The oldest Rajasthani kingdom with a great deal of historical importance, Alwar is full of architectural marvels and allures many tourists. It is a beautiful city that is sure to captivate every tourist’s attention, ensuring that they always come back. Founded in the 11th century, this town has witnessed many wars and events of the Rajputs and Muslims. The city offers its tourists natural beauty and historical monuments. Many fairs and festivals are celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal here, such as Savan Teej in August, Ladies Mela in May, and Jaganathji Fair in July, to name a few. Colors, music and dance envelope the town at most times of the year. The best time to visit the city is between October and March as the climatic conditions are cool and pleasant during this time.
From forts, palaces and temples to parks and scenic beauty, Alwar offers it all to tourists. The Bala Quilla, meaning ‘young fort’, built in the 16th century is a popular tourist spot. It displays the city’s Indo-Islamic culture.
The Vijay Mandir Palace has 105 ornamented rooms and attracts many visitors who come to discover and understand its magnanimity. The Sils Serh Lake and Sariska Tiger Reserve offer an insight into the natural beauty that this city is blessed with.
The city also has many temples, the Naideshwar Shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva being the most famous.
Apart from offering several places to visit, Alwar is also a great place for shopaholics. The city has many markets like Malakhera Bazaar, Saraf Bazaar, Hope Circus, Kedalgang Bazaar and Bazaza Bazaar. Whether you are buying souvenirs or mementos for your friends and family back at home or for yourself, the markets have everything. From traditional wear and beautiful jewelry to marble statues, carpets and bangles, you can find absolutely anything your heart desires in this city. Hence, make it a point to set aside some part of your travel budget to shop in this delightful city.
Getting around the city may seem to be a bit of a challenge as there are no buses. But the city is well connected with auto-rickshaws. The auto-rickshaws help you get to every corner of the city. For smaller distances, the city has cycle-rickshaws and tongas. There are many places to rent cycles and move around the city. You can alternatively choose to rent a private car to get around the city in comfort and at your own pace.
On a daily basis there are approximately 56 flights that operate at Jaipur International Airport.IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express are the most popular airline brands that fly frequently to this airport.
Besides flying you can also reach Alwar through train.Alwaris one of the most popular train stations in Alwar.On an average about 73 trains pass through Alwar on a daily basis.Jaipur to Alwar, Bandikui to Alwar, Rewari to Alwarare some of the most popular routes to Alwar with 144, 106, 106 trains weekly respectively.
By road Alwar is surrounded by Kotla, Rewari, Narnaul which are 37.38 km, 44.28 km, 45.0 km away respectively. These places are ideal spots for people to plan their short weekend break.
Alwar has a total of 34 hotels.There are 34 hotels in Alwar with the popular ones being Neemrana Fort Palace, Dadhikar Fort, Neemrana's Hill Fort-Kesroli, Cambay Sapphire Neemrana, Clarks Inn Alwar, Shiva Oasis Spa Resort Neemrana etc.
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