Manvar Resort & Desert Camp
The Manvār Story
Manvār, a word from a local dialect has no simple translation. It means varyingly, hospitality, ‘to request’, even a delicious feast. It is the essence of the spirit of welcome and warmth of a community known for their hospitality.
Moti Singh Rathore hails from an illustrious family of the region. Sentinels of a precious water source, the Sagat Sagar, Moti Singh and his family have served the people here. A seminal inspiration on Moti Singh Rathore has been his uncle, Fateh Singh Rathore more popularly known as “Mr. Ranthambore”. Influenced by the tenets of conservation, Moti Singh Rathore returned home to his village in the desert sand dunes between Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to set up Manvār Resort and Desert Camp in the Thar.
Desert Camp
Located 6 km from our desert resort, amidst the wilderness and surrounded by sand dunes galore, is the splendour that is the Manvar Tented Desert Camp. Ephemeral beauty lies all around you. With stunning sunrises, mesmerizing sunsets and dazzling night skies, life in this peaceful wilderness is spectacularly elemental and extraordinarily silent – quite like the paradox that is India.
Resort Stay
As with the name, the architecture too is inspired by indigenous wisdom. Styled to reflect the traditional villages of the desert, Manvar borrows generously from the sustainable practices of the land and generously gives back supporting villages and communities around by gainful employment and partnerships transforming into a green oasis, not just for travellers from far but for children of the desert too.
Luxury Camp
An oasis of luxury has been crafted in the vivid dunes, where wind and sand dance together to create fluidic patterns. 100 acres of private estate, proliferated with indigenous scrub in the heart of Thar is home to Manvar, Khagan of Luxury Camps.
Private Camp
A moving camp set on the ever-changing dunes, dancing to the tunes of desert winds singing songs of adventures of yore and yonder. Manvar Private Camp is set up at some of the choicest locations in the 400+ acres of Manvar Desert Reserve, a pristine expanse of desert with vistas that stretch to the horizon and clearest skies lit up by countless stars.
Desert Excursion
An enthralling drive in rugged four-wheel-drive jeeps, scrambling over dunes and crests in the Thar desert. Invariably, you will get stuck among the sand, and part of the fun is ‘digging out’ and enjoying the soft sand under your feet before you extract yourself and drive on.
A gentle drive of an hour and a half through the terrain. The desert safari is a great way to get a glimpse of Rajasthan’s wildlife at its best. The ever-beautiful Chinkara (Indian Gazelle) and his harem wander freely across the plains and dunes, often dipping to drink within this conservation-led sanctuary resort. The rare Desert Fox might give us an appearance, thriving nowhere else in India but here. Herds of Chinkara dither about, looking for watering holes. And look to the sands for Saw Scaled Vipers, sand boas, and smaller such inhabitants. Undoubtedly one of the best Jodhpur and Jaisalmer desert safari experiences you’ll ever have.
