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Jaisalmer, India Overview

The dramatic desert fortress of Jaisalmer is an exotic city in Rajasthan’s great Thar Desert. “The Golden City” rose to prominence as a result of its position on camel trade routes. It's now most... more » The dramatic desert fortress of Jaisalmer is an exotic city in Rajasthan’s great Thar Desert. “The Golden City” rose to prominence as a result of its position on camel trade routes. It's now most famous for the 12th-century fort and ornate “havelis,” as the merchant-built fine houses and pavilions in the city’s medieval lanes are known. The surrounding Desert National Park offers opportunities to observe blackbucks, desert foxes and chinkaras amid the rolling dunes, rugged crags and waterholes. « less

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Hotel Victoria

20 Jul 2008

A very pleasant family guesthouse, run by Pankaj - the earnest, eager-to-please and friendly owner. We chose his best room - what was described as the 'honeymoon sweet' (sic). It's not actually a...more

Nachana Haveli

5 of 5 stars
Copenhagen
15 Jul 2008

When I came to India and Jaisalmer for the first time in 2005, I was so overwhelmed by the dirt, the smells, the noise, the many many pushy people, like I guess many travellers are the first time they...more

Garh Jaisal Haveli Hotel

5 of 5 stars
Manchester
13 Jul 2008

This was meant to be a treat for the three of us, and it certainly was. The rooms and the hotel are in excellent condition, certainly a par above anywhere else we've stayed in India. We were picked up...more

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Hotel Victoria - Jaisalmer 25 July 2008, 4 replies
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