Brij Lakshman Sagar

Pali, Rajasthan

Twelve cottages round a lake, in the Pali badlands.

The place

Cottage suites perched around a small lake in the rocky country between Jodhpur and Udaipur — a landscape that looks like nothing else in Rajasthan and gets skipped entirely by people driving between the two. Built from local stone and mud, with plunge pools and a view off the edge.

What is there

  • Cottages with plunge pools over the lake
  • Local stone and mud construction
  • Village walks
  • Meals outdoors by the water
  • Birdlife on the lake
  • A good break on the Jodhpur–Udaipur road

Getting there

About two hours from Jodhpur.