After covering all the areas in Jaisalmer we moved out to outskirts of Jaisalmer. Sam village is on the edge of the Desert National Park. One of the most popular excursions is to the sand dunes on the edge of the park, 42 km from Jaisalmer along a very good sealed road.
It is best to be here at sunrise or sunset, and many camel safaris spend a night at the dunes. Just before the sunset jeep carrying loads of day-trippers arrive from Jaisalmer to be chased across the sands by tenacious camel owners. Despite of the tourist hype, it is still quite a magical place, and it is possible to frame pictures of solitary camels against lonely dunes. The desert dung beetles are fascinating to watch.
From Jaisalmer we traveled to Jodhpur, blue city.
It is best to be here at sunrise or sunset, and many camel safaris spend a night at the dunes. Just before the sunset jeep carrying loads of day-trippers arrive from Jaisalmer to be chased across the sands by tenacious camel owners. Despite of the tourist hype, it is still quite a magical place, and it is possible to frame pictures of solitary camels against lonely dunes. The desert dung beetles are fascinating to watch.From Jaisalmer we traveled to Jodhpur, blue city.
Distance: Jaisalmer ---> Jodhpur 285 kms
P.S: December is the month when lot of tourists land in Rajasthan. So if you really want all the arrangements to be done properly this has to be done before October end.
is this a new article or older one edited? the date says december 24, 2008, but i've not seen this article before and it showed up in my feed reader :)
ReplyDeleteanyways, glad i checked it out. informative writeup as usual
It's awesome!
ReplyDeletethats nice shot! the sun looks amazing! its like a huge ball hanging in the sky!
ReplyDeleteHello Rajesh
ReplyDeletewhat causes the line across the moon?
Happy days
Nice sky color. Looks like it was hot, too.
ReplyDeleteSandeep: Thanks. I am glad you spotted it right. I had missed to post it earlier as part of Jaisalmer. I will be soon completing my Rajasthan trip. I shall post new trip soon.
ReplyDeleteJoo: Thanks for appreciation.
Delwyn: Thanks. It was a cloudy day at the time of sunset. It is a cloud across the Sun.
Prospero: Thanks for appreciation. It was in the month of November and it is cold then.
Amazing. That's a great one.
ReplyDeleteSand dunes are to me the essence of the desert's beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful place. Great view.
ReplyDeleteWow beautiful view. Thanks for sharing. Anna :)
ReplyDeleteRegina: Thanks for the appreciation.
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Laurie: Thank you.
Anna: Thanks for the appreciation.
That's a fantastic sunset shot.
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A beautiful, incredible shot, Rajesh! Love the line across the moon! It's a very mystical looking capture!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend!
Sylvia
Very nice shot of the moon in this!
ReplyDeletewhat a dreamy photo, and yes, magical.
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ReplyDeleteLovely moon shot!
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Amazing shot. It captures the mood perfectly.
ReplyDeletewhat a picture..been wantg to go there..maybe next year
ReplyDeleteWonderful photo! Happy skywatching.
ReplyDeletelooks like your in a paradise... love your shot...
ReplyDeleteOh that sun looks great !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the appreciation. It is sunset covered by the clouds.
ReplyDeletebeautiful photo here - quite lovely
ReplyDeletenice capture ! sliced sun looks good ;)
ReplyDeleteDessert Moon!? It reminds me of the song itself. It's playing right now in my head, and it's fun while observing your shot :)
ReplyDeleteGreat capture.
ReplyDeleteWow - that is a magical and dreamy shost!
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ReplyDeletea beautiful place to be at
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvelous photo of the sun. The sand dunes must be wonderful to see.
ReplyDeleteThe sunset / sunsrise at Jaisalmer is really stunning! Spectacular shots!
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Lovely shot. Went to Sam Dunes last December. Found them disappointing.
ReplyDeleteLovely capture :) Thanks for sharing on this place. Only now I came to know about such place.
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