How do you get from Jaipur airport to the city? Four ways work: a pre-booked taxi, a prepaid or app cab, a city bus, or the metro with a short taxi ride. Which one is right depends on your luggage, your arrival time and where you are staying. The airport is not far. It sits […]
Four hours. Six hours. Nine hours. These three numbers explain most Rajasthan road trips from Jaipur. Everything else is a detail. Kota, Agra and Ajmer sit inside the four-hour ring. Udaipur and Jodhpur sit near six or seven. Jaisalmer and Mount Abu sit near nine. If you know which ring your destination is in, you […]
A family from Jaipur decided on Mount Abu for a long weekend. Friday evening plan. “It is only Rajasthan, how far can it be?” They left at 4 pm. Reached Abu Road after dark. Then came the hill. Twenty-five kilometres of hairpin bends, in the dark, with two kids feeling sick in the back seat. […]
A family from Pune landed in Jaipur on Dhanteras last year. They had a cab booked. The cab came. Then the trouble began. The old city was jammed. Roads near the main bazaars were closed to cars after sunset. Their hotel was inside the busy zone. The driver stopped a kilometre away and said, “Sir, […]
A couple from Surat had a free Saturday in Jaipur. They asked their hotel for “a nice day trip.” The hotel suggested Ranthambore. Safari included. They left at 9 am. Reached the gate after noon. Missed the morning safari slot entirely. Took a late one, saw a few deer, and drove back in the dark. […]
