Day 3 3-Oct-2017 Jodhpur
We had only one day planned for Jodhpur. In fact our travel plan is never a plan. After spending few days in Gujrat seeing amazing Rani ki vav and other tourist destination close to Mehsana, we destined to Rajasthan.
Which city was not planned yet. We went to bus stand and inquired bus timing and travel time to various cities of Rajasthan then finally decided to board Jodhpur bus. Jodhpur is city in Thar desert, northwest of Rajasthan which is around 7 hours journey in bus from Mehsana, Gujrat. City was built as the capital city of Marwar to replace ancient city Mandore which is now Mandore gardens. The people of Jodhpur and nearby areas are hence called Marwaris.
*Amazing Jodhpur Video. Watch till end for BLUE City top view **
City is also known as blue city as most houses in the old city are shades of Blue particularly on north side of town. This view is visible from Mehrangarh fort.
Umaid Bhavan Palace
We booked autoricksaw(tuktuk),to take a city tour. Headed to Umaid bhavan palace first. Half of the palace is converted to five star hotel and king still lives here. There is small museum on the ground floor with minimal entry fee. You can also see king's Vintage car collection in glass enclosure.
We had only one day planned for Jodhpur. In fact our travel plan is never a plan. After spending few days in Gujrat seeing amazing Rani ki vav and other tourist destination close to Mehsana, we destined to Rajasthan.
Which city was not planned yet. We went to bus stand and inquired bus timing and travel time to various cities of Rajasthan then finally decided to board Jodhpur bus. Jodhpur is city in Thar desert, northwest of Rajasthan which is around 7 hours journey in bus from Mehsana, Gujrat. City was built as the capital city of Marwar to replace ancient city Mandore which is now Mandore gardens. The people of Jodhpur and nearby areas are hence called Marwaris.
*Amazing Jodhpur Video. Watch till end for BLUE City top view **
City is also known as blue city as most houses in the old city are shades of Blue particularly on north side of town. This view is visible from Mehrangarh fort.
Umaid Bhavan Palace
We booked autoricksaw(tuktuk),to take a city tour. Headed to Umaid bhavan palace first. Half of the palace is converted to five star hotel and king still lives here. There is small museum on the ground floor with minimal entry fee. You can also see king's Vintage car collection in glass enclosure.
Mandore garden:
Mandore was ancient capital of Marwar before Jodhpur was built. 7 km from city center, this place is combination of park, palace and temple. It also have small museum but not so rich.
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| Mandore Garden |
Jaswant Thada
While going toward north to Mehrangarh fort, you can visit Jaswant thada on way which is just 1 Km away from Mehrangarh fort. Rao jodha ji statue on horse will welcome you which is visible from far distance. He was the founder of Jodhpur. Jaswant thada is also known as Tajmahal of Marwar.
Mehrangarh Fort
This is the biggest fort in Rajasthan. Founded in 1458 at Rao Jodha ji site hence the city name is Jodhapur. This fort could never be conquered. When you see the fort you will know why? It was built on top of mountain with clear views all around. 3km of massive ramparts built around the fort to protect.
Blue city view can be seen from top of fort. You need to take ticket to go inside museum which will allow you to go to rooftop. Fort entrance is free but museum entrance is charged.
This fort is like a complex with Maharaja's Palace, various temples, a nice park in backyard and museum.
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| Mehrangarh Fort |
This includes:
Sheesh Mahal
Moti Mahal: Maharaja used to held his audience here. Decorated with pearl and colorful glasses, it is a feast for eye.
Phool Mahal: This used to be Maharaja's Pleasure chamber with beautiful dancers and revelry.
Zenana Deodi: This is where Maharaja's Wives used to take bath. It was guarded by Eunuchs
Chamundi Mataji Temple: It is at another end of fort and got deep belief of locals.
That was quite a rush to cover all these places in one day. Although we managed to finish and had a feast of dinner with Rajasthani Thali.
Post that we moved to Bus stand to catch bus to our next destination, Jaisalmer.
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