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Kheechan - Introduction

Kheechan : Village is situated 130 kms from Jodhpur and 5 kms from Phalodi. This is a natural sanctuary to the bird Kurjan. This bird belongs to South Western Europe, Black sea, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North and South Africa and Mongolia. It India, this bird is known as Kurjan, karkara and kunch. When Europe cold becomes intolerable then these birds migrate to India. Surviving on insects, frogs, fish, wheat barley and seeds of watermelon and dangerous for the crops. While flying as it makes lot of noise and sounds like kurr-kurr, thus it is known as kurjan. The bird having great affinity towards the Indian land occupies a massive area for its stay, transforming it into a bird sanctuary

Kheechan village becomes absolutely deserted when these birds return to Europe. Besides kheechan, these cranes can also be seen Bapp Lake, Bhadriya and Bhatiyana in Jaisalmer, many villages of Barmer, Rama, Morda, Talab and Badrajune in Jalore and also near Sanchore. They are also seen in Krishna Mrig sanctuary in Tal Chappar of Churu district and the Bharatpur bird sanctuary.

OSIAN : The ancient town of Thar Desert was a great trading center between 8th to 12th centuries. Today it is desert oasis with 16 Brahamanical and Jain temples, beautifully sculpted and designed, most of which have stood ravages of time. The place is highlighted by its camel ride at the time of the sunset. The tourist's have the liberty to watch the architectural forms during that camel ride and return back to the camps or the resorts followed by drinks and thematic evening of performing arts and a choice of oriental cuisines arranged in the ethnic style of that region. The stay at the camps enriches the feel of the holiday. The camp Thar being the best among the staying facilities.

The ancient town of Thar Desert was a great trading center between 8th to 12th centuries. Today it is desert oasis with 16 Brahamanical and Jain temples, beautifully sculpted and designed, most of which have stood ravages of time. The place is highlighted by its camel ride at the time of the sunset. The tourist have the liberty to watch the architectural forms during that camel ride and return back to the camps or the resorts followed by drinks and thematic evening of performing arts and a choice of oriental cuisines arranged in the ethnic style of that region. The stay at the camps enriches the feel of the holiday. The camp Thar being the best among the staying facilities.

MACHIYA SAFARI PARK : It lies on the way to Jaisalmer, about 1km from Kailana Lake. The key fauna of the safari park includes, deer, desert fox, monitor lizard, blue bulls rabbits, wild cats, mongoose, monkeys etc. There is also large number of birds, which can seen from an exclusive bird watching point and also nice sunset can seen from the fort of park.