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Jaisalmer City – Famous for Desert Camps and Safari’s

A World Heritage Site, “The Golden City” Jaisalmer lies in the heart of the Great Indian Desert (Thar). The town is crowned by a massive fort, various palaces and temples standing on the dynamic ridge of the beautiful yellowish sandstones. During the times of Sunrise and Sunset, the yellow sandstone and yellow sand give the city an amazing golden look. The location has historical value considering the royal Rajput warrior’s fights with various infiltrates in the region. Jaisalmer city has various artistic structures and historical monuments attracting different classes of tourists. The medieval era’s mud fortress, hugely walled township, beautiful sunsets and sunrises and golden coloured township makes this remote place a very popular tourist destination in India. The safari activities such as camel safari, desert jeep safari and chaos free cool environment makes Jaisalmer a perfect place to enjoy the natural beauty of environment, sand and nature. Most popular tourist attraction is the camel (The Ship pf Desert) safari on the desert dunes; it leaves a calm, beautiful and sensitive impact on the surfer.

Jaisalmer is also very famously known for huge and beautiful Jain temples. Popular tourist attractions are the Jaisalmer Fort (famous for the massive sandstone walls and golden look during Sunsets), Royal Palace, Jain and Laxinath temples are most popular destinations inside the fort. Various museums such as Desert Culture Centre & Museum, Jaisalmer Folklore Museum and Government Museum also ensure that tourists acknowledge the historical gracious presence of Jaisalmer with the beauty of sand and desert. The Gadsiaser Lake is also a very beautiful destination for tourists as it is surrounded by temples and shrine of Amar Sagar. Jaisalmer is also very famous for its desert festival, which is held for three days during January/February every year. The popular Kalbelia dances, folk songs and dances, musical performances, all of the activities on the golden sand with the camel safari on mysterious non-ending sand dune, always let the tourists to mesmerize and cherish the amazing experience of Jaisalmer travel for their lifetime.

The city is easily accessible and people are warm and welcoming. So come to Jaisalmer and enjoy the traditional rhetoric of ‘padharo mahare desh’ (welcome to our lands).