Jodhpur announces itself from miles away: Mehrangarh Fort, one of India's most impressive hilltop fortresses, standing four hundred feet above a city painted a hundred shades of blue. The Rathore dynasty built to intimidate, and five centuries later it still works.
Below the ramparts, the old city hums — spice markets around the clock tower, hidden stepwellsStepwellA well reached by a long descending staircase, so that water can still be drawn as the water table falls.Read in the glossary, artisan workshops in lanes barely wider than their doorways. Jodhpur is Rajasthan with its sleeves rolled up.
Signature Experiences
- ◆Mehrangarh Fort and its museum collections
- ◆Blue City heritage walk
- ◆Jaswant Thada marble memorial
- ◆Traditional market exploration
Optional, By Arrangement
- ◆Zipline across Mehrangarh's ramparts
- ◆Bishnoi village visit
- ◆Marwari cooking class
- ◆Evening folk music performance
Where We Place Our Guests
- Umaid Bhawan Palace
- RAAS Jodhpur
The Table
- Traditional Marwari lunch
- Heritage rooftop dinner
- Royal Rajasthani thali
Curator's Advisory
Combine Mehrangarh's grandeur, the bazaars' vibrancy and the Blue City's winding streets — and take the fort early, before the light hardens.
Journeys Through Jodhpur
