Overview

The fabulous fort town of Rajasthan – Bikaner is comparatively less visited by tourists. This is a dusty yet vibrant desert town, which has been attracting people for its impressive palaces, richly sculptured temples in red & yellow sandstones and the very famous camel festival & safari. The place has India’s only camel breeding farm that too the largest in Asia. This calls for the 3-days Camel Festival, every year. Camel races, rides, tugs-of-war etc., attract tourist. Not to miss are the camel pageants, best decorated camel competitions, dancing camels, and best haircut camel. Besides all these, the city has in display some of the finest creations of Rajput civilization. Junagarh Fort, Lallgarh Palace, Gajner Palace, Prachina Museum, Bhandeshwar Jain Temple, Bikaner Havelis and Shiv Bari Mandir are some places to visit in Bikaner. Your India day tour to Bikaner cannot be complete without visiting the famous Karni Mata Temple at Deshnok, where pilgrims worship innumerable holy rats.

How to visit:

By road: Bikaner is well connected and easily accessible by the network of roads. Private as well as state run buses are operated, also the private transport like SUV and MUV can be availed.

By rail: All the major cities are connected to Bikaner by trains through Bikaner Junction (BKN).

By air: The nearest airport to reach Bikaner is Jodhpur airport (JDH) which is at a distance of 250 kms.

Fast Facts

Location - Rajasthan, North India

Places of Interest - Junagarh Fort, Lallgarh Palace, Gajner Palace, Karni Mata Temple, Ganga Singh Museum, Camel breeding farms,

Best time to visit - October to April

Language - Hindi, English

Festivals - Camel Festival

Bikaner Location Map