The Land
A land of irony and extremes
India's largest state by area, and one of its most vibrant — in culture, heritage, art, cuisine and wildlife.
Overview
Ruled once by Rajput warrior clans
Rajasthan is one of India's most popular travel destinations — a unique, spellbinding experience the more you explore it. Its major destinations, Udaipur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Ranthambore, are well interconnected, making a round-trip route natural to plan. The mixture and brilliance of its architectural heritage can surprise even a well-travelled visitor.
Situated in the north-west of India, Rajasthan was formed in 1956 during the reorganisation of the states, merging several erstwhile princely territories — making it, in effect, one of the country's oldest identities wearing one of its newest borders.
Jaipur
Known as the Pink City
1956
By reorganisation of princely states
Rajasthani
Hindi & English for official use
Largest State
By area, in north-west India
Culture & Landscape
Forts, festivals and a desert that never disappoints
Gifted with natural beauty, a formidable history, outstanding forts and palaces, colourful festivals and fairs, and a landscape running from thick forest to open desert, Rajasthan rewards travellers who give it time. The Rajput clans who once ruled here left behind an architectural language still visible in every city on this site.
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