Food is very cheap (you’ll rarely pay more than Rs25 for a meal) but rather dull. jaisalmeris are intractably vegetarian, the staple diet being boiled vegetables, fried moti, and green milos or wheat balls. And there’s a dearth of good ...

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 ...

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 ...