Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
📄 Image slot — a dirt loop road through scrubland with camel herds at a waterhole.
Beyond the research farm, the camel economy lives on the district roads, and a loop day shows it without a single ticket.
The loop
- Out via the Devi Kund road: cenotaphs first, then the scrub opens and the herds appear.
- The village belts: herder settlements with raika camel pens; stop where invited, buy chai, photograph with permission, the working-camel guide sets the etiquette.
- The waterholes at dusk: herds come in to drink in the late afternoon; the light and the animals peak together.
Practical: figure on a rough 120-150 km day, mostly on metalled village roads, and a full-day car with a driver who knows the villages is essential; the breeding-traditions guide tells you what you are looking at.