The Pink City
Jaipur
The capital and the usual first stop. Its walled city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, laid out in 1727 around bazaars painted terracotta pink.
What to see
- Amer FortFort
- Hawa MahalPalace
- City PalacePalace
- Jantar Mantar (UNESCO)Monument
- Albert Hall MuseumMuseum
Month by month
- Great
- Fine with care
- Tough or closed
- Jan: Great
- Feb: Great
- Mar: Great
- Apr: Fine with care
- May: Tough or closed
- Jun: Tough or closed
- Jul: Fine with care
- Aug: Fine with care
- Sept: Fine with care
- Oct: Great
- Nov: Great
- Dec: Great
The next 7 days
Sun 8
31° 19°
Mon 9
30° 18°
Tue 10
29° 18°
Wed 11
29° 18°
Thu 12
30° 18°
Fri 13
31° 19°
Sat 14
31° 19°
What to eat
Dal baati churma
Baked wheat balls with lentils and a sweet crumble
Pyaaz kachori
Fried pastry filled with spiced onion
Gatte ki sabzi
Gram-flour dumplings in a yoghurt curry
Ghevar
A honeycomb-like sweet made for Teej
What to buy
Blue pottery
Glazed pottery in turquoise and blue
Block printing
Cloth printed by hand with carved wooden blocks
Gems and jewellery
Jaipur is a great centre for cutting coloured stones
Leheriya
Wave-pattern tie-dye, worn in the monsoon
Lac bangles
Bright lac bangles, often set with glass
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Jaipur International Airport
- Railway station
- Jaipur Junction
Rajasthan is large: moving between far-apart cities takes most of a day. Trains and a hired car with a driver are the usual ways.
Day trips
- Chand Baori, Abhaneri
- Sambhar Lake
- Samode
Festivals here
- Kite Festival (Makar Sankranti)January
- GangaurMarch–April
- TeejJuly–August
Many follow the Hindu lunar calendar, so the dates move each year; Rajasthan Tourism announces them on tourism.rajasthan.gov.in.
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Good to know
When is the best time to visit Jaipur?
The best months to visit Jaipur are January, February, March, October, November, December.
How do I get to Jaipur?
The nearest airport is Jaipur International Airport, and the railway station is Jaipur Junction.
What should I eat in Jaipur?
Local favourites include Dal baati churma, Pyaaz kachori, Gatte ki sabzi, Ghevar.