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Kota Travel Blog & Guides

Insider guides, history and travel tips to help you experience the very best of Kota and Hadoti.

All 24 Culture 4 Development 2 Food 2 History 4 Shopping 1 Tips 2 Travel Guide 6 Wildlife & Nature 3

🗓 8 Dec 2024 ⏱ 6 min read

The rare water fort of Gagron near Jhalawar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ringed by rivers, and how to visit it from Kota.

🗓 12 Nov 2024 ⏱ 7 min read

The airy, feather-light Kota Doria saree with its signature khat check, handwoven in Kaithoon village near Kota.

🗓 5 Oct 2024 ⏱ 8 min read

The story of how a Rajasthan industrial town turned into the country's largest coaching ecosystem for JEE and NEET aspirants.

🗓 10 Sep 2024 ⏱ 6 min read

The greenish-blue limestone quarried around Kota that floors homes, temples and stations across India, and how it became a global name.

🗓 2 Aug 2024 ⏱ 7 min read

The spicy, flaky pyaaz kachori that put Kota on India's food map, its origins, and the legendary shops locals swear by.

🗓 14 Jul 2024 ⏱ 9 min read

How a jagir carved out of Bundi in 1631 grew into a princely state, an industrial hub, and today's coaching capital of India.