The Pink City - Jaipur Series #2🏰
On the streets of Jaipur - Day 1
Day 1 in Jaipur✨– Started off from the hotel at 10 AM.
The itinerary for Day 1 was the following –
Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, City Palace, Isarlat, Albert Hall, Sisodiya Rani ka Bagh, Vidyadhar Bagh, Galtaji Temple.
The places were grouped in a specific manner due to the distance between each of them. I had also covered the places in the same order mentioned, keeping in mind their opening, closing, and lunch breaks.
🔰Before Lunch – Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, City Palace, Isarlat, and Albert Hall Museum.
Reach any of the places in the circuit, then you can easily walk to any of them
🔰Post Lunch – Sisodiya Rani ka Bagh, Vidyadhar Bagh, and Galtaji Temple.
The distance between the two Baghs and Galtaji Temple would require an auto/taxi to cover the distance.
You can buy the composite ticket which includes all the places together, except for the City Palace; you can reduce the ticket price and the hassle of long queues. This ticket will be valid for 2 days from the date of purchase.
If you are a student, don’t forget to avail the special student discount on ticket rates with your valid student ID – both on normal tickets and the composite ticket.
You can look at the composite ticket I bought, with my student ID.💖
Hawa Mahal
Timings – 9 AM to 4.30 PM, All Days
The timings apply only for entering inside the Hawa Mahal, but the main wall-like structure is open all day for taking photos from outside. I would suggest visiting the structure both in day and night time.
One can comfortably complete visiting the same in 1-2 hours.
The specialty of Hawa Mahal is that it has 953 windows, called the Jharokas which allow free circulation of air within the premises. This also allowed the royal women to enjoy the drama and other royal happenings, giving them a sense of security and comfort.
Jantar Mantar
Timings – 9 AM to 5 PM, All Days
The estimated time to complete the place would be around 1 hour.
Space Observatories were built by Maharaja Jai Singh II, one of which is in Jaipur, and others in Delhi, Varanasi, Ujjain, and Mathura to calculate the movement of celestial bodies and space structures. A fantastic place to witness how kings had futuristic ideas in astronomy and space science and made it easy even without technology.
City Palace
Timings - 9 AM to 5 PM, and 7 PM to 10 PM, All Days
2-3 hours would be good to roam inside the City Palace,
Maharaja Jai Singh II moved his court to City Palace from Amber Fort, around 1727 – which contains pavilions, museums, courtyards, and buildings.
There is an option to go inside the royal court and palace, which needs a ticket at a higher price – the normal ticket allows one to the courtyards, and museum, only.
One can also visit the palace and courtyards at night also.
Beware that some places in the City Palace don’t entertain photography and you will attract penalties for the same.😇
Isarlat
Timings - 9 AM to 4.30 PM, All Days
Was constructed by Ishwari Singh after a victory over Madho Singh. The ‘Tower of Heaven’ is inspired by Qutab Minar and is also known as the Sargasuli Tower.
Enjoy a 360-degree view😍 of the entire city of Jaipur from the top of the tower.
Albert Hall Museum
Timings - 9 AM to 5 PM, and 7 PM to 10 PM, All Days
The state museum of Rajasthan. One can witness the Indo-Saracenic architecture in the Albert Hall Museum. This was initially built as an academy to teach Arts and Sciences as per the vision of Prince Albert of England.
Personally, I’m not a fan of museums, but if one wants to learn each and every detail of the things preserved there – could take around 3 hours easily.
Sisodiya Rani ka Bagh
Timings – 8 AM to 5 PM, All Days
Tiered multi-level garden, watercourses and the garden has been made according to the Charbagh style of the Mughal gardens. The principle behind the quadrilateral garden design is taken from the Quran.
I would suggest visiting the place during sunset, where you can have good photos, with the intersection of the sunrays, surrounding mountains, and the garden.
To be honest, there isn’t much crowd to this place, as it is around 10 km from Jaipur City. When I visited, I was the only one in that place.😂
Vidyadhar Bagh
Timings – 8 AM to 5.30 PM, All Days
Built-in the year 1988 in memory of Jaipur’s chief architect, Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. This garden is designed according to the principles of Rajasthani, Mughal, and classical Indian architecture. There is also a modern restaurant inside the garden, open to the visitors.
Again, I was the only one standing at this place. 😂
It is not an interesting place to visit as such, but if you are visiting Sisodiya Rani ka Bagh or Galtaji Temple, you can stop here for 10-15 minutes on the way.
Galtaji Temple
Timings – 5 AM to 9 PM, All days
The temple is known for its natural springs and tanks. The maximum crowd is seen here during the Makar Sankranti. It is also called the Monkey Temple of India, because of the number of monkeys seen here.
According to some recent reviews I read, when I researched the place, the tanks and wells are not maintained properly and lack natural beauty.
I was tired that day, after visiting all the places above, and didn’t have the mind to visit Galtaji Temple. Considering the reviews, if you are spiritual and have time, you can surely visit the place.
Settled off in the hotel after a tiring Day 1.
We’ll continue Day 2 in the Jaipur Series #3
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