Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra - Rajasthan (PDF Chapter)

This is the Rajasthan chapter from Lonely Planet’s Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra guidebook.

It is said there is more history in Rajasthan than in the rest of India put together. Welcome to the Land of the Kings – a realm of maharajas, majestic forts and lavish palaces. India is littered with splendid architecture, but nowhere will you find fortresses quite as magnificent as those in Rajasthan, rising up imperiously from the landscape like fairy-tale mirages or adventure movie sets.

• wander the bustling alleys of Jaisalmer, the honey-coloured fort , then ride a camel among desert dunes
• maps
• make a lakeside pilgrimage to Rajasthan’s holiest town, Pushkar
• transport
• search for tigers in the ravines and forests of Ranthambhore National Park
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Best Forts & Palaces, Best Heritage Hotels, Eastern Rajasthan, Jaipur, Around Jaipur, Bharatpur & Keoladeo National Park, Alwar, Sariska Tiger Re-serve & National Park, Ajmer, Pushkar, Ranthambhore National Park, Udaipur & Southern Raja-sthan, Bundi, Kota, Chittorgarh (Chittor), Udaipur, Around Udaipur, Mt Abu, Northern Rajasthan (Shekhawati), Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Fatehpur, Mandawa, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Western Raja-sthan, Jodhpur, Around Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Around Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Around Bikaner, When to Go.