Exotic things to do in Jaipur
Visiting the most colorful city is already a start to a good vacation. Jaipur is a place that has the treasure of culture, architecture, and heritage that makes it one of the ideal destinations for a mind-blowing vacation.
By exploring the forts, cultures, and shopping streets, you can create exotic memories and add them to your vacation count.
So here are some of the best things you must do in Jaipur and explore the place perfectly.
Stay at Lohagarh Fort Resort
The first thing that comes when we go to Jaipur is the royal and luxury stay which gives a unique experience. Staying at the Lohagarh Fort resort is the best thing so that you can experience that lavish and royalty in the Pink city. It is one of the ideal places to stay and is an excellent option for staycations. You can stay here for good quality times, suitable for both families and couples.
They offer to stay in luxury suites; tree houses remain, cottage stay, private pool villas, beautiful gardens, beach-style pool area, spa area, musicians, bonfire, elephant safari, and many game options. The stay costs start from Rs 8,000, and this will be a beautiful stay with proper royalty.
Visit Jal Mahal
This is one of the biggest marvels we can experience in India. Can you believe a great fort in between the flowing water? This is the place to share it. It has a unique architectural combination of both Rajput and Mughal.
The place is also recognized as Water Palace. It is situated between the Mansagar lake, and the royal families used the fort as their summer stay palace and for duck hunting parties.
Still, as the court is under renovation work, staying at the palace is impossible. The castle was built in 1699, and it also has the surrounding Nahargarh hills. It is a five-story palace in which only the top floor is exposed in open and the rest four-floor are inside the water when the lake is entire.
The view from the palace is breathing as standing in between the water in a royal palace is not something that we experience every day. On Wednesday, the court remains open for 24 hours, from 12 am to 10:30 pm on other days and from 12 am to 10 pm on Sunday.
Nahargarh Fort
This is one of the best places to explore in Jaipur. While cycling, you can explore it and experience the excellent combination of European and Indian architecture at the Nahargarh Fort. One of the essential highlights of this palace is that it has twelve suites made for queens that are identical to each other.
The fort has been named after a Rathore prince, Nahar Singh Bhomia, who was not happy with the fort’s construction as it was constructed on his land and later haunted the place.
After that, Jai Singh, who was behind the palace’s structure, named the fort after Nahar Singh and dedicated it to him, along with the Nahargarh defense; you can visit the peacock gates in the city palace grand Rambagh Palace, Jaigarh fort.
The entry ticket costs Rs 20 for Indians and Rs 50 for foreigners and is open from 10 am to 5 pm all seven days.
Jaipur Market
Jaipur offers very exact things for the tourist, it will drive you crazy, and you will get traditional items and Rajasthani clothes and jewelry. You will get the most exciting and precious gems at Johari Bazaar and Tripoli Bazaar.
If you are fond of typical Rajasthani jootis and pottery, you can get it from Nehru Bazaar and leather products and mojaris at Bapu Bazaar.
For antique handicrafts, wooden items, you can visit Mirza Ismail road, which is famous as MI road, and Chandpol Bazzar, for marble structures.
Chokhi Dhani
Experience the authentic Rajasthani folk dance at Chokhi Dhani and look out at the traditional dances.
The place is set up like a village resorts with all the typical Rajasthani traditions like puppet shows, camel rides, magic shows, Rajasthani folk dances, boating, acrobatics, elephant rides, and many more.
They also offer exotic Rajasthani cuisine in the open-air restaurant with unique sitting arrangements similar to earlier times.
They have a theme of local rustic rural life and surroundings, making it an excellent place to enjoy the day and look out at different things with yummy food.
It is a place you can visit anytime, and it feels like a break from the city things and gets indulge into village things with freshness.
Folk Festival
Rajasthan is a place known for its culture and heritage. When you are in Jaipur, you should not miss attending folk festivals like Teej and Gangaur, which are celebrated with immense love and enthusiasm.
People dance to folk songs and apply colors to each other. Apart from Teej and Gangaur, you can experience the Kite and Dhulandi festivals.
Every year the festival takes place at Khasa Kothi in March. Bus facility is also provided for a tour to experience look around the whole city to watch the celebration going around.
Attending the Kite festival is one of the fun things to do at the Man Sagar lake and with the authentic food of the festival: Dal ke pakoras and Til ke laddu.
It is celebrated in January, whereas Gangaur is in March or April, Dhulandi Festival in March, and Teej in July or August. The months are decided according to the Hindu calendar.
Try Rajasthani Cuisine
For foodies, Jaipur is not less than a paradise for them. Rajasthani cuisine offers many delicious items that you will not get anywhere else like Mawa kachoris, sweet dish Ghewar, very famous Dal Batti Churma, Mirchi Bada in vegetarian and non-vegetarian they have exclusive Laal Maas.
You must try paan after having food from Murli ke Paan, and you can try the traditional Rajasthani dishes from Laxmi Mithai Bhandar. Jaipur also offers many bakeries with French Delicacies which provide croissants, crème brulees, and very tasty Dzurt Patisserie, this is a must-try thing.
Nightlife in Jaipur
Every place has different nightlife and it is on the tourist how much you explore and enjoy coz Jaipur offers you to party all night until you are tired but the part will continue.
There are so many places for night parties and famous nightclubs like Cocoa House, Rock Bar and Restaurant, Dragon Bar & Terrace Lounge, and Restro Foresto. These places will make you dance and enjoy till you drop and you will go crazy with the nightlife of Jaipur. So don’t forget to enjoy the varieties of cocktails and mocktails with delicious, lip-smacking food, and groovy music.
Jaipur literature festival
Apart from forts, tradition, and culture, Jaipur is known for its literature, and it is a land where many different types of literary giants meet are organized every year. Jaipur Literature Festival is the biggest literary festival in the country and many famous personalities like 14th Dalai Lama, Stephen Fry, Amish Tripathi, Hanif Kureishi, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and many more have been a part of it. The festival is mostly organized in January and the location is Diggi palace. If you want to experience soothing Sufi melodies and that gives you satisfaction, relaxation with ties you in a bond with the surrounding.
TreeHouse Stay
If you are more interested in staying amidst nature, you have the best option to stay in the treehouse resort with the leathered chairs, iron wrought beds, and nature all around. It offers luxury with jungle safaris, ATV rides, tennis courts, outdoor movie streaming, camel rides, and many more. They also have restaurants options, you can enjoy food at Peacock and Machan and the stay costs start from Rs 12,000 and they have golf, nature gym, archery, bird watching, and fun activities.
Ranthambhore National Park
Ranthambhore national park is known for its wildlife reservation. It was used as the hunting ground of Maharajas of Jaipur. Go you can go hiking to Ranthambhore fort.
They offer many places to stay like Tiger Den resort, Ankur resort, Tiger Moon resort, Treehouse Anuraga, Taj Sawai. You can find different species like jungle cats, leopards, tigers, egrets, parakeets, Indian foxes, and a wide range of birds. You can also go for a hot air balloon ride and watch the aerial view of the Ranthambhore national park.
So here are some of the best things that you should experience in the Pink City “Jaipur”.
edited and proofread by nikita sharma
