Places to visit in Alwar

THE 30 BEST Things to Do in Alwar, Rajasthan (2025)

Places to Visit in Alwar

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Historic fort complex amid Aravalli Hills with a blend of architecture, temples, and greenery, known for intriguing haunted tales and daytime explorations.
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  • Madhulika L
    Noida, India6,855 contributions
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    Sariska National Park and Tiger Reserve is one of the national parks closest to Delhi. Situated in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, the park stretches over approximately 1200 sq km, of which 20% is open to tourists, the rest being the ‘core wildlife zone’. The park has two gates: Tehla Gate and Sariska Booking Gate. The Sariska Booking Gate is the one most convenient for visitors coming from Delhi or Jaipur, since it’s the closest; Tehla is further away. Also, wildlife sightings are considered more reliable if you’re entering through the Sariska Booking Gate, which leads into Zones 1, 2 and 3 of the park—all spaces with substantial fauna.

    We chose to go on two jeep safaris, one in the morning (report at the booking office at 7 am) and the other in the afternoon (2 pm). Safaris last 2.5 – 2.75 hours, and can be done either in a jeep (each jeep seats six, so if your group is less than that, the booking office will seat some strangers with you, or you can buy the empty seats) or a large Canter. The Canter is cheaper, but also more rugged: if it begins to rain (as it did on one of our safaris) there’s no shelter.

    We didn’t see any tigers or leopards, but we saw plenty of other wildlife: spotted deer, sambhar deer, and nilgai; golden jackals, hyena, and a huge array of birds, including peafowl, tree pies, bulbuls, woodpeckers, mynahs, parakeets, and much more.

    What marred it was the logistics. The jeeps were rickety, rusting in places and very run-down. When it began raining, the driver and naturalist took a long time to agree to putting up the tarpaulin for us. When they did, the tarpaulin was so dirty and poorly maintained that filthy rainwater began showering down on us soon after, and we were never really protected all through the ride. Also, the abilities of the naturalists were dodgy; one seemed fairly knowledgeable, but the other’s knowledge seemed to extend only to mammals—he totally disregarded any questions about trees or birds, for example.
    Written 1 February 2025
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  • Madhulika L
    Noida, India6,855 contributions
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    The late 16th century hill fort of Bhangarh was constructed under the aegis of Raja Bhagwant Singh of Amber, father to Man Singh (who was one of Akbar’s ‘nauratna’ or ‘nine gems’). After the death of Bhagwant Singh, the fort passed into the possession of his son Madho Singh (who also went on to serve as a courtier at Akbar’s court). The fort once sprawled over a large area, approached through three rows of fortifications, with successive gates leading deeper and deeper into the fort.

    Tickets (Rs 20 per adult Indian; children go free) have to be bought at the ticket counter, after which you walk between rows of ruined colonnades, possibly once the marketplaces of the fort. Further on, the space opens out, with the main palace (originally a seven-storeyed structure) rising high up at the far end, with the hillside behind it and ramparts climbing the hill to watchtowers situated atop. At the levels below the palace are several temples, including a couple of carved stone ones: we visited the Gopinath Temple, the one closest to the gate.

    Bhangarh’s claim to fame is that it’s believed to be India’s most haunted place: people say that after nightfall, the fort gets all spooky, with the sounds of weird music, crying children, jangling bangles, and more. There are two local stories, too, tied to curses, that attempt to explain the background of these hauntings. One has it that Bhagwant Singh was cursed by a local sage on whose hut the shadow of the fort fell, much to his displeasure; another story revolves around a beautiful princess who was cursed by a sorcerer whose professions of love she had spurned.

    We arrived here at about 4 PM, just an hour before the fort closes. It was very busy, with lots of tourists all over the place. The palace is in pretty bad condition, with crumbling walls everywhere, though the gates and the ramps leading up have obviously been newly done. The signage is very bad: except for a general bit of information about the fort as a whole, there’s nothing else. Guides are available, but we decided not to hire one. The palace is the main attraction; the other structures (like the two largest temples in the fort, Someshwar and Gopinath) seem to be mostly forgotten.

    This was interesting as a historical monument; it didn’t seem spooky to me at all.
    Written 1 February 2025
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  • Sharad C
    Noida, India24 contributions
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    Just 15/18 Kms from Alwar city is this beautiful natural lake surrounded by Aravalli hills that provide the water runoff to keep it filled. It is supposed to have crocodiles, and the birds are plentiful and beautiful. You can also see Sambhar deer in the hills surrounding the lake. The boating access is from a so called Lake Palace (RTDC hotel, in very bad shape). They charge a cover charge of Rs 100 or so per person to visit the "dirty" Palace and another Rs 800 or so for a short motor ride in a boat. The lake ha s a couple of nice hotels on the road parallel to the palace. The views are beautiful. Take a drive around to find more options for food and relaxing spots.
    Written 31 December 2022
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  • Roopinder
    New Delhi, India518 contributions
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    Place is surrounded by high mountains, green forest, lake in the vicinity of temple. Reaching the area is big herculean task thorugh bad tracks. Place is also used by Army for climbing the rocks and tactical exercises. Small waterfall and rivulets were seen emerging from high rocks. The path is very rocky and so be careful while walking. Also take blessings of Lord Shiva in the 18th century temple. It is approximately 18 Km from Sariska.
    Written 19 February 2020
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  • Global28481031143
    3 contributions
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    The fort is ok to visit. The drive is scenic and good. Wildlife can be spotted. Old guns n tanks are there and a small temple.
    Written 9 January 2025
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  • Yashpriya
    New Delhi, India47 contributions
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    The Vinay Vilas Palace in Alwar is unexpectedly regal in its design and it must have been a sight to behold in the olden days. Now the building is housing various govt offices and the state of its overall upkeep is pathetic.
    First of all, there are no proper signs anywhere on the roads to guide a self-driving tourist to the palace. Secondly, the entrance is very confusing and extremely shabby. We also found foreign tourists there who had perhaps come with the excitement of finding something of the likes of the palaces in Udaipur and Jaipur. Sadly they kept leaving within a few minutes.
    The huge pond alongside the palace and the Chhatri of Moosi Maharani are in a better state and provide good photo ops.
    The city of Alwar has a lot of potential as becoming a tourist hub having both scenic beauty and marvelous monuments. The tourism dept should really up their game and work in this direction.
    Written 18 December 2024
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  • Selena G
    Sydney, Australia116 contributions
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    This could make a great attraction one day but right now it is boarded up, you can't go inside, some whole rooms and walls have collapsed and it is being occupied by a family and their goats and cows. You can walk around the exterior, see beautiful local views, peep through windows into empty rooms. You can visit the temple. It has some amazing ceiling fans which look like they have melted in the heat like a Dali surrealist painting. The tower is too decayed to climb. The courtyard has some fascinating old carriages but they are inhabited by birds and goats too. Took some fabulous photos of decay.
    Written 3 February 2019
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  • K S Narayanan
    New Delhi, India15 contributions
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    Waterfall is amazing. The approach road is a nightmare and you may risk breaking your axle. Abundance of monkeys and langoor add spice to the show. Overall, it is worth a visit. Trekking nerds will love this place.
    Written 8 October 2024
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  • ashwanijain
    Gurugram (Gurgaon), India208 contributions
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    There are 2 Moti Doongri's. 1 is in Jaipur and other is in Alwar. In Alwar there are Lord Hanuman temple, Sayed baba majar and Children park.
    Written 15 April 2019
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  • Sharad C
    Noida, India24 contributions
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    On the top floor of the city palace is the museum with a good collection of artifacts from the royals who ruled the area. There is also a collection of Mughul weaponry, Iranian swords , British muskets and guns and other religious artifacts found in excavations. It is a bit jumbled up but a nice visit nevertheless. Unfortunately the City Palace is being used as a Courthouse and govt building so things are all messed up w.r.t access and boundaries.
    Written 31 December 2022
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  • Anshu
    Gurugram (Gurgaon), India3 contributions
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    this fort has been beautifully maintained and hiring a guide is a must to know about our historical heritage
    Written 5 June 2022
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  • ArpanPahm
    Surendranagar, India261 contributions
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    Ajabgarh Fort is a very famous Historical place in Rajasthan. It was in good condition after such long time. we have enjoyed history here.
    Written 12 August 2019
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