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The Desert Triangle in Rajasthan covers
the three major cities in the Thar – Jodhpur, Jaisalmer
and Bikaner. Your Desert Triangle tour, in most cases, is
not limited to these cities, however. Some of the equally
beautiful, though little known, destinations covered in
most Desert Triangle safaris are the regions of Shekhawati,
and some of the smaller towns in the area. That is the
charm of exploring the Desert Triangle – you can get off
the beaten track and wander through little towns where the
crowd of tourists is markedly thin, life is not restrained
by the need to show the “attractive” side to tourists, and
people go about their daily business like they have for
thousands of years.
Modern technology may not have reached
these rural outposts, but that is more than adequately
compensated for by the warmth of the people, the riot of
colors, smells, and sounds, and the traditional way of
life that has continued uninterrupted for many thousand
years.
Start with Jodhpur, the city defined by the imposing
Meherangarh Fort. This grim stone façade of the fort says
little of what it hides within. For inside the fort lies
another world, complete with opulent palaces, temples, and
buzzing bazaars. |
