Sightseeing of Jaipur

Make your Jaipur trip memorable with a half-day tour of some of the most magnificent sights of the 'Pink City'. Meet your private tour guide in your hotel lobby and proceed to see the City Palace. Sprawling over one-seventh of the area of Jaipur city, the glorious City Palace was built by Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, along with royal court architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. The architecture of the palace is reminiscent of Rajput, Mughal and European influences. Within the Palace, is the Mubarak Mahal, now converted into the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, which has on display the clothes worn by the mighty King, Sawai Madho Singh I. The well-built king weighed over 250 kilograms, making his royal attire voluminous. Also, visit the Maharani's Palace which has an interesting display of Rajput weaponry dating back to the 15th century. We then head to the Jaipur Observatory or Jantar Mantar. When translated, Jantar Mantar means 'calculation instrument'. The observatory is the largest and the best preserved of the five observatories commissioned by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. It served as a time telling device in an era without clocks, and was also used to observe orbits and track celestial bodies. For the final leg of our day trip, we head to the summer palace of the poet King Sawai Pratap Singh. The kind king constructed the Mahal for the royal ladies, who, in that era, were not allowed to leave the palaces. At such a time, the Hawa Mahal allowed the royal ladies to watch the daily city life through the 953 'Jharokas', or tiny-latticed windows. The Jharokas also served another purpose; letting in a continuous flow of wind to offer respite from the hot summers. After admiring these beautiful sights, we drive back to your hotel where your tour concludes.