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Jaisalmer Slideshow
Jaisalmer
Travel Blogs from Jaisalmer, India
James & Nicola of Arabia
Up at the crack of dawn to catch our bus to Jaiselmer. The bus wasn't that bad other than I had to keep sharing my sleeper with randoms who kept waking me up as I had a bottom bunk, Nicola was ok though up top. We arrived in Jaiselmer around 11 o'clock ...
The end of the adventure...Camels and Banana's
... Udaipur myself, Simon, Max and Maties jumped on another night bus (Octavio had a motorbike so met us there) and headed to Jaisalmer. Max, being even taller than Simon, had a delightful time in the coffin pod...but of coarse being the positive fellow he ...
Scotty has a nightmare in Jaisalmer
... really good fort there which we wandered around for the day before booking our camel safari which is the main reason to come to Jaisalmer. We woke really early (had to use an alarm!) and got taken out to the desert where our camels were patiently ...
Camel Safari!
... nice convenience. Trains here are fairly cheap, and I think our fourteen hour ride, even in first class was only $40. In Jaisalmer, the "gold city", most buildings are made out of sandstone, including the fort that contains much of the city. There isn't ...
Camel train, 1st class (non A/C)
... stepdad’s self defense technique) just in case! It was a fantastic few days and we would strongly recommend Jaisalmer to anyone travelling in India. We are now heading to Nepal through back through Delhi and Veranasi and will keep you ...
sleeping under the stars
... mean...after fighting with them for what seemed like ages we eventually found some bunks and managed to get back to sleep. arrived in Jaisalmer to loads and loads of touts trying to get you to go with them...luckily for us we had already booked a place ...
No mas on the lal maas
... , now known more for the feeding of catfish with loaves of bread. We also had a decent view of the fort from the area. Jaisalmer fort is the only fort in Indian history never to have been captured [though the Moghuls did occupy the town below]. Peregrine ...
Disco in the desert!
Day 14 The peace and tranquility Of last night is rattled from our every limb as RamDas hits the single road, which is more like a path, out the desert and our complex in Kuhri like it was grand prix circuit. At about 80mph we play chicken with on ...
Jaisalmer - Camel Safari Crazy
... . Later he showed us a Hindi local newspaper, telling us our story had made the front page. We finally booked a train out of this place, and got on a sleeper train to Bikaner. In Jaisalmer I am mostly missing four walls and a roof, and anonymity. Becci ...
Jaisalmer
Nous sommes venues ici dans le but daller en safari en chameaux... Cest donc ce que nous avons fait! 2 jours et 1 nuit plutot que 4 et une chance parce que nous ne serions jamais revenues! Le desert etait magnifique, cetait plutot tres ...
Safari Country
Getting close to the Pakistan border now - plenty of army trucks and soldiers around! Went on a camel safari - see the photos. Spent a couple of hours riding into the desert in the evening, and camped under the stars! Very nice except ...
Ville dans le desert
On était bien content d'arriver à Jaisalmer après 6 heures de voiture, et une roue crevée en plein désert. Notre hôtel à Jaisalmer était situé dans le Fort, aucune voiture ne pouvait y accéder (bye bye chauffeur !!!). Le bâtiment était ...
Losing the ability to walk
So we arrived, jolly jolyy, to the bus station, got picked up by some really nice men all taking our bags with a huge banner with my name on it (well near enough .. Shardadd) and took us in their jeep to the hotel, they gacve us a cheap room and a free ...
No worry No hurry No chicken No curry - days 22-23
... We are up early for a crazy long train journey (it wasnt so bad in the end but the seats were v uncomfortable). We arrive in jaisalmer and head straight to the hotel!! We have a free afternoon until we go to watch the sunset. There is a pool so ...
Holi Desert!
... back and said that we should just book our own! So hurtling towards our destination we turned to our friend the Lonley Planet! Jaisalmer turned out to be really lovely. A smallish town with a huge fort where people still live inside it's walls! We stayed ...
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer, une forteresse doree au milieu du desert. Une etape milles et unes nuit pour nous suivie d' une balade dans le desert a dos de chameau. Quel bonheur de sortir des grandes villes poluee ! Et vraiment, ces maraja sont vraiment des pourri gate ...
A little musician steals the show
... testing area for India. There is a large military presence here, being about 120k's from the Pakistani border. The fort at Jaisalmer is a World Heritage SIte, Roddy! UNESCO wants all the people out of the town as the water inside continues to damage the ...
Camping in the desert
... some of the handmade gifts to bring home. This was my favorite part of the trip so far. Bobby explained that this was TRUE India. I really enjoyed it. I'm typing while we're driving.....we're on the way to Jaisimer. It's about an hour drive away.. Once ...
Aug 23, 2011
You might not intend to, but you will ride a camel
... Go with Ganesh Travels who are recommended by Lonely Planet - a company of camel owners who seem to know what they are doing. Jaisalmer is a very attractive town inside a hill fort, carved out of sandstone. Very endearing. Good place to visit. After 3 ...
Life on the Back of a Camel
We made our way to the Khuri Desert in the outskirts of Jaisalmer (our next stop), about 24 miles (40km) southwest of the city. The Khuri sand dunes was a memorable experience in the land of the Rajputs. We enjoyed a ride on camel back (each having our ...
Camel Safari 2 days
Thar Desert - camping ACTUAL: The camel safari was an experience. Limited Internet time, but I basically had a day and a half in the Thar Desert on the back of a camel. Yesterday (Friday) morning we set out on our camels. I ...
Arrivée à Jaisalmer
... , avec la qualité d'un corail français), nous avons enfin débarqué pour notre première véritable étape en Inde, Jaisalmer. Sitôt arrivés, les rabatteurs se jettent sur nous, mais nous choisissons d'emblée de suivre celui du Roop Mahal. L'hôtel, ...
Indische Hochzeiten und furzende Kamele
... fuer uns alle sogar was zu essen! Also ein Hoch auf das unbekannte Brautpaar! Am naechsten Tag mit dem Nachtzug nach Jaisalmer. Unser Hotel liegt mitten in einem alten Fort! Gestern frueh gings dann los in die Tharwueste zur Kamelsafari! Erst durch die ...