Old Jaipur is a walled city also known as the Pink city. Being based on a well thought grid system. it was founded by king Sawai Jai Singh in 1727. The city has blocks that were allotted to the communities from different sections of artisans, craftsman, businesses and other social classes. This guided tour keeps you interested in learning more about the real life of the locals while exploring the important and major landmarks, museum, temples and wholesale markets of fresh flowers and more.
Hawa Mahal
We head to Hawa Mahal where you take pictures of this Major landmark of Jaipur and you get its introduction with interesting tit bits about it. Following this you walk to the next point.
we explore the morning markets of fresh and colourful flowers and vegetables. Here you get many nice pictures of the locals buying and selling and doing interesting negotiations. Here you also get to know about many indian varieties of veg and flowers.
keep walking and make a stop at a Hindu temple to see a live prayer attended by hundred or even more local devoties. Here you may take pictures too.
we enter Jantar Mantar a major monument and UNESCO’S world heritage sight. This is where you get interesting knowledge about astronomy and astrology known by the local experts in the previous old days era . The masonry and metallic instruments under the open sky are still functional and provide accurate calculations regarding positions degrees of stars, constellations , zodiac and more.
We get back to the pink city walk and you will visit or walk by Jaipur’s first library, temples. small stores of bangles- craftwomen etc.
we make a stop at one of few locally most popular sweetshops cum restaurants for you to try local delicacy or the locally popular snacks, sweets. Here you may spend 10 minutes to 40 mins before we go to our final spot known as Sanganer Gate that one out of 7 identical gates of the wall of old walled town of Jaipur.
we conclude your heritage walk tour of Jaipur with some great memories already made during this tour.
Sanganeri Gate
Guide Fee, admission ticket to Jantar Mantar.
Lunch, tour pick up ( upon your request Hotel Pick up and drop off will be arranged at extra cost ).