Bikaner

Famous for:
A true Desert City with Red and Yellow sandstone Palaces, Forts and Temples. It has the best camel rides in the world and "Bikaner Bhujia" is a very famous snack.


Video: Driving thru streets of Bikaner

Background:
Founded in 1488, Bikaner is a desert city built on an elevation on the ancient caravan routes linking Central Asia and North India with the Gujarat seaports.
It is surrounded by a seven-kilometre long wall and has five entrances.
It has faced many foreign intrusions and was attacked many times by the Mughals and the British.


Video: Camel safari at Bikaner

Today tourist visiting Binaker enjoy its local traditions, colourful bazaars and havelis. Bikaner camel festival is also held annually.

What to see:
Junagarh Fort
Location: 1 km from the Railway Station and City Centre.

Video: Junagarh fort

Lalgarh Fort
Location: 2 km from Railway Station and 1 km from City Centre on the way to Gajner.
Ganga Jubilee Museum
Location: On the Jaipur Road

Near By Attraction
Rat temple

Video: Rat Temple (Karni Mata) in Deshnok, Bikaner

Bhandasar Jain Temple
Location: 5 Km from Bikaner
Shiv Bari Temple
Location: 6 km from Bikaner
Camel Breeding Farm
Location: 8 km from Bikaner
Deshnok / Temple of Rats
Location: 30 km from Bikaner

Reaching there:
Air: The Nal Airport, Bikaner (17 Km from the city center) has no commercial flights. Jodhpur airport (254 km) and Sanganer airport, Jaipur (325 km) are the two nearby airports.
Rail: Bikaner is very well connected by rail with Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur and all other major cities.
Roads : NH11 (Agar - Bikaner - Jaipur), NH15 (Pathankot - Amritsar -Bhatinda - Ganganagar - Bikaner - Jaisalmer) are the National Highway passing through Bikaner.
Bikaner is well connected to Jodhpur, Jaipur and Delhi by Road.

Courtesy : www.India-tourist.com
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