Read this before you plan your trip to JAIPUR

1. Uber/Ola is costlier than normal auto/car. Eg. Bani Park to Jaipur stn - ₹50 in an electric rickshaw, Ola - ₹100. So see Ola or Uber then negotiate for a good deal.

2. For shuttling between the Hotel and attractions inside the city use Battery battery-powered auto (which I will call a buggy, like a golf cart), which costs less than a Cab or even a normal auto.

3. Going inside Hawa Mahal is underwhelming, I didn't go, if you decide to go anyway first go to Rajvesh Textile, from there you can see that Hawa Mahal is a kind of permanent facade not exactly Mahal.

4. Amber Palace > Jaipur City Palace.

5. Club Amber Palace, Nahargarh Fort, and Jaigarh Fort together (1 day). If you have half a day then only Amber Palace. Pick a car, you have to climb hills so I will not recommend an auto.

6. Jal Mahal is a photo point, boating closed almost 20 years ago as per the cab driver I hired. Try to be there by sunset, breezy - you might have to give up the music show in the saffron garden of Amber Palace to reach by time.

7. Good to have a guide in Amber Palace and Jantar Mantar you can get guides for a small family of 4 for as little as 200 in the palace, and 100 in Jantar Mantar (maybe I went when there were not many tourists and got a good deal).

8. If you are only visiting the Golden Triangle cities of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur and if you have a connecting flight from Jaipur use it, Jaipur has a small, decent airport.

9. Rawat Hotel has fantastic Kachori and other foods, but exorbitant price, there are other good eateries. I had jalebi; (1)pyaaz (2)dal & (3)mawa kachori loved bite but may not eat there again given the price

10. Shree Gopi Pavitra Bhojanalay (aka) Gopi daba is my favorite now - taste, quality, quantity - bang for buck very close to City Palace / Hawa Mahal - https://maps.app.goo.gl/z9ywgdDURyEoJkQe8

11. If you don't know where to eat, eat in a crowded place. Had a very bad experience eating Dahi bada and Bhel puri in a stall that was empty. Waited for half an hour to eat masala dosa and pav bhaji and enjoyed every bite. (try yourself in chat shops near Collector Circle, went there since I stayed near)

12. Buy a composite ticket in the city palace only if you are sure about going to Jaigarh fort. I will strongly advise against going there, spend more time in Amber Palace appreciate the beauty costs only ₹100. Individual ticket at Jaigarh Fort is 150, composite ticket means 100 both are costly IMHO for seeing one big canon

13. It is true MI road, Original Lassiwala's Lassi is special in comparison to others (even the ones adjacent). There were 3, one sold chat along with lassi and skipped it, and one in the middle had ™ trademark symbol which was cheesy so skipped that too. Bought lassi from where many others were already buying, they also had a Namak version (salt + roasted jeera)

14. I find the idea of chowki dhani in the capital of Rajasthan very cheesy. I'd rather not, roam around Jaipur, if you have half a day time, plan and book a train ticket to Ajmer and go to Pushkar for a desert safari on Camel or desert camp at night.

15. The actual Pink City look is around the palace. Take an auto from Ajmer Gate - Palace - Hawa Mahal - Albert Museum. Pink city unlocked

Bonus tip for South Indians - Vijayalakshmi tiffin center near Jaipur railway station, Idlies are awesome and soft, if you are homesick this will help. But Sambar, chutney, and vada were below average

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