7+ best places to visit in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is one of the ancient states, which is famous for the history of Rajputana, that's why the place is known as the land of the kings.

It is the largest state of India. However, you can experience wonderful beauty when you see The Great Thar desert is running parallel to Sutlej-Indus river valley, which tells you the journey of humankind from India valley civilization to Happy New year 2021.

You can see beautiful forts, markets, temples, over 20 specialization arts, and an imprint of History and Culture everywhere. Below is the list of some must to visit the place, if you want to tour Rajasthan.

 

Jaipur

This is the capital of the state and the largest city in the princely of Rajasthan. This city was founded in 1727 by the king of Amber. This city gets the name of "Pink City", due to the beautiful pink color buildings situated all over the city. Jaipur is ranked #7 in the list of best places to visit in Asia by the survey of Conde Nast Travellers. This city is the heart of Rajasthan which's why the center of attraction for both average travelers as well as high-class travelers. If you are an average traveler then you get lots of forts, museums, temples, gardens, vast marketplace, food, fun with different types of flora and fauna, a huge number of arts and crafts, beauty of the desert and river valleys.

Some of the must-visit places are:-

City Palace

This is the palace and museum made by the king of Amer at that time. Its beauty, huge size, the historical museum is the center of attraction.

Entry Fee -

Child (5-12 years) and senior citizen/ defense - RS. 100

Adults - RS. 200

Timing - Sun-Sat, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

How to Reach - you can take a taxi, auto, or bus. This palace is 12.8 km from Jaipur airport and 3.9 km from the railway station.

Best Time to visit - anytime.

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Birla Temple

Birla temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site, which is famous for its history, holy sighting,  and religious significance. This temple is devoted to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi.

Entry Fee - 150 rupees per head.

Timing - 8:00 AM to noon and after that 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, all 7 days.

How to Reach- you can take any cab, auto, or bus and visit your destination from any place in Jaipur.

Best Time to visit - any time of year.

 

Pink Bazar

This is one of the oldest and most popular markets of Jaipur, which is famous for art crafts and Rajasthani foods.

Entry Fee - No fee.

Timing - 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM

How to Reach - you can take any cab, bus, auto, from anywhere and visit directly at the center of the market.

Best Time to visit - October to March

 

Amer Fort

This is the most visited fort of Jaipur, this is one of the important forts constructed by the king of Amer.

Entry Fee - 200 rupees per head.

Timing - 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM

How to Reach - you can take an auto from any location and you directly visited the gate of Amer Fort.

Best Time to visit - anytime

 

Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal is a big historical building which consists of lots of windows which make it very attractive and give a unique name.

Entry Fee - 50 rupees per head.

Timing - 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

How to Reach - you can take any auto, cab, or any bus from anywhere in the city of Jaipur.

Best Time to visit - anytime.

 

Udaipur

The city was the capital of SisodiyaRajputs of Mewar at that time. Udaipur is known as "the city of lakes". This city is located at the foothills of the Aravalli Mountains apart from a huge market and monumental area. Its temples and mountain region make it a unique destination.

City Udaipur has a lot to offer their visitors like -

Lake Pichola

Lake situated near City Palace of Udaipur. Sunset view is one of the most beautiful views from Pichola lake.

Entry Fee -

For Adults - RS 340, in the evening - Rs. 560

For children - RS 170, in the evening - RS. 170

Timing - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

 How to reach - your first visit to City Palace which is easy to visit through any mode of transport and after that you see the board of lake Pichola.

Best time to visit - October to March

 

The Royal Vintage Car Museum

This is a car museum where you see some vintage car collections, which increase the value of the past in your eyes. If you are a fan of cars then must visit.

Entry Fee -

Adults - RS. 250

Children - RS 150

Timing - 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

How to reach - You can reach this place from anywhere in the city through auto, cabs, or busses.

Best time to visit - Anytime.

 

Jodhpur

This is the second most populated and second-largest city of Rajasthan after Jaipur. Jodhpur is known as Sun City because this city enjoys bright sunny days all year. This city was founded in 1459 by the Rathore Rajput Rulers. It is considered to be the most Western city of Rajasthan, very close to the border of India and Pakistan. Jodhpur was also listed many times by the different popular travel magazines and travel articles.

Some must-visit places of Jodhpur are:-

Kailana Lake

This is a beautiful lake where you can feel the beauty of Rajasthan and enjoy boating with your friends, couples, family.

Entry Fee - No entry fee.

Timing - 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

How to reach - this place is attached to the city market so it is easy to visit with the help of any car, cabs, auto, busses.

Best time to visit - October to March

 

Mehrangarh Fort

This is one of the historical monument made by the king of Jodhpur, which increase the beauty of this city. This is one of the largest forts of Rajasthan. You also get one historic museum inside this fort.

Entry Fee -

Indian visitors - RS. 60

Foreign visitors - RS. 400

 Timing - 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

How to reach - you can directly visit this fort by auto, cabs, and any bus because this fort is connected to the main market of the city.

Best time to visit - anytime.

 

Jaisalmer

This city is located at the heart of the Thar desert. The city gets the name of "Golden City", because of its look at the day time. The city was founded by Bhati Rajput ruler at 1156 Ad. The main and unique feature of this city is its arts, crafts, and architecture. Must visit this city for 2-3 days and enjoy the food, historical culture, and wonderful art and architecture of this city. We can say the whole city is best to visit but some of them are:-

Jaisalmer Fort

This fort is famous for art, craftsmanship, and historic architecture. The size of the fort and the beauty of architecture make it a center for tourists.

Entry Fee -

Indian person - RS. 50

Foreign person - RS. 250

Timing - 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM

How to reach - all busses, auto, cab, you get from anywhere in the city.

Best time to visit - anytime

 

Patwon-Ki-Haveli

This is famous for its jharokha, wall painting, and big doors which increase the beauty of this historic royal fort.

Entry Fee -

Indian person - Rs. 20

Foreign person - RS. 100

Timing - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

How to reach - you get auto, can, bus, from anywhere in the city and you directly reach to your destination.

Best time to visit - anytime.

 

Thar Heritage Museum

This is a museum related to history and you all love it because of the cultural collection and collection of artifacts. The history review is very beautiful which increases your beauty.

Entry Fee - RS. 100 per head.

Timing - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

How to reach - you get direct auto, bus, cabs, from anywhere in the city and your travel become easy.

Best time to visit - anytime

 

Bikaner

Bikaner is the city of Rajasthan founded in 1488 by Rathore Rajput Rulers. At that time Bikaner is the location for wars. However, this is not a matter that how many wars ancient city has seen in the past. The main point is that this city is the prime tourist spot of Rajasthan. Bikaner is famous for its food, snacks, and sweets. That's why this place is known as "the fort and the food". This city is also famous for its unique arts and crafts, especially for the carved windowpanes called jharokha.

Bikaner also held lots of fairs all over the year which attract lots of visitors all over the world and this is a recommended place if you want to taste Rajasthani cuisines.

Some must recommend Places in Bikaner are:-

 

Junagarh Fort

This fort is an example of a beautiful marvel fort made by the royal family of Rajasthan. The historic fort and the beauty of Rajasthan are wonderfully shown in this fort.

Entry Fee -

Indian person - RS. 50

Foreign person - RS. 300

Timing - 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

How to reach - you can directly reach this place from anywhere in the city through any cabs, auto, and buses.

Best time to visit - anytime.

 

National Research Center on Camel

This is like a zoo where you see camels, this is a research center and reservation center of camels were you able to see lots of different types and different breeds of camels.

Entry Fee -

Indian person - RS. 30.

Foreign person - RS. 100

Timing - 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

How to reach - you can reach directly to the gate with the help of an auto, cabs, and any bus from anywhere in the city.

Best time to visit - Anytime

 

Ajmer

Ajmer is a city surrounded by Aravalli ranges. This city is one of the unique pilgrimage sites because this is for both Hindu as well as Muslims.

Apart from the pilgrimage site, this city has its own fascinating historic story which welcomes lots of tourists all over the world. Ajmer was selected as a heritage city by HRIDAY.

Some of the top places in Ajmer city are:-

 

Taragarh Fort

It is a famous tourist site mainly it defines the architectural beauty of Rajasthan. Also, it is famous because once it was used as a crucial military center during the Mughal period.

Entry Fee -

Indian person - RS. 25

Foreign person - RS. 50

Timing - 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

How to reach - You can reach this place from anywhere in the city with the help of auto, cabs, and busses.

Best time to visit - Anytime.

 

Abkari Fort and Museum

Abkari fort is like a museum situated in the middle of the city and famous because this fort was known as a resident of the son of Akbar, Jahangir. This fort shows the history of the Mughal and Rajput alliance.

Entry Fee -

For Indian person - RS. 10

For a foreign person - Rs. 50

Timing - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

How to Reach - This fort is situated at the center of this city so you can visit this fort with the help of auto, cabs, and buses from anywhere in the city.

Best Time to Visit - anytime.

 

Mount Abu

Mount Any is situated in the Aravalli Mountain range and this city location is known as Arbuda Mountain. This mountain is also mentioned in the Holly book of Hinduism "Mahabharata", this mountain is the place where Vasisth retired. That is the region this hill station is full with lots of temples and counted in one of the important pilgrims. The green surrounding with beautiful sunlight in the mountain range and photos on sunset point on Mount Abu will increase your likes and engagements on social media. The beauty of the hill makes it one of the best picnic spots.

The must-visit place in Mount Abu are:-

Dilwara Jain Temple

It is famous because this temple is only made from pure marble and marble carving. Mainly it is dedicated to Jain Tirthankara. The size and the beauty of this temple is the point of attraction for foreign tourists.

Entry Fee - no entry fee.

Timing - 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

How to reach - You get all auto, cabs, busses, from Abu Bazar which is very near to this temple.

Best time to visit - anytime

 

Sunset Point

It is a very beautiful place in the only hill station of Rajasthan, this beauty increase likes and comments on your social media page. This point lies in the south-west of Nakki Lake.

Entry Fee - no entry fee

Timing - Morning to Evening, but recommend at Evening (daily).

How to reach - You get auto, bus, cab, through any means of transport which you get from anywhere in the city.

Best time to visit - November to March.