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Travel Tips for Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer is a very safe city and security is high compared to other cities in Rajasthan. Though it is very close to the Pakistan border, visitors are not allowed to wander around

Overview

Jaisalmer is a very safe city and security is high compared to other cities in Rajasthan. Though it is very close to the Pakistan border, visitors are not allowed to wander around the border areas.

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Staying safe

Jaisalmer is a very safe city and security is high compared to other cities in Rajasthan. Though it is very close to the Pakistan border, visitors are not allowed to wander around the border areas.

Staying safe

Jaisalmer is a very safe city and security is high compared to other cities in Rajasthan. Though it is very close to the Pakistan border, visitors are not allowed to wander around the border areas.

•Jaisalmer is a very safe city and security is high compared to other cities in Rajasthan.
•Though it is very close to the Pakistan border, visitors are not allowed to wander around the border areas.

Staying safe

Unlike other cities, Jaisalmer has narrow lanes which are always crowded with hawkers and shoppers. Most of the times, people on motorcycles or scooters drive in an erratic way.

•Unlike other cities, Jaisalmer has narrow lanes which are always crowded with hawkers and shoppers.
•Most of the times, people on motorcycles or scooters drive in an erratic way.
•So be careful while walking on such lanes.

When to go

Jaisalmer has a hot arid climate, and is thus prone to extremes of temperature. The temperature varies greatly from day to night in both summer and winter.

When to go

Jaisalmer has a hot arid climate, and is thus prone to extremes of temperature. The temperature varies greatly from day to night in both summer and winter.

•Jaisalmer has a hot arid climate, and is thus prone to extremes of temperature.
•The temperature varies greatly from day to night in both summer and winter.
•The maximum summer temperature is around 40 °C (104 °F) while the minimum is 25 °C (77 °F).

When to go

The average rainfall is 256.5 millimetres (10.10 in), although as with all of northwest India it is almost exclusively confined to the monsoon from June to September and extremely variable from year to year.

•The average rainfall is 256.5 millimetres (10.10 in), although as with all of northwest India it is almost exclusively confined to the monsoon from June to September and extremely variable from year to year.
•As little as 20.8 millimetres or 0.82 inches was recorded in 1969, but as much as 555.7 millimetres or 21.88 inches in 2006, of which 440.6 millimetres (17.35 in) fell in August alone.
•The highest daily rainfall is 204.8 millimetres or 8.06 inches on 16 August 1973.

Getting around

The small city can be easily covered by foot but bikes are also available for rent (near Desert Boy's) to explore the city and some outside places. Auto rickshaw and bicycles are other commonly used transportation medium at Jaisalmer.

Getting around

The small city can be easily covered by foot but bikes are also available for rent (near Desert Boy's) to explore the city and some outside places.

•The small city can be easily covered by foot but bikes are also available for rent (near Desert Boy's) to explore the city and some outside places.

Getting around

Auto rickshaw and bicycles are other commonly used transportation medium at Jaisalmer. If you are carrying enough cash then Auto rickshaw is better alternative, especially in congested areas.

•Auto rickshaw and bicycles are other commonly used transportation medium at Jaisalmer.
•If you are carrying enough cash then Auto rickshaw is better alternative, especially in congested areas.