Bundi or Pushkar?

ananda2193 · Oct 17th, 2009, 05:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanineG

I think we will go for Pushkar. Thanks so much for all your replies. And we will see Ranakpur and Kem when we hire a driver to go from Udaipur to Jodhpur.

I think that'a a good idea as many of the places your planning to visit are similar to Bundi, with forts and palaces,etc.

Again, Pushkar is unique!

ashwinnaagar · Oct 17th, 2009, 19:25

I have been to several places in east rajasthan and i would rate bundi as the best among them, not been to pushkar though. It has a very different charm that you wont find anywhere.

r_shum2 · Oct 31st, 2009, 19:00

Have a second thought before going to Pushkar

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/5154696.cms

For this reason, I will drop Pushkar from my trip in mid-Nov.

ballin1 · Nov 3rd, 2009, 02:04

I can testify first hand to the above. We were just at Pushkar a couple of weeks ago. Lake was bone dry, and there's some construction going on. Don't know what its like when the lake is full, but I was NOT impressed with Pushkar. More touristy than anywhere else I visited in India. And the stuff being sold is really crappy stuff. And the "spiritualism" of the place seemed manufactured....I just didn't get it. Maybe its different when the lake has water. But Pushkar was by far the least favorite spot my wife and I visited.

delhiwala · Nov 3rd, 2009, 16:03

Here is a pic of Dry Pushkar lake

JasmineFlower · Nov 4th, 2009, 23:08

Just been to both Pushkar and Bundi and Bundi wins hands down.

I arrived in Pushkar prior to the fair and it really is a lovely town, though I'm sure it would be all the more beautiful were there water in the lake. Of course, as the 200,000 tourists, pilgrims and various others descended upon the tiny town it got a little crowded and way more touristy, but it was still a nice place to be.

But my vote is still for Bundi. While it is obviously used to tourists, the city still has a small town feel and was more welcoming than any place I've travelled to yet. The fort and palace are beautiful (though I didn't go in the palace, just wandered up to the fort). As you arrive on the highway, the view of the palace over the city is phenomenal, especially in the late afternoon light. I also highly recommend a trip to the big waterfall (about 45 minutes outside of town by motorbike). It is beautiful and there is no one there. Plus you can swim in the pool at the bottom.

You could see all of Bundi in a day, but I stayed for four and didn't feel like it was too much at all.

cvisti · Nov 13th, 2009, 18:34

Just been to both Pushkar and Bundi me too.
I think Bundi is 10 times better than Pushkar.
Pushkar is nice, but also boaring

I wanted to stay 2 days but i left after 1.

Nov 3rd, 2009, 16:03	#20
delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,817	Here is a pic of Dry Pushkar lake __________________ Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. - The Dhammapada

Nov 4th, 2009, 23:08	#21
JasmineFlower Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 10	Bundi for sure Just been to both Pushkar and Bundi and Bundi wins hands down. I arrived in Pushkar prior to the fair and it really is a lovely town, though I'm sure it would be all the more beautiful were there water in the lake. Of course, as the 200,000 tourists, pilgrims and various others descended upon the tiny town it got a little crowded and way more touristy, but it was still a nice place to be. But my vote is still for Bundi. While it is obviously used to tourists, the city still has a small town feel and was more welcoming than any place I've travelled to yet. The fort and palace are beautiful (though I didn't go in the palace, just wandered up to the fort). As you arrive on the highway, the view of the palace over the city is phenomenal, especially in the late afternoon light. I also highly recommend a trip to the big waterfall (about 45 minutes outside of town by motorbike). It is beautiful and there is no one there. Plus you can swim in the pool at the bottom. You could see all of Bundi in a day, but I stayed for four and didn't feel like it was too much at all.

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Oct 17th, 2009, 19:25	#17
ashwinnaagar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: pune Posts: 601	I have been to several places in east rajasthan and i would rate bundi as the best among them, not been to pushkar though. It has a very different charm that you wont find anywhere.

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r_shum2 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: HK Posts: 51	Have a second thought before going to Pushkar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/5154696.cms For this reason, I will drop Pushkar from my trip in mid-Nov.

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ballin1 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 36	I can testify first hand to the above. We were just at Pushkar a couple of weeks ago. Lake was bone dry, and there's some construction going on. Don't know what its like when the lake is full, but I was NOT impressed with Pushkar. More touristy than anywhere else I visited in India. And the stuff being sold is really crappy stuff. And the "spiritualism" of the place seemed manufactured....I just didn't get it. Maybe its different when the lake has water. But Pushkar was by far the least favorite spot my wife and I visited.

Nov 13th, 2009, 18:34	#22
cvisti Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Milan,Italy Posts: 15	Just been to both Pushkar and Bundi me too. I think Bundi is 10 times better than Pushkar. Pushkar is nice, but also boaring I wanted to stay 2 days but i left after 1.