Hello to all Moderators and local guide friends! Today I am going to explore one of the famous cities of India, ‘Pink City – Jaipur’. During our family trip to Rajasthan, we first visited the famous ‘Pink City – Jaipur’.
Jaipur has been popularized with the name of Pink City because of the color of the stone exclusively used for the construction of all the structures. It is located in the state of Rajasthan, which is also known as the “Land of Maharajas”.
On our very first day we gave a visit to ‘Amber Palace’, ‘Nahargarh Fort’, ‘Jaigarh Fort’ and ‘Jal Mahal’.
‘Amber Palace’ - It is also known as Amber Fort or Amer Fort. It is one of the best tourist attractions of Jaipur. In order to enter the Fort, we have to take an elephant ride, or go by vehicle by road to the rear side of the Fort.
One of the main attractions at Amer Fort is the Sheesh Mahal which has beautiful mirror mosaics and coloured glasses all over which glimmers in sunlight.
It took us around 3 hours to traverse the entire Fort and all its attractions. Also we have attended a light & sound show in the evening at 6.30 PM.
‘Nahargarh Fort’- Later we visited ‘Nahargarh Fort’ which is located around 12 kms away from Amer Fort on the Aravalli hills. The panoramic views of the entire Jaipur city from sunset point of ‘Nahargarh fort’ are absolutely breathtaking and well worth the visit.
‘Jaigarh Fort’ - We visited ‘Jaigarh Fort’ in the evening, which is located between Amber Fort and Nahargarh Fort. This Fort used to be responsible for the safety and security of both Jaipur and Amer from rivals back in the day. The main attractions of the Fort are the gigantic canon ‘Jaivana’ and the exceptional military architecture of the Fort. This majestic Fort also has complexes to store huge weapons and cannons.
‘Jal Mahal’ - ‘Jal Mahal’ means a palace in the water. It is built in the middle of the ‘Man Sagar Lake’ in Jaipur city. It is located on the main Amer-Jaipur road. The Palace is not open for general public to visit; we have to see it from the road-side walkway. The light sand colored stone walls of the Jal Mahal form a stark contrast to the deep blues of the water in the lake resulting into a spectacular view.
Jaipur, being the capital of Rajasthan, is a well built city. It is well connected through various bus services, Railways and has an International Airport for the benefit of enthusiastic tourists.
I hope you will like this post, and it would help you to plan your trip to this amazing Pink City. I have shared the Part 2 of this post as ‘Pink City – Jaipur’ [Part 2]
@vijayparadkar Thank you for sharing your experience with us. You provided informative content and beautiful photos as well. I like 2 parts in this post, 1st is for Amber Palace that we have to ride an elephant to there. This is truly Incredible India. The 2nd part I like is Jal Mahal, it is so beautiful in the lake like that. Which is your favorite place among these?
Thank you very much for telling us about your trip and showing your fantastic photos! All the historical sites that you’ve visited are incredibly beautiful, but my favourite one definitely is the Nahargarh Fort because of the magnificent view from there. I hope I can visit it one day.
How long was your trip to Rajasthan? I’m looking forward to the second part of your great post!
Hi, @RadieN Thank you for your kind words and you are welcome to come here anytime.
It took us 10 days to traverse the most important attractions in Rajasthan, which included visit to cities like Jaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Udaipur.
Hi @vijayparadkar ! Thanks for your detailed post. I had no idea about this pink city. Do you have any more photos such as closeups of the wall, so we can appreciate the details of their characteristic color?
Also… Did you get to knowwhy is the ‘Jal Mahal’ not open to the public? That fact left me curious!
Hello @Marichams Thank you for your kind words! I haven’t clicked a lot of photos of walls in particular, but here is a collage of the best ones that I have got.
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The 2nd part I like is Jal Mahal, it is so beautiful in the lake like that. Which is your favorite place among these?