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Jaipur from Delhi: Amber Fort, City Palace & Hawa Mahal — 2 Days
A 240-kilometer round-trip from Delhi to Jaipur's principal monuments, with overnight accommodation and guided sightseeing.
This two-day itinerary departs Delhi for Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, covering 240 kilometers by road in a five-hour transfer. The trip includes guided sightseeing across Jaipur's major historical landmarks — the Albert Hall Museum, Birla Mandir, Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort, and City Palace — with overnight accommodation and return transport to Delhi. A driver and guide accompany the traveller throughout, with scheduled sightseeing beginning in the afternoon of day one and continuing through the morning of day two before the return journey.
Highlights
- Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace) — a five-story red and pink sandstone structure built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
- Amber Fort — a 16th-century fort begun by Raja Man Singh and completed in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh
- City Palace of Jaipur — an active royal residence built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the same period as the city's founding
- Albert Hall Museum — Rajasthan's oldest museum, showcasing Indo-Saracenic architecture
- Birla Mandir (Laxmi Narayan Temple) — a marble temple in central Jaipur
Day by day
1Delhi to Jaipur: Albert Hall Museum, Birla Mandir & Hawa MahalDelhi to Jaipur · Albert Hall Museum · Birla Mandir · Hawa Mahal · Delhi hotel, airport, or Gurgaon hotel · hotel · booked accommodation
A driver meets the traveller at a Delhi hotel, airport, or Gurgaon hotel in the early morning and drives south to Jaipur — a 240-kilometer journey taking approximately five hours. Arrival in Jaipur is typically around midday; check-in and rest follow at the booked accommodation. The afternoon guided sightseeing begins around 3 p.m., starting with the Albert Hall Museum, the state's oldest museum and a notable example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. The tour proceeds to Birla Mandir, also known as Laxmi Narayan Temple, and continues to Hawa Mahal, the five-story pink sandstone palace built in 1799. After sightseeing, the guide and driver return the traveller to the hotel for the night.
2Jaipur Sightseeing: Amber Fort & City Palace; Return to DelhiAmber Fort · City Palace · Delhi
On the morning of day two, after breakfast at the hotel, the guide meets the traveller for the second day of sightseeing. The tour visits Amber Fort, a 16th-century fortification begun by Raja Man Singh and completed in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh, and City Palace, an active royal residence also established by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. After sightseeing concludes around 11 a.m., the return journey to Delhi begins — a five-hour drive covering the same 240-kilometer route. The driver delivers the traveller to the original pickup location (Delhi hotel, airport, or Gurgaon hotel) at approximately 4 p.m.
Where you go
- 1Hawa Mahal
- 2hotel
- 3Amber Fort
- 4City Palace
- 5Delhi