Lakes to Visit in Jaisalmer

Posted by Sparsh Jethwani on November 16th, 2020

Mostly known to be a dry location, the Golden City of Jaisalmer holds inside it multiple hidden gems that are still unexplored by a majority of tourists visiting Jaisalmer during the holiday season. These blue lakes in Jaisalmer are mostly the less popular freshwater lakes that appear at the most unexpected locations in the city.

If you are visiting Jaisalmer this vacation, make sure you hire a cab service in Jaisalmer to visit these beautiful lakes you won’t want to miss in your travel itinerary.

1. Gadisar Lake

Gadisar Lake is one of the most popular Lakes in Jaisalmer. Located 30 kilometers away from the Pakistan border, the lake is surrounded by various cenotaphs on the premises. Tourists in Jaisalmer are fond of visiting Gadisar lake, especially during the monsoon season. The lovely lake is one of the best man-made attractions in the city. As beautiful as it looks in the sunset, it also attracts a variety of bird species during the migratory season.

2. Indira Gandhi Canal Lake

Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest irrigation Canal constructed to irrigate the land under agriculture in the dry and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan. The canal terminated at Mohangarh, a prime location in Jaisalmer, where it forms a beautiful lake, called Indira Gandhi Canal Lake. The beautiful lake is now being considered by the tourism department and furbished for various lake activities such as boating, fountain construction, etc. The lake is lesser popular as compared to the other sightseeing places in Jaisalmer, which makes it a perfect location to spend some time in peace with your partner or family, or even alone if you are looking for some peaceful meditating location in this region.

Other popular lakes in Jaisalmer include some lesser-known gems like Lake Sam, Ranisar Lake, Ganga Sagar Lake, Dedansar Lake, Mahneri Lake, Ramgarh Lake, Lake Tadano, etc. The beautiful lakes are located on secluded regions making them perfect picnic locations. Moreover, they give perfect sight for the flora and fauna in the region. These can be visited easily if you hire a taxi service in Jaisalmer via your tour guide.

Best time to visit Lakes in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer is a hot arid region of Rajasthan. Being the center of Thar Desert, Jaisalmer receives scorching heat in the months of summer, which is from the beginning of April to the end of May. If you are an outsider, you would want to avoid spending these hot months in Jaisalmer. The winters are also chilling cold in the desert, as the sand gets cool and gives it chilling weather, especially during the dawn, dusk, and nights. Therefore, the best time to visit Jaisalmer is somewhere between these two seasons — from July to October, when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold.

It should also be considered that since these are the most popular months in Jaisalmer tourism, you will find most of the sightseeing locations crowded with tourists. However, if you visit some of these lakes, you will find that they aren’t much crowded. The beauty of these lakes is totally worth spending all the time and money on hiring a JCR Cab to travel to these locations.