City sightseeing tour in Jodhpur, which includes many major attractions like Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada, Mehrangarh Fort, and others.

Shopping at the street markets for souvenirs and for cultural photography.

Traditional lunch at any luxury hotel.

Traditional spa session in any luxury hotel.

Cultural visit to the heritage Bishnoi Village.

Walking tour through the Old Clock Tower Market.

An exotic ride through the city in a tuk-tuk.

Traditional dinner at any luxury hotel or Hanwant Mahal.

Architecture

The main structures of the land are the majestic forts, palaces, and others. This city thrived during the 13th century under the rule of Marwar. The kingdom of Marwar used the process of building large structures as a backup way to promote employment during a famine.

Most of the structures of Jodhpur have Indo-Saracenic architecture. Top structures to visit here are Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jaswant Thada Palace, and others. The structures, which are less than three to four centuries old will have a hint of Islamic architecture too.

Spiritual Heritage

Hinduism is commonly followed here. The Sun City of Rajasthan is an eminent pilgrimage site with many spiritual structures like Kunj Bihari temple, Siddhanth Shiv temple, Udai Mandir, Chamundaji temple, Baba Rameo temple, Rasik Bihari temple and many others.

Gardens

Jodhpur has a typical desert landscape and culture. Thus, lush vegetation is a little tricky here. This has not stopped the kings from creating lush gardens, which were used by them for relaxing with their queens. The most famous gardens of Jodhpur are the Mandore Garden and Umed Garden. These gardens are used by tourists for picnicking, strolling, evening relaxation, and others.

Cuisine

The cuisine, cooking style and ingredients of Jodhpur are quite similar to that of the rest of Rajasthan. If you love desserts, you would love Jodhpur cuisine. Most of the classic Rajasthani sweets originated from Jodhpur. Some of these desserts can be enjoyed in the authentic style only in Jodhpur, today.

You can also find international cuisine and fast food chains around the city. But, a tourist should try the local cuisine at least once during his/her visit. Kaacharaa mircha sabzi is an iconic dish, where is served in local hotels of Jaisalmer and Jodhpur only.

Apart from this, other iconic dishes to try here are raab, lapsi, badamhalwa, kabuli, baajrekasogra, kadhipakoa, and others. If you have a sweet tooth, the top desserts to try are motichurladdoo, kulfi ice cream, rasgulla, malpua, ghevar, besan barfi, and others.

Festivals

All desert cities of Rajasthan are famous for a vibrant culture, which gives rise to beautiful festivals. Jodhpur is famous for holding many exotic one-of-a-kind festivals like International Desert Kite Festival, Marwar Festival, Nagaur Fair and others.

Most of the festivals include camel as an integral part of the celebration. Do you know that the camel polo game is the main attraction of the Marwar Festival and camel races and other competitions are conducted during Nagaur Fair? No matter what festival it might be, camel is celebrated as a cultural element.

Jodhpur also gets into merry mode during other local and state-wise celebrations like Teej, Gangaur, Holi and others.

Culture

The land has the traditional Rathore Rajput culture, which was revolving around trade. The locals wear multihued traditional dresses with large jewelry. Men fancy turbans around their heads. The markets are filled with unique dresses and accessories to satisfy the locals.

The traditional music forms of the land are the folk songs sung by saints in the past. The songs are tuned with instruments like baara, algoza, and others. Ghoomar dance is the traditional dance of the region. Other dances to enjoy are Gair, Chart Dance, and others.

Shopping

Heritage lands like Jodhpur will have more interesting items in the market. Thanks to the rich culture, many craftsmen still make their living by selling masterpieces. Top items to buy here are spices, antiques, puppets, traditional attire, ivory articles, marble articles, miniature painting, spices, and others.