Rajasthan
Jawai Bandh
Leopards on granite hills, living alongside Rabari shepherds.
Jawai is the surprise of southern Rajasthan — a dam and a landscape of bare granite kopjes with one of the densest leopard populations in India, and no history of conflict with the herders who share the ground. Safaris run at dawn and dusk.
What to see
- 01
Leopard safari
Two slots daily; book the jeep well in advance in winter.
- 02
Jawai Dam
Crocodiles and flamingos on the backwater in winter.
- 03
Rabari villages
Shepherd settlements around the hills.
