Places to visit in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
14 places to see in Jaisalmer, including monuments & heritage, temples & shrines, villages & hidden gems. Each page has the best time, how long to plan, and what is open on the date you choose.
Open the Jaisalmer guide- Akal Wood Fossil ParkJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Rock & RappelJurassic tree trunks lying in the open, 17 km from Jaisalmer.
- Bada BaghJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe royal cenotaphs of Jaisalmer on a low hill. Sunset is the time.
- Desert National ParkJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesDunes and salt flats where the last Great Indian Bustards live. Permit, jeep, winter.
- Gadisar LakeJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe tank that watered Jaisalmer for six centuries, entered through a courtesan's gate.
- Jaisalmer FortJaisalmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe living fort. Yellow sandstone, Jain temples, and a few thousand residents.
- KhuriJaisalmer, Rajasthan · CampingThe quiet dunes. Homestays, camels and a dark sky, 45 km from Jaisalmer.
- KuldharaJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Paliwal village that emptied overnight two centuries ago, and stayed empty.
- Lodurva Jain TempleJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe old capital before Jaisalmer, with a 1615 Jain temple and a carved torana.
- Nathmal ki HaveliJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageTwo brothers carved a facade apart, and it almost matches. A haveli that is still a home.
- Patwon ki HaveliJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageFive carved merchant havelis in one lane, the richest in Jaisalmer.
- RamdevraJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe samadhi of Baba Ramdev, and the biggest fair in the western desert each Bhadra.
- Salim Singh ki HaveliJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe prime minister's haveli whose top storey fans out like a peacock.
- Sam Sand DunesJaisalmer, Rajasthan · CampingThe camel-safari dunes of Jaisalmer. Busy, commercial, and still worth a night.
- Tanot Mata and LongewalaJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe temple the shells missed and the 1971 battlefield, on the road to the border.
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