SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT,

UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU

ASSIGNMENT ON
ITINERARY OF JAIPUR

Submitted by – Akshita Purohit (2)

Shriya Nayyar (21)
 ITINERARY OF JAIPUR

ABOUT JAIPUR
Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. As of
2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous
city in the country. Jaipur is also known as the pink city, due to the dominant
colour scheme of its buildings. it is located 268 km (167 miles) from the national
capital new Delhi.
Jaipur was founded in 1727 by the Rajput ruler Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amer,
after whom the city is named. It was one of the earliest planned cities of modern
India, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. During the British Colonial period,
the city served as the capital of Jaipur State. After independence in 1947, Jaipur
was made capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan.
Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India and forms a part of the west Golden
Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra (240 km, 149 mi). It also
serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such
as Jodhpur (348 km, 216 mi), Jaisalmer (571 km, 355 mi), Udaipur (421 km,
262 mi), Kota (252 km, 156 mi) and Mount Abu (520 km, 323 mi). Jaipur is
located 616 km from Shimla.
On 6 July 2019, UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Jaipur the ‘Pink
City of India’ among its World Heritage Sites. An announcement about Jaipur's
inclusion in the UNESCO list was made on 6 July after the 43rd meet of the
UNESCO World Heritage Committee at Baku, Azerbaijan where the Committee
had to examine 35 nominations for inscription and inspected by ICOMOS (The
International Council on Monuments and Sites) last year. The historic city met
the inspection standards and was thus included in the final list as well. The city is
also home to two prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India - Amber
Fort and Jantar Mantar. The Committee has given one year time to city
representative to hold this title for the city as they need to keep developing the
city in different terms.

CLIMATE
Jaipur has a monsoon influenced hot climate with long, extremely hot summers
and short, mild to warm winters. Annual precipitation is over 63 cm, falling
mostly in July and August due to monsoon, causing the average temperatures in
these two months to be lower compared to drier May and June. During the
monsoon, there are frequent, heavy rains and thunderstorms, but flooding is not
common.
The highest temperature ever recorded was 48.5 °C, in May. The city's average
temperature remains below 20 °C between December and February. These
months are mild, dry and pleasant, sometimes chilly. The lowest temperature ever
recorded was -2.2 °C. Jaipur, like many other major cities of the world, is a
significant urban heat island zone with surrounding rural temperatures
occasionally falling below freezing in winters.

DEMOGRAPHY
According to provisional report of 2011 census, Jaipur city had a population of
3,073,350. The overall literacy rate for the city is 84.34%. 90.61% males and
77.41% females were literate. The sex ratio was 898 females per 1,000 males.
The child sex ratio stood at 854. According to the 2011 census, Hindus form the
majority religious group comprising 77.9% of the city's population, followed
by Muslims (18.6%), Jains (2.4%) and others (1.2%).

TOURISM
Jaipur is a major tourist destination in India forming a part of the Golden
Triangle. In the 2008 Conde Nast Traveller Readers Choice Survey, Jaipur was
ranked the 7th best place to visit in Asia. According to TripAdvisor's 2015
Traveller's Choice Awards for Destination, Jaipur ranked 1st among the Indian
destinations for the year. The Presidential Suite at the Raj Palace Hotel, billed
at US$45,000 per night, was listed in second place on CNN's World's 15 most
expensive hotel suites in 2012.

Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC) is Rajasthan's biggest convention

and exhibition centre. It is famous for organising events such as Vastara, Jaipur
Jewellery Show, Stonemart 2015 and Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit
2015.

Visitor attractions include the Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace, Amer
Fort, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Birla Mandir, Galtaji, Govind
Dev Ji Temple, Garh Ganesh Temple, Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, Sanghiji Jain
temple and the Jaipur Zoo. The Jantar Mantar observatory and Amer Fort are one
of the World Heritage Sites. Hawa Mahal is a five-storey pyramidal shaped
monument with 953 windows that rises 15 metres (50 ft) from its high
base. Sisodiya Rani Bagh and Kanak Vrindavan are the major parks in Jaipur. Raj
Mandir is a notable cinema hall in Jaipur.

How to reach Jaipur by Air

Sanganer airport is the nearest airport to the city of Jaipur. It is located at a
distance of 10 kilometers from the city centre. The airport has flight connectivity
with major Indian cities like Mumbai and Delhi. International tourists can take
connecting flights to Jaipur from Mumbai or Delhi airport.
Nearest Airport : Jaipur International Airport, Jaipur

How to reach Jaipur by Rail

The railway junction at Jaipur connects it with various cities. For a royal
experience one can take the Palace on Wheels. This train leaves from Delhi and
connects various cities in Rajasthan.

How to reach Jaipur by Road

Jaipur has good network of roads connecting it with major Indian cities. NH 8,
NH 11 and NH 12 are the main national highways connecting the city of Jaipur
with other cities. National capital New Delhi is just 235 KM from this beautiful
city while the city of the Taj Mahal, Agra, is only 220 KM from here. Other
important cities include Ajmer at 130 KM, Mathura at 196 KM and Gwalior at
250 KM. There are good services of Buses and Cabs available like buses
from Jaipur to Delhi bus.
One of the largest cities in India, Jaipur is also home to all the modern amenities
with some of the most exotic hotels and resorts in the world. The city boasts an
international airport and is also very well connected by rail and road. The metro,
local buses, shared tuk-tuks, auto-rickshaws and taxi aggregator apps including
Uber and Ola solve the commute problem in the city quite comfortably. It's quite
interesting to see the highly urbanised pockets and shopping areas have casually
sprung up beside gleaming forts and palaces.

Majestic buildings, tales of heroic battles, resplendent forts and palaces, and
multi-faceted characters, Jaipur has long been one of the shiniest cultural jewels
in the history of the Indian subcontinent. With friendly people known for their
hospitality, Jaipur offers a plethora of options for travellers.
 ITINERARY

Day 1 - Hawa Mahal – Jaipur City Palace –

Jantar Mantar – Shopping/Jal Mahal

HAWA MAHAL
• The literal meaning of Hawa Mahal is “Palace of winds”
• The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, the
grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, who was the founder of Jaipur.
• The architecture is designed to let the cool breeze continuously circulate
in the palace.
• The numerous small windows provide a very different look to this beautiful
architectural monument.
• The palace is a five-storey pyramidal shaped monument that rises to about
50 feet (15 m). The top three floors of the structure have the width of a
single room, while the first and second floors have patios in front of them.

CITY PALACE
 • The City Palace, Jaipur was established at the same time as the city
of Jaipur, by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur
from Amber, in 1727
• The Palace was also the location of religious and cultural events, as well
as a patron of arts, commerce, and industry.
• The palace complex has several buildings, various courtyards, galleries,
restaurants, and offices of the Museum Trust.
• It is a unique and arresting complex of several courtyards, buildings,
pavilions, gardens, and temples.
• The most prominent and most visited structures in the complex are the
Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple, and the City
Palace Museum.

JANTAR MANTAR
• The Jantar Mantar is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical
instruments built by the Kachwaha Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh , the
founder of Jaipur
• It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World
Heritage site.
• The instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the
naked eye.
• Built from local stone and marble, each instrument carries an astronomical
scale, generally marked on the marble inner lining.
• Jantar Mantar is managed under the Archeological Sites and Monuments
Act of Rajasthan since 1961, and protected as a National Monument of
Rajasthan since 1968.

SHOPPING
• Johri bazaar.
This market is considered to be a shoppers paradise. You can buy Gems,
Jewellery, Sarees & Jaipuri quilts from here.
• Bapu Bazaar
This market is known for authentic Jaipur stuff like bedsheets, cushions, salwar
suits, kurtas, chappals etc. If you would like to buy a gift for a loved one, this is
the perfect market for you.

JAL MAHAL

• Jal Mahal is a palace in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city.
• The Jal Mahal palace is an architectural showcase of the Rajput style of
architecture on a grand scale.
• The building has a picturesque view of the lake itself but owing to its
seclusion from land is equally the focus of a viewpoint from the Man Sagar
Dam on the eastern side of the lake in front of the backdrop of the
surrounding Nahargarh hills.
• The palace, built in red sandstone, is a five storied building, of which four
floors remain underwater when the lake is full and the top floor is exposed.

Day 2
Amer Fort – Jaigarh Fort – Nahargarh Fort
AMER FORT
• Amer Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with
an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
from Jaipur, the capital
• Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur.
• The town of Amer was originally built by Meenas, and later it was ruled
by Raja Man Singh I.
• Amer Fort is known for its artistic style elements. With its large ramparts
and series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks Maota Lake which
is the main source of water for the Amer Palace.
• Mughal architecture greatly influenced the architectural style of several
buildings of the fort.
• It consists of the Diwan-e-Aam, or "Hall of Public Audience", the Diwan-
e-Khas, or "Hall of Private Audience", the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace),
or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas where a cool climate is artificially
created by winds that blow over a water cascade within the palace.

JAIGARH FORT
• Situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of
the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake,
near Amer in Jaipur
• The fort was built by Jai Singh in 1726 to protect the Amer Fort and its
palace complex and was named after him.
• Jaigarh Fort and Amer Fort are connected by subterranean passages and
considered as one complex.
• This architectural marvel provides a great view of the Jaipur city. The
biggest attraction here is the Jaivana cannon. It is the world’s biggest
wheeled cannon ever made. The cannon was manufactured indigenously at
the fort. The diameter of the cannon wheels measures up-to 12 feet.
Day 3
Bhangarh Fort & Birla Mandir

BHANGARH FORT
• Nestled amid the green hills of Aravallis, stands the magnificent fort of
Bhangarh. The fort of Bhangarh is located 50 kilometers from the Sariska
Sanctuary between the city of Jaipur and Alwar.
• The fort was constructed in the 17th century by Raja Madho Singh, the
younger brother of the great Mughal general, Man Singh of Amber.
• Besides the royal palace, Bhangarh had over 9,000 houses until 1720 after
which it gradually diminished in population.
• Inside the Bhangarh fort premises, one can find ruins of temples, palaces
and havelis. The fort has four entry points in addition to the main gate –
the Lahori Gate, the Ajmeri Gate, the Phulbari Gate and the Delhi Gate
• This most haunted place in Asia is located at a distance of 83 KMs from
Jaipur city. It hardly takes 1.5 – 2 hours to reach this place.
BIRLA MANDIR
• Birla Mandir, Jaipur is a Hindu temple located in Jaipur, India and is
part of one of the several Birla mandirs located all around the country.
• The grand temple is located on an elevated ground at the base of Moti
Dungari hill in Rajasthan.
• The temple is sometimes also referred to as the Laxmi Narayan Temple.
• The land on which the temple was built was given by the Maharaja to the
Birla for a token amount of just one rupee
• The intricate carvings will amaze you. The temple provides a very serene
and magnificent aura.