This Rajasthan ride is a judicious mix of history, myth, wildlife safaris and of course riding through arid landscapes while avoiding the busy highways as much as possible. Visit historical forts, palaces, and quirky temples, go on a safari, ride on dry lake beds, and cross rivers with your motorcycle on a boat through a crocodile sanctuary!
-Key information
*Terrain: 80% highways and 20% off-road
*Bike: rental bike (Royal Enfield Classic and Himalayan, BMW 310 GS)
*Mileage: 2355 kilometers / 1463 miles
*Daily rides: 60 – 350 kilometers / 37 – 217 miles
*Riding gear: included: standard size helmet (used); not included: jacket, gloves or shoes
*Meals: daily buffet breakfasts
When choosing a destination for your backpacking trip, it is important to consider the level of difficulty of the trail and the weather conditions. Some popular backpacking destinations include national parks, wilderness areas, and mountain ranges. It is also important to obtain any necessary permits and to be aware of any regulations or rules for the area you plan to visit.
Get a warm welcome at the airport by Inescape Travel and Living’s representatives and then be transferred to hotel. The day is at leisure. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Morning post breakfast, drive to Mandawa by car, a preferred base for travelers to Shekhawati is an 18th century charming little town, with a stronghold of dominant merchant families. Upon arrival at the hotel, Inescape Travel and Living will be handing over the bikes for the Royal Enfield Adventures and there will be an introduction of the Team Indian Rides including, the mechanics.
Take a ride on respective Royal Enfield for a brief visit to the markets, scouting of the beautifully painted Havelis and exploring the colorful streets of Mandawa. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
After a leisurely breakfast, the Rajasthan Motorcycle Tour commences. Drive to Ramgarh, a small village near Mandawa to explore the beautiful havelis, paintings, and the magnificent locations.
Lunch will be at Mehansar followed by a visit to the beautiful castle. Ride back to Mandawa for an evening at leisure.
Post breakfast will find you heading off to Bikaner – a vibrant, dust swirling desert town, founded in 1488 by Rao Bika, son of Rao Jodha, Jodhpur’s founder, has a fabulous fort with a refreshing outpost feel.
Bikaner, the first desert princely state to install electricity as far back as 1886 hosts its world famous three-day Camel Festival around the full moon in January or a very late December. You will also have a visit to the famous and historic Fort of Junagarh.
After breakfast, ride on the Royal Enfield to Jaisalmer – the golden city of Rajasthan. Jaisalmer, a city that has risen from the dead in the past half century. It is one of Rajasthan’s biggest tourist destinations.
Founded way back in 1156 by a leader of the Bhari Rajput clan named Jaisal. The fort of Jaisalmer is a breathtaking sight, a massive sandcastle rising from the sandy plains like a mirage from a bygone era. Enjoy riding the bikes throughout this segment of your motorcycle tour in Rajasthan.
Post breakfast, you will have a tour around the city; visit the Forts, Jain temples, havelis and museums. Lunch will be on route while driving towards Khudi on motorcycle – a small village in the dunes where you can admire the sunset and have camel ride.
Participate in the competition to get astride a camel saddle, which can be fierce. Settle for the night in the desert.
After breakfast, depart for Pokaran Fort on motorbikes. Stop for lunch on the way. On arrival, have a small and leisurely walk in the village. Settle in for an evening at leisure at Fort Pokaran.
After breakfast, depart for Chandelao on motorbikes, with a scrumptious lunch on route. Visit Jodhpur on the way and moving towards Chandelao, driving into the beauty and vastness of the desert.
Chandelao is a quaint and charming village, where you will discover rural India in all its authenticity. You will have a walk on foot to the lake which is the meeting place of rural women who come to fetch water in big pots and jars carrying them on their heads.
Men herd their flocks of goats and sheep for a drink at the lake while children play around. Fort Chandelao is surrounded by the village mud houses. A cooperative of women weavers has been formed in a bid to increase the income of the poor families.
Contacting directly with the local artisans, can help you find good deals on clothes, shirts, skirts, gifts etc. For dinner during your motorcycle adventure tour of Rajasthan at Chandelao you will be served on the terrace of the fort with spectacular views of the village.
The food served will be of exceptional quality comprising of the dishes from the old royal cuisine.
After breakfast, drive to Ranakpur, a village located on the Sadri – Desuri Road. Visit the many Hindu and Jain temples in and around this village. Relax at night at hotel.
Ride the bikes post breakfast to the beautiful and romantic city of Udaipur – a city unmatched in its beauty and royalty in the whole of Rajasthan. Biking around this city will make you fall in love with the route and the beauty that surrounds it.
The fantastic palaces, temples, havelis, and its countless narrow, crooked, colorful streets add to city’s natural charm. The shimmering Lake Pichhola, with the ochre and purple ridges of the wooded Aravali Hills stretching away in every direction are a sight to behold.
Udaipur was tagged once as “the most romantic spot of the continent of India” in 1892 and founded in 1568 by Maharaja Udai Singh II.
After breakfast, you will have a guided tour of the city. You will visit the temples, City Palace, the museum, and various havelis. You will also go shopping for mementoes.
After breakfast, depart for Bijapur via Chittorgarh. The fort of Chittor is one of the greatest forts in Rajasthan. It rises from the plains like a huge rock island, nearly six kilometers long and surrounded on all sides by 150 meters plus cliffs.
Wandering around this plateau on top is like being on an island in the sky, or a gigantic boat, dotted with a collection of sublimely beautiful stone buildings. Ride further on the bikes towards Bijiapur, which is a fantastically set 16th century palace apparently plucked from the whimsy of Udaipur and dropped into a rural retreat.
A great place to settle down with a good book, compose a fairy tale fantasy, and just laze around. There is a pleasant garden courtyard to refresh your senses and an airy restaurant serving Rajasthani food to satiate the hunger pangs.
After a refreshing breakfast, drive to Pachewar Fort. It has a magnetism all its own and is quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan. Biking would surely amaze you here. Overnight at your hotel.
After breakfast, drive down to the capital of Rajasthan into the pink city of Jaipur on your motorbikes. Jaipur is an enthralling historical city and the gateway to India’s most flamboyant state. The city’s colorful, chaotic streets ebb and flow with a heavy brew of old and new.
It is named after its founder, the great warrior and astronomer Jai Singh II, who came to power at the tender age 11 after the death of his father, Maharaja Bishan Singh. Overnight relax and rejuvenate at your hotel.
After breakfast, you will go on a guided tour of Jaipur. You will have a visit to the splendid monuments: The City Palace and museum, Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the Jantar Mantar, the fabulous astronomical observatory.
In the evening, you will visit Galta jee to soak in the atmosphere of pure meditation around the temples and kunds (tanks). Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
After breakfast, go on a car drive to Agra via Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri, a magnificent fortified ancient city, 40 kilometers west of Agra, was the short duration capital of the Mughal empire between 1571 and 1585 during the reign of Emperor Akbar.
Lunch will be on route to Agra. As you arrive in Agra, the magical allure of Taj Mahal draws tourists to Agra like moths to a flame. The legacy of the Mughal empire has left a magnificent fort and a liberal sprinkling of fascinating tombs and mausoleums.
In 1501 Sultan Sikander lodi established his capital here, but the city fell into Mughal hands in 1526, when emperor Babur defeated the last Lodi Sultan at Panipat.
You will visit the Taj Mahal – the white marble building at the edge of the river Yamuna made by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast drive to Delhi. Overnight at Delhi
The day is free at leisure for you to relax or explore the capital city. Dinner and overnight at Delhi.
Post breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.
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