Situated on the edge of the Great Thar Desert, just south of Jodhpur, this lovely, family run fort is an ideal choice for those wanting to stay outside the city, in a rural environment.

Very much a family concern, it is an extremely friendly place with rooms scattered around the premises and facing onto the gardens or overlooking the lake. The rooms all vary in shape and size and have been very prettily decorated in Rajasthani fabrics and with varied colour themes. A glistening swimming pool occupies one of the courtyards, overlooked by the open-sided dining room and gorgeous upstairs, tented dining terrace. Throughout the premises there are peaceful gardens and courtyards for quiet contemplation. Alternatively, the stunning roof terrace overlooking the lake is the perfect place to sit and sip a drink in the evenings or to rest on comfortable mattresses during the daytime.

The family are highly respected locally and are lovers of nature and the great outdoors and will take you out to visit the desert villages and farming communities. They are also keen horsemen and Rohet offers some of the best riding safaris and horses in Rajasthan. Similarly, the grand, desert picnics they arrange are second to none and something never to be forgotten.

A place of great charm and character, steeped in family history.

The owners of Rohet Garh (also Mihir Garh and The Wilderness Camp) - the Rohet Family - have been very successful in employing local people by making them their partners in tourism through local activities, hence making it mutually beneficial all around. The simple rural folk that they work with are also employed in all their hotels.

Rohet's signature program, The Village Safari, was pioneered by Rohet Garh to enable guests to get an insight into rural Rajasthan and to get genuine and unobtrusively closer to local people. This is made possible as the family have always been very involved in the local government and welfare systems and are much respected by all villagers. This Village Safari is now copied in lesser ways by many others and it offers their guests a chance to interact with the local village folk and visit their homes in a genuine and authentic way as it is part of the family's daily rounds.

Guests are discouraged from giving money or any thing else to the local children. Instead they are encouraged to contribute to the Village Welfare fund. The fund enables the Rohet family to take up a new welfare project every year, thus also making their guests partners in the welfare schemes of Rohet Garh, which they are welcome to visit and interact with They have taken up several welfare projects over the years which include:

• Eye Camps. They have had three successful eye camps at Rohet. These included cataract laser surgery. The total number of people who received this surgery free of cost in all the three camps was 189.
• Every year Rohet Garh hosts a medical camp in collaboration with the Rotary club of Jodhpur . On average 750 / 800 patients are examined by 12 - 15 doctors from different departments. The patients then receive free treatment, including surgery, for their ailments.
• They have also contributed in the development of schools. Two years ago, with the help of one French group, Rohet Garh contributed the entire set of furniture, ceiling fans, two computers and uniforms for the entire girls school of Rohet. They have also contributed to adding a hall and stage in the middle school of Dhoondli village with the help of the cast and crew of the film ' Darjeeling limited'.
• Apart from that a number of smaller works like making of a ' ghat' (steps leading down to a lake), or making of cisterns for water etc., have been taken on over the years. This year, being one of the worst drought years, their endeavour is to make water available for animals, both domestic and wild, by filling and making troughs in the country side. They are also allowing grazing on their land to help save the animals from starvation.

ACCESS: is by air to Jodhpur from Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur or Bombay, followed by a 40 minute road journey. Alternatively, travel by train to Jodhpur from Delhi, Jaipur or Jaisalmer, followed by a 40 minute road journey. Rohet is also easily accessible by road from Khimsar, Osian, Nimaj, Deogarh, Narlai, Jodhpur, Luni and Bhenswara; or by a longer road journey from Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Roopangarh and Ajmer.

RESERVATIONS: For reservations please contact your tour operator, your local travel agent, or the hotel direct.