The historic city of Jodhpur was founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD, who named the city after his own name. Jodhpur is a wonderful tourist destination that attracts tourists from all over India and abroad. Also known as the Blue City, Jodhpur has a number of exciting tourist attractions.
Once the capital of Marwar, Jodhpur is tourist destination famous for beautiful monuments, temples, landscaped gardens and spices. Mehrangarh Fort is the important landmark in Jodhpur, which was built in the 15th century on the advice of a sage. Jodhpur's location between Jaipur and Jaisalmer makes it an important destination in Rajasthan. Jodhpur serves as a transit point for tourists travelling to Jaisalmer from Jaipur or coming back from Jaisalmer.
There are a number of tourist attractions in Jodhpur that you can visit on your tour to Jodhpur. Mehrangarh Fort is the main tourist attraction that is a must visit on your Jodhpur tour. The Mehrangarh Fort houses many beautiful monuments that include a number of beautiful palaces. Some of the interesting places that you can visit inside the fort are Moti Mahal, Umaid Villas, Ajit Villas, Phool Mahal and Maan Villas.
The other most important tourist attraction in Jodhpur is Umaid Bhawan Palace. The beautiful palace was built by Umaid Singh. About 3000 artisans and workers worked for 14 years to complete the palace. The Umaid Bhawan Palace was designed by Henry Vaughan. Jaswant Thanda, the 19th century royal cenotaph is another exciting place that you can visit on your Jodhpur tour.
Shopping is another exciting activity in Jodhpur. There are a number of items that you can shop for in Jodhpur. The city is famous for carpets, lacquerware, tie and dye textiles, jootis and puppets.
Tourism in Rajasthan offers complete information on various travel destinations and hotels in Rajasthan. Tourism in Rajasthan also provides online booking facility for tour packages to Rajasthan and hotel room booking in Rajasthan. To book a tour to Jodhpur or a hotel room in Jodhpur, all you have to do is just fill up the form given below.
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