Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan, India

5Shubham V 5:00 PM Feb 1, 2022

Most happening place to chill out
This is amazing! You will really enjoy it but from my side I will give you one tip to visit it either early morning before sunrise or before sunset,because these two windows of time will give you not only crisp rays falling on hill and city view but also the twinkling lights view of the city. And the weather also remains cool at that time. Avoid visiting on a lightining or rainy day!

5Navneet Arora 5:00 PM Mar 12, 2020

Living Fort | Amazing experience | Take guided tour to explore
Personal Review: One of the very few living forts in the world, and the only reason, for you to travel to this place apart from safari. Fortunately, we planned our stay within the fort (Zostel) which I would recommend you to opt if you are a group of friends or colleagues without any second thought. To give you a brief about this fort, it is quite old, built-in 1156, by Rawal Jaisal. Hence, the name Jaisalmer. There are a few quite interesting facts, I would like to put: a) It is one of the very few living forts in the world. You will find people still living within it and doing with their usual business (handicraft etc.). Mostly populated with Rajputs and Brahmans. 40% population lives inside the fort. b) It is built using golden sandstone using an interlocking system, which is quite amazing, given, it’s 800 plus year old. c) It is 1500ft long, 750ft wide and 250ft high. (You can also opt for a guided tour which I would recommend if you are interested to know more about the culture and traditions which are still being followed.) d) An interesting fact about it is the way, a family invites the entire fort for the wedding, where they paint an idol of Shri Ganesh with the wedding details, but only the fort residents are invited and not tourists (such a bummer). e) It will take you around 1 hour for the entire fort tour including Jain temple, canon point (good for sunrise view) and try Zostel common area (epic sunset view). Food: You will find many eateries and cuisines here especially Italian which you can try. I would recommend a German Bakery which is nice. Jaisal Italy restaurant and Free Tibet are a few others. These restaurants are nice and you can explore. Apart from that, there is a legal bhang shop just outside the fort (do try:p) and in the morning, there is a famous local kachori wala adjacent to this bhang shop that can be explored for the breakfast. For any queries related to helping you prepare your itinerary or choosing a place to eat or stay, drop me a message and I will try my best to assist you as soon as possible. Also, if you found my review helpful, don’t forget to give a helpful vote and follow me. Thanks.