DESERT TOURISM Resources OF INDIA

Sadique Ali.V.K

MTTM

MG University

Submitted to,

Ast.Prof. Abin. K.I

Introduction

India is not only a culturally diverse country, but

geographically as well

From the tallest mountain ranges in to sandy shores

Each state has different and unique tourism products

A desert is an area with little no vegetation& water is

precious

India is home to both hot and cold desert

Desert are formed over thousand of years due to the

scarcity of water or difficult climatic conditions but nature

adapts..

What is Desert

Desert is an arid region

characterized by extremely high or

low temperature and has scares of

vegetation

The sandy Rajasthan Desert,

High altitude desert,

White salt Desert

INDIAN DESERT

Geography

Lies towards the western margins of Aravali Hills.

Spread over the state of Rajasthan and southern portion

of Gujarat , Haryana and Punjab.

The great desert extends from the edge of the Rann of

Kutch beyond the Luni rever northward. And Little

extends from the Luni rever b/w Jaisalmer & Jodhpur

Desert Region

The Great Desert

The Little Desert

Climate….

It has arid climate with low vegetation cover

Desert is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes. Desert region receives very

low rain fall below 150mm per year all falling between July and September

The climate is harsh with temperatures ranging form near freezing up to 50°C

Streams appear during rainy season

.

The Indian Desert is mainly inhabited by Hindus , Muslims , and Sikhs .

A colourful culture rich in tradition prevails in the desert.

The people have a great passion formusic and poetry.

The main occupation of the people in desert is agriculture and animal

husbandry . The living standard of the people in the desert is low.

Desert Facts..

Camels play a very ipm roll in the desert life as well as the desert

festival

Biodiversity

Desert is an home to many endemic sp

Great Indian Bustard

Blackbuck

Indian wild Ass

The Desert National Park,

Jaisalmer (3162km )Eg for ecosystem

The golden fox

Chinkara

Caracal

Snakes

Lizard

Numerous sp of Reptile, Desert

Scorpions, Mongoose….etc

FLORAFAUNA

Khejri (Prosopis cineraria Tree)

The Herbaceous plants (Sewan and Dhaman

Grass

Acacia nilotica

Prosopis juliflora

Cactus

Neem

These plants have very well adapt

themselves to high temperature or to low

temperature of desert

Chinkara

Blackbuck

Khejri

Great Indian Bustard

National Parks and Wildlife

Sanctuaries There are 11 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries

located at the Thar desert area.

The largest among them are Narayan sarovar

desert Wildlife sanctuary and The Rann of Kutch

Desert national park

Tal Chhapar sanctuary

The Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary

Important desert destinations in India

Thar Desert

Jaisalmer Desert

Kutch Desert

Jodhpur Desert

DESERT TOURISM

DESTINATIONS

Jaisalmer

Bikaner

Mount Abu

Mandwa

Bundi

Chittorgarh

Kota

Nagaur

Sawai Madhopur

THAR DESERT

Thar Desert

Also known as the Great Indian Desert, the

Thar Desert extends into two states of

north west India (Rajasthan and Gujarat)

and in the eastern region of the

neighboring country, Pakistan. About 85%

in India

The desert is bordered by Indus and Sutlej

river in the west and the Aravalli ranges in

the east.

Location :, Rajasthan, Gujarat

Area : 446,000 square kilometers

Average annual rainfall : 100 to 500 mm

It is the worlds 17th

largest desert,

And worlds 9th largest sub tropical

desert.

About 40% of the total population of Rajasthan state

live in the Thar desert region.

Great Indian Desert is one of the most heavily

populated desert areas in the world.

The mean maximum and minimum temperature of

Thar desert is 41C during summer and 7C in winter

Jodhpur Desert

Desert of Jodhpur is also known as the Sun City. Desert of Jodhpur is set at the edge of Thar Desert in Rajasthan.

Major Attractions

The major attractions of Desert of Jodhpur

are Mehrangarh Fort,

Umaid Bhavan

Palace and Jaswant Thada.

Jodhpur Desert festival expresses culture and traditions of Rajasthan. The most famous Jodhpur Desert festival is Marwar Festival

Jodhpur Desert Festival also includes Jodhpur International Desert Kite Festival

and Nagaur Fair. The Jodhpur Desert Festival serves as a platform to perform local customs that have been there since

times immemorial.

JAISALMER

Jaisalmer is known as the jewel of desert and

famous for its amazing fort , Camel safari,

Golden sand dunes, and colorful culture

Staying overnight in tents and mud huts,

and enjoying various amusing activities

are full of happy.

Jaisalmer

sunrise and sunset at Jaisalmer's Sam

sand dunes form the best excursion

which one can have in desert

exploration.

Jaisalmer Attractions

Lalgarh Palace

Patwon Ki Haveli

Desert National Park

Jaisalmer Fort

Jain heritage of Jaisalmer

Museums

KUTCH DESERT

Kutch desert is situated in the Kutch district,Gujarat.

It was declared a sanctuary in February 1986. Narayan sarovar

wild life sanctuary

It is a seasonal salt marsh

Is reputed to be one of the largest salt desert in the world

(white Desert)

The sanctuary supports wide variety of water birds and mammalian

wildlife.

Attractions….

Kutch bustard sanctuary

Narayan sarovar sanctuary

Hot and cold desert

A Hot and Dry Desert is, as you can

tell from the name, hot and dry. Most

Hot and Dry Deserts don't have very

many plants. They do have some low

down plants though. A cold desert is a desert that has snow

in the winter instead of just dropping a

few degrees in temperature like they

would in a Hot and Dry Desert. It never

gets warm enough for plants to grow.

Just maybe a few grasses and mosses.

The cold deserts of India include

Ladakh (J&K); Lahaul, Spiti,

Kinnaur and Bharmour (H.P.);

pockets of Northern Uttaragarh; and

Sikkim.

Activities@Desert

Camel Safari

Activities@Desert

Sand Dune Camping Staying in Tents in Desert Dunes

Activities@Desert

Air Ballooning

Activities@Desert

Jeep Safari

Activities@Desert

Sand Bashing on Sand DunesDriving in sand

Conclusion

The desert tourism is one of the most

emerging tourism concept in india. Both cold and

hot desert destinations in india. Siachin area is one

of the best example of cold desert. Rajasthan Thar

desert is most famous desert region in India. Some

of the most popular festivals and fairs like Kutch

utsav, Pushkar fair are attract lots of domestic and

foreign tourist in every year. The camel safari and

camping etc, are the other attraction of desert

tourism.

Reference

Official website of Rajasthan tourism

www.holidayiq.com>home>India

Tourism products of India : Robinet,sindu

Encyclopaedia (Wikipedia)

Sadique Ali.V.Ksdq9633200550@gmail.com

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