Jaisalmer Desert Haveli Guest House

... currently in. It is a small town sitting on the edges of the Great Thar Desert which borders Pakistan. The towns centre is another huge fort which looks like a golden sandcastle towering over the desert. The main reason for coming here is to set off on a Camel Trek so i booked mine and off i went.<br><br>An early start to be met by the jeep to take us to our starting point. I joined a couple from England Chris and Emma who thankfully were really cool since we were going to spend the ...

... partiti. Prima 30/40 km di jeep per allontanarci dagli itinerari piu` battuti dai turisti, poi a cavallo dei cammelli per due giorni. E` stata veramente una bella esperienza. Eravamo solo io e Stefania, la guida e l'aiutante. Un cammello a testa e scorta di cibo e acqua. Per due giorni ci siamo dimenticati di essere "turisti bianchi" in un paese in cui tutti ti vedono come "turisti banche ...

Jasailmer is a wonderful city isolated in the middle of the Thar desert, with only miles of sand, scrub and small desert villages in the surrounding vicinity. It is known as the "golden city" as the majority of its buildings are constructed from sandstone, causing them to merge and blend into the barren desert landscape. The city is dominated by Jasailmer fort, a structure which stands on a three-peaked mound in the centre ...

... that for RS$750. Our hotel had told us about a camel safari...but there had been no mention of a ruined city nor dinner...and their price was R$650. While we were in there this girl that had been on the same bus from Udaipur with us came in and listened in on our conversation. She asked (like we had) about off-season prices...but Mr. Desert informed us that the prices were the same all year round as there are no off-season prices for the Indians and food costs the same ...

... and hope. It seems to me that this city survives on tourism alone and would be just another desert outpost without it. We came here for the famous camel safaris and within an hour or so of arriving had booked a two day/one night trek for the next morning. By 9am the next day we were racing towards the start of our two day adventure in a 4x4. We had opted for the most costly package we could find on the promise that it would be a less touristy, more ...

... chai. There was no hand washing between the camel driving and food preparation, but this is India after all. After a few more hours of riding we arrived at a dune like desert where we would spend the night. We had time to walk around, chase dung beetles, drink chai, and watch the sunset. Out of nowhere a pop and beer salesman arrived with cold drinks in a burlap sack for less than restaurant prices, got to love the India entrepreneurial spirit ...

... resto le midi car on perd vraiment trop de temps. Nous mangeront dans la rue. Effectivement on commence à s habituer ! On boit des chai dans le rue fait avec les moyens du bord et dans des verres à peine laver ! Pour l instant personne n est malade ( a part cette nuit Guillaume mais ce ne doit pas être la nourriture car flo a mangé comme lui). Nous sommes ensuite allés voir le lac de Jaisalmer et nous en avons fait le tour. C'était très joli. J ai beaucoup aimé. Nous avons rencontré une ...

... symptoms of an equally large variety of illnesess including, a cold, stomach pains, and delhi belly.) we were both very happy just to hang out in our room (painted blue might i add) which as a very nice clean toilet, better than any on this trip so far, and considering that it was becoming a second home, a good thing to. Yesterday, we went down to the markets then up to the fort. Deciding that we should do some sort of sight seeing, and i'll ...

... be lucky to even get a seat but had no choice. There was only one train a week and that was in four days so I decided to check out the 'Golden City', an exotic trader route town set amid The Great Thar Desert near the Pakistan border. Jaisalmer was founded in 1156 because of its strategic position where the camel trains passed from India to Central Asia. The trade bought wealth and the towns people built ...

... driving style - it was actually pretty safe as people gave him space! Oh, I forget to mention that he neither had wing-mirrors nor did he glance back once during changes of direction... (4) Honking - every one does it, all the time, even on empty roads - it is like a national obsession and it is very very annoying! (5) One bus conductor was chatting to us while he collected our money for the ride but suddenly leapt us, opened the two bus doors ...