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Desert of India-Rajasthan
Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Jaipur - Mandawa - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur
- Ranakpur - Udaipur - Delhi
Day
01 : International Flight - Delhi
Arrival Delhi welcome and transfer to hotel. Check in and depart for city sightseeing
of old and New Delhi visiting Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Parliament
house, President house, India Gate & Humayun's Tomb.
Day 02 : Delhi - Jaipur ( 265 KMS 06 HRS)
Drive to Jaipur also known as pink city, the capital of Rajasthan state. Upon
arrival check into hotel. Evening visit Sanganer Village.
Day 03 : Jaipur
Full day sightseeing visiting Amber Fort along with Elephant ride, Hawa Mahal,
City Palace, Jantar Mantar and walk through Johri bazar.
Day 04 : Jaipur - Mandawa (150 KMS 03.40 HRS)
Morning depart for Mandawa, upon arrival check into hotel. Afternoon visit
the Havelis (houses) of business community Marwari's.
Day 05 : Mandawa - Bikaner ( 200 KMS 04 HRS)
Morning depart for Bikaner enroute visit the Havelis in Fatehpur. Upon arrival
check into hotel. Afternoon visit Junagarh Fort.
Day 06 : Bikaner
Full day sightseeing of Bikaner visiting Jain Temples of Bhandeshwar Sandeshwar
brothers, Godess Temple and bazar. Afternoon visit Karni Mata Temple 35 kms
from Bikaner at Deshnoke.
Day
07 : Bikaner - Jaisalmer (328 KMS 08 HRS)
Morning depart for Jaisalmer a long drive. Upon arrival check into hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 08 : Jaisalmer
Full day sightseeing of Tricuta Fort, Jain Temples, Cannon Bastion, Salim
Singh ki Haveli, Patwon ki Haveli, Nathmal Singh ki Haveli, Gadhi Sagar, &
Loudrva Jain Temple.
Day 09 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur (290 KMS 07 HRS)
Morning depart for Jodhpur, upon arrival drive to Mehrangarh Fort. After visiting
drive to hotel and check in.
Day 10 : Jodhpur - Udaipur Via Ranakpur (300 KMS 08 HRS)
Morning depart for Udaipur enroute visit famous Jain Temple in Ranakpur. After
visiting continue drive to Udaipur another 03 hrs drive. Rest of the day at
leisure.
Day 11 : Udaipur
Full day sightseeing of Udaipur visiting Jagdish Temple, Sahelion -ki-bari,
Maharana Palace, Eklingji & Nagda. (boat ride on lake Pichola optional).
Day 12 : Udaipur - Delhi Flight (02.20 HRS)
Morning flight to Delhi. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at
leisure.
Day 13 : Delhi - Back Home
Transfer will be provided in time for international flight back home.
OPTION # 02
Day 10 : Jodhpur - Kumbhalgarh Via Ranakpur (220 KMS 07 HRS)
Morning depart for Kumbhalgarh enroute visit famous and one of the most beautiful
Jain Temple at Ranakpur. After visiting continue drive to Kumbhalgarh another
55 kms.
Day 11 : Kumbhalgarh - Udaipur (90 KMS 03 HRS)
Morning visit the Fort of Kumbhalgarh built among the hills of Aravalli having
a commanding view of Marwar state. Continue drive to Udaipur.
Day 12 : Udaipur
Full day sightseeing of Nagda, Eklingji, Maharana Palace, Shelion-ki-bari. (boat
ride on lake Pichola optional).
Day 13 : Udaipur - Delhi Flight (02.20 HRS)
Morning flight to Delhi. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at
leisure.
Day 14 : Delhi - Back Home
Transfer will be provided in time for international flight back home.
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People & Tribes of Himalayas

The
population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been
greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose
harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People
living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.
However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite
television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from
the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting
traditional social and cultural structure.
Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian
heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys
from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great
Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.
In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000
and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a
combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and
nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture
is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China.
People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants
of Afghanistan and Iran.
The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income.
Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate
combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation
in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population
is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries
are lacking.
Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential,
but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment.
The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources
is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities
face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services
and education systems.
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the
Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in
the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai
and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the
hillsides.
Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea,
oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas
has not kept up with the population growth.

The
major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining
sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety
of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making
fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.
Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas.
Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking,
wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places.
The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks
to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism
is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where
tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.
Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals.
Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major
roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation
pattern.
Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important
tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling,
but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from
the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally
come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and
porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.