Jaisalmer Fort
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Fort
CastleTrikuta Hill, Old City, Jaisalmer
A 12th-century yellow-sandstone hill fort above Jaisalmer that is still a working town, with roughly a quarter of the old city living inside its walls.
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Free to walk the fort lanes; Fort Palace Museum ₹200 (Indian) / ₹600 (foreign national)
Allow about 2 hr 30 min
Your expert’s note
Walk up in the last hour of daylight, when the sandstone turns amber and the day-trip coaches have gone. Keep to the paved lanes: the fort sits on weak sedimentary rock and water seepage from over-use is an active conservation problem flagged by UNESCO.
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