The best places to see in Jaipur within 2 days
The best places to see in Jaipur within 2 days by Kurt993.
To experience and enjoy the creativeness and the historic touch of the glorious past of Rajasthan, one should visit old cities of the Rajasthan. One of the old city is Jaipur, also known as the Pink City. It is famous for its magnificent palaces and grand forts and their protective walls with fortified gateways. One of the added bonus to this city is the warm hospitality offered by its people and of course an abundance of handicrafts to shop.
The days in summers are very warm in Jaipur, the temperature can reach up to 45°C as the days in winters are much colder and are perfect to plan a vacation, although the temperature in winters can drop to 8.3°C. So, here I present the best places to visit in Jaipur in two days.
Day 1:
Forts to visit:
Reach Jaipur and check in into your hotel. Start your journey around 9:00 AM. Yes, this early, if you want to take an elephant ride from the foot of Amber Fort 9 am, is not too early if you crave a good elephant ride at Amber Palace foot. To reach Amber Fort, you require to book a cab or any local transport available. that will take you directly to the Amber Palace. Once reached, it is up to you to take foot walk or an elephant ride to the courtyard of the palace.
After viewing the Amber palace, you can reach the Jaigarh Fort through a tunnel that leads you to the entrance of the Jaigarh Fort from Amber palace.
After viewing Jaigarh Fort, you can take another transport from Jaigarh Fort to Nahargarh Fort which is about 10 to 15 minute away from there.
To explore the rural life and essence of simple living of Rajasthan, you can visit Choki Dhani. Choki Dhani is the best to plan your first-day dinner in Jaipur. Chokhi Dhani is situated 20 km away from the main city. If one is not interested in visiting Chokhi Dhani than you can opt for the Birla Temple, it is famous for its magnificent and splendid appearance. The Birla Mandir dedicated to Lord Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi. The Birla Mandir is also known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
Day 2:
Start your day last at 10 am. You can visit the glorious City Palace of Jaipur. The City Palace was built by H.H. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in the seventeenth century, right in the middle of the pink city. The City Palace houses various gardens and courtyards, along with an enchanted blend of Rajput, Mughal, and European architecture. The exquisite Peacock Gate in the city palace is a must to visit, it exhibits charming display of Rajasthani workmanship. One of the most important thing that still makes the City Palace royal, it is still a royal residence of Jaipur’s royal family. The family has still maintained to live in the grace Chandra Mahal.
Next to City Palace is the Jantar Mantar Observatory, built in 1738 and contains several mind-blowing astronomical devices. These astronomical devices were used to do accurate astronomical calculations. The Jantar Mantar Observatory of Jaipur is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After the Jantar Mantar, one can visit the gorgeous Hawa Mahal also known as “The Palace of the Winds”. This five-storey building has a shape of a crown was built in the late 1700s by H.H. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh for the ladies of the royal family of Jaipur. This palace has 953 windows and balconies and honeycombed like structure carved on the outside walls. The Mahal was constructed using red and pink sandstone. Instead of stairs, only ramps were given to reach the top floors.
After the Hawa Mahal, you can visit the Albert Hall Museum, sited inside the premises of Ram Niwas Garden located 2.5 km away from Hawa Mahal. The Albert Hall Museum is the oldest museum in Rajasthan and is also a very popular landmark of Jaipur city. It was opened to the general public in 1887.
After Hawa Mahal next that you can explore are the famous silver, clothes markets of jaipur within the pink city’s walls.
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