The Delights of Nainital - A Lake Paradise

One can trace back Jaipur’s origins to the 12th century, when the city was an important strong-hold of the Mina tribe.  It has gained tremendous fame and prominence when Mughal Emperor Akbar married one of its beautiful princesses reinforcing power and influence.  It is known as the ‘Pink city’ as its buildings and houses were painted in pink when Prince Albert and Queen Elizabeth visited here in the year 1876. Today Jaipur tops the list in being the international and domestic tourist’s favourite destinations so far. It goes without saying that if there are tourists from countries outside India, they need to hold an Indian visa for the same.

 

The mesmerizing royal architectural history, captivating nature, exquisite handicrafts and world famous jewellery and pilgrimage makes Jaipur an exotic destination for its India visa holders.

 

The Palace on Wheels
The Indian visa holder can have a once in a lifetime experience of a ‘Royal train travel’ magnanimously arranged by the Indian Railways.  They can have a round the Rajasthan trip starting from Delhi covering major stations of Jaipur, Udaipur, Alwar and Sawai Madhopur. A luxurious recreation offering state-of-the-art services, modern day facilities such as attached bath, built on wardrobes, central air-conditioning, piped music, and lounge and much more to offer.

 

Architectural splendour
Visit the Hawa Mahal, a pyramid shaped palace with pink coloured sandstones- a sojourn for royal ladies of the palace to conglomerate and enjoy watching the processions passing through the roads- is truly an architectural grandeur. The City Palace in Jaipur is centrally located within the city which has the Sirh Deorhi Aatish Gate as its principal entrance and is an auxiliary one as well.

 

The largest observatory in Jaipur built by the astronomer King Sawaii Jai Singh II is the Jantar-Mantar, a perfect piece of scientific exploration by the India visa holder.

 

Amer Fort
The pristine Maota Lake and lush green hillocks envelopes and encircles this majestic Amer Fort which is around 11 km from the main city.  7 centuries before Jaipur was built, this fort served as an abode for the Kachchwala rulers. The main attraction for the Indian visa holder is the beautiful and mesmerizing Sheesh Mahal or Palace of Mirror. A picturesque location, some 8 kms from Jaipur for the Indian tourist visa holder to further explore is the Man Sarobar Lake.  This lake houses a splendid looking water palace called Jai Mahal which was built in 1735.

 

Nature’s beauty
If the India visa holder needs to spend some recreation time in a park then the Rani Sisodia’s Park can prove to be an ideal location surrounded by beautiful multilevel gardens flanked by fountains, pools and enchanting pieces of sculpture.   A comparatively wider park than this for the Indian tourist visa holder to visit would be the Ram Nivas Bagh offering spectacularly designed zoological garden, a museum and many sports grounds.

 

For Indian visa holders who are pilgrimage lover’s sites such as Galtaji, Jain Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple are worth visiting.