Amber Fort overlooking the hills near Jaipur

Full-day private tour

Jaipur City & Amber Fort

The Pink City's forts, palaces and bazaars in a single, unhurried day — your car, your pace.

  • Duration: Full day (~8 hrs)
  • Seats: 1–17
  • From: ₹2,500
  • Best for: First-time visitors

How the day works

This isn't a fixed group tour — it's a private, air-conditioned car and driver for the day, built around Jaipur's must-sees. We start early to beat the heat and the crowds at Amber Fort, then work through the city at whatever pace suits you. Skip a stop, linger at another, add a bazaar detour — the driver adjusts.

  1. 1

    Amber Fort

    The hilltop fort-palace above Maota Lake, built from pale sandstone and marble. Inside, the Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace) is the highlight — thousands of tiny mirrored tiles set into the walls and ceiling.

  2. 2

    Jal Mahal — photo stop

    The "Water Palace" appears to float in the middle of Man Sagar Lake. A short stop on the way back into the city for photos.

  3. 3

    City Palace & Jantar Mantar

    The former royal residence, still partly home to Jaipur's royal family, next door to Jantar Mantar — an 18th-century open-air observatory of oversized stone astronomical instruments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  4. 4

    Hawa Mahal — photo stop

    The five-storey "Palace of Winds" honeycomb facade of 953 small windows, built so royal women could watch street life unseen. Best photographed from across the road.

  5. 5

    Lunch break

    Your driver can suggest a local restaurant near the old city, or take you wherever you'd prefer.

  6. 6

    Bazaars

    Johari Bazaar for jewellery, Bapu Bazaar for textiles and block-print, or Tripolia Bazaar for lac bangles and metalware — time to browse and haggle.

  7. 7

    Nahargarh Fort — optional sunset

    If the day allows, a detour up to Nahargarh for the best sunset view over the whole city, before heading back to your hotel.

Photos

Photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0): Amber Fort & Jal Mahal — Jakub Hałun · Hawa Mahal — Marcin Białek · City Palace — A.Savin.

What's included

Included

  • Private AC vehicle for the day
  • English-speaking driver
  • Fuel, driver allowance & parking
  • Waiting time at each stop

Not included

  • Monument entry tickets
  • Elephant / jeep ride at Amber Fort
  • Official monument guide fees
  • Food & shopping

Good to know

Amber Fort is busiest between 10am–1pm with tour buses — starting by 8am avoids most of it. Most monuments are closed one day a week on rotation; ask us to confirm before you fix your date. Comfortable shoes help — there's a fair amount of walking and some stairs inside the forts.