Travelling to Rajasthan is definitely a fantasy for people. The biggest state of India welcomes the travelers from different part of the world with open arms. It is considered to be the most tourist-friendly state in India but still there are few precautions that every traveler should take and should know. Traveling in bigger cities of Rajasthan may attract some unwanted attention which may get you in some kind of troubles. Here for your reference and safety we are giving you some of the precautions and safety tips to enjoy your Rajasthan tours. If you have booked your tour under an experienced Rajasthan tour operator then you will get these instructions in advance.
Be Cautious About Baggage: Always keep yourself and your luggage safe from the burglars and thieves as you might find many there. On congested local buses, hold onto your baggage. You might be requested to put your belongings underneath a seat to make some space for other fellow passenger. Don’t do it.
Security Inside Hotel Room: Your safety is in your own hands and you should always be cautious about that. In budget lodging, double lock the entrance with use of padlock and tightly lock all windows before going to sleep or going out for the night as thieves are practiced at stealing into unsafe hotel rooms.
Secure Luggage: A theft or loss of luggage in Rajasthan is a very common practice and you should always be cautious about the same. If you are leaving your luggage unattended anywhere, for any reason, bolt it to a pipe, a bed-stand or anything that you can find and cannot be moved.
Don’t Take Food From Strangers: Don’t take any food or drink from any stranger particularly on trains or buses. It might be intoxicated. Accepting anything from the unknown can be dangerous to your health as well as wealth, hence a clear rejection would always work.
Health Precautions for Rajasthan Tour
Keep Yourself Hydrated: Keep a bottle of fresh drinking water near all the times. Fill it up every morning before leaving your hotel. This protects you drinking local (often unhygienic) water. Beware maximum of the infections out here are water-borne.
Don’t Drink Unfiltered Water: By No means take any water even in restaurants that is not filtered, purified with water purification pills or with mixture of iodine or boiled for at minimum ten minutes. Though you will not be definite of this, always use mineral water (Packaged water) to drink.
Have Balanced Diet: Eat 3 balanced meals a day. In hot, dry climates just like Rajasthan it is common for travelers to skip solid foods, and to stay on a liquid diet of fruit, curds, and other bottled drinks. The unavoidable result is diarrhea.
Keep Medication Refilled: Keep your medicinal kit often refilled. Before leaving for remote area go to a local druggist and stock up on aspirins, diarrhea pills, insect cream, salt tablets and other first-aid prerequisites.
Don’t Eat Spicy Food: Avoid too Spicy food on your travel; make sure you ask your host to use less spices as Rajasthani Food or Rajasthani cuisines are very spicy in nature. Eating too spicy food which you are not habitual of can make your stomach upset.
Have a safe and secure Rajasthan tour planned by the experts. You should be cautious about the things from your own end as well. Your safety is in your own hands and so as the safety of your goods as well. Always remain at the safest side with the best preparation of the things. The temperature at Rajasthan is hot and humid so it is better that you should keep your body hydrated always.
