Jaipur Trip Overview
Charming Jaipur in Rajasthan with its many colors and contrasts is best explored at a leisurely walking tour. The city has been ranked as one of the cleanest and most pedestrian friendly cities in India. Visit an ancient temple under a 300 year old tamarind tree. Walk through Sankari Gali, a small street restored by the Prince Charles Fund. Admire the colorful spice, flower and vegetable markets. This guided tour will get you inside the cities heart.
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Jaipur, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Charming Jaipur in Rajasthan with its many colors and contrasts is best explored at a leisurely walking tour. The city has been ranked as one of the cleanest and most pedestrian friendly cities in India. Visit an ancient temple under a 300 year old tamarind tree. Walk through Sankari Gali, a small street restored by the Prince Charles Fund. Admire the colorful spice, flower and vegetable markets. This guided tour will get you inside the cities heart.
Stop At: Albert Hall Museum, Museum Rd Ram Niwas Garden, Jaipur 302004 India
Jaipur is a planned city built in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh, the Hindu Rajput ruler of the kingdom of Amber, later Jaipur. You will be picked up from your hotel in Jaipur City in an air-conditioned vehicle and brought to the starting point for our Heritage walking tour, Albert Hall Museum, which was designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob in the Indo-Saracenic style.
In 1876, the foundation stone was set by the visiting Prince of Wales, Albert Edward. Our next stop is the New Gate and then the lane, where metal making experts reside and still work with the conventional hand instruments, as their forefathers did.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bapu Bazar, Bapu Bazaar Road, Jaipur 302001 India
The Anant Dev Temple, along Nataniyo ka Rasta is the next attraction of this walk. This sanctuary is more than 250 years old. Turn right inside the city wall into Bapu Bazaar. Brightly colored bolts of fabric, jootis (traditional shoes) and aromatic perfumes make this street a favorite for Jaipur’s women.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Johri Bazaar, Johari Bazaar Road, Jaipur 302001 India
At the end of Bapu Bazaar you’ll come to Sanganeri Gate and Johari Bazaar, the jewellery market, where you will find jewelers, goldsmiths and artisans doing highly glazed meenakari (enamelling), a specialty of Jaipur.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Jame Masjid, Johari Bazaar Road, Jaipur 302002 India
Continuing north, walk past Jama Masjid mosque, with its tall minarets, then duck through an archway that leads into a bustling half-covered alleyway, sparkling with shawls and saris.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hawa Mahal – Palace of Wind, Hawa Mahal Tripolia Bazaar Road Badi Choupad, J.D.A. Market, Pink City, Jaipur 302002 India
The walk will also take you by the spectacular Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) before walking west along Tripolia Bazaar,
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tripolia Bazar Street, Jaipur India
leading to the Tripolia Gate. This is the main entrance to Jantar Mantar (Observatory) and the City Palace, but only the maharaja’s family may enter here. The public entrance is via the less-ostentatious Atishpol, Stable Gate.
Further west is Iswari Minar Swarga Sal, which is well worth climbing for amazing views of the city. You will be guided through the spice bazaar and flower market, followed by the vegetable and fruit markets. Here you’ll be intoxicated by the fragrance of spices such as cardamom, clove or cumin and the sweet fragrances of rose, jasmine and magnolia. After this, there will be a short tea break where you will enjoy ‘Masala Chai’ (Spiced Tea) sitting on a rooftop local restaurant. Once finished, you will be escorted back to your hotel in your air-conditioned vehicle.
Duration: 30 minutes
