Bikaner

Bikaner Overview

A historic place, Bikaner is famous for its temples and historic monuments. Over and above this, this is the city of festival and fair. This place is famous for camel safaris, historic forts and others. This is a trade hub since ancient times and thus, you can find many interesting souvenirs. Traditional handicrafts of this region are very famous among tourists. This medieval styled city is also famous among photographers and art lovers.

Best Time to Visit Bikaner

Bikaner's summer starts in March and ends in June. Temperature can go as high as 46 degree C. hot winds and medium sized dust storms are also common due to its proximity to desert region. Thus, summers should be avoid for tourism. Monsoon season starts by July and continues until November. The rainfall will not decrease the humidity of the place. The rainfall is medium to heavy. Tourism is not at prime beauty during monsoon. The winter starts in December. The temperature can go as low as 4 degree C. The best time to visit Bikaner is from October to March.

What to See / Major Attractions of Bikaner

Bikaner is included in many luxury train journeys like the one provided by Maharajas Express for its connection with Rajasthan art, culture and tradition. You can witness finest Rajput civilization marvels in Bikaner like

• Junagarh fort
• Jain temple
• Deshkone temple
• Lalgarh palace
• Parchina museum
• National camel research center
• Sri Laxminath temple
• Ganga Singh museum
• Jain temple
• Gajner wildlife sanctuary
• Devi Kund
• Karni Mata temple

There are a few tourist attraction spots like Khimsar, Nagaur and others near Bikaner.

Shopping in Bikaner

Bikaner is an ancient city with many beautiful and resourceful markets. You can find many souvenir items in Bikaner like Kundan jewelry, camel skin articles and others. Top Bikaner markets to surf are

• Kote gate: handicraft items, wood articles, khadi articles, kundan jewelry and others
• Station road market: street foot, fabric, leather items, handicrafts and others
• Mahatma Gandhi road market: clothing, glass articles, bangles and others

How to Reach Bikaner?

The nearest airport to Bikaner is in Jodhpur. The nearest international airport is in Jaipur. Jodhpur is 251 km away from Bikaner. You can find frequent flights from Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and other cities to Jodhpur. From airport, you can hire cabs to reach Bikaner.

The city has two main railway stations, which are just 6 km away from each other. The railway stations receive trains from various cities like Punjab, Guwahati, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and others. Apart from local trains, you can find luxury trains like Maharajas Express scaling Bikaner from different cities like Delhi, Mumbai and others.

You can find regular buses run from government and private from different destinations to Bikaner. You can also hire cabs from surrounding cities to reach Bikaner.