Quieter dune field south-west of Jaisalmer with village homestays and camel rides, an alternative to Sam.
Khuri lies roughly 40–50 km south-west of Jaisalmer, near Desert National Park. Its dunes are smaller than Sam's but generally calmer, and the village has traditional mud houses and desert camps offering camel rides and folk evenings.
Within 1 km of Khuri Sand Dunes.
14th-century man-made reservoir in Jaisalmer ringed by ghats, temples and chhatris, with the Tilon ki Pol gateway.
Golden-sandstone 12th-century 'living fort' on Trikuta hill, still home to thousands of residents, shops, temples and hotels.
Seven interconnected yellow-sandstone Jain temples inside Jaisalmer Fort, open to visitors only in the morning.
Museum in Jaisalmer.
Attraction in Jaisalmer.
natural history museum in Rajasthan, India
Busy, budget vegetarian restaurant at Hanuman Circle known for Rajasthani and Gujarati thalis.
Lovely cenotaphs. Fantastic pictures.
Deshnoke shrine to Karni Mata, famous for thousands of rats revered as sacred inside the temple.
Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of South Asia's most visited Sufi pilgrimage sites.
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.
Jaisalmer's most popular dune field for camel and jeep safaris, sunsets and overnight desert camps.
Attraction in Udaipur.
Udaipur folk-art museum known for its puppet collection and daily puppet shows.
17th-century ruined town and fort in the Aravallis, famous as India's 'most haunted' site; no entry after sunset.