Jodhpur Tour Packages

Jodhpur, once the capital of the former princely state of Marwar, is now the second largest city of Rajasthan. Flanked on its western side by the Mehrangarh Fort, and on the eastern side by the stately sandstone Palace of Umaid Bhawan; the monuments temples and gardens of Jodhpur depict a multi-faceted grandeur.

A courageous lookout in the desert, on the eastern edging of the Thar Desert has the difference of neither being a part of the Thar Desert nor out of it. At best it is an entrance to the wonderland of sand dunes and shrubs, rocky land and prickly trees. The home of the Rathroes the grand princely state of Rajasthan. They occupied Marwar, land of the sand after the fall of Delhi and Kannauj. In 1459 AD, Rao Jodha, chief of Rathore family of Rajputs, who claimed descent from Rama, the classic here of the Ramayana, laid the base of Jodhpur. A high stone wall protects the well fortified city. The wall is almost 10km in length and has eight gates opposite different directions.

Within, stands an imposing fort on a low range of sandstone hills, about 125m above the surrounding plains. Invincible! And dauntless in its league with time! The city lies at the foot of the hills. The clear distinction between the old and the new city is visible from the ramparts of the fort. On the other side of the Jodhpur city, facing the fort is the Umaid Bhawan Palace. The irregular angle of the sunset lends the desert scenery a wonder inspiring glow and the people, a politeness undaunted.