Jaipur, a city with a population of around 2.7 million, may be described as the gateway to experience the splendour and heritage of Rajasthan, a state in India, located on the western part of the country. The city is the capital of Rajasthan, and the state of Rajasthan offers all possible extravaganza, which the nature and the culture may offer to a visitor. Although the history of Rajasthan dates back to more than five thousand years, the history of Jaipur begun with its founding in 1728 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. While building the city, pink stucco was liberally used, which gave the city’s buildings and structures a distinctive pink tinge, and the city acquired its epithet of the pink city. For a city constructed around 250 years before, Jaipur is remarkable in its layout and plan compared to other Indian cities, ancient as also the recent ones.

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Navigation 1 Hotels and lodging 2 Attractions 3 Shopping 4 Maps and transportation 4.1 Getting to Jaipur 4.2 Exploring Jaipur 5 Practical information and resources 6 Restaurants 6.1 Text with links to user-reviews on other pages 7 Nightlife 8 Photo gallery 9 Everything else 10 External resources

Hotels and lodgingEdit

Some of the hotels at Jaipur are:

• Arya Niwas

(Telephone: 91-141-2372456)

• Aditya International

(Telephone: 91-141-2381720/ 27/ 2382640)

• Comfort Inn Hawa Mahal

(Telephone: 91-141-2223172)

• The Gold Palace & Resorts

(Telephone: 91-141-247190/91/97)

• Hotel Hawa Mahal

(Telephone: 91-141-2381201/ 02/2381172)

• Hotel Khetri House :(Telephone: 91-141- 3092514)

• Hotel Kanchandeep

(Telephone: 91-141- 236450015/ 2369206)

• K. K. Royal Days

(Telephone: 91-141- 2530500)

• L.B.M. Hotel

(Telephone: 91-141-2565844)

• Hotel Midtown

(Telephone: 91-141-2374004/ 5/ 5102813)

• Mansingh Towers

(Telephone: 91-141-2378771)

• Hotel Mayura Palace

(Telephone: 91-141-5101414)

• Hotel Neelma

(Telephone: 91-141-2377274/ 2372215)

• Samode Haveli

(Telephone: 91-141-2632370/ 2632407)

• The Park Plaza

(Telephone: 91-141-2360202)

AttractionsEdit

Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan state, is the gateway to the enchanting land of Rajasthan, a fabled state of India associated with the Kings and Queens In fact, the literal meaning of Rajasthan is the Royal Haven. Befitting its name and its glorious past, a tourist would find several captivating places in the capital city of Rajasthan. Some of such places of Jaipur are:

• Amber Fort
• Kanak Valley
• Jaigarh Fort
• Nahargarh Fort
• Hawa Mahal
• City Palace
• Rambagh Palace
• Laxmi Narayan Temple
• Jantar Mantar
• Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh
• Central Museum

ShoppingEdit

Jaipur is a shoppers' paradise and offer a shopping delight rarely found in many other places of India. You have a choice of unlimited types of gold and silver ornaments, mostly hand-crafted and with exotic designs and engravings. Moreover, you also have a choice of gems and precious stones of many varieties. Jaipur is also famous for its fabrics and textiles with patterns of design unique to Jaipur and Rajasthan state of India. Jaipuri is also the name of a special cotton quilts famed for its light weight which come in many colours and designs and you may have the same hand-stiched too. There are many types of souvenirs and novelties, blue pottery, leather footwear, metal wares and many other items of handicrafts.

The major shopping areas are located in Johari Bazar, Nehru Bazar, Bapu Bazar and Rajasthali. In some areas markets are closed on Sundays.

Maps and transportationEdit

Getting to JaipurEdit

Flights

Jaipur has regular flights from many major cities of India like Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Sometimes Jaipur's Airport also gets flights from London, Dublin, Singapore and Dubai.

Trains

The city is served by many trains. There are overnight trains from Delhi, Agra and Mumbai.

• Reservations - The Indian Railways
• On-line Booking - The Indian Railways: On-line Booking

Roads

Jaipur is well connected by very good roads to Delhi and Agra. In case, you want you may get luxury air-conditioned buses from Delhi to Jaipur. You also have an option of hiring a taxi.

Exploring JaipurEdit

Practical information and resourcesEdit

• Currency: Indian Rupee
• Electric supply: 220 Volts
• Languages: Rajasthani and Hindi. One can also manage with Simple English.
• Climate: Jaipur's climate is dry and it is subject to extreme variations, very hot during the summer months (April-June) and rather cold during the winter (November-January). The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded range from from 3 to 48 degrees Celsius, and the annual rainfall is 556 mm.

RestaurantsEdit

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NightlifeEdit

Photo galleryEdit

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Everything elseEdit

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External resourcesEdit

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• Jaipur, the Pink City - The site has a very detailed description of many places of tourist interest.
• Photographic Gallery - by Steven Caudill
• Jaipur Review
• About Jaipur