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Jaisalmer's most popular dune field for camel and jeep safaris, sunsets and overnight desert camps.
The Sam dunes lie about 40 km west of Jaisalmer and are the city's classic desert experience. Late afternoon brings camel and jeep safaris, quad biking and sunset viewing, followed by folk music and dance at tented camps. It is busy and commercial, especially in peak season and during the Desert Festival.
These sand dunes are around 50 km from Jaisalmer city but one has to go there to have this altogether different experience. This is an amazing sight and the sunset view from there is stunning. Also don't miss the camel ride or a camel cart ride over the semi desert. You can
Viewpoint in Sam, Jaisalmer.
Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of South Asia's most visited Sufi pilgrimage sites.
Deshnoke shrine to Karni Mata, famous for thousands of rats revered as sacred inside the temple.
18th-century lakeside haveli at Gangaur Ghat, now a museum with an evening Rajasthani folk dance show.
Shekhawati town of merchant havelis covered in fresco paintings, often called an open-air art gallery.
15th-century hillside fort-palace on the Delhi–Jaipur highway, now a heritage hotel; access for non-guests is controlled.
Attraction in Udaipur.
Udaipur folk-art museum known for its puppet collection and daily puppet shows.
Vast Thar desert reserve near Jaisalmer, a last stronghold of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard.