Agra Hub offers tour itineraries to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan and one of the three destinations in the Golden Triangle Tour of North India. Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, is an amazing city full of surprises around every corner. With magnificent forts and beautiful palaces, picturesque markets and colorful festivals, tours of Jaipur with Agra Hub are sure to be a memorable experience.

Located among the Aravalli Hills, an ancient hill range in Rajasthan, Jaipur is a city with many attractions. Founded by the ruler Sawai Jai Singh II, who was the king of the region around Jaipur from 1700 - 1747 A.D, Jaipur city was one of the few planned cities of medieval India. Raja Sawai Jai Singh II was a progressive ruler, who was knowledgeable about astronomy and town planning. He engaged the architect Vidhyadhar to plan the layout of his new capital. Vidyadhar designed the city of Jaipur according to the Shilpa Shastra, an Indian treatise on architecture.

Jaipur city is divided into 9 blocks, which criss-cross to form a grid. Some of the most important monuments in Jaipur are located in the center of the city, which you'll see on tours of Jaipur India, with Agra Hub.

On tours to Jaipur with AgraHub, you can see many beautiful monuments such as the Hawa Mahal, a landmark of Jaipur with many balconies and latticed windows. The Albert Hall Museum and the City Palace are monuments worth seeing on tours to Jaipur. The pink sandstone of which many of these buildings are made, gives Jaipur City its name of the Pink City of Rajasthan. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is a fascinating sight. A visit to this open-air astronomical observatory is a must, on your tours to Jaipur India. You can also enjoy shopping in the markets of Jaipur for handicrafts, textiles, blue pottery, jewellery, paintings and camel leather artifacts.

Enjoy your tours of Jaipur India, with Agra Tours from AgraHub. You can also travel to other destinations in Rajasthan India with Agra Hub.