Jaipur Travel Guide

Tours to Jaipur will add color to your journey, especially on the Golden Triangle Tour package customized to suit your convenience. Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, which is a colorful state in itself, is also popularly known as the pink city. Indeed, the sight of the pink colored local buildings with latticed windows; set against the dry desert landscape is a breathtaking one, especially at dawn and dusk.

Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727, Jaipur is a fairly young city of India but its cultural heritage is as rich as any of the cities that have existed in history since ancient times. There are many tourist attractions in Jaipur for you to visit on your tour to Jaipur, under the Golden Triangle Tours package offered by Adventure Tours of India.

Palaces, Forts, temples, lakes, museums, and colorful markets are the major tourist attractions to visit on your tour to Jaipur. Some of the prominent tourist attractions include City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Jagat Shiromani Temple, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Jain Temple, Moti Dungri (Ganesh Temple) In Jaipur, Birla Mandir In Jaipur and Statue Circle.

While on your tour to Jaipur, with Adventure Tours of India, you can also indulge in Camel Safari and Desert Safari. Dune surfing has emerged as the latest frenzy in adventure sports and can be enjoyed on an excursion to the sand dunes near Jaipur.

For shopaholics, the Johari and Siredeori markets can throw up plenty of surprises. Here you can bargain to your heart's content and take home some amazing curios, souvenirs besides clothes, jewelry, sandals, paintings etc that are distinct to the region.

Adventure Tours of India also offer tours to Delhi and Agra along with tours to Jaipur under its specialized Golden Triangle Tour Package, to make your tour to the cities of India a memorable experience.

Elephant Festival

The Elephant Festival is one of the most popular festivals of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Elephant festival has its own charm and is celebrated every year in March on the occasion of Holi, the festival of colors. The festival has a unique concept of its own kind. The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated throughout India, but the festival gets some more spice added to it, when it combines with the Elephant festival of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Elephants become the major attraction of this festival in their classy attires.

The famous Chaugan ground of Jaipur makes the perfect venue for the occasion. Elephant Festival commences with a parade of decorated Elephants marching towards the ground. Different competitions are organized to enjoy the festival to its full. Elephants engaged in races, polo-matches and tug-of-war with men make the spectators spellbound. Here one can enjoy seeing Elephants at their best. The Elephant keepers (mahouts) decorate their Elephants from head to toe with an exceptional care. The 'Best Decorated Elephant' contest is another feature of this cultural fest.

It is a festival time for Elephants, so they enjoy the festivity by dancing and playing. Live Folk dances and music programs are also arranged for the overall entertainment of people. This festival of Elephants revives the royalty of Jaipur, when people enjoy the glorious Elephant ride in the ground. The Elephants beautifully decked with floral motifs, make ultimate picture for the tourists. Being the time for Holi, tourists play Holi mounting on these painted Elephants. Elephant Festival of Jaipur is unusual, something different and definitely a special treat for the tourists.