Jodhpur city tour with Private guide and car

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Mehrangarh Fort

  Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendor on a perpendicular cliff, four hundred feet above the sky line of Jodhpur. Burnished red sand stone, imposing, invincible and yet with a strange haunting beauty that beckons . Much has been written about the Citadel of the Sun, for truly, it is one of the most impressive in all Rajasthan. So colossal are its proportions that Rudyard Kipling called it “ the work of giants”. Today, it is acknowledged as one of the best preserved fort in India. Mehrangarh the Fort of Jodhpur crowns a rocky hill that rises 400 feet above the surrounding plain, and appears both to command and to meld with the landscape. One of the largest forts in Rajasthan, it contains some of the finest palaces and preserves in its museum many priceless relics of Indian courtly life.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Jaswant Thada

  Beautiful memorial in marble often described as the “Taj Mahal of Marwar” was built in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh ji ll of Jodhpur (1873-1895) by his son Maharaja Sardar Singhji (1895-1911) completed in 1906 A.D. The main hall has been built like a temple where puja (ritual) is also performed. The worship of ancestors is common to the Rajput clans. Jaswant Thada is a perfect example of architectural brilliance. The architecture is made of white marbles which are so fine that the outer surface of the whole building emits a warm glow during sunlight. Currently it exhibits a variety of paintings and portraits of Jodhpur rulers.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Clock Tower Market

  Clock tower is the prominent landmark of the old city, one of the oldest yet colorful markets of Jodhpur with well-adjusted 7,000 plus match-box sized shops. It’s a great place to ramble around which is surrounded by various colorful and aromatic spice shops to bazaars selling vegetables, sweets, textiles, silver jewelry, books, bangles, antique items, and handicrafts. This is also known as Girdikot and Sardar Market, One can buy the tie and dye textiles, embroidered leather shoes, clay figurines, miniature camels and elephants, lacquerware, antiques, carpets, puppets, marble inlay work, etc

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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