With the tag of the desert city in Asia, Jaisalmer is the desert capital of the Rajasthan located in the middle of 'Thar' the great Indian desert. Named after the king Jaisal, Jaisalmer is the first desert city of India. When it comes to exploring famous attractions and the best tourist places to visit in Jaisalmer, Go Jaisalmer has you covered. Discover the best of what Jaisalmer has to offer with our things to do section that tells you all about Jaisalmer, its fort and Havelis, Culture, and the places that you should visit for some sightseeing.
Jaisalmer fort is a small dramatic city portraying a perfect blend of old and royal landmarks that allures most visitors. A vibrant royal castle exudes a distinctive identity with its architectural riches and enticing history and traditions. The economic and financial epicenter of Thar has a myriad of sightseeing spots including several historical temples including Jain temple (Must visit) old havelis architecture.
Price: INR 250 for foreigners plus camera/Video fees | Timings: open for its visitors from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all days and the recommended tour duration is 2-2.5 hours.
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The architecture of Jaisalmer havelis is very well designed with each room separated into different sections or courtyard. The haveli houses has a plethora of cool things the likes of which are an amazing Hall of glorious Havelis, fantastic stone work art. The Havelis focuses on stimulating the interest and knowledge of stone craftsmanship enthusiasts to learn about the vintage and classic house design. An impressive collection of traditional havelis, antique and royal collections, Patwon Ki Haveli and Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli is worth a visit. In fact, it seems the inspiration for this design has been derived from that of a royal palaces.
Approach our concierge team today to plan a wonderful trip to the Havelis of Jaisalmer, an ideal family centric tour to spend time with your kids.
Price: INR 100 for foreigners plus camera/Video fees | Timings: open for its visitors from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all days and the recommended tour duration is 1 hours.
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Traverse the twin-cities, explore numerous architectural sights across the fort, down town all while being guided by our city expert and accompanied by a very own personal driver and car prioritizing your care and comfort. Explore the most popular city of Rajasthan when you join in for an organized heritage walk of Jaisalmer and its starting from the 12th century fortress, numerous palaces, to Chowks with very popular and famous 16th century Lamxi Narayan temple. The Jaisalmer heritage walk is also known as the journey of ‘Mandir to Havelis. We can help you with the planning of Heritage Walk at morning or afternoon time as per your choice, with a local tour guide to take you along as well.
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Price: INR 50 for foreigners; INR 10 for Indian nationals | Timings: The Museum which is open seven days a week, also includes a souvenir shop and a café for refreshments.9:30 am - 5:30 pm; The Jaisalmer War Museum also puts on a light and sound show showcasing stories of martial pride and the rich heritage of the Indian Armed Forces every evening from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
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It is located about 6 kms north of Jaisalmer, on the way to Ramgarh-Tanot road. this 16th century garden complex overlooks the lush mango groves, and is famous for its exquisitely carved royal cenotaphs ( Rajao Ki Chatariya). The glorious golden cenotaphs gleam in the deserts of Jaisalmer and the adjoining garden. The setting of Bada Bagh is dramatically stunning perched on a hillock. The chhatris are the same colour as the desert landscape around them, a dull brown of the sand, and hence, appear like a mirage in the desert., Seeking inspiration from the popular Bada Bagh, Stepwells are also known as great garden in the great Indian desert state of India which is a beautiful structure. The Bag (Garden) was built by Maharaja Maharawal Jai Singh was the one who originally commissioned the construction of Bada Bagh. Royal chhatri cenotaphs constructed by the Jaisalmer royals in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. It served both a utilitarian and spiritual purpose for the people around. A number of people from villages around once filled water from this stepwell.
Distance from The Jaisalmer: 11.6 kms. (20 mins.)
Price: INR 50-100 for foreigners; INR 10 for Indian nationals | Timings: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Lal Darwaja market: You will find some of the best things to buy in Ahmedabad from here, like clothes, electronic items, sarees, shirts and trousers, bangles, children’s clothes, festive outfits, wallets, miniature curios, belts, and street food.
Timings: 10:30 am to 10:00 pm, open all days.
Dhalgarwad: You will find some of the best things to buy, like jewellery, fabrics, bridal lehengas, embroidered handbags, bandhej, mangalgiri and silk patola sarees are some of the best things to buy here.
Timings: 10:00 am to 9:30 pm, open all days.
Law Garden Night Market: For a truy local shopping experience, here you will find vendors selling handicrafts, traditional silverware, chaniya cholis, lehengas, antiques, handmade paintings, textiles, sarees, souvenirs and street grubs while shopaholics and foodies swarm the streets.
Timings: 10:30 am to 10:00 pm, open all days.
Price: Full day car charges INR 5,500 plus taxes ( every extra 100 kms will be charged accordingly)
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Kuldhara Village, Jaisalmer is one of the most interesting and intriguing attraction sites that you should absolutely include in your itinerary. The village, rich with its fair share of legends and myths, the place where is said to be a spooky and haunted village. The abandoned and eerily beautiful appearance of it, standing solitary amidst the vast stretches of thar desert, lives up to its reputation. There have been stories of ghostly and paranormal activities in and around the village, but like always no one could provide any solid proof of it. Visit it, if you wish to be surrounded by an air of mystery. You will find that the complex is dotted with temple, stepwell, people walking in silence or transfixed to the gallery, Kuldhara village was originally inhabited by Brahmins who had migrated from the Pali region to Jaisalmer and settled down in the Kuldhara Village. The interesting story for a traveller is that a legend says that the residents of the entire area left the place overnight altogether to save their honour and lives from the hands of the tyrannical minister. Thus, the entire area is calm but eerily silent!. A special ‘Gadodhara’ stone pillar is placed when the left the location.
Price: INR 10 - 50 per guest plus entry of car for a 2-3 hour tour | Visiting hours: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
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Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, The park is among the largest of its kind in the country, encompassing an area of 3162 sq kms. The desert national park covers a huge area extending from Jaisalmer/Barmer all the way to the India-Pakistan border. In spite of being right in the middle of an arid, dry, and sandy desert, the desert national park presents a wonderful opportunity to see the wildlife such as Chinkaras, desert fox, desert cat. If you want to explore the majestic wildlife at the Desert National Park, then the best way to do so is by going for an adventure-filled jeep safari which will be an entirely new exciting experience and morning or afternoon is the best time. As, even though the ecosystem is harsh and fragile, it houses an abundance of birdlife and is a haven for a variety of migratory and resident desert birds. One of the rarest species of birds, The Great Indian Bustard is found here. Apart from that various eagles, harriers, falcons, buzzards, kestrel, vultures, Short-toed eagles, tawny eagles, spotted eagles, laggar falcons and kestrel can also be seen here. One can see the life forms continuously fighting with the harsh environment to survive and prevailing to create yet another marvel of nature. .
You can approach our concierge team to plan a wonderful trip around the city visiting any of the above places and revel in the old-world charm of Gujarat.
Distance from Jaisalmer: 55KM (85mins)
Timing: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (all days) | Minimum 2 people
Price: INR 5,500 for two guests plus taxes
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Hans Overeem & Yvette Seppenwoolde, Netherland
Thank you so much for making our stay so interesting and enjoyable. you made a fantastic birthday party for Sarah. We will never forget sitting around the fire under the stars listening to the enchanting music of Rajasthan.
John & Sarah, Bristol, England
We enjoyed every moment of all the time we spent with you and your family. This was the real Rajasthan that we Marwaris had wanted to see for a very long time. The warmth and APNAPAN you showed us by having us as a guest in your house, was really special to us and we would cherish these moments and memories for all our lives. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts.
Divya & Chanchal Agarwal, Banglore, India
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