Golden Triangle and Taj Mahal Tours

Jaipur Travel Guide....

ABOUT JAIPUR
Settled in the rugged hills of the Aravallis, Jaipur is the pristine jewel in the desert sands of Rajasthan. 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.…


PLACES TO SEE
Forts:- Amer Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh Fort
Palaces:- City Palace
Temples:- Govind Devji Temple, Moti Doongrari & Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Jagat Shiromani Temple
Monuments:- Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal
Gardens:- Ram Niwas Garden Central Museum (or Albert Hall Museum), Zoological Garden, Sisodia Rani Palace and Garden, Vidyadhar Garden
Other Places to see:- JalMahal, Royal Cenotaphs, Statue circle , Galta, Ramgarh, B.M. Birla Auditorium and Convention Centre


SHOPPERS PARADISE
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. An entire street and several city sectors were earmarked for artisans and traders. The mainmarkets are along Jauhari Bazar, Bapu Bazar, Nehru Bazar, Chaura Rasta, Tripolia Bazar and M.I. Raod. Shops specialising in precious and semi precious stones, ornaments and jewellery are to be found on and along Jauhari Bazar.

Jaipur enjoys a high reputation for the manufacture of jewellery. It is one of the most active jewel markets of the world and is famous for precious and semi-precious stones and also for the cutting, polishing and setting of these stone, particularly that of diamonds, topaz and emeralds. Jaipur brass work is of immaculate quality. The Jaipur brass worker is successful in infusing life like charm into the dull metal. Two kinds of work is done in Jaipur on brass viz. Lacquered brass carved brass.

Jaipur enamel or Minakari, mostly done on gold and silver has always been a class of its own. The Jaipur artist is renowned not nonly for the purity of the colours, but also for its evenness. Jaipur is also famous for its textiles. Sanganeri and Bagru block prints are the fashion designer's craze these days. The Bandhej (tie and dye)print is very typical of the region. Near the Hawa Mahal are large number of shops dealing in antiques and pseudo-antiques.

Some shops opposite Hawa Mahal stock the famous Jaipuri quilts, weighing from a few hundred grams to a kilogram. The stone and marble carving industry is also famous art of Jaipur. The stone used is either procured from within Jaipur or from the marble mines of makrana, the famous quarry that provided all the marble stone for one of the wonders of the world at Agra, the Taj Mahal. The carvings, portraits and busts created in Jaipur are held in high esteem everywhere.


TRAVEL INFO
How to reach Jaipur:-
Jaipur is 262 kms. from Delhi, and is well connected by road, rail and air from all over the country. There is also a special luxury train, the Palace on wheels,which starts from Delhi every Wednesday from September to April, on a round trip of Rajasthan, the first stop being Jaipur. Regular luxury buses are available round the clock and speical trains like the Shatabdi Express and Intercity Express ply regulary.

Climate:-
Moderate to hot climate through out the year.
Temperature : Max Min Winter 27"C 7"C Summer 46"C 30"C

Banks and Money Changers:-
Bank of Rajasthan, Rambagh Palace (0730-2030 hrs) Tel : 381416
Central Bank of India, Sansar Chandra Road, tel : 364141
State Bank of India, Tilak Marg, C- Scheme, Tel : 380421
Thomas Cook (INDIA) Ltd. Jaipur Towers, M.I. Road, Tel : 360940, 360801, 360974.

Hospitals:-
J.K. Mother & Child Health Institute, J.L . Nehru Marg. Tel : 566251 , 49851
Santokba Durlabhji Hosp., Tel : 562028
S.M.S. Hopital enquiry & for Ambulance Tel : 560291 , 564222
Mahila Chikitsalaya, Sanganeri Gate, tel : 660616, 601333, 601334
Zanana Hospital, Near Chandpole gate : Tel : 378721
Chemist Opposite S.M.S. Hospital and M.I. Road Passport Office : Opp. Municipal Corpn, Tonk Road Tel : 510884 , 513511

Police:-
Flying Squad tel : 565555 City Kotwali, Tel : 321444
Police Control Room , tel : 100 Post Offices : G.P.O. ,
M.I. Road Tel : 368740
Foreign Post Office , Tel : 367659
Speed Post , tel : 370069

Domestic Airlines:- Sanganer Airport
City Offices:-
Indian Airlines Nehru Place Tel:721519 514500
Tonk Road,Jaipur Tel: 721111 514407 515324
Jet Airways Jaipur Towers Tel: 551733 360763
M.I. Road,Jaipur Tel: 551729 370594 Tel: 546230 360596