A photo tale of 5 Cities of Rajasthan, 10 days trip

Day 1. Fort (Amer,Nahargarh): Located high on a hill at a distance of 11Km from Jaipur. You need to book a local taxi to reach Amer fort or travel by city bus/Auto. There are 2 other forts - Nahargarh Fort and Jaigarh Fort located close to Amer fort. Once you finish up Amer fort , you can book a Auto/taxi to take you up to Nahargarh Fort. I skipped Jaigarh fort (It houses world's largest cannon on the wheels called 'Jaivana Cannon') as I wanted to witness scenic sunset from Nahargarh Fort. If you can plan your travel early morning then you have the option to cover all three . But remember "If it has to be sunset view then it has to be Nahargarh".

OLA/Uber driver will deny to take you to Nahargarh fort even after booking is done as Nahargarh is around 7-10Km away from Amer and roads are hilly so Ola / Uber fare won't catch up for the fuel they burn on riding to top ( As per their logic and association decision). If you are witnessing sunset then you won't get a Auto/taxi back to the city as fort closes at 5pm. Even if you get they will charge you around Rs 700-800.So 'Always book a auto/taxi for to-fro distance and ask to drop you at your Hotel" . While returning try to visit Jal Mahal as well.

Albert Museum and Hawa Mahal (Night View): After returning from Fort , I took a break and later on around 7:3o-8pm I started off to capture the breathtaking night view of Hawa-Mahal and Albert Museum. You can hire a tuk-tuk or Auto,Cab to reach both places as they are situated in city itself.

I took a night bus from Jaipur and reached Jaisalmer around 12pm. It was a journey of 12hrs as Jaisalmer is at the west side of Rajasthan and Jaipur is towards east. A journey of 550km was bit hectic but the excitement of taking a camel safari and exploring the desert was comforting me. Early morning I went near the bus driver and sat beside him to capture the scenic highways with desert both sides.

Jaisalmer's major City attraction is the 'Jaisalmer Fort'. For a moment you will feel like you reached a Dubai, Iraq,Kabul. The alleys are so identical and the fort has everything you need to stay alive. It has got hotels, Cafe's, Shopping outlets , Temple and view points. I reached my hostel which was at top of fort. I had a tough time finding Zostel as I never expected the fort to host huge number of hostel's and hotels.

Day 3. Jaisalmer fort: Stats says Nearly 1/4th of the old's city population still resides in the fort. The fort has many grand entrance points. The fortress has Temple's , Traditional garment, hand-woven fabric and clothes outlets. The German bakery inside the fort is a must eatery outlet as they serve tasty crumble and pie. After checkin at my hostel and walked out to explore the fort and later on evening I captured the sunset from Zostel's terrace.

We were travelling in a jeep and the journey was very cinematic with deserts at both sides and roads were narrow as well. If you are allergic to dust then please cover yourself during the journey.

The next big thing was the Camel safari. I had met few travellers the night before and we were now friends. The USP of Jaisalmer is the safari only. So if you happen to visit the city somehow , Never miss the safari trip as it's once in a lifetime feel to sleep under the stars at Thar desert where the galaxy , stars are so clearly visible.

As the sun was about to set I thought of preserving this moment for lifetime. So I had set up my GoPro hero 7 for capturing the timelapse.

My only reason to visit Jodhpur was Mehrangarh fort. I just had one day for Jodhpur so fort was my only place of visit. Umaid Bhawan is the second best place of Jodhpur.

Mehrangarh Fort:

Udaipur is "Beautful" . If I have given an option to choose any one city at Rajasthan to settle down then it would be "Udaipur".

The city has got Ghats, Lake, Palace, Forts and many more. When it comes to Udaipur the movie buff will relate it to "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" where the major part of the movie is shot in 2nd half..."Kabira Man ja"!

The city shuts down around 10pm at winter and local markets are shopper's delight. If you even been to Haridwar and other holy places of North India then you would certainly relate the mornings and evenings at various ghats of Udaipur.

Chandpole is a perfect area to stay while you are at Udaipur. I was staying at Zostel which is located at chandpole and all major tourist places as well as markets( Hathi bazaar) are at walkable distance. So prefer staying at Chandpole.

Day 6. Udaipur City palace , Lake Pichola (Sunset), Cultural and puppet show at Bagore-ki-Haveli Museum:

I arrived at Udaipur on new year and gave a start to my new year with City palace and scenic sunset at view. Later on I gifted myself an amazing performance of puppet and folk dance by Rajasthani artist at Bagore-Ki-Haveli. The tickets for the show gets sold out pretty early , so you need to reach their at least 1 hour prior to the show timings. They have sitting capacity of 255. Show timing: 7pm to 8pm.

Badi Lake amazed me. I neve thought I would witness something like this on my trip to Rajasthan. Badi lake location and it's ambience , view are identical to North of India Himanchal, Uttarakhand. For me it was a "Jaane Kya Dikh Jaaye " moment. I have skipped many tourist places mentioned in the list above . It's because I want to explore something new and not the usual one where place visit always in mass.

Rent a Bike/Moped and Roam around the city. Badi lake is 15km away from the city and Google maps is a must to know the route.

So Pushkar / Ajmer city was my last destination for Rajasthan.

Pushkar is a hindu pilgrimage place famous for Pushkar lake which has 52 Ghats. Also it has the only brahma temple in the world.

Pushkar and Ajmer are situated at a distance of 15km separated by Aravalli range. Ajmer is famous for Ana sagar Lake and Khawaja Ajmer Sharif Dargah.

Pushkar also offers Camel safari . So if you have not visited Jaisalmer or missed camel safari then don't miss a chance to take a camel ride here.

The only reason you will find high numbers of foreigners visiting Pushkar is because of "Freedom" and "Peace". A small town which has been mentioned in every traveller's notebook.

PS: Pushkar has the authentic German bakery by Krishna Sir. Try Choco balls , pie, crumble at "The Real Vegan German Bakery" .

For Authentic continental and Israeli food with visit Funky monkey cafe and restaurant , A Blue Star Garden Restaurant at Panch Kund Road.

Day 8: Sunset at Pushkar Lake, Varah Ghat and outskirt visit for photography :

Day 9 : Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Ghat visit for Maha-arti:

So, Guys step out and experience the real beauty of Rajasthan.

There are lot more places to explore and do share with me if you write a post about Rajasthan after your next visit.

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