A golden sandstone fort rising out of the Thar Desert, one of the few 'living forts' in the world, with about a quarter of the town's people living inside its walls among temples and havelis.
Take a camel safari into the dunes at Sam or Khuri for sunset and a night under the stars. Visit the carved Patwon ki Haveli in the town. It's best from October to March.
One of the largest forts in India, rising sheer from a rocky hill above the 'Blue City' of Jodhpur, with ornate palaces, an excellent museum and view…
A vast white salt desert in Gujarat, which floods in the monsoon and dries to a cracked white plain, magical under a full moon.
A small, family-run guest house in the Ganesh Ghati neighbourhood of old Udaipur, a short walk from Gangaur Ghat on Lake Pichola and the City Palace.
Udaipur, the 'City of Lakes', is built around Lake Pichola, with the huge City Palace rising from its shore and the Lake Palace hotel floating in the…
The Hawa Mahal, 'Palace of Winds', is a five-storey pink sandstone façade honeycombed with 953 small windows, built in 1799 so royal women could watc…
A hilltop palace fortress overlooking Lake Maota, built of pale yellow and pink sandstone from 1592, with courtyards, gardens and the dazzling Sheesh…
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