Gadisar Tank-Fort-Jain Temples-Salim Singh Haveli-Patwon k i Haven- Nathmal ki Haveli This tour is best done on foot, and in the cool of the morning. Set out around 7 am, taking a 15-minute stroll down Ashni Rd (from the fort ...
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Jaisalmer, the ‘Oasis of Jessal’, was founded in 3356 by the Bhati prince, Jaisal, to (‘place the old capital of Lodawa, 37 km (33 miles) away, which had proved too ulnerable to attacks from neighbouring tribes. Perched on a high ...
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This is a good day excursion, the ideal escape from the hot, dusty inner city. Kailana is a delightful picnic spot, with a small artificial lake and gardens. Situated 11 km (7 miles) west of Jodhpur (an hour by cycle), ...
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Mandore-Mahamandir Temple for next day, take a 20-minute minibus ride (regular buses from the top of High Court R d, opposite the Hospital) to Mandore (10 km: 6 miles north), the old capital of macrw ar. Probably founded in the ...
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Situated close to the edge of the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is the second city of Rajasthan. II was founded by Rao Jodha in 1459, following the capture of the nearby old capital of Mandate, home of the Rathore Rajputs since ...
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Rambagh Palace’s dining hall, the Suvarna Mahal, is magnificent but the food unfortunately is the hotel’s weakest link. There’s a good-value fixed menu at both lunch and dinner (Rs150). In the evening, get your seat by 7.30 pm—that’s when the ...
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Luxury/Expensive (US$50-150 plus per room night) Jaipur has a good range of clean, civilised places to stay at all levels. Far and away the best hotel is the Taj Group’s Rambagh Palace (tel 521241, tlx 0365-2254 and 2147, fax 0141-521098) ...
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Jaipur is a shopper’s paradise, even for Indian people. They come here from all over the country, to buy tie-and-dye bandhini bed linen, handwoven blankets, dhurrie, mirror-inlaid bangles, enamelled and blue pottery, gold and silver jewellery. Most of these things ...
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Nawab Sahib Ki Haveli-Hawa Mahal-Amber Palace-Gaitor- Jantar Mantar-City Palace and Museum This tour starts in the heart of the old city, at the high 18th-century merchant’s ho :se called Nawab Sahib Ki Haveli. The remarkable panoramic views of the whole ...
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Exotic ‘Land of Princes’, Rajasthan is a barren desert territory—dotted with battlescarred forts and palaces—whose harsh climate and rough terrain gave birth to a proud, warrior people of legendary courage and valour. Over the centuries, the Rajput chieftains resisted all ...
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