Built in the year 1902 by one of the most outstanding personalities of princely India, Maharaja Ganga Singh ji, the Lalgarh Palace is sheer poetry in sandstone. The Palace defies the bleak and rugged reality of the Thar Desert around Bikaner. Lallgarh Palace is the most completely integrated example of the Indo-Saracenic architecture, and as some hold, the most perfectly realised of Sir Swinton Jacod's creations.

This desert town in the north of the state was founded in 1488 by Rao Bika, a descendent of Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur. Like many others in Rajasthan, the medieval city is surrounded by a high crenellated wall. In the olden days, the city of Bikaner figured prominently on the great caravan trade routes. It is today a lively and colorful city reminiscent of the days of yore.

Location

Hotel Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner is well connected by train and road. There are several trains and daily bus service from Jaipur, Jodhpur and Delhi. Jodhpur, the nearest airport to Bikaner, is 247 Kms. From Delhi it is 528 Kms (10 hrs), Jaisalmer to Bikaner is 326 km (6 hrs) and Jodhpur to Bikaner is 247 Km (5 hrs).

Places to See around Lallgarh Palace

Day 1: In Bikaner - Lallgarh Palace Museum, Junagarh Fort
Day 2: Havelis and Jain Temples in Bikaner
Day 3: Camel Breeding Farm (8 km) & Rat Temple at Deshnoke (30 km).
Day 4: Camel Safari.

Facilities & Services

• 38 Air Conditioned Rooms.
• Telephone.
• Running Hot and Cold Water.
• Refrigirator in rooms.
• Continental, Indian, Rajasthani and Chinese food.
• Well Stocked Bar.
• Swimming Pool.
• Tennis, Billiards, Croquet and Masseur.
• Credit card and Money Exchange.
• Conference Facility.
• Doctor on Call.