After a half hour drive east from Jaipur, we found ourselves in the hills at the monkey temple. We saw lots more wildlife, peacocks, chipmunks and of course hundreds of monkeys. They entertained us with their antics and provided plenty of photo opportunities. From there it was a two hour drive to the village where we were to stay. The whole place looked very run down and we had to walk through the streets to an amazing hotel, the former palace of the village chief. Accommodation was more basic but rooms were clean with lovely sitting areas, both inside and out. After an afternoon of sunbathing, watching parrots, pigeons, monkeys and chipmunks on the roof, it was time for a promised camel ride or cart behind a camel. G Adventures supports the village by using the accommodation and rides. It was certainly an experience seeing village life, pigs running along the street, small shops, small industries like metal work, farming daily life, wells and smiling children everywhere. There were also circles of cow dung drying on roofs and used as fuel. There was no begging unlike Delhi. We had a very pleasant time interacting with the villages, having a lot of laughs and watching the children play. Tonight we had a buffet meal, music and dancing with many more photo opportunities.
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