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Tourist Information for Bikaner in Rajasthan
An Overview
Bikaner is important desert city of Rajasthan known for its massive Junagarh fort and camel breeding farm. History of the city dates back to fifteenth century when Rao Bikaji a Rathore warrior founded it. Named after him Bikaner has many chapters of blood and sacrifices in its story of foundation and survival. Camel is important part of life of people of Bikaner which is intensively used for most of the activities, whether its livelihood or recreation. Read More about Bikaner India
How to reach Bikaner ?
Nearest airport to Bikaner is Jodhpur which is about 250 km. It takes about 4 hours by private car. There are regular trains to Bikaner from major destinations in India. If you are coming by road Bikaner is 360 Km from Jaisalmer and about 350 km from Jaipur.
Where to stay in Bikaner ?
There are large number of Hotels in Bikaner which offers accommodation of different budgets. The high end hotels can cost you INR 10,000 per night but at INR 2000 you can get decent hotels. There are some heritage hotels in Bikaner as well as nearby which offers accommodation in old havelis renovated to suit modern travellers. Contact our tour planner to find your desired hotel in Bikaner.
Places to visit in Bikaner
While at Bikaner most important places to visit are Junagarh fort and camel research farm. Besides these if time permits you can visit Gajner Palace, ganga Singh Museum and Deshnok Temple. Karni Mata temple which is about 35 km from Bikaner is also one of the most visited tourist place near Bikaner. Temple is famous for thousands of Rats which move around fearlessly and lives in temple.
Bikaner is important desert city of Rajasthan known for its massive Junagarh fort and camel breeding farm. History of the city dates back to fifteenth century when Rao Bikaji a Rathore warrior founded it. Named after him Bikaner has many chapters of blood and sacrifices in its story of foundation and survival. Camel is important part of life of people of Bikaner which is intensively used for most of the activities, whether its livelihood or recreation. Read More about Bikaner India How to reach Bikaner ?
Nearest airport to Bikaner is Jodhpur which is about 250 km. It takes about 4 hours by private car. There are regular trains to Bikaner from major destinations in India. If you are coming by road Bikaner is 360 Km from Jaisalmer and about 350 km from Jaipur.
Where to stay in Bikaner ?
There are large number of Hotels in Bikaner which offers accommodation of different budgets. The high end hotels can cost you INR 10,000 per night but at INR 2000 you can get decent hotels. There are some heritage hotels in Bikaner as well as nearby which offers accommodation in old havelis renovated to suit modern travellers. Contact our tour planner to find your desired hotel in Bikaner.
Places to visit in Bikaner
While at Bikaner most important places to visit are Junagarh fort and camel research farm. Besides these if time permits you can visit Gajner Palace, ganga Singh Museum and Deshnok Temple. Karni Mata temple which is about 35 km from Bikaner is also one of the most visited tourist place near Bikaner. Temple is famous for thousands of Rats which move around fearlessly and lives in temple.