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Jaipur Travel Guide

Jaipur is the pristine jewel in the desert sands of Rajasthan, settled in the rugged hills of the Aravalli. Jaipur is 260 km from Delhi and 240 km from Agra and forms the most chosen tourism golden triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It a bustling capital city and a business centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveller. A city like Jaipur, where modernity and tradition live hand-in-hand, is truly rare. Perhaps this is what makes it an attractive destination for tourists who flock to Jaipur , year after year . Tell-tale signs of the glorious past and regal splendour of the city lie strewn across with gay abandon.

Jaipur is as remarkable for its marvellous architecture and town planning as it is for the lively spirit of the people who inhabit it. The city presents a unique synthesis of culture that has to be experienced in order to be appreciated.

How to Reach
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.

Train: Connections are from Delhi, Agra, Mumbai ,Chennai, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad. Well connected from other states like UP, MP .

Road: A convenient mode of travel to Jaipur is by road. Regular bus service of AC and Deluxe Coaches are available.

Fairs & Festivals
Elephant Festival: The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Groomed flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled audience liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one.

Gangaur Festival: The Gangaur Festival is the colourful and most important local festival of Rajasthan and is observed throughout the State with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva during July-Aug. It is the celebration of monsoon, harvest and marital fidelity in Jaipur.

Teej Festival: Teej is the festival of swings. It marks the advent of the monsoon month of Shravan (August). The monsoon rains fall on the parched land and the pleasing scent of the wet soil rises into the air. Swings are hung from trees and decorated with flowers.

Kite Festival: From royal splendour to riotous egalitarianism , 14 January is celebrated in India as Makar Sankranti - heralding the transition of the sun into the Northern hemisphere.

Shopping
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. Traditional tie and dye fabrics and textiles are also available here.

Bapu Bazar and Nehur Bazar: Here you can purchase textiles, local perfumes and shoes made of camel skin. Mirza Ismial road

M.I. Road: The broad thoroughfare houses a lrage number of emporia selling a variety of goods ranging fromjewellery and brass work to textiles, to blue pottery, to woodwork, etc. These shops stock a large variety of goods to satisfy the tourists' needs.

Tripolia Bazar and Chaura Rasta: You can shop here for textiles, untensils, ironware and trinkets. If you want to see the artisans at work, step into the side lanes and see for yourself.

Shop at: Ramganj Bazar for shoes or jutis as they are called. Kishanpol Bazar for tie and dye textiles, Maniharon Ka Rasta (Tripolia Bazar ) for lac bangles and other items, Achrol House, Subhash Chowk for carpets, Khajanewalon Ka Rasta for marble carving, and Saganer village for block printing, hand-made paper and blue pottery.

Recommended Shops
Govt. Emporia : Handloom House, Rituraj Building, M.I. Road. Khadi Ghar , M.I. Road Rajasthan Handloom Project Board, Chomu House M.I. Road. Rajasthanli, Rajasthan Government Handicraft Emporium, Ajmeri Gate, M.I. Road

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