Fort · Jaipur
Amber Fort
Hilltop palace-fort of the Kachhwaha rulers at Amer, 11 km from Jaipur, overlooking Maota Lake and famous for its Sheesh Mahal.
Entry from ₹200 3–4 hours
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Places to visit inJaipur
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan's capital, founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II and laid out by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Its pink old city, royal palaces and hill forts make it the third corner of India's Golden Triangle with Delhi and Agra.
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Top attractions in Jaipur
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Palace · Jaipur
City Palace, Jaipur
Walled palace complex at the heart of the Pink City, still home to the Jaipur royal family and housing the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum.
Entry from ₹400 2–3 hours
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Palace · Jaipur
Hawa Mahal
Jaipur's five-storey 'Palace of Winds' of 1799, whose latticed pink sandstone facade let royal women watch street life unseen.
Entry from ₹100 1–1.5 hours
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Monument · Jaipur
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
UNESCO-listed 18th-century observatory of giant masonry instruments built by Jaipur's founder, including the world's largest stone sundial.
Entry from ₹100 1–2 hours
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Fort · Jaipur
Nahargarh Fort
1734 ridge-top fort above the old city, known for the Madhavendra Bhawan palace and sweeping views over Jaipur.
Entry from ₹100 2–3 hours
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Fort · Jaipur
Jaigarh Fort
Rugged hilltop fort above Amber, home to the Jaivana cannon and views over Maota Lake and the Aravallis.
Entry from ₹200 1.5–2.5 hours
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Museum · Jaipur
Albert Hall Museum
Rajasthan's oldest museum, an Indo-Saracenic landmark in Ram Niwas Garden with miniatures, crafts, arms and an Egyptian mummy.
Entry from ₹100 1.5–2 hours
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Palace · Jaipur
Jal Mahal
Sandstone water palace in the middle of Man Sagar Lake, viewed from the lakeside promenade on the Amer road.
Free entry 30–45 minutes
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Temple · Jaipur
Galtaji
Ancient pilgrimage site of temples and spring-fed kunds in a gorge of the Aravallis east of Jaipur, known for its monkeys.
Free entry 1.5–2 hours
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Temple · Jaipur
Birla Mandir
White marble Lakshmi-Narayan temple of 1988 at the foot of Moti Dungri, lit up after dark.
Free entry 45 minutes–1 hour
View place About Jaipur
Planning the places to visit in Jaipur? This guide covers the main Jaipur attractions, from Amber Fort and the City Palace to Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar, with ticket prices and hours checked against official sources.
Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, the Kachhwaha ruler of Amber, who moved his capital down from the hills because of a growing population and scarce water. Vidyadhar Bhattacharya planned the city on the principles of Vastu Shastra, and Rajasthan Tourism calls it India's first planned city. The old walled city was painted pink, a colour of hospitality, for the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1876, which gave Jaipur its nickname.
Today it is Rajasthan's capital and largest city. The walled city holds the City Palace, the Jantar Mantar observatory and Hawa Mahal within a few minutes' walk of each other, surrounded by bazaars. Johari Bazaar sells jewellery and gems and Bapu Bazaar textiles; Rajasthan Tourism notes that markets generally close on Sundays. Outside the walls are the Albert Hall Museum in Ram Niwas Garden and the Birla Mandir.
To the north the Aravalli ridge carries Nahargarh, Jaigarh and, 11 km away, Amber Fort, with Jal Mahal on the lake below. Two sites are UNESCO-listed: Jantar Mantar and Amber Fort, part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan. Many state-run monuments share a composite ticket. Jaipur has a hot semi-arid climate: summers are very hot, most rain falls in July and August, and December to February is mild and dry.
Jaipur is 268 km from New Delhi by road and has an international airport and major rail connections.
Plan your Jaipur visit
- Best time to visit
- October to March, when days are mild and dry (average temperatures stay below 20 °C from December to February). April to June is very hot; most rain falls in July and August.
- Suggested stay
- 2–3 days
- Location
- Rajasthan, India View on Google Maps
- Entry fees
- 3 of 10 places listed here are free to enter. Fees for the rest are on each place’s page, with their source.
- Types of place
- Forts · 3Palaces · 3Temples · 2Monuments · 1Museums · 1
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