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In search of a less crowded, more sedate Great Wall experience? Head to Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan. There you'll find a 15th-century hilltop fort surrounded by a 22-mile protective perimeter known as the Great Wall of India.

Built by Rana Kumbha, then ruler of the western Indian region of Mewar, the fort has over 360 temples scattered within its boundary walls. Hike the steep hills to the palace up top, and you'll be rewarded with a dazzling view of Rajasthan's mountainous terrain. A wildlife sanctuary full of wolves, leopards, hyenas, and jackals surrounds the fort.




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