Living on the fringes of the Thar desert at a distance of 30 kilometers from Jodhpur, Bishnoi is an extraordinary community of ‘tree huggers’, ardent Nature lovers and the earliest environmentalists in the state. The safari includes a packed lunch and open jeep drive to the villages where guests can observe the lifestyle of the Bishnoi people and interact with them. There’s plenty to learn and soak in, from the potters’ village of Singhasini to rustic refreshments, souvenir shopping for colourful dhurries woven at Salawas and the hospitality of the Bishnois. On the banks of the serene Guda Bishnoi Lake where peacocks, rabbits, the fiercely protected, endangered blackbuck (Indian antelope) and chinkara (gazelle) graze, guests have the rare opportunity to witness striking Demoiselle Cranes who migrate every year from Mongolia and Eurasia.