DAY 1: A Citadel Business
Nahargarh – Amer Fort – Jal Mahal – Markets – Zoo – Albert Hall – Moti Dungri – Birla Mandir
It will be a great idea to start your day by exploring the majestic and massive sites of Jaipur. You can start your day with the citadel of Maharaja Sawai Jaisingh II, the Nahargarh. Beautifully studded in the Aravali Range, the structure was designed in Indo-European architect as the official residence of the nine Queens of the King. Overlooking the beautiful and scenic view of Jaipur, the place can be visited at 5 in the morning. With the lights of the city looking like a pearl embellished over the black fabric, the margaritacious palace is worth waking up at this early in the morning for. But remember visitors can move inside the building only if they have tickets. If you want to visit the fort and admire its alluring and appealing architecture, you can keep this place in your list.
Nahargarh Fort
Image Source: Tourism of India
After you spend a peaceful morning watching the stars (lights) on the grounds of Jaipur, you can then go for the site seeing of Magnificent Amber palace. The distance of Amber Palace from the Nahargarh Fort is about 9 km. Here at Amber Palace, we’d recommend you to visit the temple of idol Shila Devi.
Amber Sheesh Mahal Palace
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You may now get a chance to visit the beautiful Amber Palace. The Palace opens for tourists from 08:00 hrs in the morning. This UNESCO World Heritage Site combines massive defences with idyllic artistic works and is often a highlight to Jaipur. The fort stands erect at the top of a high ridge of the Aravali Range and elephants carry visitors up to the main courtyard. The tour of the entire Amber Palace will take you around one and a half hour.
The road from the stunning Amber Fort to the Market passes the Jal Mahal, which is one of the most picturesque buildings in Jaipur. The water palace appears to float at the centre of Lake Mansagar. This alluring building was once the shooting lodge of the Maharajah. The site looks beautiful, and the charm increases if you are with your friends and soulmates. There is not much to explore in this place, but the place is quite exquisite for photo session (that too in the natural light). You can also step here in the morning to look at the beautiful sun rising from the appendages of the Aravali Ranges.
The road travel time from the beautiful and magnificent Jal Mahal to the traditional markets of Jaipur. The bazaars are a treat for the ones who love to explore and discover. The bazaars are mostly located around the longevous Hawa Mahal (The Wind Palace). You can go around exploring the market and buy Jewelery from Johri Bazaar, Textiles, Local Perfumes, Shoes Made From Camel Skin (Jutties/Mojaries); Rajasthan Trinkets, and Bandhani Work from the famous Bapu Bazaar. Tripolia Bazaar and Chaura Rasta too have textile Outlets in addition to the shops selling utensils, ironware and trinkets. The Markets remain close on Sundays.
At around 16:00 hrs, when you are done shopping, you can go and watch some amazing species of birds and animals at Jaipur Zoo.
After the Zoo Spree, you can picture yourself with the beautiful backdrop of Majestic Albert Hall. And, if you are out on Thursday, you can go inside the Jaipur’s Albert Hall Museum too.
Albert Hall
Image Source: Our Jaipur
On your way back from Albert hall, you can pay a visit to the most praised Temples of Jaipur City; Moti Dungri Mandir and Birla Mandir. Every morning and evening over thousands of Jaipurites and tourists visit this Moti Dungri Temple (Built by Seth Jai Ram Paliwal) every day. The Birla Mandir of Jaipur is adjacent to the highly praised Modi Dungri Temple. The Laxmi Narayan Temple under the foot of the Moti Dungri Fort, opens darshan at 15:00 hours to 21:00 hours.
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