Jaipur - The Pink City of India

Posted by Rajesh Kumar on 16 July 09

Jaipur literally means the "City of Victory". It is the capital city of Rajasthan, the royal state of India. It is also popularly known as the Pink City of India. Once the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur, it was founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the year of 1712.

Jaipur is one of the most beautiful cities in India and have lots of catchy attractions of tourist interest like forts, palaces, gardens, lakes, temples, museums, heritage hotels, etc. The city is also base to visit the other important cities and tourist places of Rajasthan, the royal state of India. Almost all the major cities and tourist places of the state are well-connected by excellent road network. RSRTC (Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation) buses connect major cities and tourists places. Various private buses and car rental agencies also offer transportation facilities in and from Jaipur.

Jaipur is considered as one of the well-planned cities in India. The city was planned according to Indian Vastu Shastra. The city is remarkable with well-designed and broad streets. The directions of each street and market are remarkable. They are north to south and east to west. Driving on wide roads of the Pink City is simply a cheerful experience you will love to cherish on your Jaipur visit. There are several car rental agencies in Jaipur offering various kinds of cars on hire. A tourist can hire a car from any one of reputed agencies and can cherish joy of driving on wide avenues of Jaipur city.

Today with lots of catchy attractions Jaipur is a globally famous tourism destination of India. It deserves the attentions of majority of tourists from all over the world for Rajasthan tours and travels. The city has some of magnificent fort & palace attractions. They are City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Chandra Mahal, Amber Fort & Palace and Rambagh Palace. These all are architecturally beautiful and excellent example of architectural excellence. There are also some of famous temples in Jaipur. They are Govind Devji Temple, Akshardham Temple, Jain Temple, Moti Doongri Temple, Panchayati Hall, and Laxmi Narayan Temple. Jantar Mantar, Ram Niwas Garden, Zoological Garden, Vidyadhar Garden, Central Park, Kanak Vrindavan, Sisodia Rani Palace & Garden, Albert Hall Museum (Central Museum), etc are other worth visit attractions of Jaipur city tours.

There are also heritage hotels in Jaipur offering world class accommodation facilities and cheerful holiday vacation experiences. Ajmer, Samode, Pushkar, Sariska, Agra, etc are nearby tourist places to Jaipur city. One can make excursion trip to these tourist places by cars conveniently. Tourists can explore major attractions of tourist interest in and around Jaipur conveniently by cars. They can rent a car in Jaipur with a reputed Jaipur car rental agency. There are many car hire agencies in Jaipur offer car rental services in Rajasthan, India. Well, if you too want to cherish the charm of pink city visit Jaipur. Explore famous attractions of Jaipur. Visit nearby tourist places by a luxury car drives running on wide & scenic roads. Stay at heritage hotels and experience luxury. The charm of pink city awaits you.

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