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 Realize your dream of being a prince or a princess
and that too for as many days as you wish to. Come on over to the holiday at the
Pink City of India, Jaipur. The most favored holiday destination in India Jaipur
with its palaces and forts beckons one and all. The magic of the majestic city
captures all with the royal treatment and hospitality. Right from your arrival
and throughout the stay at Jaipur joy will be all around and within you. The
journey in the Palace on Wheels or the Royal Orient will be the tailor to the
hospitality at the first planned city of India Jaipur. The magnificent Mahals
will not fail to mesmerize you. City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort and the Jal
Mahal top the list of must visit palaces at Jaipur. The architecture of splendid
palaces of the Maharajas of the bygone eras tell the tale of the chivalry,
tragedy and romance.
Jaipur's walled old city lies in the northeast and the new town spread to
the southwest. The major tourist attractions are in the old city with its
principal shopping centre being the broad and open Johri Bazaar. The new
part of the city has three main interconnecting roads, namely Mirza Ismail
Road (MI Road), Station Road and Sansar Chandra Marg.
Jaipur dresses in festival colours during Holi (in early March) and Gangaur
(March end), the latter as boisterous an affair...long parades by elephants,
camels and dancers joining in the procession.-- as the Rodeo in the 'cowboy
region' of America.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Population: 2,324,319
- Altitude: 431 meters above sea level
- Rainfall: 31.87 cm
- Temperature (°C): Summer Mean Max. 42.2,
Mean Min. 36.6
Winter Mean Max. 27.5, Mean Min. 15.5
- Clothing: Summer light tropical or cotton
Winter Woollen.
- Languages: Hindi and English
- Best time to visit: October to March
- STD code: 0141
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PLACES TO VISIT
- City Palace & Museum 3.5 kms
- Hawa Mahal 3 kms
- Jantar Mantar 3.5 kms
- Dolls Museum
- Zoo
- Amber Pal & Jaigarh Fort 11 kms
- Gaitor 8 kms
- Vidhyadharji Ka Bagh 7 kms
- Jal Mahal
- Nawab Ki Haveli
- Galta
- Sisodia Palace & Garden 8 kms
EXCURSIONS
- Nahargarh Fort 15 kms
- Sanganer 16 kms
- Ramgarh Lake 30 kms
- Shekhawati 168 kms
HOW TO GET THERE?
By Air :
Indian Airlines connect Jaipur with Delhi, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad,
Bombay, Varanasi, Calcutta, Ahmedabad.
By Rail :
Jaipur is connected by rail with Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Abu Road
(Mount Abu), Udaipur, Bombay and Sawai Madhopur.
By 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
By Bus :
Regular buses ply from Jaipur to the above places and Alwar, Kota, Sariska,
Mathura, Indore, Chittorgarh and Barmer.
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