About Jaipur

Jaipur Information
This famous city is the capital of Rajasthan and has earned universal renown as the " Pink City ", and pink it is, with beautiful constructed palaces, havelis and forts.

Jaipur Places of Interest
Amer Fort: At a short distance of 11 kms . from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below.

Jaipur Fairs & Festivals
Gangaur: Young girls and newly married women praying for their loved one or husband respectively, offer prayers to Goddess Parvati in spring (March-April). A colourful procession follows the silver and gold palanquins of Goddess Parvati brought out from the City Palace.

Jaipur Excursions
Sanganer: 12 km on Tonk Road. It has beautiful Jain temples and important craft industries besides the ruined palaces, broken city walls, triple gateway and a neglected Mughal garden. Large and small units of block and screen printers produce some of the finest hand printed textile in the country.


Jaipur Shopping
The Builders of Jaipur took special care to provide ample space and facilities for the production and marketing of hadicarfts which made the place famous throughout India and abroad.


Jaipur Shopping Arcades
Jauhari Bazar: This is where you can buy jewellery and tie and dye sarees. Two lanes joining the mainroad Gopalji ka Rasta and Haldion ka Rasta house numerous establishment selling jewellery. On the main road itself you find many silversmiths.

Jaipur Entertainment
Theatres: Welcomgroup Rajputana Palace Sheraton Every evening from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm in the wit-out area. The show includes Kalbelia Dancers,Puppeteers & Bhopa- Bhopi, which displays Rajasthan's rich heritage.

How to Reach Jaipur
Air : The Jaipur Airport is called Sanganer Airport . There are domestic flight connections to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur and Udaipur. There is a single international flight to Dubai.

Honeymoon In Jaipur

The pink city as Jaipur in Rajasthan, India is popularly known as, takes one into becoming an essential part of the undying romance of the Jaipur air. The seclusion, beauty of desert sands, folk music and monuments that narrate stories of love and lovers is all here to experience. Watching the sunset, spreading its red gold glow on the pink city is perhaps the most romantic sight. The dreamlike magic of the golden glow on the golden sands creates a sentimental and love filled ambience and helps one to bond in.

Established by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, Jaipur is the perfect honeymoon destination that treats couples to vistas as one dine at a heritage hotel surrounded by beautiful wall paintings and sculpted pillars.

The various offers customized honeymoon packages for Jaipur that take care of all the technicalities involved in arranging a luxury honeymoon that leaves you tension free to just be with each other and enjoy royal Jaipur.

Sawai Jai Singh II built the Jaipur city in a time span starting from 1727 to 1731. He was the princely ruler of Jaipur at that time. Jaipur's culture, heritage and history are still preserved. Popularly Jaipur is called as the pink city because it was painted in pink in the honor of The Prince of Wales. It is brimming with old forts, majestic and royal palaces, ancient and modern temples and gardens.

Amber Fort in Rajasthan built in 1592 by Raja Man Singh, is one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture. Balanced high on a deserted ridge, it tips extensive views over a deep narrow valley and the wider plains beyond. The building was finally completed in the early18th century when the threat of Mughal domination was withdrawing. Amber was once, the capital of the Mina tribes, believed to be the original inhabitants of this region.

The City Palace of Jaipur or the main palace is an imposing blend of traditional Rajasthan and Mughal architecture. The vast palace complex occupies one seventh of the walled city of Jaipur. Originally built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kachhwaha clan of Rajputs, additions have been made to the palace complex by many of his successors.

The complex is divided into a series of courtyards, extensive gardens and buildings. It is home to several palatial structures like the Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Badal Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum . In the first courtyard is the 'Mubarak Mahal', built by Maharaja Madho Singh II in the late 19th century. The Mubarak Mahal, or the Auspicious Palace, contains the textile section of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum.