The Rambagh Palace in Rajasthan, for example, has a royal history before its conversion into a Heritage Hotel in 1972. Other palatial destinations that one would not want to miss out on are the Lake Palace and the Umaid Bhawan Palace. The Lake Palace is a dream of white marble and mosaic glistening in the moonlight. The palace in the middle of Lake Pichola is spread over a 40-acre site and has been continuously lived in for the past two and half centuries. Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace is the last of India’s great palaces and with an expanse of 26 acres, it is one of the largest residences in the world. Since all the visitors are treated like the Maharajah’s personal guests, you get to enjoy the taste of royalty in its entire original flavor as guests of honor. Built in 1156, Jaisalmer Fort is the second oldest of Rajasthan’s major forts after Chittorgarh. Mounted atop Trikuta, the fort rises like a sunbeam from the desert, 250 feet tall, and is reinforced by an imposing crenellated sandstone wall 30 feet high. It has as many as 99 bastions, 92 of which were built between 1633 and 1647 to be used as gun platforms. The view of the 99 bastions of the yellow sandstone fort, the desert citadel of Raja Jaisal, is spectacular to behold.
Heritage Palaces
Neemrana Fort | Samode Palace | Mandawa Fort | Devigarh Palace | Khimsar Palace | Siriska PalaceHeritage Monuments
Elephanta Caves | Ajanta Ellora | Red Fort | Amber Fort | Qutub Minar | Junagarh Fort | Fatehpur sikri