Monday, June 13, 2011

KUCHAMAN FORT


Welcome to The Kuchaman Fort

The Kuchaman Fort, a Heritage Hotel near Jaipur, Rajasthan. Ideally situated with a proximity to key tourist destinations in India..... Pushkar, Ajmer, Jaipur and Samode. The scenic beauty and picturesque setting of this fort makes you travel back in time. This Heritage Hotel and Resort offers more than just accommodation..... activities include Horse Safaris, Camel Safaris, Village Safaris, Bird watching and Temple excursions. Our special Kuchaman City excursion takes you through old heritage Havelis and other memorable lanes.


The resort itself offers Five-star comfort. An indoor Pool, Yoga Centre, Kerala Massages and a multi-cuisine restaurant. This Heritage Hotel and Fort with its high and massive ramparts, 32 bastions, 10 gates and various defenses is a formidable fort unique in its architecture. One of the finest Heritage Hotels in Rajasthan, The Kuchaman Fort is rapidly becoming the favorite choice for the discerning traveler.


As you go winding up an undulating mountain road, towards the massive portals of this magnificient fort, you travel back to in time, only to be swallowed into the inside of this ancient world of strange mysteries, of secret chants and mantras, of classical music and ragas, and of fine arts and murals. The Kuchaman Fort. Beckoning, inviting, waiting to welcome you as it rises proudly int the clear skies at the top of a 1000 feet high rock cliff.


The Kuchaman Fort, a rare jewel set in a glittering sea of golden sands, as though a million year old rock itself changed its shape, to record the extraordinary era of kuchaman glory.


The Kuchaman Fort, where with echoing, reverberating step, you peel away successive layers of timeless history, perfectly preserved, frozen in rock and
time.


This fort is about 1100 years old built 9th century AD by Rathore rulers Zalim Singh of the area. One can also look for beautiful fresco painting here on variable subjects. Flowers, Motifs, Hindu Mythology etc.Recently the shooting of the movie 'DRONA' starring Abhishek Bachan and Priyanka chopra was done in the fort which will further make this fort a huge tourist attraction. In 950 The Chauhans of Ajmer drove out the Gurjar Pratihars to open a new chapter in the history of Kuchaman Fort. in the following centuries the Gaurs won and controlled the fort until they surrendered it to the might of the Rathores. Being Suryavanshi K shatriyas who trace their lineage back to Lord Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana, the Rathores brought to the fort their long and 470 A.D. with Nayal Pals conquest of Kanauj, near modern Kanpur in U.P. For seven long centuries.


Kuchaman Fort (Rajasthan, India) now a heritage hotel resort is easily accessible from Delhi and Jaipur.The Fort's formidable ramparts, innumerable terraces, balconies, and viewing points alongwith its rich and interesting history, makes it a great holiday destination with a difference !


The views are spectacular since the hotel rises some 1000 feet from the entrance with several levels. The view at night of the lit-up city and the Aravalli hills and Sambar lake in the distance is enchanting.






The Kuchamani folk artists and crafts persons have stalls in the Meena Bazaar, within the fort complex, selling exquisitely made handicrafts. The fort also houses a museum of weapons and armour. A major part of the collection is in gold or silver with floral and geometrical motifs. The hall of the palace houses the beautiful miniature paintings, murals and gilded work.


Accessibility : Delhi - 421 kms, Roopangarh - 52 kms, Jaipur - 115 kms, Pushkar - 100 kms, Ajmer - 105 kms, Mandawa - 130 kms, Nawalgarh - 130 kms, Nagaur - 105 kms, Bikaner - 200 kms, Jodhpur - 250 kms, Khimsar - 205 kms, Udaipur - 430 kms, Agra - 325 kms, Samode - 140 kms.


Kuchaman is a weekend getaway ex-Delhi and also visited as a part of Rajasthan Itinerary.