: Rajasthan Women's Expedition
A women’s-only edition of the Rajasthan loop, the same 2,000 kilometres of desert forts and palaces, ridden as an all-female group – thirteen nights through Rajasthan.
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Fortresses, Camels & Desert: Rajasthan Women’s Expedition
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13 nights through India
Thirteen nights in a circuit from Delhi, guided, 2,000 kilometres through Rajasthan, ridden as a women’s-only group with all-female ride captains and photographers.
Alwar comes first, then Jaipur, the Pink City, laid out as a planned grid in 1727 and painted terracotta for a royal visit a century later.
Pushkar follows, a pilgrimage town around a lake with hundreds of temples, then Udaipur, built around artificial lakes with a palace on an island in the middle of one. Jodhpur comes next, the Blue City, beneath Mehrangarh, a fort that rises straight out of a rock above the old town, then Jaisalmer, a golden sandstone fortress standing in the Thar Desert and still inhabited, with a night camping out in the dunes nearby. Bikaner and the painted merchant havelis of Mandawa close the circuit back to Delhi, with a cycling tour of the capital at the start.
Accommodation in havelis, palaces and hotels in single or double rooms, the airport transfers, the Royal Enfield, all the meals, a guide, first aid, mechanics with spare parts, a chase vehicle, all the fees and permits, the drinking water and the extras including the Delhi cycling tour and the desert camp are all included; the India visa, flights, medical insurance, gratuities, alcohol and any damage to the motorcycle are not. The full day-by-day itinerary sits behind an enquiry form on the operator’s site. October to March is the riding season, since Rajasthan in May approaches fifty degrees. This is the longest of the operator’s women’s-only expeditions and the same price as the standard circuit.
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What's included
- Single or double occupancy luxury accommodation in havelis
- palaces and hotels
- airport transfers
- a Royal Enfield motorcycle
- all meals
- a guide
- first aid
- mechanics with spare parts
- a chase vehicle
- all fees and permits
- extracurricular activities including a Delhi cycling tour and a night camping in the Thar Desert dunes
- all drinking water
Not included
- India visa
- flights to India
- medical insurance
- phone/internet charges
- driver/guide/mechanic gratuities
- motorcycle damage
- alcohol
Ready to drive it?
13 days, from £3,473pp