The Green Canvas of Nature

The hidden gem of Rajasthan is indeed an example of unique biodiversity. The dense forest, wild animals, rich flora and fauna, waterfalls, ancient temple and action-packed train journey-Raoli Tadghar has everything you need for a memorable vacation in nature. Anirban Dasgupta shares his experience of this amazing destination.

Western Ghat? Somewhere on the east coast of Odisha? Terai region of Indo-Nepal border?

- No, none of us could actually tell the location when Umesh, the Forest Ranger from Tal Chhapar showed us the photographs on his mobile phone. The dense green rainforest-like landscape, hilly terrains and waterfalls in the photographs easily did the trick, and none of us could realize and link this place with the domain of the Great Thar desert. Indeed, this hidden treasure of the land of Maharajas has all that makes it the perfect destination for travellers looking for adventure, photography, cherishing the virgin nature, and wilderness far away from the crowd.

On a rainy day in the month of August, we hit the road; all braced for a long drive down the National highways towards our destination, Raoli Tadgarh.

From Delhi Via Jaipur- Ajmer - Bhim urguably, one of the best highways drives in the country would make your journey a delightful experience. After a delicious breakfast with Onion-Kachauri, a two hours drive took us to a small two called Bhim. As per the accurate guidance of a samaritan, we finally left the highway and took a right turn towards the narrower but well-built road that took us to the further interior. In no time we found ourselves driving through the hilly roads with green forests getting denser with every turn. The milestone zero of Tadgarh welcomed and also offered a much-needed comfort (as the GPS have already surrendered a few miles back) that we were right on track.