Jaisalmer, India Travel Blogs

The long, hard road to Jaisalmer
Feb 1, 2004

... in Ahmedabad. Our plan was to catch the night train out of Ahmedabad to Jodhpur, and then another train from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. Before I go further I must say that while the rail system can at times be frustrating and trains can often be late, overall ...

You want a Safari?
Jan 15, 2006 (88 photos)

... seppos goodbye once again and headed for our night train. It was 10.30 at night, all the shops had packed up. I finally got to see how the Fort might have looked before tourist shops lined the lanes. Jaisalmer is a great place. I could have bought loads.

Sand Castle....
Dec 21, 2004 (5 photos)

... were edible. It was a shame as the hotel was in the fort ramparts and had great views from the rooftop. Jaisalmer fort looks like a giant sandcastle from a distance and has only one enterence leading to narrow alleyways of houses and small guesthouses. ...

Rajasthani Roadtrip - Bikaner to Jaisalmer
Jan 21, 2006

As you travel along the road from Bikaner to Jaisalmer, you emerge into the Great Thar Desert proper, an extraordinary landscape that stretches to the Pakistan border and beyond. Bleak, spare and handsome, it's a hungry thirsty land. It must be ...

Jaisalmer and the Desert Festival
Feb 5, 2004 (8 photos)

... we made in Jaisalmer came through some people we befriended on the long trip from Ahmedabad to Jaisalmer. Havier and Justine, another couple travelling through India and beyond, invited us to dinner at their guesthouse. The food served there was decent, ...

Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur: queens of the desert
Mar 18, 2004

... of fencing, guards and parked military hardware. It's only a short drive to (or from) the Pakistani border, after all. JAISALMER Imagine a rock in the middle of the desert with a red sandstone, inhabited fortress on top of it, and a small town of ...

Camel Safari
Jan 14, 2004

... Brahmin Village which had been abandoned 80 years previously, it was quite eerie wandering around. We then got picked up and we headed back to Jaisalmer where we enjoyed cakes at the German bakery - heaven after 3 days of vegetable curry and chapatis.

Desert Boy - Part II
Apr 19, 2005

Hi to one and all again, currently in the land of the rising sun enjoying the delights and craziest of Toyko. Had the most amazing time ever in China with Danny 'International man of mystery' McCrossan & John 'The Rock' Tsang, have some great tales about ...

Another fort, Mr Magoo and Raj's Revenge part ii
Dec 7, 2004 (23 photos)

... . It's definitely in the touristy category, but beautiful nonetheless. We shopped around for a good camel safari company (as you do in Jaisalmer) and suddenly we were off at 6.30 in the morning in a jeep for an hour's drive to meet our camels. We were ...

The Camel Safari
Feb 5, 2007 (18 photos)

... wondering where all the tourists went. The answer was: the non-touristic route. We met at the Isha Palace Guesthouse in the Jaisalmer Fort, where I was staying. Jaisalmer was an old desert town centered arounnd the 1,000 year-old fort, all made ...

Jaisalmer - the sand castle city
Nov 18, 2005 (9 photos)

... we have had in India ($7.50A per room per night!)it was really nice, and because once we had left the bus station Jaisalmer proved to be a lovely city. The fort looks like a giant golden sand castle in the middle of the desert. It looks like the ...

Jaisalmer Tourist...I mean, Desert Festival
Feb 5, 2004 (10 photos)

... Mr Desert tour agency; awe alone doesn't pay the bills, apparently. We had two experiences in Jaisalmer which illustrate the joy and pain of travelling in India. We bought a CD of traditional Rajasthani music from this really cool guy along the main ...

Golden City
Dec 13, 2004 (27 photos)

... ever be able to describe what we are experiencing here, this is the essence of travelling and discovering the world. India is truly amazing. We drove form Bikaner to Jaisalmer and as soon as we saw the fort, we were so stunned. It just looks like a big ...

The Golden(sworthy) City..
Oct 31, 2006 (12 photos)

... and a beautiful palace all carved out of the same golden sandstone. It's like something out of a dream. We spent 5 days in Jaisalmer wandering around and exploring the fort and all it's nooks and crannies. We stayed in a beautiful old havelis (wealthy ...

Sandcastle and Camel Crotch
May 26, 2005 (28 photos)

... was a really enjoyable drive through fascinating terrain and the good news is Jane admits to feeling much better. As you approach Jaisalmer you cant miss the crenelated walls of the towns fort rising up above the desert floor like a giant sandcastle. As ...

Jaisalmer the desert city in the West
Dec 6, 2006 (15 photos)

... , motorbikes, cows...oh and a new one here: camels! Got on the road early this am and drove through the desert to Jaisalmer which is spectactular. Took a detour to the 'rat temple' outside of town. It was a Hindu Temple clad in marble with hundreds ...

Camel safaris and desert madmen
Nov 27, 2004 (6 photos)

... from a 3 day, 2 nights camel safari in the Great Thar Desert! I think when we last left you we were heading off to Jaisalmer - well we did. It was a beautiful place, I think possibly our favorite city yet. We met an Irish girl and her Aussie husband who ...

On the back of a camel
Apr 15, 2005 (3 photos)

Dust and Deserts We arrived in the far west town of Jaisalmer hot and dusty after a long and delayed train ride. Jaisalmer is a small city for India - only 80,000 or so people, 20,000 of which live in a sandstone fort rising out of the desert, their ...

Forts, Deserts, Camels, Havelis
Apr 29, 2005 (12 photos)

... the middle of the night, our portion of the tarp was ripped in half. Luckily the rain had stopped, revealing another peaceful night sky with silver moon. After Jaisalmer We headed to Udaipur, about eight hours bus ride away from Jaisalmer.

Carmel Safari
Jan 23, 2005 (12 photos)

Some photos of the safari - the sunset one are from a guy Nicky, on my camera I cannot control the shutter speed thus I mudded up my sunset ones. I will get Jacko to bring my SLR out to Vietnam as I was ragin'!!!!! Anyway enjoy - other wil follow when I ...

Zachary the camel
Dec 19, 2007 (40 photos)

... to the nice men we had shared the past two days with, and hopped onto the blessedly smooth jeep for the ride back to Jaisalmer.  The hotel nicely let us use a room for a couple hours and fired up the burner for a wonderfully hot shower.  We ...

Delhi and Rajasthan
May 10, 2006 (21 photos)

... intricate carving and wide cobblestone walls. The heat of Rajasthan was beginning to take it's toll on us so we decided to move on to Jaisalmer the next day. Jaisalmer is the gold city right on the edge of the Thar desert. It's fort dominates the desrt ...

Jaisalmer
Jan 14, 2008 (48 photos)

... http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14419564.300-collapse-of-the-golden-city.html http://www.jaisalmer-in-jeopardy.org/aboutjaisalmer.html Lonely Planet Guide to India, 2007. If you are interested in any of the myriad beautiful Rajasthan textiles, I ...

Goodbye Emily!
Dec 17, 2007 (31 photos)

... , people still live in it.  Nearly 25% of the population actually.  It is a living museum.  LP describes Jaisalmer as a giant sandcastle with a town attached, which isn't far from the truth.  I liked Jaisalmer because it was a small ...

"Bhanged" up by a Camel: Desert Safari
Jan 16, 2008 (37 photos)

... . As the pain in my ass built and built, it was clear - it was time for my secret weapon. Jaisalmer is one of a handful of cities in India where the buying and ingestion of bhang is COMPLETELY LEGAL. There is a government shop in Jaisalmer called the ...

Golden Sands
Jan 18, 2006 (51 photos)

... had spent enough time in Jodhpur, so we checked out of our hotel and went to the bus station, and grabbed a bus to Jaisalmer. Supposedly, the last town before the desert which heads out towards Pakistan. We knew there were camel treks fom here, which didn ...

Welcome to another plannet called "India"
Mar 26, 2002 (29 photos)

... 3 days, which, in India, is enough to feed and shelter yourself for 4 months. I hopped an early morning train to Jaisalmer, a city in the province of Rajastan which is about 60 km from Pakistan and is famous for it's desert, colorful cities and camel ...

World Heritage Day Bonanza
Apr 18, 2005 (2 photos)

... to do)! The Palace was pretty disapointing and the fort didn't seem worth the hike out to it after the fantastic forts in Jaisalmer and Jodphur so we decided to move on the following day. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur We decided to stop on the way ...

The giant sandcastle
Dec 18, 2007 (8 photos)

... and started pointing at things.  We got maybe 12 different sweets for about $2.  We tried Internet but all the connections in Jaisalmer apparently run really really slowly (like they don't work) in the evening time.  So we gave up.  We ...

Holy COW!
Mar 11, 2005 (4 photos)

... (Peter's favorite), chicken naan, vegetable naan, you name it, it's available. So the things that I thought I knew about India before I arrived should be thrown out the window. I was very timid about visiting India, but wanted to test myself. ...