Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan and presents a real India with its past opulence and structures. The city is also known as the Pink City and encircled by rugged hills through all sides. Forts and embattled walls mark the city and make it a truly remarkable place to visit. The city boasts of plenty of attractive sites that keep charming people from all parts of the globe. Its City Palace is such a prime spot which mesmerizes the onlookers with its museum having rare manuscripts, paintings, an armoury and observatory. The Palace of Winds is another dazzling spot, besides Amber fort. Jaipur is an Indian city that attracts most number of travellers from all parts of the globe.

Attraction at Jaipur

Jaipur convincingly features among the Indian cities with the maximum influx of the travellers. The city catches the fancy of tourists with its opulent and imposing structures.

City Palace
City Palace is a magnificent site which is superbly sheltered by high walls and set amidst exquisite gardens and greenery. Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Diwan-I-Khas, Dilkusha Mahal, Moti Mahal, Sheesh Mahal and Krishna Mahal are the prime attraction in this City Palace.

Amber Fort
Amber Fort is a prized place that’s to be found on the summit of a hill seven miles north of Jaipur. The fort attracts a good number of travellers for its imposing nature, and brings forth a magnificent example of Rajput architecture with Mogul influences.

Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal is also known as the Palace of the Winds, and ranked as the most notable attraction in the city. It was built in 1799 and finely positioned on the periphery of the City Palace complex.

Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar is a stone observatory, and comes among the numerous other astronomical observatories set-up by Maharaja Swai Jai singh. Besides it, 11 others Jantar Mantar are to be located in Delhi, Banaras and Ujjain.

Central Museum
Central Museum is a site that comprises models of yogis adopting diverse positions, dioramas exhibiting a range of Rajasthani dances, musical instruments and tribal costumes.

How to Reach Jaipur

Reaching Jaipur is a simple task as the city maintains a fine connectivity from all parts of India and world by a fine network of rail, road and air mode.

Air: Jaipur is well connected by air to Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Calcutta, Delhi, Jodhpur, Mumbai and Udaipur.

Rail: Jaipur maintains an amazing connectivity with rail to Delhi, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Abu Road, Jodhpur, Chittorgarh, Indore, Bikaner, and Udaipur by its own railhead.

Road: Jaipur is well connected to all major towns of India by road.

Shopping

Shopping in Jaipur is a delight for shoppers as the city attracts shoppers for precious and semi-precious stones, leather goods (camel-skin), textiles (tie & dye) and handicrafts. Jauhari Bazaar (jewellery), Bapu Bazaar and Nehru Bazaar (textiles), Chaura Rasta, Tripolia Bazaar and M.I. Raod (emporiums) are some of the foremost shopping spots in Jaipur. Among the shopping places, Ramganj bazaar gets its takers for shoes and Tripolia Bazar for lac bangles.

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