Jaipur (Rajasthan)

History and Culture of Jaipur

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.

• 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