Resort Rawla, Jaisalmer

Inviting you to spend the desert night and experience the ethnic life, you had been dreaming to do !

Here is nature friendly off-beat, authentic offer deeply rooted in traditional desert life. Resort Rawla situated in 33 Acre ( 87 Bigha ) land. The resort is located in the flat country and is surrounded by horse-shoes shape formation of golden sand dunes. Rawla has ethnic village concept, non-touristic, undisturbed, hassle free atmosphere.

There is no electricity. We spend the night using moonlight or the glow from the star, clean sky provides enough. Though lanterns / candle / solar lights are in service.

Generator  only  used  during  evening  &  early  morning  check in  &  check out  time respectively.

Look out from any corner of the Resort Rawla; your eyes will hit the adjoining sand dunes dotted with sparce vegetation. You are inspired to roll up: sand-wide span of desert over the slopes on the other side

Sunrise and sunset over the dunes is the specialty at Resort Rawla.

The Resort Rawla has own Rawla Sand Dunes area. Here all special Arabian Night Theme Dinner with barbecue, campfire, cultural programs etc arranged for groups, for conference delegates & student groups.

Location

Folk Apprel

The Thar desert, in which Jaisalmer is located, has limitless folk appeal. The more you investigate the better it is. The Resort Rawla offers you an authentic sample of this vast desert life. As per choice, folk dances and songs are possible to be organized for your evening. You decide how many hours you need to be regaled: dance with these men-women throughout night if you can!

The folk artistes have a rich tradition: balleds, songs of monsoon, separation of wife from husband, on birds, and religious hymns. Many local artistes have hit international headlines in U.K. Europe and U.S.A. They are a treat to ears and eves

Location

The Resort Rawla is located 32 km west of Jaisalmer, and enroute of Jaisalmer – Sam Sand Dunes Road. 2 Km. South of main road and diversion just after 15 km stone of Sam.

Restaurant

The Resort has separate Dining Hall where traditional Rajasthani Cuisines are served

• Authentic Cuisines:
  The Resort Rawla serves authentic Rajasthani Cuisines : bread of wheat or millet with or without butter, dal(Lintel), green vegetables, ‘Gatta’ ( based on gram flour), ‘Sangri’ ( fruits of Prosopis cineraria, the State Tree of Rajasthan), mixed with ‘Kair’ (a wild fruit of the desert), potato (boiled or fried with cumin and gravy), rice ( boiled or fried ) are sheer examples. Soup ( of lintel, sweet corn or tomato ) as the starter with papad, and tea/ coffee towards the end with indigenous sweets ( rasgulla ) are as per taste. A non-vegetarian dish is equally possible, in traditional Rajasthani ‘sula’ style or fried in gravy continental and Chinese dished are as per choice. Dinner is laid out over tables with chairs. Buffet is at demand. Star-gazing is of delight at night. Mineral water is in stock for you. Alcohol needs to be brought along with by guest.

• Breakfast:
  Juice, toast, butter/jam, fried fingerchips, vegetable pakora, and if desired even ‘parantha’ with plenty of tea/ coffee. (American/ Indian)

What to Do

• A home away from home in a Desert- style living (one or two nights stay )

• Rolling up and down the Sand Dunes just outside your room.

• Plenty of excitement observing Sunrise & Sunset over the dunes.

• A quiet walk in morning or afternoon across the agriculture fields.

• Observing birds ( do not forget to carry your binoculars!)

• Enjoying Camel Safari ( an hour, Half day or full day )

• Jeep Safari

• A visit to Desert National Park – only one of its kind in India.

• Special – breakfast session at nearby wetland to watch birds and other animals

• Witness of ethnic village life

• Trip to an ancient town now in utter ruins.

• Having a close look at the pastoral life of Local people

• Any other activity you can plan or we suggest as per your choice

Nearby Attraction

The flora and fauna of Thar Desert is of unique ecological significance. About 80 species of birds have been recorded in this region: Larks, Pipits, Wheaters, Mynas, Green Beaters, Indian Coursers, Redwattled Lapwings, Gray Partridges, Sandgrouses, Hourbaras, Great Indian Bustards, Eagles, Hawks, Kestrels, Falcons being the prominent

Indian Gazelles, Hare, Desert Fox, Desert Cat, Gribbles, Rodents, Spiny-tailed Lizard etc are common to observed.

Grasses of great nutritional variety are dotting the local scene and attract herds of sheep and camels to browse

Nearby are a few water bodies where migratory birds are spotted during the winter season. 

India’s only one, the Desert National Park, is at a walking distance from the resort Rawla.

Accommodation

• Huts ( Traditinal Rural Cottages ) :
  There is ten huts, each look like a typical desert hut, circular and cylindrical in shape with conical thatch roof on top. That is what you see in the interior of the desert villages. Inside are two beds with cotton cushion, mattresses, bed covers, pillows and cotton-quilts.

  The interior is inspiring with folk are motifs and embroidered tapestry on circular walls. There are tiny windows to look out and receive fresh air. And fresh air always comes through the thatch roof. The huts are made of local clay and lime with a plaster of organic material – the ultimate in nature-friendly living! Each hut is a separate entity in the resort.

  Twenty  five  swiss  tents  out  of  these

• Swiss Tents:
  Ten Swiss tents with space of 14x14 feet, 7x14 varandah and attached stone constructed 7x7 feet bathroom & Fifteen swiss tents  with  12x12 feet room and 6x12 attached bathroom and

  ..open varandah with running hot & cold water. Each tent has dressing table chairs and center table, two coirfom mattresses with beds, neat and clean bed sheets, pillows and quilts.

• Safari Tents: We also have safari tents which can pitched on demand. In safari tent-ground coirfom mattress, neat & clean bed sheets, pillow and quilts.

  Common toilets are available at resort. If Tent are pitched outside the campus than separate common tented toilet are pitched nearby.

Swiss tents & Huts  have running hot and cold tap water facility ( hot water provided in particular time in early morning and evening). Huts have common toilet