A small village within the ochre-hued vales of the Aravalli Mountains, Ajabgarh lies on the edge of Sariska National Park, and has a beautiful aspect overlooking the shimmering Man Sagar Lake.
Bikaner’s princely past is visible in the palaces, fortresses and temples that line the city’s streets. The locally favoured method for crossing sand planes or just strutting along a bustling street is the camel – so popular they have their own festival.
Jaipur is the stuff of fairy tales: hilltop forts and majestic palaces, polo-playing princes and brightly painted elephants, moustachioed men in glorious turbans and the Technicolor swirl of saris.
Rising from the edge of the Thar Desert in western Rajasthan is the beautiful blue city of Jodhpur. The horizon is dominated by the mighty Mehrangarh Fort, a 15th-century clifftop palace that towers above the mediaeval skyline.
Once the playground of Maharajas and their hunting parties, Ranthambore National Park, in south-eastern Rajasthan, is still a magnet for the style set in search of a wild time.
Once the royal hunting grounds of the Maharaja of Alwar, Sariska National Park is now a leafy tiger reserve sitting high in the wooded hills of the Aravalli mountains.
Udaipur’s aspect on the wooded southern slopes of the Aravalli mountains, with its picturesque lakes, majestic palaces, temples and terracotta-hued havelis makes it one of Rajasthan’s most romantic spots.