Delwara Heritage and Community Walk
Tour info
Why take this tour?
This is a guided tour of a village with historic temples, stepwells and a royal palace (now a luxury hotel). The tour guides grew up in the village and still live there and will introduce travellers to its villagers and artisans who themselves can provide guided instruction on their arts, for example pottery, jewellery and stitching. The guides will also take travellers into old temples, access to which is normally restricted to worshipers. The tour provides a unique opportunity to see a real part of India which is not otherwise seen by tourists and to learn about its way of life. The tour is in fact an initiative of the NGO Seva Mandir in order to help preserve and highlight the unique heritage of Delwara and to provide job opportunities to its young guides who run the tour.
What’s included?
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Coffee and/or Tea -
Private transportation
Things to know
Before you book
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Duration: 2h
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Mobile tickets accepted
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Instant confirmation
Cancellation Policy
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
About operator:
We are a tour operator operating under the charity Seva Mandir (1) to help safeguard the heritage of Delwara and is beautiful and historical area; (2) to promote Sadhna Handicraft which is run by a company that shares its profits with all the women working there; and (3) to educate and entertain visitors by taking them to havelis and 900 year old temples which no-one would otherwise be able to enter, to introduce them to artisans whose families worked for the king, to take them on treks and to provide them with a window into what village life is like. All our guides have have been fully trained and they all grew up and still live in Delwara.
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