Weekend Getaways in Rajasthan
45 places in Rajasthan under weekend getaways. Short trips that fit into two days.
Explore with dates- Ahhichatragarh, Nagaur FortNagaur, Rajasthan · FortsA restored Mughal-Rathore garden palace in a 12th-century fort, with the cattle fair at its gates in winter.
- AlsisarJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA palace hotel village north of Jhunjhunu that hosts a music festival each December.
- Amber FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe Kachwaha hill palace above Maota lake, and the best-preserved of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
- Badi Lake (Jiyan Sagar)Udaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 17th-century famine-relief lake 12 km out, with a short hill climb for the sunset.
- Bagore ki HaveliUdaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisAn 18th-century haveli on the ghat, and the nightly Dharohar folk dance show in its courtyard.
- Bhainsrorgarh FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · FortsA Mewar noble's cliff fort above the Chambal gorge, now a small heritage hotel.
- Bhangarh FortAlwar, Rajasthan · FortsAn intact 16th-century ghost town. The ruins are the point; the haunting is a sign board.
- Bundi Garh PalaceBundi, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA goblin-built palace, Kipling said, with the finest painted rooms in Rajasthan at the top.
- Chambal Garden and RiverfrontKota, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsKota by the Chambal: an old park, a barrage, and the new lit-up riverfront.
- Chand BaoriDausa, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe deepest of the stepwells: 3,500 steps in thirteen tiers, dug in the 9th century.
- Chittorgarh FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · FortsThe old capital of Mewar on a 7 km plateau: two towers, three sieges, and a full day to see it.
- City Palace, UdaipurUdaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisFour centuries of Mewar palaces joined into one wall above Lake Pichola. Allow half a day.
- Deeg PalaceDeeg, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe Jat water palace with two thousand fountains. They run for a few days a year; go anyway.
- Fateh Sagar Lake and Nehru GardenUdaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsUdaipur's everyday lake: an evening promenade, island gardens and the Pratap memorial hill.
- Garadia MahadevKota, Rajasthan · Valleys & CanyonsThe Chambal gorge from a clifftop shrine. One view, and it is the best in Hadoti.
- Ghanta Ghar and Sardar MarketJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe clock tower square where the blue city starts, and where the mirchi vada is.
- Jaipur Walled CityJaipur, Rajasthan · UNESCO SitesThe 1727 planned grid inside the wall, painted pink in 1876 and never repainted.
- Jaisalmer FortJaisalmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe living fort. Yellow sandstone, Jain temples, and a few thousand residents.
- Jaisamand Lake (Dhebar)Salumbar, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 17th-century marble dam holding back one of Asia's largest artificial lakes, 50 km from Udaipur.
- Jhalana Leopard ReserveJaipur, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesLeopard safaris inside the city limits, with sightings more reliable than most tiger parks.
- Junagarh FortBikaner, Rajasthan · FortsA fort on the flat that was never taken, with the finest painted palaces in Bikaner.
- Keoladeo National ParkBharatpur, Rajasthan · Birding SpotsThe best wetland birding in the north. Take a rickshaw guide and give it the whole day.
- Kishore Sagar and JagmandirKota, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 14th-century tank in the middle of Kota with a red sandstone palace on an island.
- Kumbhalgarh FortRajsamand, Rajasthan · FortsRana Kumbha's ridge-top fort with a 36 km wall, the birthplace of Maharana Pratap.
- Lake Pichola and Jag MandirUdaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe lake and its two island palaces. Take the sunset boat from below the City Palace.
- Mahi Bajaj Sagar and the hundred islandsBanswara, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA reservoir full of islands behind the Mahi dam. Go to Chacha Kota when the water is high.
- MandawaJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe densest cluster of painted havelis in Shekhawati, below a 1755 castle that is now a hotel.
- Mehrangarh FortJodhpur, Rajasthan · FortsRao Jodha's 1459 fort on the rock above Jodhpur, with the best-run fort museum in the state.
- Mount AbuSirohi, Rajasthan · Hill StationsRajasthan's one hill station: a granite plateau with a lake, a sunset point and the plains far below.
- Nawal SagarBundi, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe lake that holds the reflection every Bundi photograph is built on.
- Neemrana Fort PalaceKotputli-Behror, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA 1464 Chauhan hill palace restored as a heritage hotel, two hours from Delhi.
- Pushkar Camel FairAjmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA week of camels, horses, pilgrims and photographers around Kartik Purnima each November.
- Pushkar Lake & Brahma TempleAjmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lotus lake with 52 ghats and one of the only Brahma temples in India.
- Rajsamand Lake and NauchowkiRajsamand, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsNine marble pavilions on a 17th-century dam, carrying the longest stone inscription in India.
- Ranakpur Jain TemplePali, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 1439 marble temple on 1,444 pillars that never repeat. Tourists get in from noon to five.
- Ranthambore National ParkSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesTigers in a dry forest of lakes and ruins under a hill fort. Book early, go in the heat if you can.
- Sajjangarh Monsoon PalaceUdaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe unfinished hilltop palace above Udaipur. Go at sunset; the view is the whole point.
- Sam Sand DunesJaisalmer, Rajasthan · CampingThe camel-safari dunes of Jaisalmer. Busy, commercial, and still worth a night.
- Sambhar Salt LakeJaipur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsThe largest inland salt lake in India, with winter flamingos and a working salt railway.
- Sariska Tiger ReserveAlwar, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe Aravalli reserve that lost all its tigers and got them back. Slow sightings, fine forest.
- Seven Wonders ParkKota, Rajasthan · Night TreksSeven world monuments in miniature on the lakeside. Kitsch, cheerful, and full every evening.
- ShilpgramUdaipur, Rajasthan · Villages & Hidden GemsA crafts village of real huts from four states. Come during the ten-day December fair.
- Siliserh LakeAlwar, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA dammed valley lake with a small palace on the bank, the standard stop on the Sariska road.
- TodgarhBeawar, Rajasthan · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Aravalli hill village named after Colonel Tod, cooler and greener than the plains below.
- Udai Bilas PalaceDungarpur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA pareva-stone lake palace with an Art Deco wing and a carved one-pillared pavilion, now a hotel.
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