SODAWAS was given in Jagir (Fiefdom) to Late Thakur Bishan Singhji by His Late Highness Maharaja Shri Umaid Singhji of Jodhpur in the Year 1943 along with two other villages, before which it was a 'Khalsa' Jagir, meaning for Three Decades it was under the direct rule of Marwar State (Jodhpur). On arrival you enter through a grand gateway into the Karni Kot, which is still lived in by the family of Late Thakur Bishan Singhji.

The Kot has ten bedrooms and every modern amenity. The family drawing and dining rooms have been opened to receive you in true Rajput Hospitalityl. Traditional Sodawas Cuisine for which the House is well known for, is served to you with spices adapted to your taste.

Their beautifully designed stables will interest Horse lovers.Once the much loved stallion and mare of the Late Thakur Bishan Singhji Sahib were stabled here. Horse safaris can be arranged on request. Beyond the Kot walls the guest encounters breath taking view of lush green fields of mustard and wheat; and in the village, one can see artisans working on the local crafts of the region. From Sodawas travelling through interesting countryside and passing the 14th Century Temples of Nadol and the famous white marble Jain Temple of Ranakpur, one can travel, enroute to Udaipur, through the picturesque landscape of the Aravali Mountain Range.

This colonial manor which started with a strength of 10 tastefully furnished art-deco style rooms in 1990, now has an additional 5 luxury tents. Karni Kot lies 90 kms to the south of Jodhpur, en-route to Udaipur; on a left turn soon after crossing Pali.
( Landmark : Left turn from the highway a 100 yards after keeping the RTDC Tourist Bungalow PANIHARI on your right)

• On arrival a traditional welcome ceremony with the villagers and the Sodawas Staff.
• Village walk safari which will enable you to see the different clans in this village.
• Wild life Jeep Safari - after Safari tea is served on the top of Mamoji Ki Bhakri, (a hillock overlooking the vast fields, wild life and the manor ahead).
• At dusk you are served your sun downers (Scotch, Gin & tonic or a Beer) with freshly prepared Barbecue, re-enacting living the Old Days of a Barbecue with drinks after a Shikar (Shoot).
• Guests are served dinner in traditional colonial style, a formal sit down. The dinner is often headed by the family of Thakur Sunder Singh Sodawas..
• Breakfast buffet in the dinning hall.
• Running hot and cold water - 24 hours.
• Guests can go on horse back to village Sapuni & the Village Reservoir. There they will be served lunch which will bought to you by the natives in the same traditional style as was practised during the time of the late Thakur Bishan Singhji Sodawas.