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Jaipur Tour: Capital City of Rajasthan

Written by Von Miller

Topic: TravelPublished May 4, 2012
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Rajasthan is famous for its colorful life. Though Rajasthan is a dull desert, yet the people of this state in India live life to the fullest and their folk music, dances, culture, tradition, food and dresses have as many hues as even the rainbow would not have. The people are amiable and if one a Rajasthan tour Package, you would not help falling in love with the place and its people.
Jaipur tour is one of the most sought after tours in Rajasthan. Though Rajasthan has lot many beautiful places to offer like Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer, Jaipur is most popular being the capital of Rajasthan. Below mentioned are the places of tourists’ attraction in Jaipur city of Rajasthan tour Package.

City Palace

Situated centrally around the old city of Jaipur, City Palace is where the royals of Rajasthan used to stay. A part of it is open for the tourists as a museum while in another part still the prince of Rajasthan lives with his family. They say that Jaipur tour is incomplete without visiting this palace which is the epitome of beauty, art and architecture.

Hawa Mahal

Very close to City Palace is Hawa Mahal, another prominent place to visit in Jaipur tour. It is a pink monument from where ladies used to shop in older times. Rajasthan used to have lot of parda system and thus the women folk were not allowed to go in markets and public places. They used to see the market below from the many windows of this Mahal and shop. The view of Jaipur from Hawa Mahal is worth watching.

Jal Mahal

Jal Mahal is another important attraction in Rajasthan tour Package. It is on the way to Amber Fort and was the bathing palace of the royal ladies in earlier times. Jal Mahal can only be seen from outside as some renovation work is going on inside.

Amber Fort

The most prominent of all places in Jaipur tour is Amber Fort. Rani Jodha was from Amber and this fort thus has a lot of significance in the history of Rajasthan. The fort is a work of great craftsmanship and architecture. It is worth visiting, especially for the Sheesh Mahal, a small chamber made of all glasses.

Chokhi Dhani

Rajasthan tour Package would be incomplete without visiting Chokhi Dhani which is a village kind of set up. One can stay here also and come for an evening too. It gives the real feeling of Rajasthan’s village life and offers puppet shows and other folk arts of Rajasthan with some sumptuous local food.

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