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Bharatpur Travel Guide

Founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733, the city of Bharatpur was once known to be a very well fortified and invincible city. The city has by popular legend been named after Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama. The city has been a major tourist attraction in the history of Rajasthan tourism and adds color that outshines the grandeur of the city from other tourist attractions in Rajasthan. The best time to travel to Bharatpur is during the Brij festival to have a firsthand experience of the cultural events of rural Rajasthan. Bird watching tours at Bharatpur’s Keoladeo National Park are particularly famous for the variety of rare birds and migratory water fowls one can see here.

Places to see:

The city of Bharatpur is an assemblage of fascinating places and colorful rural civilizations. These places are elegantly decorated with beautiful colors that embellishments that are reminiscent of a Bharatpur that existed centuries ago. The city is an epitome of immense beauty and a paradigm of exquisite style of architecture. Some of the places that must be visited while on a tour are:
  • Lohagarh Fort
  • Bharatpur Palace
  • Keoladeo Ghana National Park

Shopping:

While on a tour in Bharatpur, one can shop for a variety of articles like antiques, marble carvings, textiles, precious and semi-precious stones, and jewellery. For purchasing articles typical of Rajasthani culture and tradition, one may visit the small markets around the city.

Where to stay Bharatpur:

Bharatpur offers a number of hotels with rooms designed on the lines of typical Rajasthani architecture with world-class services in hospitality and facilities that spell “leisure”. The hotels are elegantly decorated with traditional rural embellishments that give them the look of ancient havelis and palaces. They range from budget to luxury hotels with rooms of international standards. Most of the hotels provide facilities like outdoor swimming pool, spa center, and health center. Every hotel has an in-house restaurant that is specialized in serving delicious and spicy traditional Indian as well as international cuisines. You should try:
  • Udai Vilas Palace
  • Laxmi Vilas Palace
  • Chandra Mahal Haveli

How to Reach Bharatpur:

Bharatpur has a well-established transport network that connects to the major towns and cities of India.

By air: The nearest airport to Bharatpur is in New Delhi. The airport caters to all the domestic as well as international flights.

By rail: Bharatpur is well connected by train to the major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur.

By road: Bharatpur is connected to major cities like Agra and Jaipur through good road networks and is thus an important excursion point of the Golden Triangle Tours of North India. Bus services are available to and from different cities of India 24 hours a day.
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