Camel Trekking

... up adventuring when I was young, fit, slim and energetic. In reality I am none of these things anymore, so the challenge of trekking across Northern China to the world's second highest mountain is far greater than it might have been. So, here it is: a ...

... whole time.  The incredible hotel I had lucked into the previous night through my impromptu meeting on the train also ran camel trekking tours through the owners connections back in his village and they had one spot still available for the time frame ...

... on our camels. It turned out that the wind did not die down at midday but went on and on well into the night. The camel trekking was sometimes about walking and sometimes about riding. The camels carried all the gear so that we had no encumbrances. We had ...

... on the camels, bumpety, bumpety, bump, slipping in mud patches, up and down crevasses. So far there was no romance to camel trekking, no gliding along with flowing scarfs. It was rough, holding on and getting thrown around. On a good flat stretch though ...

Located near the India/Pakistan border in Rajasthan, the Thar Desert proved to be the ideal place for camel trekking. Riding a camel can be a bit jolting (if you've just had a hip replacement, I would caution against it), and takes a bit of trial and ...

... night as celebrations for Ghandi's birthday went on until dawn! Next stop Bikaner where we booked a day and night in the desert Camel trekking Not sure I realised how huge Camels are!! Not that uncompfy during but 3 days later we are still feeling it! ...

... pressie - thanks amy!!!!!!! Ravi picked us up at 2pm and we drove out on the road into the desert to go for our camel trekking and night camping. We arrived and got on our camels pretty quickly, there was probably about 20 people altogether but we split ...

... stars. Leaving Jaislmer around 9.00 am we got a jeep to the point where we met our camels and tour guides. My camel, was called Papaya and was a massive male camel who after the two days I really warmed to. On Saturday we spend ...

... a look around the town and fort palace - all very impressive, but the main reason for our visit to the town was to do a camel safari. We booked a 4 day trek through the hotel and set off early on our second day. The camels were rather large but very ...

... it would hurt too much to ride the camels continuously but, as predicted, they didn't anticipate how double hard we are.  Riding a camel is a  bit uncomfortable but too cool to get off and ride in the cart! The desert was amazing!  A fair ...

... I am starting to get sick of the sight of them), we headed out to the bedouins and their camels.  Matching us with camel boy and camel we climbed onto our ships of the desert for an hours walk around the mountain.  The sun was warm on the ...

... . I try to hold on as I feel myself sliding off with every bump in the sand. I happen to mention to the boy guiding the camel that I feel like I'm going to fall off and he responds "It's okay, no problem". Sure no problem. After our ride, on the way back ...

... He may have had a point but we walked on anyway. Having not bothered to check around with agencies in town we wound up booking our camel safari with the hotel people at 900 rupees each per day. It may have been a rip off, we're not sure but it wasn't ...

... on the hill overlooking the old town offering magnificent views from every angle. With the old town dotted in tour agencies giving different camel treks it was easy to arrange one. Joining Bex and myself on the trek were Liran, Angie and a Canadian couple ...