Tourism

This district has got a very important place on theinternational tourist map. Popularly known as the “Golden City”, it has the following attraction of the tourist importance.

• Fort & inside fort-Jain Temples & Royal Palace.
• Patwa Havelies.
• Salim Singh’s Haveli.
• Nathmal’s haveli.
• Madir Palace (Tazia Tower).
• Gadsisar Lake.
• Govt. museum & the folk museum.

All these monuments have the unique stone carving on yellow stone. The whole city is constructed with yellow stone.

Excursions

• Badabag (Royal Cenotaph, Garden).
• Amar Sagar.
• Ludarwa.
• Mool Sagar.
• Kuldhara ( Remains of Deserted town hundreds of year ago).
• Sam Sand Dunes ( The Sunset & Camel Safari are special attraction).
• Khuri Sand Dunes.
• Akal Wood fossils Park ( Having 180 million years old wood fossils.
• Sudhasari ( Desert National Park having the great Indian Bustard and other wild life).

Art & Music The two communities viz. ‘Manganiars’ and ‘Langas’ have not only preserved the traditional art & music but they have carried it beyond the domestic shores. The folk Music with traditional instruments and the folk dances are very popular and fascinating. The cultural programmes performed by these artistes have special attraction for the tourists.

Desert Festival  Desert Festival is organized every year by the Department of Tourism, Art & Culture. It has become very popular worldwide. Apart from sight-seeing and cultural programs, several competitions are arranged in this festival. These competitions have become extremely popular.

On an average about one lakhs foreign tourist and 1.75 lakhs of domestic tourists visit this district in last year. There are ten luxury hotels with 720 beds and 20 moderates class hotels with 700 beds. The budget class hotels , Dharamshalas and Paying Guest houses have about 2500 beds.

A Tourist Reception Center, an office of Rajasthan Tourism functions to provide information and assistance to the tourists.