Important and Famous Tourist Places of Rajasthan: Rajasthan is a rich State in terms of tourist places, which attract millions of tourists every year. Statistics show that every third tourist visiting India comes to Rajasthan. The Department of Tourism, in Rajasthan was established in 1956 and was given the status of a tourism industry in 1989.
Today every country wants to earn foreign exchange from tourism and therefore is developing and promoting their tourism industry. The Government of Rajasthan is also making efforts in this direction to promote the places, beauty and heritage. The division of Rajasthan in ten tourist circles is one such step forward. Here we will study some important tourist places of Rajasthan.
Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, for both domestic and international tourists. Rajasthan attracts tourists for its historical forts, palaces, art and culture. The capital city, Jaipur, also known as Pink City, is a very popular tourist destination and is a part of the Golden Triangle. The Walled City of Jaipur is only the second Indian city to be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, after Ahmedabad.
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Famous Tourist Places of Rajasthan
- Jaipur – Known as pink city of India and the capital of Rajasthan.
- Bhilwara: Popular for its textile industry. Hamirgarh Eco-park and Harni Mahadev temple are important tourist destinations.
- Bikaner: Famous for its havelis, palaces and the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok.
- Chittorgarh – Popular for its monument and fort
- Jaisalmer – Famous for its golden fortress, havelis and some of the oldest Jain temples and libraries
- Jhalawar district – Caves like Binnayaga Buddhist Caves, Hathiagor Buddhist Caves, Kolvi Caves are popular medieval architecture of India.
- Ranakpur – Large Jain Temple complex with near 1444 pillars and exquisite marble carvings
- Ranthambore – Situated near Sawai Madhopur- This town has historic Ranthambore Fort and one of the Largest national park of India (Ranthambore National Park).
- Bundi – Popular for its forts, palaces and step well reservoirs known as baoris
- Dausa – It is popular for Chand Baori and Mehandipur Balaji Temple.
- Sariska Tiger Reserve – Situated in the Alwar district.
- Shekhawati – Located are small towns such as Mandawa and Ramgarh with frescoed havelis between 100 years to 300 years old and Vedic period Dhosi Hill.
- Udaipur – Known as the “Venice of India”.
- Jodhpur – Famous for architecture, blue homes giving the name “Blue City” and Mehrangarh fort
- Kota – Known for its gardens, palaces, and Chambal river safari.
- Mount Abu – A hill station with 11th century Dilwara Jain Temples. The highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan, Guru Shikhar is just 15 km from the main town. Mount Abu is also good attraction for adventure lover. There are many kinds of adventure activities like trekking, caving, Rock climbing, Rappelling etc
- Nathdwara – This town near Udaipur hosts the temple of Shrinathji.
- Neemrana – home to the Neemrana Fort.
- Pushkar – It has the first and one of the very few Brahma temples in the world, and also his wife Savitri Devi’s temple, built on a hilltop. The Pushkar Lake is considered sacred for Hindus.
- Umaid Bhawan Palace: It is the largest Royal Palace in Rajasthan. It is also one of the largest private residences in the world.
- Lake Palace: It is now a luxury hotel located in Pichola Lake, Udaipur.
- Hawa Mahal, Jaipur: It is known as “Palace of Wind” or “Palace of Breeze” because there are more than 953 Windows in the Palace.
- Rambagh Palace, Jaipur: Formerly a Royal Palace now converted into a Heritage Hotel.
- Devi Garh Palace: Formerly a palace now converted into a Heritage Hotel, in 2006, The New York Times named it as one if leading luxurious hotel in Indian subcontinent.
- Chittor Fort at Chittorgarh
- Kumbhalgarh Fort at Kumbhalgarh
- Junagarh Fort
- Lohagarh Fort
- Gagron Fort
- Taragarh Fort
- Ranthambore Fort at Sawai Madhopur
- Gagron Fort at Jhalawar
- Amer Fort at Jaipur
- Jaisalmer Fort at Jaisalmer
- Khejarla Fort at Khejarla, Jodhpur
- Mehrangarh Fort
- Nahargarh Fort
- Bhatner fort
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