I Explored The Great Indian Desert : "The Thar Desert"

The "Thar Desert" also known as the " Great Indian Desert. it is located partly in Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan. it is the world's 17th largest desert.

About 85% of the Thar Desert is located within India, with the remaining 15% in Pakistan. it covers more than 77,000 square miles.

I reached jaisalmer around 12 PM. as i already booked my train from Delhi. I've booked my pick up and drop with sultan Resorts only, they provided me transportation also. My host picked me up from the Jaisalmer railway station and we started from there to "Sam Sand Dunes".

while traveling towards to Sam we Explored

"Kuldhara Village ; The Haunted Fort", Kuldhara village is very famous haunted place to see.

it is a 300 years old village. history says in a single night whole village People fled.

it is a abounded village. The Kuldhara village was originally settled by Brahmins who had migrated from Pali to Jaisalmer region.

The residents of the village were Vaishnavites. The main temple of the village had sculptures of Vishnu and Mahishasura Mardini. Most of the inscriptions start with an invocation to Ganesha.

As the sun sets across the sand dunes, the gates of Kuldhara are closed by the locals of the neighbouring villages.

After exploring the most famous fort, we're starting towards to " Khamba Fort". less people know about this fort as it is not explored much. it is around 20kms far from Kuldhara.

Kuldhara village takes you to khamba fort.

Don't miss out on Khamba Fort when you travel to Jaisalmer, This fort is completely looks like Kuldhara Village.

and this is how i explored these beautiful places and finally started towards to the beautiful Sam Desert. approx after an hour drive i reached the resort where I've stayed "Sultan Resorts".

and here is my next morning in Sam Sand Dunes, after breakfast around 12pm we left for the very famous place, which is " Longewala". it is 120kms far away from the Sam. it tooks around 2 hours to reach this place.

Longewala is a border town in the Thar Desert, Jaisalmer. it is very close to the border with Pakistan and is most notable as the location of the Battle of Longewala during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

So this is my 3rd day and also the last day in Jaisalmer.

woke with Early morning and went to the desert for the Sunrise. My guide Kaka called me and takes me to the enjoy the sunrise and I witnessed this beautiful sunrise for the first time in life.

after having breakfast, i checked out from the camps and the taxi dropped me in Jaisalmer City from Sam.

I explored many famous places in the City as i only had 5-6 hours to visit the local city.

I visited the most famous fort : 

" The Jaisalmer Fort ".

it is a one of the "living fort" in the world. Jaisalmer fort the second oldest fort in the rajasthan. the complete fort is made by the Yellowstone's, it looks like the gold. fort was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput Rawal (ruler) Jaisal from whom it derives its name, the fort stood at the middle of the roads.

Gadisar Lake :

This lake is man made lake which was artificially built by the first Maharaja of this city.

Lake is very Serene, srounded by the many shrine temples and ghats. for the tourists it is a boating spot.

Bada Bagh: this place also known as the "Vyas Chatri" you can see the beautiful sunset.

Patwoh ki Haveli : Patwon Ki Haveli is a combination of five Havelis within it’s complex, and it is the largest one of its kind in Jaisalmer.Patwa’s five brothers had a separate Haveli for them and their families, giving every one of them a distinct feature.

A part of the Havelis complex consists of a museum now and that displays artefacts, paintings, art and craft.

Where To Stay :

Sultan Resorts, Sam : It is a Very beautiful campsite having a desert view. food is really good, hospitality and the staff services are really good. I've stayed there for 2 nights. This place gave me so many beautiful memories.