your interest. Evenings there is a special program of music and dance
performed by local artists, participate in the dance and feel the life of the
people and their hospitality. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 4:
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After breakfast visit the Shekhawati region an important town
of the years gone by, to see number of remarkable Havelis
and Castles in the nearby towns of Nawalgarh and Laxman
Garh. These havelis are museums in themselves, numerous
havelis built by the rich merchants as their residence in 18th and 19th
century. After lunch, drive to Bikaner on arrival transfer to hotel. After
relaxation, take an excursion tour to Deshnok to see the Temple of Karni
Mata - at this temple rats are held sacred & roam freely within the temple
complex. Spotting a white rat in this temple is believed to by lucky. Evening
free for relax. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 5:
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After breakfast take a sight seeing tour of Bikaner covering
Junagadh Fort - constructed between 1588 and 1593 by Raja
Rai Singh, fort has a 986 meter long wall with 37 bastions &
two entrances, Bhand Sagar Temple - The 16th
century Jain temple, is the most important temple of this complex. After lunch
drive to Jaisalmer. En route you can visit Pokhran came to the limelight when
several nuclear tests were conducted here during the 1970'\s and the 1990'\s.
Pokharan Fort is Built in 1532-1584 the yellow sandstone Pokhran fort,
though not as grand a fort as some of the others in Rajasthan has a few
exquisite palaces like the Mangal Niwas, the Rani Mahal and the Phool Niwas
or the Flower Palace, visit to Pokhran Museum : The Pokhran Museum
housed inside the fort-s premises is fairly small and contains an assortment of
weapons, paintings, pottery and the costumes which the Maharajas wore.
After visit continue to drive to Jaisalmer on arrival transfer to the hotel. Rest of
the evening free for leisure, overnight at the hotel.
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