Jaipur

Jaipur known as Pink City because of its pink colored buildings in the walled city,is located in the desert lands of Rajasthan.It serves as the capital city of Rajasthan.The very structure of Jaipur resembles the taste of the Rajputs and the Royal family. Jaipur is the first planned city of India, was built by Sawai Jai Singh-II 273 years back and reflects the royal taste of the Rajputs and other Royal Families in its architecture. Even if you are a first time visitor you can easily navigate through the wide streets and the grid system. Its rich cultural heritage has made it by far the most visited destination in Rajasthan.

Jaipur is famous for its beautiful jewelry, fabrics, shoes also known as mojari, specious gardens and various historical monuments. Jaipur city with its romantic charm takes you to an epoch of royalty and tradition. There are various popular places which attract the due attention of travelers. The magnificent forts, beautiful havelis and colourful bazaars make Jaipur a popular tourist destination among tourists.Jaipur has much to offer visitors — everything from pageants and festivals to extraordinarily clad people, a wealth of handicrafts, a royal legacy of palaces, and sightseeing — that will occupy their time. However, should the visitors simply choose to walk around the streets of the old city instead, they will not regret it. All of Jaipur is an architectural gem, and no scheduled sight seeing can even hope to do justice to this rare city.

How to Reach Jaipur

There are several means of transport through which Jaipur can be reached. Based on requirement options from which one can choose are by road, railways or air transport.

Special care has been taken by the tourism ministry to make the traveling comfortable for the visitors. Choose from the following options your mode to reach Jaipur

By Road:

Easy connectivity through National highways makes traveling to Jaipur even by road a convenient option. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation provides intercity bus transportation to all parts of Rajasthan, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Jaipur City Transport Service Limited operates approximately 300 city buses with options of a/c low floor, semi low floor and non a/c low floor buses. One can board these buses from two depots, Vaishali Nagar and Sanganer.

Railways Network

Headquarters of North Western Railway sector of the Indian Railways is located at Jaipur Railway Station. Jaipur is connected to almost each and every city of India through its huge railways network. Also, for luxury lovers, the famous Palace on Wheels luxury train and the Royal Rajasthan on Wheels cover Jaipur as one of their destinations.

By Air

If you do not wish to travel by any of the above options you can surely fly to Jaipur from major parts of the country as domestic link is available from Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Goa, Ahmadabad, Indore, Bangalore, Surat, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Gorakhpur, Jabalpur and Lucknow. Frequent flights are available on these routes.