12 Day Forts, Forest, and Temple Guided Motorbike Tour in Rajasthan

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Day 1: Jaipur

Soon after breakfast, you shall be having an extensive briefing before you take a short ride (in an effort to know your bike better and to get familiar with its controls and riding conditions in India) to Amber town, where you will also visit the beautiful palace. The rest of the evening is free for leisure.

Day 2: Jaipur - Pushkar, 170 kilometers / 106 miles

Leaving Jaipur, you will head southwest on National Highway 8 towards Ajmer to the town of Pushkar, a holy town famous for its lake, various ghats, and temples spread all around it.

Day 3: Pushkar - Jodhpur, 215 kilometers / 134 miles

After breakfast, you will saddle-up yet again for a 215-kilometer ride to the city of Jodhpur. Today’s ride will take you through some village roads of Rajasthan.

Day 4: Jodhpur (Sightseeing day)

The day is yours to visit the places of interest like the Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, or the bazaars around the clock tower.

Day 5: Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Kumbhalgarh, 225 kilometers / 140 miles

After breakfast, it will be the time to bid adieu to “the blue city” and take your journey further south towards Ranakpur, a small town located in a wooded valley on the western side of the Aravali Range, famous for the white marble Jain temple with intricate carvings. Your final destination today will be a small village of Kelwara situated six kilometers from Kumbhalgarh.

Day 6: Kumbhalgarh - Udaipur, 85 kilometers / 53 miles

The Mewar fortress of Kumbhalgarh is a remarkable battlement surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary, home to a very large variety of wildlife, some of which are highly endangered species. This impregnable fort fell only once to the combined forces of four kingdoms including Emperor Akbar. After visiting the Kumbhalgarh Fort, you will be proceeding to Udaipur, the city of lakes.

Day 7: Udaipur (Sightseeing day)

Udaipur, a tourists delight as it is, will most likely to have you spending the entire day visiting all it has to offer. The evening will be a great time to absorb the stunning views of the “Lake Pichola” from the sunset point or one of the numerous roof-top restaurants lining the “ghats” around the lake and reminiscing the past few days after you left Bharatpur as the sun sets.

Day 8: Udaipur - Chittorgarh - Bijaipur, 165 kilometers / 103 miles

Heading northeast from Udaipur, today’s ride takes you to the spectacular fort of Chittorgarh, one of the most romantic of Rajasthan’s fortifications. After a ride to the fort, you will continue further towards the village of Bijaipur. However, before arriving at the destination of the day, you will first take a short detour to enjoy the village roads in the region.

Day 9: Bijaipur - Bundi, 155 kilometers / 96 miles

About 150 kilometers northeast of Bijaipur lies the quaint town of Bundi. The site of yet another impressive fort, the Taragarh, it is also known particularly for its architectural note seen in its ornate forts, palaces, and step-well reservoirs known as “baoris”.

Day 10: Bundi - Ranthambhore National Park, 125 kilometers / 78 miles

Today’s destination lies further northeast of Bundi and is home to the famous royal Bengal tiger. Situated in Sawai Madhopur District of southeastern Rajasthan, Ranthambhore was formerly the hunting grounds for the Maharajahs of Jaipur before Indian independence. Ranthambhore, now a Project Tiger reserve since 1973, is also home to other major wild animals including leopard, nilgai, dhole, wild boar, sambar, hyena, sloth bear, chital, and a variety of birds and reptiles. Soon after arriving, you will head out again for a safari through the national park.

Day 11: Ranthambhore - Jaipur, 180 kilometers / 112 miles

Today, you will saddle-up one last time and head back to Jaipur. Having gone around the best of south and east of Rajasthan, you will be “homing” back to Pink City. Tonight’s dinner will be a “farewell” dinner.

Day 12: Jaipur

Today, it will be time to say goodbye to the Royal Enfields and Rajasthan. After breakfast, you will be boarding a bus coach for the last leg of this journey, a city tour of Jaipur city. If you have purchased an add-on, you will be transferred to the partner hotel where your accommodation has been arranged.

Skill level(s) required for this tour: intermediate and advanced

Intermediate

• can ride for 3-4 hours
• average riding experience
• little assistance required
• comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• average experience with unsurfaced roads
• steep ascents and descents

Advanced

• can ride for 5-6 hours
• extensive riding experience
• assistance on demand (if required)
• experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
• comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Besides motorcycle journey, you will enjoy local sightseeing at selected locations, with transportation and an English-speaking guide.

This tour will start and end in Jaipur, India. You will also get the chance to visit Pushkar, Jodhpur, Ranakpur, Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bijaipur, Bundi, and Ranthambhore National Park.

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You will be served daily breakfast and dinners during the tour. Contes Asia will try their very hardest to accommodate all dietary requirements, but in some out-of-the-way places, it can be very difficult to guarantee. They will let you know if there are places on your itinerary where this is the case. Please let Contes Asia know at the time of booking of any food requirements or allergies and they will pass the information onto your leader. It is also a great idea to bring a card with your dietary requirements written in the local language for those times you are eating away from the group.

• Royal Enfield Classic 350cc / 500cc
• Local sightseeing at selected locations with transportation and service of an English-speaking guide
• Service of experienced motorcycle mechanic
• Service of an English-speaking ride leader and support crew
• AC coach / train transfers between New Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra (sightseeing of Taj Mahal)
• Comfortable support vehicle with driver (for luggage, gear, and occasional passengers)
• 11 nights' accommodation
• Daily breakfast and dinners
• Transfers to / from Jaipur International Airport (JAI) or Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
• Transfers to / from railway stations

• Travel insurance policy covering the use of motorcycle
• Motorcycle damage deposit or damage waiver (optional)
• Lunches and drinks / beverages (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
• Vaccinations and personal medication
• Visa fee for India
• Travel insurance
• Items of a personal nature such as laundry, tips, gifts, telephone or fax services, emergency evacuation costs, and fines
• Entry fees and camera fees for museums, forts, temples, monuments, and other such places
• Anything not explicitly mentioned in the “What’s Included” section

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 60% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.