The city’s colourful, chaotic streets ebb and flow with a heady brew of old and new. Careering buses dodge dawdling camels, leisurely cycle-rickshaws frustrate swarms of motorbikes, and everywhere buzzing auto rickshaws watch for easy prey. In the midst of this mayhem, the splendours of Jaipur’s majestic past are islands of relative calm evoking a different pace and another world.

At the city’s heart, the City Palace continues to house the former royal family; the Jantar Mantar, the royal observatory, maintains a heavenly aspect; and the honeycomb Hawa Mahal gazes on the bazaar below. And just out of sight, in the arid hill country surrounding the city is the fairy-tale grandeur of Amber Fort, Jaipur’s star attraction.

Attractions in Jaipur

The popular local attractions of Jaipur include places like Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jal Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Albert Hall Museum and Govind Ji Temple among others. Include all these places in your itinerary for a complete Jaipur experience.