Jaipur, the Pink City is the major travel destination and biggest city in Rajasthan. Jaipur is an important heritage city in India. Jaipur is famous among travelers for its Forts and Palaces like Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal etc..
Jaipur is a major travel spot in India. The city is considered as a gateway to several other travel destinations in Rajasthan like Jodhpur and Udaipur. Tourists start their desert tours holidays from Jaipur that further extends to several other parts of Rajasthan. Jaipur is also part of the famous Golden Triangle along with Delhi and Agra. The Golden Triangle tours are very famous among the foreign tourists. Thousands of tourists book Golden Triangle tours for their Indian Holidays.
Jaipur is a winter travel destination. The best time to travel Jaipur for Holidays is October to March. The temperature during this period remains around 25 to 5 Degree. Due to extreme heat and temperature crossing 40-degree mark, summer is not the ideal time to travel Jaipur.
Apart from Palaces and forts, Jaipur is also very famous for fairs and Festivals. Tourists should travel Jaipur during Kite Festival on January 14, Elephant Festival in March, Gangaur Fair and Teej Festival during the monsoon.
Shopping is also recommended in the city. Jaipur is famous for the gems and jewelry. Tourists can buy jewelry of very attractive designs as well gems. Thousands of tourists travel Jaipur for Gem shopping. Apart from Jewelry tourists can also buy traditional coloful dresses, bangles and handicrafts in the city.
Accommodation is not a problem in Jaipur. Some of the finest hotels in India are located in Jaipur. Tourists can stay is luxury palace hotels and experience Royalty. For budget travelers there are plenty of budget hotels as well. Some of the best luxury hotels in Jaipur are Hotel Raj Mahal Palace, Hotel Samode Haveli, Hotel Sajjan Niwas, Hotel Madhuban, Le Meridien Jaipur Hotel, Hotel Jaipur Palace. Budget Hotels options includes Hotel Holiday Inn, Hotel Garden View, Hotel Pearl Palace and many more.
ATTRACTIONS IN JAIPUR
City Palace - The City Palace is a huge palace built in Mughal and Rajasthani style that covers one-seventh of Jaipur. Located in the heart of old city, palace contains gardens, courtyards and several buildings. The Chandra Mahal in the City Palace is the place where the family of Maharaja resides. Building around the Chandra Mahal are turned into museums for the tourists like Mubarak Mahal which house a textile musuem, Diwan-e-Khas - famous for the two largest silver vessels in the world.
Amber Fort - The Amber Fort was named after the Goddess Amba is some 11km from the Jaipur. There are elephants rides available to take up to the Amber Fort. There is a temple dedicated to the Shila Mata. Charbagh garden is another attraction in the Amber Fort. The main highlight of the Amber Fort is Sheesh Mahal - Palace of Mirrors. The walls and ceilings of the Sheesh Mahal are adorned with thousands of mirror tiles. Sheesh Mahal is one of the most beautiful palace in India.
Jaigarh Fort - The Jaigarh Fort is considered one of the strongest forts in India. The fort was never conquered successfully. The most popular attraction in the Jaigarh Fort is, Jaivana - world's largest cannon. There are beautiful gardens in the Jaigarh Fort that tourists should visit.
Nahargarh Fort - The Nahargarh Fort is the smallest of the three forts in Jaipur. The Nahargarh Fort offers splendid views of Man Sagar lake. Famous bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan - Rang De Basanti was shot in this fort.
Jal Mahal - Jal Mahal or Water Palace is a beautiful palace in the center of Maan Saggar lake. The palace is very beautiful from the outside. One of the most photographed palaces in India.
Jantar Mantar - Jantar Mantar is Jaipur is among the five astronomical observatories built by the Maharaja Jai Singh. Jantar Mantar is Jaipur is the largest and best preserved of the five that why soon it will be listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur was used to calculate time, predict eclipse, star positions using 14 geometric devices that are still available to see for the tourists.
Hawa Mahal - Hawa Mahal or the Palace of Winds is the major landmark and most visited travel attraction in Jaipur. This beautiful five story palace was built by the red sandstone. There are over 950 windows in the palace to allow air in the palace.
Swargasuli - Swargasuli is a beautiful Minaret located near the Chhoti Chowk and Tripolia Gate. The seven stories Swargasuli Minaret offers great views of Old city of Jaipur. The Swargasuli was built by the Ishwari Singh to commemorate his victory over Mewar and Marathas.
Galtaji - Galtaji is a important pilgrimage site for Hindus located 10 km from Jaipur. The temple of Galtaji is built of the pink stone. There are several natural springs surrounding the temple, which believed to possess curative properties.
Govind Devji Temple - The temple is very important pilgrimage travel destination for the followers of Lord Krishna. The statue of Lord Krishna in the temple was brought from the Vrindavan and is believed that the idol looks exactly like the Lord Krishna's form while his incarnation of Earth. The faces of the idols are unveiled 7 times a day for Bhogs and Aarties.
Moti Doongari - Moti Doongari or Moti Dungri is a small hill that houses a temple and a Palace. Moti Dungri temple is dedicated to the Lord Ganesha. It is believed that this temple was built to protect Jaipur. This temple was the first building that was constructed in the city.
Jain Mandir - located 16 km away from Jaipur, the Jain temple in Shivdas Pura is famous for the statue of God Padamprabhu that appeared during the construction of a house.
Galwh Bagh - Home of Monkey Temple and the Suriya Mandir - Sun Temple. Tourists and local come to the Monkey Temple to feed monkeys. Monkey food is available at the bottom of hill. The Sun Temple at the top of the hill is famous for offering beautiful views of the Jaipur during sunset.
