Bikaner City Guide
 The camel country Bikaner is one of the three destinations of the desert circuit cities of Rajasthan. The city is popular in all over world for its best riding camels and architectural wealth lying in its marvelous forts, palaces and temples. Bikaner draws large number of tourists for its picturesque golden sand dunes, striking forts, stunning palaces and havelis. The largest Camel research and breeding farm in the world is also in Bikaner. City is very famous for its delicious snacks, bujiyas and sweets.
Attractions of Bikaner :
Junagarh Fort : The palace is exquisitely built in red sandstone and marble of the palace have ornate mirror work, carvings and paintings. There is as many as 37 palaces inside the fort important among them are Chandra Mahal, Phool Mahal and Karan Mahal. The museum inside fort encloses priceless miniature paintings and extraordinary antiques that are of great interest for art lovers.
Lalgarh Palace: The palace is coated in red sandstone and has several grand halls, lounges, cupolas and pavilions. The Lalgarh Palace features Italian colonnades and intricate latticework and filigree work. The palace has a billiards room, a library (fourth largest in world), a cards room and a smoking room.
Laxmi Niwas Palace : The Laxmi Niwas Palace is a massive palace designed by the British architect Sir S.S. Jacob. It was built in 1900s. The palace has Indo- Saracenic architectural style. The palace has been converted into a luxury hotel. It is made of red sandstone and is one of the most popular places to visit in Bikaner.
Camel Research Centre : This largest camel farm in Asia was established in 1984. This research centre conducts research for improvement of camel breeding.
Camel Festival : This festival is celebrated every year in the month of January/February. Folk dances, music, decorated camel procession and camel dances are the prime features of this festival.
Accommodations in Bikaner :
Some of the comfy and best hotels of Bikaner are: Basant Vihar Palace, Meghasar castle, Bikaner Palace, Gaj Kesri, Hotel Sagar, etc.
How to Reach :
Road : Bikaner connected by road to some of the major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states (Delhi).
Rail : Bikaner is connected by rail with Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur and other north Indian cities. The luxury heritage train Palace on Wheels covers the city.
Air : the city do not has air port. Nearest airport is in Jodhpur at a distance of 240 Km.
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