Leisure Ride |
The Aravalli Hill Leisure Ride ( Medium riders) |
Kotri - Narlai - Ranakpur - Kumbhalgarh |
Day 1-
AM: Drive Ex Jodhpur (3 hrs)/Udaipur (3 hrs drive)-, to the hamlet of Kotri at the foothills of The Aravalli. Arrive for Lunch.
PM: Try out horses. Ride out through open country, past hills and farmland so that both you and your mount get to test each other.(1 to 2 hrs ride)
O/N Kotri Raola.
Day 2:-
AM: Ride out past open farmland, to the rocky hills of Narlai. (3 hrs ) Lunch.
PM: Leisure - Climb the Rock of Narad, & visit the many temples in the village .
Day 3:-
AM: Ride out past farms and lakes, you see the colourful shepherds-(rabari's) with their sheep, and the farmers working in the fields. You will soon arrive at the Muthana bird lake. (4 hrs ride) Here we transfer to Jeeps and drive past the merchant town of Sadri to arrive at the Fateh Bagh palace for lunch.
PM: Visit the Famous 15th cent. Ranakpur Jain Temples by Jeep (4 kms away).
Day 4:-
AM: Drive out by Jeep to the ancient town of Ghanerao, once the capital of Godwar and also the home of your riding escort. Meet your horses and ride out into the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary past tribal garacia villages and farms along the Aravalli. Ride ( 3 hrs ride) up a steep trail through the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary climbing 2000ft to the The Aodhi. Later, visit the unconquered Kumbhalgarh Fort with its huge bastions, 9 gates, and 36 Kms of the unbroken 20ft thick wall. (circa 15th cent) .
Day 5:-
AM: Depart for Udaipur (2 hrs)/Jodhpur (4 hrs).