Rajasthan Pictures
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Udaipur, the White City, Rajasthan state, India.
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Rajasthan is quintessential India, priority viewing, a magical, historical region
the size of France loaded with extraordinary forts, extravagant palaces,
monster moustaches, red saris, orange turbans, yellow deserts, blue
homes, camel and elephant transport systems, fantastic
shopping created by artisans imported by Rajput princes and amazing
bedrooms owned by the same royalty but occupied now by tourists.
Just west of Delhi, Rajasthan is easy to get to and hard to leave.
Jaipur, the Pink City.
For those on a short leash Udaipur, Jaipur and Jaisalmer should be the prime
targets, though the latter is a long way and demands solitude, but you
will not be alone...nor should you expect to leave poverty behind.
Wildlife seekers have their best chance - though it's not a good one
- of seeing a wild tiger in the Ranthambore National Park, near Jaipur. Keoladeo NP, near Bharatpur
and en route for Agra is the place for those twitching for birds.
Jodhpur, the Blue City.
Jaisalmer, the Golden City.
© Karin Van Der Laan, Dreamstime.
Pushkar, Pilgrim City.
Some other Rajasthan attractions:
- Junagarh Fort, temples and desert around Bikaner.
- Chittorgarh Fort.
- Ranthambore National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, for tigers, monkeys, birds and more.
- Mount Abu, Dilwara Temples.
Getting there
Flights: the bigger Rajasthani cities such as Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur have airports with flights to/from Delhi, Mumbai, and other points in India.
Rail: Trains run through almost all Rajasthan towns.
Bus: Buses are the people's transport so they will go everywhere, more cheaply but less comfortably than trains.
Car/Taxi: Travelling by car into Rajasthan is easy in terms of distance, with New Delhi only 260 kms from the capital of Jaipur and Agra nearly the same. However, getting to Jaisalmer, one of Rajasthan's must-dos, is 645 kms from Jaipur so will require quite a lot of driving if your time is short.
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