Visit City
Palace, Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar
(Observatory).
The City
Palace is now converted into a museum, except a
small portion that is still used by the royal
family of Jaipur.
Built in the
fortified campus style, the palace covers almost
one-seventh part of the city.
One of the
major attractions in the museum is the portion
that is devoted to the arms and ammunition used
by the royal family in the past.
Other
important attractions are the Textile and
Costume Museum, Art Gallery,
Chandra Mahal,
Mubarak Mahal, and Diwan-i-Khas and Diwan-i-Am.
Drive past
Hawa Mahal - Strange though it may seem, this
most famous landmark of Jaipur is not actually a
palace but a series of sandstone screens.
This pink
structure was constructed so that the ladies of
the palace could watch the royal processions
without being seen by any outsider.
This sandstone
edifice was named Palace of Winds after the many
brass wind vanes that adorned it until 1960s.
Also visit Observatory.
AMBER FORT TOUR
Amber Fort -
At a short distance of 11 kms. from Jaipur,
The Amer Fort
complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking
the Delhi-Jaipur highway.
One of the
finest examples of Rajput architecture, it was
the ancient capital of the Kachhawah rulers.
The original
palace was built by Raja Man Singh and additions
were made later by Sawai Jai Singh.
Within the
palace are the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of
Public Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall
of Private Audience" and the Sukh Niws where a
cool breeze blows across channels of water for
the purpose of air-conditioning.
Here are the
private chambers of the queens with windows
having latticed screens so that the ladies could
watch the proceedings of the royal court
inprivacy.
There is also the Jai Mandir or the "Temple of Vicotry", with
its famed Sheesh Mahal, the scintillating "Hall of Mirrors.
JODHPUR CITY TOUR
City tour of Jodhpur - the largest city in Rajasthan after Jaipur,
Chief of the Rajput clan known as Rathores and the Rathore
kingdom was once known as Marwar - the Land of Death.
The tour includes Meherangarh Fort ::
one of the most impressive & formidable in the whole of
fort-studded Rajasthan is situated on a high natural rock bluff and from which you can look
down on the wonderful panorama of the bustling city below,
