A visit to Alwar is not complete without a trip to Bharatpur. The history of Bharatpur traces the rise and fall of Jat power in eastern Rajasthan. This was the region where important Jat rulers like Churaman, badan Singh and Suraj Mal dominated the history of this entire belt. They fought the invading Marathas. Mughals and the interfering British and were a power to reckon with and strong enough to lay down their own terms and conditions.

The fort of Bharatpur is the focal point of the town. It took sixty years to build and was known as Lohagarh or the Iron Fort. Don't forget to look out for the moat and solid mud walls that once surrounded this fort. Today, the stark and rugged fort is partly used by the government to run its offices and a large part houses the Government museum.

Bharatpur is a small city but what makes it special is the Keoladeo National Park. Once the hunting preserve of the princes of Bharatpur, today, it is ranked among the world's best bird sanctuaries. Every year, this park is visited by over 400 species of water birds which include exotic migratory birds from Afghanistan, Central Asia, Siberia and Tibet. The greylag and barheaded geese are among the important visitors but the star of this sanctuary is the rare Siberian crane. If you're a bird lover, then this is your paradise, but even if you just have a passing interest in birds you cannot fall to be impressed by the mind-boggling variety of birds that arrive in this park.

The stone of Dholpur is famous through, out the country and has been used for the construction of many a fort and palace not only in Rajasthan but in Agra, Delhi and other states as well. You can pick up small mementos from the markets. Dholpur in itself does not seem to have too many tourist attractions but the areas surrounding Dholpur are important for their historicity.

Jhor was the site of the oldest Mughal garden built by Babur in1527 and rediscovered in the 1970s, there is the famous Machkund where a religious fair every year see a gathering of devotees seeking a cure for their skin aliments after a dip in the holy kund. Other important areas include bari and Damoh and the Van Vihar and Ram Sagar Sanctuary