Hawa Mahal-Jaipur

Lake Palace-Udaipur

City Palace-Jaisalmer

The ornamental facade of this "Palace of Winds" is a landmark in Jaipur. Its five - storeyed structure of pink sandstone encrusted with fine trellis work and balconies has 953 niches and windows. It was built in 1799 by Pratap Singh and was a royal grandstand for palace women.

Udaipur, the erstwhile royal house of Mewar has a profusion of palaces, lakes, temples and cenotaphs. The places to visit in and around Udaipur are the City Palace, Pichola Lake, Jag Niwas, Jagdish Temple, Eklingji Temple, Nathdwara, Rajsamand and Jaisamand. Chittor, Kumbalgarh and Mandalgarh also lie near Udaipur, and are famous for their almost impregnable forts.

The name Jaisalmer evokes a vivid picture of sheer magic and brilliance of the desert. The exotic, remote, and beautiful, Jaisalmer is a bit of a paradox. So far west that it is in the heart of the desert, one would expect barren near-desolation. Yet this frontier town is today one of Rajasthan's best-loved tourist destinations.