Godwada Village Diaries Of Culture Aangan
Tour Information
A land known for its rich heritage; Rajasthan is a place where colors and cultures dominate. The state is known for palaces, havelis, forts, gardens, monuments along with opulence and much more.With Culture Aangan, you can take the opportunity & connect with the people who contribute to the thickly woven, intrinsic social carpet. You will explore the villages of Rajasthan & experience firsthand, the various mechanisms that tick the village life. You can be a part of the morning opium meet, go spend the day with the rabaaddi tribes, learn the art of block printing, and evenings watch the sun go down behind awe inspiring rock formations.
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Day 1
Arrive around noon at Crown castle Nana. Welcome and registration, you can have refreshments and retire to your room for freshening and a rest. Later you can meet your hosts, get to know them. Lunch will be the family.
The village in the Pali district embodies even today, in the 21st century, all the elements that made a village in ancient times a self reliant unit. The village itself has grown in proportions and population today, but still retains the old architecture homes, the narrow lanes. You will be a part of the village community for the next 4 days.
After evening tea, visit the local market. Sheoganj is a colorful market famous for its gota (lace) work. You can shop to your hearts content. Evening there will be a cultural show along with dinner with the family. -
Day 2
Today there will be the picnic breakfast by the lake. If you are lucky, you can see the crocodiles sunbathing on the rocks. Later head back to the village. You will visit the village Panchayat office and meet the Sarpanch (village headman.) There will be an orientation on the various pillars of the village. Later take a leisure interesting walk around the village. Every community has a different style of building their home, dressing, food, language. Be a part of the village community for the day. Lunch will be at your home stay with the host family.
Post lunch siesta. Around 4 p.m. in the afternoon, depart for leopard sighting in the jeep. Crossing your fingers, you should be able to view the leopards. Later back at the home stay, you have the option of dressing in the local Rajput style and participating in the traditional style of Rajasthani dinner. Dinner will be with the home owner. -
Day 3
After an early breakfast say good bye to your home stay and proceed towards your next destination- Mertiya Farms at Padampura. Welcome and registration, you can have refreshments and retire to your room for freshening and a rest. Spend time with the host family. Go around the farm. You have an option of assisting your host in cooking the lunch. Eat your lunch sitting under the tree along with your host family.
After a small siesta and tea, visit to the Terracotta horse making village. Spend the evening with the craftsmen. Later visit the Terracotta horse temple. Your tour coordinator with entertain you with the interesting story behind the temple.
Dinner will be under the star lit skies, open air at our farm house along with the host family. -
Day 4
Today spend the day with the camel herders; a fast diminishing community due to reducing grazing lands. Early morning depart to meet the camel herders. You will get to visit their homes, meet their families and interact with them. You can see, bathing of the camel, milking of the camel. Taste the camel milk. Later visit the NGO which works with the camel herding community. This NGO assists the camel herders in maintain their camels,; providing medicines etc. The NGO also makes various products out of camel dung like paper, soap. Lunch will be back at the farm. Post lunch, go on a small horse safari. If its your first time, you will get to learn all about the horses.
Evening is at leisure. Dinner will be with the host family along with a cultural program. -
Day 5
After breakfast say goodbye to your host family and proceed on your onward journey
- 04 Nights Home-Stay Accommodations on Twin Sharing Basis.
- Traditional Welcome with Garland and Tikka.
- Welcome Drink on Arrival.
- Goody Basket in the Room.
- Complimentary bottle of Mineral Water replenished each day.
- All Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) menu to be discussed on the first day. Meals will be local home -made cuisine- vegetarian and non vegetarian
- Escort/Guide Fees as per Itinerary.
- All activities as per the package given above
- Taxes
- Pick up and drop either from the airport in Udaipur/Jodhpur or from the nearest railway station.
- Internal transportation
- Items not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Any Optional Activities.
- Expenses of Personal Nature Laundry, Calls, Tips, etc.
- Anything not mentioned in the Tour Price Includes
- Internal transportation.
- If a booking is cancelled 30 days prior to the commencement of the date journey, 10% from the total package amount will be deducted.
- If a booking is cancelled 3 weeks prior to the commencement of the date of journey, 20% from the total package amount will be deducted.
- If a booking is cancelled 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the date of journey, 25% from the total package amount will be deducted.
- If the booking is cancelled 7 days prior to the commencement of the date of journey, 50% from the total package cost will be deducted.
- If the booking is cancelled less than 7 days prior to the commencement of the date of journey; 75% from the total package cost will be deducted.
- If a booking is cancelled 48 hours before the commencement of the date of journey, 100% from the total package cost will be deducted.