Page 348 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - India

346  WESTERN INDIA

Introducing Western India Ludhiana

This region has some of India’s most popular destinations. Ganganagar
In Rajasthan, the desert forts of Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, Karanpur
the palaces and lakes of Udaipur, and the Ranthambhore Hanumangarh
National Park evoke all the romance and splendour of the Suratgarh
state’s princely past. Gujarat’s Jain temples and intricately Anupgarh
designed stepwells are architectural marvels, while its Rajasthani women in festive dress at the
natural wonders can be enjoyed on the beaches of Diu Pushkar Fair Mahajan
and at the lion sanctuary at Gir. The landscapes in this Lunkaransar Rajgarh
region range from the sand dunes of Rajasthan to the Sardarshahr
vast salt flats of Kutch, to the urban bustle of the two Tanot t Kolayat Churu Delhi
state capitals, Jaipur and Gandhinagar. r Jhunjhunun
Balan e Bikaner Ratangarh
Ramgarh e s Ladnun Shekhawati
D Sikar
Alwar
Jaisalmer Phalodi Nagaur Didwana Deeg
Sariska
Sam Ringas National Park Bharatpur Agra
r Pokaran Makrana Bandikui
a RAJASTHAN Jaipur Keoladeo Ghana
h Phalsund Dausa National Park
T Jodhpur Pushkar Kishangarh Sanganer Tantpur
Shiv
Luni Bilara Ajmer
Barmer Balotra Luni Gangapur
Beawar Tonk Banas
Sojat Ranthambhore
National Park
Pali
Chauhtan Sindari Devli Sawai
Shahpura Madhopur
Jalor Bali
Ranakpur Bhilwara Bundi
Chillies drying in the desert sun near Osian, Rajasthan Kota
Luni Sirchi Chittorgarh Baran
Mount Abu Aravali Range Rawatbhata
Lakhpat Dholavira Bhabhar Udaipur Nimbahera
Khavda Palanpur Jhalawar
Patan Aklera
Radhanpur Siddhpur
Great Rann of Kutch
Naliya Dungarpur
Getting Around Bhuj Little Rann Mahesana
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur Gandhidham of Kutch Sabarmati Bhopal
and Ahmedabad are Mandvi Kandla Dhrangadhra Gandhinagar Banswara
linked by air to Delhi Morbi
and Mumbai as well as Jamnagar Ahmedabad
to each other. Trains Dwarka Wankaner Dahod
travel between all the GUJARA T Nadiad Godhra
Rajkot
major cities, with fast Kathiawar Anand Champaner Indore
trains connecting Delhi Peninsula Botad
and Jaipur. Two luxury Vadodara
trains, the Palace on Porbandar Jetpur Bhavnagar Dabhoi
Wheels and the Royal Junagadh Amreli Bharuch Narmada
Rajasthan on Wheels Palitana
(see p753), offer a more National Park Savarkundla
Sansan Gir
romantic way to explore Mahuva Tapti Ukai
Rajasthan and Gujarat. Veraval Gulf of Khambhat Surat Reservoir
Within Rajasthan, a Kodinar
network of national Diu Navsari
highways links most Arabian Valsad
major destinations by Sea
road, while National Daman Silvassa
Highways 8, 14 and 15
continue on to Gujarat.
Mumbai
Cameleers in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
346-347_EW_India.indd 346 26/04/17 11:54 am