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Bahawalpur Travel Guide: Palaces and the Cholistan Desert

📅 Aug 16, 2026⏱ 7 min read
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Bahawalpur, once the seat of a princely state, holds some of Punjab's most striking palace architecture alongside gateway access to the Cholistan Desert, a combination unlike anywhere else in the province.

Noor Mahal: An 1875 palace blending Italian, Corinthian and Islamic architectural styles, illuminated dramatically after dark, one of Punjab's most photogenic buildings.

Derawar Fort: A dramatic desert fortress roughly 100km into Cholistan, its 40 bastions visible from kilometres away across the flat desert.

Cholistan Desert: A genuine desert landscape accessible from Bahawalpur, offering camel safaris and a completely different terrain from anywhere else on a standard Punjab itinerary.

See our Cholistan Desert Safari Tour for the full Bahawalpur and desert combination.

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