So once you enter Khimsar town, you will 1st notice a big solar panel unit from Reliance & a sand dune resort, which is the major attraction “Khimsar Sand Dune resort” Unlike the above desert dune site, Khimsar is very remote and majority of travellers visiting Khimsar are the guests of this resort, who have maintained a dune area with village theme huts, and offer camel ride at a dune area which is maintained by them, as shown in the image above. The surrounding area of Khimsar is flat desert area, but is full of rich wildlife like Desert Fox, Nigai, Blackbucks, Demoiselle Cranes, Partridges and other species in wildlife sanctuaries around this region. How to reach Khimsar Sand Dunes? Either you can hire a taxi from Jodhpur or Jaipur to reach Khimsar which will be a 2 to 4 hour drive, or you can catch a train till Nagaur railway station, which is 45 km north from the dunes. There are some attractions close by like Khimsar Fort, Nagaur Fort and others, which you can visit close to Khimsar Sand Dunes. 5. Desert in Bikaner Bikaner is a popular tourist city, in the middle of Thar desert & in western Rajasthan, which is famous for its Junagarh Palace, Karni Mata temple (where you will find more than 25000 rats) and the desert area just outside the city.
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