Half-Day Bishnoi Village Safari: Explore Weavers, Potters, Wildlife, and Local Arts & Crafts
4.8
100 Ratings
Jodhpur

In our half-day rural tour, we will explore:

  1. Households of textile creators, ceramics artisans, fauna, and regional handicrafts.

  2. The excursion lasts between 4 to 5 hours.

  3. The journey includes water bottles, as well as tea and coffee.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Village Safari Day Tours - 1. Wild-life spot.
  1. Interlocked durry weaving.

  2. Clay pottery.

  3. Bishnoi family visit.

  4. Textile workshop visit.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Village Safari Day Tours
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Y354mvmichellel
Mar 30, 2024
Rural India adventure - Chhotu, our guide was awesome - very friendly and knowledgable and happy to answer all our questions on all kinds of topics related to India! We thoroughly enjoyed sharing a meal at his village home, observing village life, local handcrafts like weaving and ceramics and spotting wildlife. Definitely recommend.
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Sophiech
Mar 23, 2024
You must do this! - By far the best experience we have had on our trip! We were picked up at 8am for a safari geep tour to the Bishnois villages. We saw gazelle, deer and peacocks on the way. First we met a lovely family who explained the ceremonial ritual and through our guide told us fantastic stories. We were lucky enough to be here at the start of Holi festival so they were painting their floors in anticipation. We then drove to a potter who showed us how they make clay pots to hold water and other items they make, how they kiln them on an open kiln. It was so interesting and finally our wonderful guide, Chotaram took us to his house where his parents showed us their weaving. We had lunch made by Chotoram's wife in their house. The love the family have for one another and the natural laughter between them was infectious. If we ever come to Jodhpur again, we will definitely stay at their home stay. The food was out of this world and we learnt so much from Chotoram. He even bought us a delicious sugar cane drink to try on our arrival back into the city! Honestly, I cannot recommend him enough. A genuinely lovely man, full of interesting knowledge and a great horrible history lesson you do not receive from other guides! We loved every minute of it!
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Samawei
Mar 23, 2024
Great and informative tour - Great and very informative tour! Ashok taught us a lot about his culture and the Indian crafts and the food in the end was just delicious:) I can only recommend to do the tour with him
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Shelley
Mar 15, 2024
A unique cultural tour - We didn’t know exactly what to expect from this tour but really turned out to be a highlight of our trip. Our guide Chhotuh was waiting for us at the pickup point in a jeep as advertised. Chhotuh was a perfect guide. He is from the Bishnoi village so really is the perfect guide with intimate knowledge that was so interesting to learn about their customs and life. Chhotuh’s wife cooked us traditional foods over an open fire. Although there was cutlery, Chhotu showed me how to eat with hands only which is an experience and surprisingly practical. This really is a great day - highly recommended!
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Jellybear2
Feb 8, 2024
The most beautiful experience of our tour to Rajasthan - It was the best experience we had during our three-week trip to India. Our guide was courteous, kind and shared a glimpse of his habits and family life with us. It was really nice to try modeling ceramics, see the skill in transforming a scarf of over 9 meters into a turban in a few seconds, eat a healthy and really good meal in a family atmosphere, we even saw a rare blue antelope. There are many other things that have made us understand the beauty of a life that respects animals and nature, an escape from the chaos and pollution of the city in a clean and quiet countryside. A nice breath of fresh air. Thank you thank you!
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Evdb12
Jan 7, 2024
Authentic and fun! - It was a very nice experience to learn about the lifestyle of different rural communities around Jodhpur and meet these communities. You learn a lot about the culture and Ashok is a very knowledgeable and fun guide! We also learned about desert wildlife and trees etc. I’m super happy we experienced this! Definitely a highlight!
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Josyr566
Dec 18, 2023
Get in touch with the local life - We had an amazing Village-Safari with Ashoka this Afternoon. First we saw some wild animals like gazelles in the nature and after we visited three different families in the Village. There we learned about the local life and met very friendly people. Our Guide Ashoka had a really positive energy which made the tour even more enjoyable. We can really recommend to make the Village-Safari with him to get closer to the Indian Village life. All in all an authentic experience.
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Lutzw69
Dec 1, 2023
Authentic local India experience in Bishnoi Village - The Tour started at 8 in the morning. Our Tour Guide Ashok Prajapat picked us up at our Hostel and we started driving to the country Side. During the Tour ashok showed us all different kinds of wild animals and explained a lot about the wild life in the Region. Furtheremore he showed us different kinds of craftmanship which are used for generations and told us a lot about the culture and way of life the people are living. All in all it was a really authentic and interesting experience in which you get real culturel Insights. I can recommend the Tour to everyone who Likes to get a deeper Look into the local Community.
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Helenlouise391
Nov 22, 2023
Bishnoi Magic - A nice excursion away from the city , enjoyed watching the pottery and weaving and a delicious lunch served to us . Very friendly guides who answered all our questions .
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Cameron
Feb 20, 2024
Don’t book with this tour company! - Had to cancel due to a medical condition. Asked for a refund as the tour had already took the money from my bank card. Was told by the organiser I’d be refunded. Still have not received this refund.
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