Delhi to Jaisalmer by highway, takes roughly 12-14 hours driving time – assuming you don’t take a break each half-hour. The drive is definitely made higher if it’s a seasoned Suryagarh chauffeur that drives you. The opposite method to get to Jaisalmer is by one direct flight from Delhi, operated by SpiceJet. Additionally flight to Jodhpur after which drive to Jaisalmer. Basically, name up the resort to test with them what the best choice for you’d be.
I’m not an enormous fan of highway driving in India as a result of a number of components. Visitors guidelines are hardly ever adopted. The truth is, they’re flouted to the abyss. Roads are both damaged or not sealed off from fields and cities – discovering stray canines and different animals sauntering on the highway is widespread. General, I really feel extraordinarily unsafe on Indian roads. However. When it’s a Suryagarh chauffeur AND I’ve nice firm on the drive, I don’t thoughts each on occasion, to journey to Jaisalmer, by highway. Many of the highway is buttery clean, in order that helps a LOT.
A couple of scenes from the highway beneath. It feels so good to have the ability to {photograph} in public once more!
Above, a selfie on a “khaat” at a neighborhood dhaba the place we stopped for a chai break. There are fewer and fewer locations to cease at as one will get nearer and nearer to Jaisalmer. The climate is colder now in October – November.
Under, we have been taken to the village dwelling of the chauffeur! Jamba, Rajasthan. A whole joint household shares the duty and bounty of farms they domesticate and animals they care for. Recent melons from their subject and scrumptious native home-made fare with tons of ghee.
After which we additionally drove to a protected spot the place Demoiselle Cranes come to feed and relaxation. It was my first time seeing these fowl in-person they usually placed on fairly the present. Beautiful!
As soon as we reached Suryagarh, it was 4 days of continuous meals and leisure and Dinner on The Dunes and night time and early morning drives. Pool time on the haveli and evenings spent on the bar, partying with different friends and Nakul Hada and Amara Reshi of Suryagarh.
I additionally tried the Salt Therapy on the Spa for the primary time and oh my it was SO good. I fell asleep – which I don’t normally do. I feel the truth that it’s colder climate and the therapy is with heated potlis and you then’re laid out on a salt mattress and lined with sizzling towels, may need one thing to do with it. Fabulous. Would do once more.
Lazy as I’m – Suryagarh, to me, is all about privateness and opulent leisure – I did put in some effort to decorate up and social gathering some evenings. Sharing a few of these beneath.
Blue wrap costume by Okhai was bought just a few months in the past and I used to be sporting it for the primary time and now I need all my attire to be precisely like this. Ear rings are hand-painted mini-paintings from my very own artwork label KhaosPhilos. The blue-green ones are oil paint on wooden and the black and white ones are acrylics on wooden. Ear hook and wire are sterling silver. Brooches are additionally from my artwork label. All have a magnet clasp on the again. Each bit is signed and dated on the again.
For my earlier tales from Suryagarh on the Naina.co weblog, see this.
