10 Best Things to Do In Jaisalmer

A beautiful city as of Jaisalmer is not a city about deserts or camels. This city is more than just the town of sand castles. Jaisalmer is a land of cultures and history.

Whenever we hear the name Jaisalmer the first thing that pops up in our mind is the culture and the heritage this place holds. If you are a person with interest to explore different sorts of culture and to explore different people and their unique lifestyles, then Jaisalmer should be on your must-to-go list of places. 

To explore the culture and heritage and to have a vacation without the stress of anything at all Jaisalmer is the best destination for that. There are so many clandestine activities that happen in Jaisalmer that many people don’t know about.

If you are a person, who wants to learn about different cultural heritage than you should visit this place. From October to February, Jaisalmer is the most visited place by different types of tourists.

The following are the activities you should do if you are visiting Jaisalmer.

1. Adventure With Dunes

 Wherever people find desert, there is no way that they can enjoy the dessert without dunes bashing. After bashing some dunes with four where vehicles, you can reach a camp where you can watch different sorts of activities that present their culture and along with that you can have dinner in the middle of the most enchanting dessert.

2. Touch The Sky With Parasailing

The best way to see the beautiful Jaisalmer is the eye of the eagle. By being the eye of the eagle I mean is parasailing in the desert. You can see the whole dessert like an eagle sees it.

In Jaisalmer, parasailing is done by attaching the parachute with a jeep. You can easily find a different type of instruments needed to land and to launch.

Choose your guide very wisely. To have the best experience of parasailing in Jaisalmer visit during an evening or early morning time.

3. Feel The Clouds Close To You

To have the best experience of your life and to have the perfect view of the beautiful desert, do Paramotoring in the desert. Paramotor means you will be riding in a small drone shaped vehicle and a pilot will be controlling it all. You will have the perfect panoramic view of the beautiful dessert.

4. Camping In The Desert

If you want to give yourself the feeling of Arabian style than choose this dessert for camping. Different tourist companies will provide you luxurious camps along with various facilities as well.

You can also take the ride to the dune bash as well. Some tourist particular service providers will also provide extra features like different cultural activities in the desert.

5. Safari Ride With A Camel

The most iconic and the most loved activity of Jaisalmer is the camel ride. If you want to appreciate the beauty, then do it by riding the camel into the beautiful desert. The breathtaking views of the desert along with the unique camel ride makes it all once in a lifetime experience.

You can take the camel ride even from the local markets and from different tourist service providers as well. The price for the camel ride varies starting from 2000 Indian currency. The cost of the camel ride changes according to the location and the season as well.

6. Cultural Activities

Rajasthan is the place of a collection of different historical heritage. Their culture tradition can be displayed in the various activities they do, from beautiful dance, belly dance to different type of folk music as well. Many tourist service companies also provide these kinds of events in their packages.

7. Exploring The Beauty Of Jaisalmer

Desert is just a part of Jaisalmer, to explore more you can visit Jaisalmer Fort, Patwa Haveli, Jain temple. Amar Sagar, Badabagh and many other places.

Some of these beautiful places have a minor fee for entry and the camera as well. Each of these beautiful places put a different sort of cultural effect on tourists.

8. Boat Ride

Yeah, you got that right. Jaisalmer is not just a place of the desert; they also have different areas of water with a beautiful view. The actual beauty is the sparkling water with a picture of the beautiful desert of Jaisalmer.

Gadsisar Lake is one of the most attractive destinations of Rajasthan. This lake is also known for boating as well. The timing for boating from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening. Sailing with a view of the sunset is the most romantic thing to do.

9. Tanot Mata Temple

People have different sorts of their sentiments attached to this temple. This temple also marks the border between India and Pakistan as well. The temple is a few miles away from Jaisalmer city, and the place is worth to travel this far.

10. Shop The Best Spots In The City

The city contains specially designed handicrafts and various articles that display a vast variety of tradition of Jaisalmer.  Puppets, handicrafts, show pieces, camel leather, there is a never-ending massive variety of items that display the heritage of Jaisalmer.

Jaisalmer is enriched in various cultural activities. The above are the ten most attractive activities people do whenever they visit Jaisalmer. 

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