Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Loading…Small 16th-century stepwell near Amber Fort, famous for its criss-cross staircases on all sides.
This kund sits a short walk from Amber Fort on the road to Anokhi Museum. Its symmetrical flights of steps form a geometric pattern on three sides, with a pavilioned wall on the fourth. It stored rainwater for the local community and offered a cool place to rest. It is a popular photography spot.
Within 1 km of Panna Meena ka Kund.
Hilltop Rajput-Mughal palace-fort above Maota Lake in Amer, about 11 km north of Jaipur, best known for its mirror-work halls and ramparts.
Ridge-top military fort above Amber that guarded the Kachhwaha capital; home to the huge Jaivana cannon and long views over Amer.
Palace that appears to float in Man Sagar Lake on the Jaipur–Amer road; viewed from the lakeside promenade only.
Aravalli-ridge fort overlooking Jaipur, popular for sunset views and the Madhavendra Bhawan suites built for royal queens.
Krishna temple in Jaipur's City Palace complex, the city's most beloved shrine with set jhanki darshans.
Monument in Jaipur.
Palace in Amber, Rajasthan, India
Small museum in a restored haveli near Amer dedicated to Rajasthan's block-printing tradition, with live demos.
Ninth-century stepwell in Abhaneri village with about 3,500 steps arranged in a striking geometric pattern over 13 levels.
Ornate 1699 stepwell in Bundi with carved arches and pillars, commissioned by a queen of the Hada dynasty.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.
Golden-sandstone 12th-century 'living fort' on Trikuta hill, still home to thousands of residents, shops, temples and hotels.
Massive 15th-century fort on a rock above Jodhpur's blue city, with one of India's best-run palace museums.
17th-century island palace in Lake Pichola, reached only by boat, with gardens, a restaurant and marble elephant sculptures.
Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of South Asia's most visited Sufi pilgrimage sites.
14th-century man-made reservoir in Jaisalmer ringed by ghats, temples and chhatris, with the Tilon ki Pol gateway.