Day 3
Last night's revelries could not keep us from waking up early in
the morning to see the cool golden sands of Samm
changing colours in the sunrise. Explored around on camels and
proceeded back to Jaisalmer visiting different villages, ruins and
temples enroute.
 We
could quite imagine what it must be like to be here during the
highly popular three-day long Desert Festival,
when the sands come alive in a magnificient spectacle of colour,
music and festivity. Folk music apart, there are turban-tying
competitions, Mr. Desert contest, longest moustache competition,
camel races, camel polo, Gair dancers and Fire dancers
as well. The grand finale is at the Samm dunes on a moonlit night
where the festivities continue.
Later in the day, we visited the Lodurva ruins
of Jain Temples and the palaces at Moolsagar and
Amarsagar.
- Half day excursion either by Jeep or on Camel to the
fascinating desert village dunes of Khurri,
located near sand dunes.
- Full day excursion of Kuldhera, ruined
village of Paliwal community on camel and jeep.
 Full
Day excursion to Desert National Park, home of
the nearly extinct bird, the Great Indian Bustard and the
smallest Indian antelope, Chinkara.- Half day visit to Wood Fossils Park.
- Trip to Barmer, famous for its handicrafts
and Kiradu temples.
- Trip to Pokharan (more renowned as India's
nuclear test site) and Ramdevra (famous for
its annual Baba Ramdev fair).
Camel Safaris:
1 to 15 days safaris on camel covering several places such as
Mool Sagar, Lodurva, Samm, Kuldhera, and Khurri among others.
Tented accommodation and kitchen go along with the safaris.
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