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Art, Culture, & Historical

Explore highlights of Jaipur with private tour guide

Art, Culture, & Historical

Jaipur

English

4 hours

Private tour (only you and your group)

Up to 4 people

Welcome to the Pink City- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India .Discover remarkable visit to Jaipur, designed just for you. It can be unique, luxiourious as you choose and packed with experiences to pique your curiosity. It is a short tour to catch the highlights of Jaipur In the car provided by us-it can be large or small as per your needs. In this we cover the Majestic City Palace and the Observatory- Jantar Mantar and The Palace of Winds- Hawa Mahal.

Neha A.

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

Hawa Mahal

09:00 AM

Hawa Mahal- Palace of Winds

Jaipur’s most-distinctive landmark, the Hawa Mahal is an extraordinary pink-painted, delicately honeycombed hive that rises a dizzying five storeys. It was constructed in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh to enable ladies of the royal household to watch the life and processions of the city. This will be a photostop.

09:30 AM

City Palace

The City Palace in Jaipur was once the seat of kings as it was from here that they ruled the region. One of the best tourist spots in the city, the City Palace is a vast complex and includes several buildings, courtyards and gardens.The architecture is a fusion of Indian, Mughal, Rajput and European styles and you can see the grandeur of the fusion in every cook and corner of the palace. The red and pink sand stone in which it is built adds a special beauty to the palace. The decorated gateways add elegance and magnificence to the structure. The City Palace of Jaipur is a great example of how design, art and creativity can be blended to form an exquisite symbol.

10:40 AM

Jantar Mantar- the observatory

Jantar Mantar in Jaipur has captured the essence of many a wanderlust over the years. An open-air astronomical observatory, this UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the rare and timeless places of attraction in Jaipur, and the world.

With an illuminating history that predates modern civilization, this observatory was far ahead of its time and showcased the ancient ways of reading stars and skies.

Built in the early 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, it is a conglomeration of fixed stones and very large structures. Each has its specific usage. The main reason for it being built was because of the Maharaja’s fascination with celestial objects and movement of different bodies in the sky.

Jantar Mantar in Jaipur has 19 large instruments with very specific purposes, the most popular and prominent one being- the Samrat Yantra. It is considered to be largest sundial of the country.

11:40 AM

Block Printing

After, the sightseeing we will visit the famous block printing of Jaipur. Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. Block Printing is done on cotton fabrics. Jaipur is an important center in India where block printing has gained a good prominence and the designs of the block printing that originated in Rajasthan are considered the most popular and best of all other designs. The printing involves laying the cloth/fabric, which is to be printed, on flat tables and impressions are made using the beautifully carved blocks. In case of direct printing, the block is dipped in the colored dye and impressions are made. In case of resist dyeing, impression of an impermeable material (clay, resin, wax etc) is made on the fabric, which is then dyed in the desired shade.

12:40 PM