India 15 - Rajasthan (Chapter)

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Rajasthan


EASTERN


R AJASTHAN


Rajasthan


Sl EEP iNG


Rajasthan


AJMER


4 ̈Sleeping

Haveli ̈Heritage ̈Inn ̈ HOTEl $$
(%2621607; http://www.haveliheritageinn.com; Kutch-
ery Rd; r from ₹875; a) Set in a 140-year-old
haveli, this welcoming city-centre oasis
has high-ceilinged rooms that are spacious,
simply decorated, air-cooled and set well
back from the busy road. There’s a pleas-
ant courtyard and the hotel is infused with
a family atmosphere, complete with home-
cooked meals.

Badnor ̈House ̈ GUESTHOUSE $$$
(%2627579; http://www.badnorhouse.com; d incl break-
fast ₹2800; aW) This guesthouse provides
an excellent opportunity to stay with locals.
Your charming hosts live in a colonial-style
bungalow, while the guest rooms are at
one end of the garden and are large, well
furnished and spotlessly clean. You can get
online using a mobile modem the hosts can
lend you.

5 ̈Eating

Mango ̈Masala ̈ iND iAN $
(%01452422100; Sadar Patel Marg; mains ₹80-
190; h9am-11pm) Easily the best place to eat
in Ajmer, and better than most restaurants
in Pushkar, this laidback three-in-one affair
houses a family-friendly vegetarian restau-
rant, a curry house serving tandoori sizzlers
and a coffee stall which brews fresh coffee
(₹25 to ₹69) as well as selling cakes and
cookies. There’s also a proper pizza oven in
the backyard, serving decent pizza which
you can eat in either of the restaurants.
The vegetarian restaurant (on your right as
you walk in) is the pick of the two and does
some excellent-value mini meals – the ma-
lai kofta and butter naan combo is about as
close to lunchtime perfection as you can get.

Honeydew ̈ MU lTiCU iSiNE $$
(%2622498; Station Rd; mains ₹120-300; h9am-
11pm) This offers a great selection of veg
and nonveg Indian, Chinese and Continen-
tal food in a pleasant, clean, but overly dim
atmosphere. It has long been one of Ajmer’s

TRANSPORT ̈FROM ̈AJMER


Government-run ̈Buses ̈from ̈the ̈Main ̈Bus ̈Stand


DESTINATION FARE (₹)

DURATION
(HR) FREQUENCY TIMES
Bikaner 198 8 half-hourly 4am-9.45pm
Bundi 137 5 every 15 minutes 6.30am-9pm
Chittorgarh 147 5 half-hourly 6am-8pm
Delhi 375 9 hourly 6am-11pm
Jaipur 110 2½ every 10 minutes day & night
Jodhpur 151 6 half-hourly 6am-8pm
Pushkar 10-12 ½ every 10 minutes 5am-9pm
Udaipur 210 8 hourly 5.30am-midnight

Major ̈Trains ̈from ̈Ajmer ̈Junction


DESTINATION TRAIN

DEPARTURE
TIME

ARRIVAL
TIME FARE (₹)
Agra (Agra Fort) 12988 Ajmer-SDAH Exp 12.50pm 7.25pm 196/ 511 (A)
Delhi (New Delhi) 12016 Ajmer Shatabdi 3.45pm 10.40pm 669/ 1420 (B)
Delhi (New Delhi) 12957 Swarna J Raj Exp 12.55am 7.30am 684/ 980/ 1670 (C)
Jaipur 12991 Udaipur-Jaipur Exp 11.30am 1.35pm 50/ 230/ 325 (D)
Jodhpur 54802 Ajmer-Jodhpur Fast
Passenger

2.30pm 7.40pm 88/ 362 (E)

Udaipur 09721 Jaipur-Udaipur SF SPl 8.55am 1.45pm 81/ 349 (F)

Fares: (A) sleeper/3AC, (B) AC chair/1AC, (C) 3AC/2AC/1AC, (D) 2nd-class/AC chair/1st-class, (E)
sleeper/3AC, (F) 2nd-class/AC chair
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