Other tour highlights include visits to schools and monasteries culminating in a climb to 13,000' and the ridge of Peekay for an inspiring Himalayan panorama. Maximum elevation 13,000'. Silver sage, Cerulean blue skies and ochre sand are the dominant colours. But these are punctuated by explosions of pure colour. Dashing men sporting handle bar moustaches, wear turbans in yellow, pink and red.
Women float along in their lime green, purple or orange saris.
Rajasthan is camel country. Nomads herd these odd beasts from watering hole to market to fair. We see them loping single file along the side of the road, herding the gangly young ones, or perched precariously behind the one hump swaying with the beast's ungainly gait. Our accommodation varies from Haveli's - small architectural delights built by the flourishing business class when the Maharajas reigned the land and traded on the silk route, to first class modern hotels. Each has been carefully selected for convenience and charm.