Opens ~9 amFort
Jaisalmer Fort
A living sandstone fort, still home to a few thousand people.
- Time needed: 3–4 hrs
- Best time: In the morning
- Distance: In the city
- Entry: ~₹200 entry
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Opens ~9 am
Opens ~9 amHaveli
Patwon ki Haveli
Five merchant mansions with stone carved like lace.
- Time needed: 1–1.5 hrs
- Best time: Late morning
- Distance: ~1 km away
- Entry: ~₹150 entry
Nathmal ki Haveli
Opens ~8 amHaveli
Nathmal ki Haveli
A prime minister's mansion carved by two brothers.
- Time needed: 30–45 min
- Best time: In the morning
- Distance: ~1 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Salim Singh ki Haveli
Opens ~8 amHaveli
Salim Singh ki Haveli
The peacock-roofed haveli of a powerful minister.
- Time needed: 45 min
- Best time: In the morning
- Distance: ~1 km away
- Entry: ~₹20 entry
Open · till ~9 pmLake
Gadisar Lake
The old rain-fed reservoir, ringed by shrines and ghats.
- Time needed: 1 hr
- Best time: At sunrise or sunset
- Distance: ~2 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Vyas Chhatri
Opens ~8 amCenotaphs
Vyas Chhatri
Sandstone cenotaphs and the city's best sunset over the fort.
- Time needed: 45 min
- Best time: At sunset
- Distance: ~2 km away
- Entry: ~₹50 entry
Opens ~8 amRoyal cenotaphs
Bada Bagh
Royal chhatris on a ridge, facing a field of wind turbines.
- Time needed: 1 hr
- Best time: At sunrise or sunset
- Distance: ~6 km away
- Entry: ~₹50 entry
Lodurva
Opens ~8 amOld capital & Jain temple
Lodurva
The Bhati capital before Jaisalmer, with a finely carved Jain temple.
- Time needed: 1 hr
- Best time: In the morning
- Distance: ~16 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Opens ~8 amAbandoned village
Kuldhara
A Paliwal Brahmin village left empty for two centuries.
- Time needed: 1–1.5 hrs
- Best time: Late afternoon
- Distance: ~18 km away
- Entry: ~₹10 entry
Camp seasonSand dunes
Sam Dunes
The big, lively dunes — camel rides, jeeps and camp nights.
- Time needed: Afternoon + overnight
- Best time: At sunset
- Distance: ~42 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Camp seasonSand dunes & village
Khuri Dunes
Quieter dunes beside a village of mud-and-thatch huts.
- Time needed: Afternoon + overnight
- Best time: At sunset
- Distance: ~45 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Desert National Park
Open · till ~5 pmNational park
Desert National Park
The Thar's protected grasslands, last stronghold of the Great Indian Bustard.
- Time needed: Half day
- Best time: Early morning
- Distance: ~45 km away
- Entry: ~₹100 entry
Opens ~9 amWar memorial
Longewala
Site of the 1971 desert battle, now an open-air museum.
- Time needed: 1–1.5 hrs
- Best time: Late morning
- Distance: ~120 km away
- Entry: Free entry
Open · till ~8 pmTemple
Tanot Mata
The BSF-run border temple famous from the 1965 and 1971 wars.
- Time needed: 1 hr
- Best time: At aarti time
- Distance: ~120 km away
- Entry: Free entry