Jaisalmer Travel Guide

Jaisalmer is a popular city of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is also known as ‘The Golden City’. This city is known for its Golden Fort after which the city got its name. The town is settled on an edge of yellowish sandstone, the great Jaisalmer fort standing high to be the landmark of the city, and also with a good number of palaces and several Jain temples with beautiful carving on them. Most of the houses and temples of this city are finely sculptured and make this place indeed a beautiful one. This city will call you with its exclusive sand dunes and exclusive desert safaris.

Why visit Jaisalmer?

• Jaisalmer is a great place and no one can deny it beauty spread with golden yellow sandstone and the great Jaisalmer Fort. This fort is also known as the Golden Fort because it just looks like a fort made of gold at the time of sunrise and sunset.The interior of this fort is really astounding. This fort is different from any fort in India. This palace is indeed a beautiful one and there is a Royal Palace inside the fort and a complete city use to stay in this fort and there are several temples are also located here and among them the Laxminath Temple and several Jain Temples are also present.
• Do visit the Patwon Ki Haveli which is a cluster of five different Havelis and this is also a major tourist attraction of Jaisalmer. There are numerous beautiful paintings and mirror works present in the haveli and at present, this haveli has been taken over by the state government.
• You can have great camel safari here in Jaisalmer as you can explore this city by riding on camels. These safaris are organized by several travel organizers and can last for 3 to 7 days depended on the length of your tour. You can explore the great and golden Thar Desert on these camel safaris and there are many companies who provide food and various journey supplies with you so that you can have a great journey with tasty and handmade food to fill your appetite and it makes your journey more comfortable.

Jaisalmer Tips and recommendations

• In Jaisalmer you can do more activities than just viewing the forts and places, and the thing which you can do here is shopping. You can shop for various things like the local stuff of the state like lehengas, jewelry, blankets, shawls, mirror work embroidered clothes, Rajasthani souvenirs, silver art jewelry and more you can shop from  the local markets of Jaisalmer like Manak Chowk, Pansari Bazar, Seema gram and many other spots.
• Do taste the local cuisines of Jaisalmer which will be unforgettable to you for many years and you will relish them. Menus like Kadipakora, bharwanaaloo, vegetable kebab, Gattekisabzi, and kulfi.
• You can have a great nightlife in Jaisalmer as there are great pubs and bars are located in the city where you can have great drinks over here.

Location Map Of Jaisalmer

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