About Jaipur

Rajasthan's beautiful Pink City Jaipur, was the stronghold of a clan of rulers whose three hill forts and series of palaces in the city are important attractions. Known as the Pink City because of the colour of the stone used exclusively in the walled city, Jaipur's bazaars sell embroidered leather shoes, blue pottery, tie and dye scarves and other exotic wares. Western Rajasthan itself forms a convenient circuit, in the heart of the Thar desert which has shaped its history, lifestyles and architecture.

Jaipur has much to offer visitors — everything from pageants and festivals to extraordinarily clad people, a wealth of handicrafts, a royal legacy of palaces, and sightseeing — that will occupy their time. However, should the visitors simply choose to walk around the streets of the old city instead, they will not regret it. All of Jaipur is an architectural gem, and no scheduled sight seeing can even hope to do justice to this rare city.
 

Temperature Summer Average Max 40.6°C, Average Min. 25.8°C,  Winter Average Max. 22.0°C Average Min 8.3°C
Average Rainfall 64 cm
Best Season September to March
 

Transportation

• Air : Indian  Airlines connect Jaipur with Delhi, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Bombay, Varanasi,  Calcutta, Ahmedabad.

• Rail: Jaipur is  connected by rail with Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Abu Road (Mount Abu), Udaipur,  Bombay and Sawai Madhopur. 

• Road: Good  motorable roads connect Jaipur with Delhi 258 km, Agra 236 km, Bikaner 321 km, Udaipur 405  km, Ajmer 131 km, Jodhpur 316 km, Bharatpur  176 km, Jaisalmer 638 km and Bombay 1202  km

• Bus : Regular  buses ply from Jaipur to the above places and Alwar, Kota, Sariska, Mathura, Indore,  Chittorgarh and Barmer.

Must visit Places

¤ JANTAR MANTAR (Observatory)
¤ CITY PALACE AND S.M.S. II MUSEUM
¤ HAWA MAHAL
¤ JALMAHAL
¤ JAIGARH FORT
¤ AMER
¤ NAHARGARH FORT
¤ CENTRAL MUSEUM
¤ BIRLA PLANETARIUM
¤ LAXMI NARAYAN TEMPLE
¤ KANAK VRINDAVAN