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Jaisalmer, India Overview

The dramatic desert fortress of Jaisalmer is an exotic city in Rajasthan’s great Thar Desert. “The Golden City” rose to prominence as a result of its position on camel trade routes. It's now most... more » The dramatic desert fortress of Jaisalmer is an exotic city in Rajasthan’s great Thar Desert. “The Golden City” rose to prominence as a result of its position on camel trade routes. It's now most famous for the 12th-century fort and ornate “havelis,” as the merchant-built fine houses and pavilions in the city’s medieval lanes are known. The surrounding Desert National Park offers opportunities to observe blackbucks, desert foxes and chinkaras amid the rolling dunes, rugged crags and waterholes. « less

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Jaisalmer

4 of 5 stars
Gurgaon, India
Oct 15, 2008

Jaisalmer is a charming little place which you absolutely need to visit on any tour of Rajasthan. And if you're looking to get anywhere near the actual Thar desert and visit the sand dunes, this is...more

Hotel Rang Mahal

Oct 15, 2008

I found the staff pretty cold and snobbish. I wonder if the attitude was such towards the Indian guests that they had as i saw them extremely warm towards the Dollar payers. The hotel is nice and...more

Fifu Guest House

5 of 5 stars
Bangalore
Oct 13, 2008

Jaisalmer, the golden city, was the focal point of our trip to Rajasthan. This is the place which, the great Satyajit Ray chose for the climax of the best detective story ever told on indian celluloid...more

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