Camel safari - hokey & commercial or worthwhile to do?
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Camel safari - hokey & commercial or worthwhile to do?
I can't quite make up my mind if this interests me at all or sounds too far too geared to a commercial & faux experience of India. I'm not inclined toward a cold night in a tent, either, although a day trek or a night in a homestay would be more my idea of the experience I'm imagining. Is a trek into the desert on camels a worthwhile & unique experience? Or is it too hokey and commercially-driven?
What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Paule
What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Paule
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Thanks, Bob. I'll add it to the "maybe" list.
Sounds like the Indian equivalent of the sunset in Oia in Santorini -- I enjoyed the experience but wouldn't say it was the touristic highlight of my trip.
Paule
Sounds like the Indian equivalent of the sunset in Oia in Santorini -- I enjoyed the experience but wouldn't say it was the touristic highlight of my trip.
Paule
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I did it from Jaisalmer through our hotel and we did an overnight. We never saw any other tourists. There were about five of us plus two guides. I thought it was great. Cold, but great. So we did not find it commercialized at all.
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The hotel advertised it as being away from the other tourists. Maybe we started in a different spot. We also did the overnight so we probably started earlier as the sun set after we had already arrived at our camping spot.