Bikaner Travel Guide & Tips

Explore the majestic charm of the heritage city

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Best time to visit
Oct - Mar
Ideal Duration
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Essential Information About Bikaner

Here’s some information of Bikaner that might interest you and help you get to know the city better.

Read on to find out what to indulge in and what you can give a miss. Let’s take a look at some facts about Bikaner, one of the most popular places to visit in Rajasthan. The city boasts a beautiful desert landscape, and is famed for its cultural heritage. The local language of Bikaner is Marwari, but most locals understand Hindi as well.

Bikaner street food: Some of the best food in Bikaner can be found at Kote Gate, a popular shopping hub for locals and tourists alike. Enjoy delicacies such as Bikaneri Bhujiya, Bikaner Chicken, Mirchi Vada, Ghewar, Kachori, Daal Baati Choorma and Jungle Maas when sampling the local cuisine of the city. You can also go for the Rajasthani Thali here, full of all the goodies that the city is famous for. Bikaneri food is pretty spicy, so if you don’t prefer that make sure to tell the guy preparing your food.

Bikaner shopping: If you like purchasing thoughtful gifts and home décor items to take back home from your vacation, then you are going to love shopping in Bikaner. The best places to visit for shopping include Mahatma Gandhi Road Market, Station Road Market and Kote Gate. Here you can purchase items such as beautifully printed leheriya sarees, kundan jewelry, leather footwear, bangles, light as air quilts and of course, some Bikaneri Bhujiya. You can also find some great options in terms of handicrafts and home décor, apart from the usual knick knacks that tourist places are famous for.

Bikaner nightlife: Bikaner does have an exciting nightlife, but not in terms of pubs, bars and lounges. Instead, the nightlife in Bikaner is of the more adventurous kind, with night safaris and overnight desert camping. Imagine sleeping under a canopy of stars, while the sand dunes around you shift form from one place to another. The thrill of spending a night in the desert cannot be compared with the thrill of going to a pub for a couple of drinks. Make sure to indulge in desert camping when in Bikaner.

Getting around Bikaner: It is easy to travel around in Bikaner. Horse carts are ideal for those looking for a more quaint experience, whereas autorickshaws and manual rickshaws are available for those in a hurry. You can also hire a bicycle from near the railway station, if you want to traverse the narrow roads of the city faster than the others. Taxis are also available, but prior booking might be required. Talk to your hotel management or tour operator for this. Make sure to purchase a Bikaner tourist map, before you embark on your exploration of the city.

Festivals of Bikaner: January in Bikaner brings with it the famous Camel Festival. A huge fair is held in order to facilitate the trade of camels. If you find yourself in the city during this time, you are in for a treat. The city becomes even more vibrant and colorful than ever before, and is a sight to behold.

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Robin's 4 days trip to Bikaner

Hotel in the Jaipur is good but hotel in the udaipur is below par. Cab & driver service is excellent and supportive. Candle light dinner

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Awati's 6 days trip to Bikaner

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Mrs's 5 days trip to Bikaner

Awesome Grt grt grt experience I want to thanks our travel agent Nishi who was always there for me and the Driver Rohit meena who made our Holidays extra special. He was very kind and Helpful.

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Gurunathan's 3 days trip to Bikaner

The hotels in general were not at a three star level except for Shani Vilas in Ranthambore. The hotel in Agra did not even have hot water. The initial room provided in Delhi's metro view was very bad and we had to request for a change. The toilet flush was not working, the bathroom door did not have a latch, the door was broken etc. Please ensure that the right level of hotels are provided.

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Mozhiarasu's 5 days trip to Bikaner

The best thing happened is the drivers in the jodpur, who resolved the messed up plan by the travel agent. Hotel Sia Resorts changed and we have been changed to different resort,which was older property. The daywise plan made by the travel agent was absurd and created lot of confusion.

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Prajakta's 5 days trip to Bikaner

Driver was good. Hotels were fabulous. We enjoyed the trip. Thank you for helping to create a beautiful memories.

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Anushka's 4 days trip to Bikaner

We have booked a tour to Rajasthan through Trip Sailor.com. The accommodation given was really good,the itinerary was nicely curated. But the driver was not up to the mark, he was driving very rashly. The driver as a person was good, he listened to us whenever we asked for anything but road awareness and road safety is important for a tourist driver. Other than that everything was really nice and smooth. It was a hassle free trip to Rajasthan. We really liked your service. Thankyou Sandeep from Trip Sailor.Com City Palace Jaipur was magnificent

Anushka Anand Jharkhand

Shraddha's 6 days trip to Bikaner

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Rajatsharma's 5 days trip to Bikaner

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