Hotel Pratap Palace

Deeg with its exquisite complex of pleasure palaces lies 22 miles north of Bharatpur. Created in the mid-eighteenth century by Raja Badan Singh with additions by Raja Surajmal, this was an idyllic refuge from the battles which the erstwhile rulers co...

This massive iron fort, conceived and designed by Maharaja Suraj Mal, the founder of Bharatpur, was built in the early 18th century. With its impregnable defences it withstood several British attacks. The fort has three palaces within its precincts -...

A few of the original eight imposing towers still stand erect within the ramparts of the Lohargarh fort. Two of them - Jawahar Burj and Fateh Burj are of special interest. These were built by Maharaja Suraj Mal to commemorate his victories over the M...

Just outside Bharatpur, considered to be one of the world's outstanding heronries, covering an area of just 12 square miles, this is an interlocking ecosystem of woodlands, swamps, wet prairies and dry savannah. Home to over 370 varieties of birds, m...