Rajasthan state is full of history and forts,and arts.Each fort tells its own history through its sculpture
and the kind of stone used to build it.Jaisalmer is at the western part of the state.
Whole city is surrounded by sand dunes.Stone used for buildings is yellow stone which glows in sunlight hence the city is also called golden city or in hindi swarn nagari.
As one drives towards Jaisalmer from Jodhpur which is 300 km apart,can see an abrupt change in the color of sand and stones.tourists from all over the world come to Jaisalmer to enjoy the scenic view of sand dunes.This small and quiet town which it was a few decades ago has now become the most saught after by tourists now.
The fort is made of yellow stone and is built on a hillock.It has a museum and palaces.As this yellow stones takes carving so well one can see windows and small balconies (jharokhas) beautifully carved.
The interesting fact is that people live inside the fort.One can see combination of local residents and tourists from all around the world moving in the fort.These local residents have converted their houses into small hotels.
The place is so much tourist friendly that one can see boys of 12 year old speaking English French and German languages.
For enjoying the camel rides in sand dunes one has to travel some 50 kilometers from the town.
This spot is known as Sum sand dunes.The nearby village is called Sum and so this spot is called Sum.One can find lots of camels with their owners to give tourist a ride which is an amazing experience
Sand dunes at sum
.Camel can walk easily in sand .This Sum is just near the Indo Pak border.
In Sum area so many hotels have come up during last two decades and few of these hotels have put some tents with all necessary amenities for tourists to spend a night in open desert .
I recommend Jaisalmer is worth visiting a place to have an unique experience of desert life.
One can reach Jaisalmer by road or by train .
Rajasthan Tourism Developement Corporation known as RTDC runs a hotel named Moomal
with lodging boarding facility.
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and the kind of stone used to build it.Jaisalmer is at the western part of the state.
Whole city is surrounded by sand dunes.Stone used for buildings is yellow stone which glows in sunlight hence the city is also called golden city or in hindi swarn nagari.
As one drives towards Jaisalmer from Jodhpur which is 300 km apart,can see an abrupt change in the color of sand and stones.tourists from all over the world come to Jaisalmer to enjoy the scenic view of sand dunes.This small and quiet town which it was a few decades ago has now become the most saught after by tourists now.
The fort is made of yellow stone and is built on a hillock.It has a museum and palaces.As this yellow stones takes carving so well one can see windows and small balconies (jharokhas) beautifully carved.
The interesting fact is that people live inside the fort.One can see combination of local residents and tourists from all around the world moving in the fort.These local residents have converted their houses into small hotels.
The place is so much tourist friendly that one can see boys of 12 year old speaking English French and German languages.
For enjoying the camel rides in sand dunes one has to travel some 50 kilometers from the town.
This spot is known as Sum sand dunes.The nearby village is called Sum and so this spot is called Sum.One can find lots of camels with their owners to give tourist a ride which is an amazing experience
.Camel can walk easily in sand .This Sum is just near the Indo Pak border.
In Sum area so many hotels have come up during last two decades and few of these hotels have put some tents with all necessary amenities for tourists to spend a night in open desert .
I recommend Jaisalmer is worth visiting a place to have an unique experience of desert life.
One can reach Jaisalmer by road or by train .
Rajasthan Tourism Developement Corporation known as RTDC runs a hotel named Moomal
with lodging boarding facility.
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