Rajasthan Part - 1

The Trips, Rajasthan Part - 1 : The joy of visiting Rajasthan in winter is different. The temperature remains lower through out the winter season here. The visit in Rajasthan means to view the Indian history by reshuffling its pages.  .In summer it is very much difficult to enjoy Rajasthan just due to unbearable hotness.  So, winter is the beast season to travel in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan is the place of  kings. The kings here were called Rana, yet the name of this state is Rajasthan rather than Ranasthan. There are Palaces, Forts, Havelis, Monuments Pillars in various places of the state. Each of them has their  different histories.

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. The name of this state was Rajputana during the British period, Rajputana was called as the abode of Rajputs. On 9th March 1949, the rule of all the rulers of this region was abolished and Rajasthan was renamed and joined with independent India. The northern states of Rajasthan are Punjab and Haryana. To the east is Uttar Pradesh,to the south is Madhya Pradesh, and to the south and south west is the state of Gujarat.

The Aravalli mountain range extends from the southwestern part of Rajasthan to the northeast at about 850 km, with Mount Abu in the southwestern part and the  Desert Thar covering the western part of the state.  rossing  the  Desert Thar, there is a  borders Pakistan, that is, the western boundary of Rajasthan. The Looney River flows through the  Desert Thar.

During the winter season, the tourist industry is one of the major source of income of the Rajasthan government due to the huge presence  of domestic and foreign tourists in Rajasthan. Since the capital of the state is Jaipur, we will start the tour through Jaipur.

How to go: Almost all major cities of India are well connected by road, rail and  by flights with the pink city of Jaipur. You can start your trip from Jaipur side or Jodhpur side to cover all major tourism points in Rajasthan. Jaipur can also be reached from Delhi. Distance from Delhi to Jaipur by road is about 268 km, it takes about 5-6  hours by the car. Also, it is easy to fly from any other airports to visit to  Jaipur; New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur have developed the 'Golden Triangle' in terms of tourism. While traveling to Delhi, many people use to visit at Golden Triangle.

Jaipur city has many places to visit, it can take almost 4 days to see all of them, but time is very limited for the general tourists and for that reason it would be prudent to visit Jaipur for a couple of days and travel to other destinations in Rajasthan. So we will see the Amber Palace, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Jalmahal, Nahargarh Fort, Birla Temple, Shis Mahal, Man Sagar Lake, Sisodia Ranibagh, etc. in Jaipur. We will briefly discuss the rest of the notes.                                     (To be continued)