Jaipur
Jaipur, also known as the Pink City, is the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan, and its largest city. The city was built in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city, and today it's a major tourist attraction for Indians and for international visitors. Wikivoyage
Population 3,073,350 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in India
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Albert Hall Museum · 480 m - Albert Hall Museum Museum · 480 m
- Iswari Minar Swarga Sali (Isarlat) Viewpoint · 950 m
- Man Gate City gate · 90 m
- Ajmeri Gate City gate · 390 m
- Rooftop view stairs Attraction · 880 m
- Pink City Attraction · 900 m
- rooftop view Viewpoint · 910 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Jaipur International Film Festival
January
The Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) is held annually in Jaipur, India, since 2009. The festival is conducted by the Jaipur International Film Festival Trust.
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Rajasthan Film Festival
September
The Rajasthan Film Festival Award ceremony (also known as the RFF Awards) is a set of awards presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of artistes in Rajasthani cinema as well as in other Regional Cinema of India. 12th Edition of…
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Choti Chaupar 1000 m
- Badi Chaupar 1.0 km
- Chandpole 1.7 km
- Volvo Stand 1.9 km
- RSRTC/Roadways Bus Stand 2.0 km
- Sindhi Camp Bus Stand 2.1 km
Train stations: Jaipur Junction 3.4 km, Bais Godam 3.4 km, Gandhi Nagar Jaipur 5.2 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.