Jaipur sightseeing tour: Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal & City Palace

Five major monuments and the Pink City bazaar in one morning and afternoon

An eight-hour Jaipur sightseeing tour covers Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, City Palace and Jal Mahal with a private air-conditioned vehicle and English-speaking guide. Hotel pickup starts at 9 AM. The afternoon includes two hours of shopping in Jaipur's bazaar for gemstones, silver jewelry, bangles and textiles. Children from age 5 are welcome. Entrance fees to monuments are separate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Jaipur sightseeing and shopping tour

• 9 AM hotel pick up
• Visit Amber Fort for 2 hours
• See Sheesh Mahal
• Visit Jal Mahal for 20 minutes
• Visit Hawa Mahal for 20 minutes
• Explore Jantar Mantar for 40 minutes
• Tour City Palace for 2 hours
• Afternoon shopping for 2 hours

The experience

Your guide picks you up from your hotel at 9 AM and heads first to Amber Fort, the sprawling hilltop palace on Jaipur's outskirts. You spend two hours there walking the courtyards and the Sheesh Mahal (Hall of Mirrors), then return to the city center for the tighter cluster of monuments. Hawa Mahal, the five-story Palace of Winds with its 953 small windows, takes about twenty minutes; Jantar Mantar, the 18th-century astronomical observation site, holds you for roughly forty minutes; City Palace, still partly a royal residence, fills another two hours.

Between Amber Fort and the city center, you stop at Jal Mahal, the Water Palace floating in Man Sagar Lake: a twenty-minute pause to photograph it from the shore. By early afternoon, the guide brings you to Jaipur's bazaar for two hours of browsing. The markets stock gemstones, silver jewelry, traditional bangles, block-printed textiles and blue pottery. The pace is yours. The vehicle is air-conditioned throughout, and your guide speaks English and handles the route so you don't navigate between sites yourself.

What’s included

• Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver.
• English-speaking guide.
• hotel pickup at 9 AM.
• visits to Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, City Palace and Jal Mahal.
• two hours of bazaar time in the afternoon.

Information

Lasts 5h–8h, runs every day at 09:00, from US$ 32 per person, with a live guide in English, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (15 to 30 years) · Senior (35 to 85 years) · Child (5 to 12 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Royal India Tour(Rajasthan Tour & Jaipur Sightseeing)

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see Jaipur's main monuments (Amber Fort, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, and Jal Mahal) in a single guided day with hotel pickup, plus afternoon shopping time built in.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 12 years). Children under 5 can't be included in the booking.

What is Amber Fort and how much time do you spend there?

Amber Fort is a hilltop palace complex overlooking Jaipur, built in the 16th century. You spend two hours exploring its courtyards, passages and the Sheesh Mahal, a mirrored chamber inside the fort.

Do you need to pay entrance fees to the monuments separately?

Yes, entrance fees to Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar and City Palace are not included in the tour price and are paid on arrival at each site.

What happens during the afternoon shopping time?

You spend two hours in Jaipur's bazaar browsing at your own pace. The markets sell gemstones, silver jewelry, traditional bangles, textiles and blue pottery. Your guide is with you but the time is unscheduled.

What is Hawa Mahal?

Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, is a five-story pink sandstone structure with 953 small windows built in 1799. You stop there for about twenty minutes to see it and photograph the intricate facade.

Does the tour include meals?

No, breakfast and dinner are not included. You have time to eat lunch on your own during the day, though the itinerary does not set aside a formal meal stop.