Selected Itineraries Kite Festival
A festival of colour with a different nuance - as kites take to
the sky all over Rajasthan. In the evening, kites with lights in
them add to the twinkling skies above. The main points of celebration
are Jaipur and Jodhpur. The main kite-flying day, Makar Sankranti,
is on January 14.
Day 1: Arrive in Jodhpur (by air from Delhi/Udaipur/Mumbai).
Day 2: Morning, sightseeing; afternoon, watch
the skies alive with their soaring kites, from the stadium. Maybe
you could try your hand at kite flying too.
Day 3: Drive to Jaisalmer, sightseeing.
Day 4: Morning, sightseeing, afternoon, drive
back to Jodhpur.
Day 5: Morning train to Jaipur; sightseeing in
the Pink City and Amber.
Day 6: Makar Sankranti day. Literally every rooftop
is dotted with kite-flyers. In the afternoon, there is an international
kite flying competition and related activities at Chaugan Stadium.
Rajasthan's most famous fair, it brings together camel traders,
pilgrims, visitors, and those who're here simply to participate
in one of the season's most colourful social events. Besides tented
camps, there are hundreds of shops selling everything from handicrafts
to spices, foodstuff and jewellery. For visitors, a number of activities
are also arranged, but most simply wish to stay within the fair
grounds to watch the fascinating Rajasthani village metamorphose
before their eyes.
Day 1: Arrive at Ajmer. and drive 11 km to Pushkar.
Spend the day in the fair grounds, overnight in tents.
Day 2: Back to the fair, camel rides, visit the
Brahma lake and temples on its banks, and simply keep going with
the flow of the people.
Day 3: Proceed to next destination
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