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Rajasthan destinations

Rajasthan is India's largest state by area, and its destinations differ more than first-time visitors expect. Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur are former royal capitals with forts and palaces; Jaisalmer and Bikaner sit in the Thar Desert; Pushkar and Ajmer are pilgrimage towns; Mount Abu is the state's only hill station; and Ranthambore is a national park.

Destination guides

  • The pink sandstone façade of Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, with tiers of small latticed windows

    Eastern Rajasthan

    Jaipur

    The Pink City

    Rajasthan's capital, with a UNESCO-listed walled city founded in 1727, the Amber Fort in the hills above it, and the Jantar Mantar observatory.

    • Amber Fort
    • Hawa Mahal
    • City Palace
    • Jantar Mantar
  • Udaipur's City Palace along the shore of Lake Pichola, reflected in the still water

    Southern Rajasthan (Mewar)

    Udaipur

    The City of Lakes

    A former capital of the Mewar kingdom, built around Lake Pichola, with the City Palace rising from the lake's eastern shore.

    • City Palace
    • Lake Pichola
    • Jag Mandir
    • Bagore ki Haveli
  • Rooftops of Jodhpur's old city crowded with blue-painted houses, seen from above

    Western Rajasthan (Marwar)

    Jodhpur

    The Blue City

    Dominated by the hilltop Mehrangarh Fort, with a blue-washed old city spread out below and Umaid Bhawan Palace on a facing hill.

    • Mehrangarh Fort
    • Jaswant Thada
    • Umaid Bhawan Palace
    • Clock Tower market
  • Golden sandstone walls and bastions of Jaisalmer Fort on its hill above the town

    Thar Desert

    Jaisalmer

    The Golden City

    A yellow-sandstone desert town whose UNESCO-listed fort is still lived in, and a gateway to the Thar's sand dunes.

    • Jaisalmer Fort
    • Patwon ki Haveli
    • Gadisar Lake
    • Sam Sand Dunes
  • Stone ghats and pavilions lining Pushkar Lake, with hills in the distance

    Central Rajasthan

    Pushkar

    A small pilgrimage town around a sacred lake and its ghats, known for its Brahma temple and the annual Pushkar Fair.

    • Pushkar Lake and ghats
    • Brahma Temple
    • Savitri Temple

More places in Rajasthan

Full guides for these destinations are being prepared. Each summary covers what the place is known for.

  • A tiger resting on the grass at the water's edge in golden evening light, Ranthambore National Park

    Eastern Rajasthan

    Ranthambore

    A national park known for wild tigers, with the UNESCO-listed Ranthambore Fort standing within the forest.

    • Wildlife safaris
    • Ranthambore Fort
    • Trinetra Ganesh Temple

    Full guide coming soon

  • Weathered stone palace ruins with domed pavilions above a green lawn at Chittorgarh

    Southern Rajasthan (Mewar)

    Chittorgarh

    A vast hilltop citadel and former Mewar capital, UNESCO-listed and central to Rajput history, crowned by the Vijay Stambh tower.

    • Chittorgarh Fort
    • Vijay Stambh
    • Rana Kumbha Palace

    Full guide coming soon

  • A wide lake in Ajmer under a blue sky, with hills on the far shore

    Central Rajasthan

    Ajmer

    Home to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, a major Sufi shrine, beside Ana Sagar lake and close to Pushkar.

    • Ajmer Sharif Dargah
    • Ana Sagar Lake
    • Adhai Din ka Jhonpra

    Full guide coming soon

  • Red sandstone palace buildings with domed pavilions and carved balconies at Junagarh Fort, Bikaner

    Northern Rajasthan

    Bikaner

    A desert city known for Junagarh Fort, its carved havelis, and the Karni Mata Temple at nearby Deshnoke.

    • Junagarh Fort
    • Lalgarh Palace
    • Karni Mata Temple, Deshnoke

    Full guide coming soon

  • Nakki Lake at Mount Abu seen from rocks above, with the town and the Aravalli hills beyond

    Southern Rajasthan

    Mount Abu

    Rajasthan's only hill station, in the Aravalli Range, known for the marble Dilwara Jain temples and Nakki Lake.

    • Dilwara Temples
    • Nakki Lake
    • Guru Shikhar

    Full guide coming soon

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