Attractions Of Rajasthan

Rajasthan has multifaceted attractions which are simply overwhelming. Despite being a desert it is more colorful than numerable places which are gifted with great topography. The beautiful, royal, attractive and romantic attractions of Rajasthan can fire your imagination.

Rajasthan is popularly known as the Land of Maharajas (Kings). There contributions to the State’s attractions are countless. They spent lavishly on building stunning palaces, massive forts, romantic artificial lakes, lush green gardens with amazing pavilions, and beautiful temples which have now become a big hit with tourists worldwide. Some of the must- see places are the City Palace, Amer Fort, Hawa Mahal, Mehrangarh Fort, the splendid Umaid Bhawan Palace and its museum, Lake Palace, Fateh Prakash Palace, Ahar Museum, Jaisalmer Fort, huge havelis, Akal Wood Fossil Park, Brahma temple, built around the holy Pushkar Lake and the Dargah of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. People from different religious backgrounds come here for blessings. More attractions worthy of a visit include Lallgarh Palace, Gajner Palace, Deshnok temple and the amazing Camel Research Center which is one of its kind in the world.

Other attractions are Vintage Classic Car Selection, the biggest cattle fair in the world ‘Pushkar Fair’, camel safaris and the Desert Festival. The annual Urs at Ajmer is an event full of spiritual passion.

When it comes to shopping the markets of Rajasthan, especially Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Udaipur offer a wide range of jewelery, paintings, carvings and vibrant textiles, fine quality handicrafts, sandstone carvings and block printed fabrics, gems and stones, blue pottery, colorful puppets, antique furniture and much more.

Rajasthan is also rich in wildlife which can be spotted in its famous Wildlife Sanctuaries like Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Sariska National Park and Ranthambore National Park. Some of the rare species of tigers, black bucks, chinkara, the desert fox, the great Indian bustard (an endangered bird), gavial, monitor lizard, wild boars and porcupine are found here. Avian species such as common crane, coots, ducks, pelicans and the rare Siberian cranes, imperial sand grouse, falcons and buzzards inhabit these sanctuaries making Rajasthan a wildlife buff’s delight.

Travel to this majestic land and explore the unexplored!