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Bikaner Tour Packages

Bikaner is located in the northern part of Rajasthan & was founded by Rao Bhikaji. The city is surrounded by 7 km long wall which bounds the old city & has five entrances. This desert city of Rajasthan is famous for its traditional Rajasthani attractions, forts, temples & Camel Festival this covers the bikaner tour packages.

Rajasthani, Hindi & English are the major languages spoken here.

The climate of Bikaner is very extreme with high temperature difference and low rain fall. From our experience october to March is the best time to visit the city.
 
Attractions in Bikaner
Bikaner offers several tourist attractions including forts, palaces, museums & temples.

Junagarh Fort :
This fort was built in 15th century by Raja Rai Singh. There are several palaces within the fort and the most beautiful palaces are Chandra Mahal, Phool Mahal & Karan Mahal. The palaces are built in red sandstone, marbel with mirror works, carvings & paintings. There is a museum inside the fort which has valuable antique objects.

The Lalgarh Palace : This extraordinary monument was designed by a Britisher for Maharaja Ganga Singh. This shows a mixture of Oriental & European style architecture. Here the library inside the palace has a large collection of sanskrit manuscripts. Also one can see glass ornaments, oil paintings & lamps inside the palace.

Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum : This museum has a large collection of pottery, paintings, carpets, coins & armoury. It also has objects of local art & crafts which make this an interesting place to visit.

Camel festivals : The festival is held in January every year where one can enjoy camel races, camel rides, camel dances along with local folk performances.

Bhandeshwar & Sandeshwar Temples :
These temples are built by two brothers & the temples carry their names. The mirror work & the gold leaf paintings are the major attractions of the temple. These are dedicated to Jain teerthankar, Parsvanathji.
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How to Get There

Bikaner is well connected by Air, Rail & Road network.
Air : The Jodhpur airport is the nearest airport which is 256 km away & there are daily flight services to all the four Metros from Jodhpur airport.

Rail : There is regular train services to Jodhpur. The Intercity Express, The Jaipur-Bikaner Express & the Ranakpur Express are the major express trains.

Road : Several highways links the city to the other cities of India with excellent express bus services.
 

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