Bikaner located in the middle of the Thar Desert is the main administrative hub of Bikaner district in the northwest part of Rajasthan. This is one of the most sought after travel destinations in Rajasthan and Bikaner travel includes sightseeing of its rich glory of past, cultural life of the people. Rao Bika, a Rajput prince formed this city in 1486, hence it was the capital of the Bikaner princely state. It is called Green City of Rajasthan and two artificial canals namely Ganga and Indira Gandhi canals were made to irrigate the cultivated areas of the city. Due to its location in the desert it gets very little rainfall and high temperature. In the summer season temperature soars to 50 degree Celsius and during the winter season it reaches the freezing point.

Transportation

Tour to Bikaner is an easy one as Bikaner is well-linked to major cities of India via broad gauge railway. The direct rail service of Bikaner connects cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Jaipur, Surat, Jalandhar, Thiruvanathpuram, Chandigarh, Jammu and Ahmedabad. It is also connected to various other parts of India by roadways. It has only a military airport.

Tourist Attractions

Bikaner has finest creations of Rajput civilization like the palaces, highly sculptured temples of red and yellow sand stones. The major sightseeing attractions of Bikaner are Junagarh Fort, Lallgarh Palace, Gajner Palace, Prachina Museum, Devi Kund Sagar (Cenotaphs), Shri Laxminath Temple, Bhandeshwar Jain Temple, Camel Breeding Farm, Bikaner Havelis, Shiv Bari Temple, etc. The fairs and festivals of Bikaner like Camel festival, Kapil Muni fair are also fabulous attractions for travelers.

Art and Culture

Bikaner has a tradition of sweet production like "Bikaneri Bhujia"(famous in India) and other varieties of sweets. The artistic décor of the palaces of Bikaner, handicrafts and leather articles reflect the handicrafts culture of the city. The tourists are thrilled to see the red sand stone jalis(screens) hanging on the windows of the palaces, temple and Havelis. The village craftsmen make these screens. Bikaner is the main hub of Usta art, the famous generic form of Bikaner art which means artful paintings on paper and other objects. The biggest camel farm of Asia is located at Bikaner.

Bikaner tour packages offer sightseeing of Bikaner’s heritage monuments, temples, camel farm, and rich cultural life of the people. Heritage hotels and other various categories of hotels are accommodation options here. Tourists explore here the traditional aura of the medieval period.