Jaipur

Amer Fort at sunrise

📍 Amer, Jaipur

Ride an elephant up to the fort (optional) or walk the ramp. Sheesh Mahal (Hall of Mirrors) and the Diwan-i-Aam audience hall are the highlights.

Nahargarh Fort viewpoint

📍 Nahargarh, Jaipur

Overlooking the entire Jaipur skyline. The drive up through the Aravalli hills is scenic, and the fort itself has a rooftop restaurant.

City Palace museum

📍 City Palace, Jaipur

The royal family still lives in part of the palace. The textile museum, arms gallery, and the two 345-kg silver urns that carried Ganges water to England are unmissable.

Dinner at Suvarna Mahal, Rambagh Palace

📍 Bhawani Singh Road, Jaipur

Grand dining in a former maharaja's palace — royal Rajasthani thali with laal maas, dal baati churma, and rabri.

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

📍 Badi Choupad, Jaipur

Five-storey sandstone lattice façade — originally built so royal women could observe street life unseen. Best photographed from the chai shop opposite.

Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory

📍 Near City Palace, Jaipur

UNESCO World Heritage site — 19 architectural astronomical instruments built in 1734, including the world's largest stone sundial.

Johari Bazaar for gems & textiles

📍 Johari Bazaar, Jaipur

Jaipur is famous for gemstones and block-printed fabric. Johari Bazaar for jewellery; Bapu Bazaar for mojri shoes and leheriya dupattas.

Rooftop dinner at Peacock Rooftop Restaurant

📍 Hotel Pearl Palace, Jaipur

Panoramic view of the illuminated Hawa Mahal from the rooftop — exceptional dal makhani and paneer lababdar at budget-friendly prices.

Panna Meena Ka Kund stepwell

📍 Amer, Jaipur

Geometric symmetrical staircase descending to a water tank — one of Rajasthan's most photogenic hidden gems.

Jal Mahal Water Palace

📍 Man Sagar Lake, Jaipur

Five-storey palace in the middle of Man Sagar Lake — the lower four floors submerged. Best viewed at golden hour from the lakeside.

Masala chai and kachori at Rawat Mishtan Bhandar

📍 Station Road, Jaipur

Jaipur's most beloved snack shop since 1963 — the pyaaz kachori (onion-filled fried pastry) is legendary.

Sunset at Nahargarh Fort

📍 Nahargarh, Jaipur

Watch the Pink City glow as the setting sun turns the sandstone buildings terracotta and pink.