What You Will Do
This is a very unique experience of the old city of Jaipur and its marketplace, through the HopOn India App Audio guide. We are going to walk you down the streets of Jaipur, in the bustling part of Old Jaipur. And our walk will focus on food, traditional crafts, architecture etc.
The most special features of this experience are : 1. The App opens up new places and new stories for you in the same old cities 2. Each walk is crafted like a masterpiece to offer an immersive experience to the traveller with the correct mix of history, culture, myth, food , through professional narration, with background scores of music, qawalli or sound affects, here and there 3. There is no need for you to depend on a guide - the traveller can take the walk anytime as per will, at his/ her own pace 4. The content is developed by domain experts 5.You pay once for three months and need not pay the guide repeatedly.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Meet at the circle entering towards Maniharo Ka Rasta
1
Tripolia Bazar
15 minutes
Tripolia Bazaar is one of Jaipur’s famous landmarks. Some
scenes in John Madden’s 2011 comedy film ‘The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel’ were shot here. The Bazaar is famous for its
brass, steel, lead, tin and copper utensils.
2
Pachouli
5 minutes
The shop sells Indo-
Western garments. They also sell fabric that is printed with
hand-blocks. Hand-block is an old art form and a Jaipur
speciality. It uses blocks of various designs to emboss beautiful
prints on cloth.
3
Jantar Mantar - Jaipur
15 minutes
The Jantar Mantar is a collection of 19 architectural
astronomical instruments built by Jai Singh II. It features the
world's largest stone sundial and is a UNESCO World Heritage
site.
4
City Palace of Jaipur
5 minutes
left. It is a
delightful confluence of Hindu, European and Islamic
influences. This is the famous City Palace of Jaipur and once
the seat of royal power. It is the residence of the former royals
of Jaipur.
5
Hawa Mahal - Palace of Wind
15 minutes
Jaipur’s most iconic structures. . It is an amazing sight of a sprawling red structure.. This was built in 1799 by the poet king Sawai Pratap Singh. The monument showcases an excellent blend of Hindu Rajput architecture with that of Islamic Mughal. The fluted pillars and floral design represent Hindu architectural traditions.
6
Rana Saree Emporium
5 minutes
This 150-year-old store is now being run by the sixth generation of the same family. The store has a breath-taking range of sarees, fabrics and Rajputi poshak - a traditional dress worn by the women of the Rajput community. The fabric is mostly bandhej, which is a form of the famous tie-and-dye technique.
7
Laxmi Mishthan Bhandar
10 minutes
A trip to Jaipur is incomplete without a visit to LMB. And not without reason. The food has to be tried out to be believed! If you are hungry, have the special thali here. Thali is literally a large plate but colloquially in Indian cuisine refers to a meal of multiple dishes.
8
Johri Bazaar
5 minutes
Johari Bazaar, as I mentioned earlier, is a locality for jewellers. The shops here deal with jewellery made out of gold, silver, diamond and other precious and semi-precious stones. Some of the jewellers are known for their specific workmanship. One such traditional method of gemstone carving is Kundan, dating back to the Mughal period.
9
Bapu Bazar
5 minutes
Named after Mahatma Gandhi, lovingly called Bapu which means Father, this road is a shopper’s delight. You will get everything that Jaipur is famous for in this small lane - from bandhej and hand block fabrics to apparels, the famous quilts of Jaipur, artefacts, jewellery and accessories, bangles made of lac, idols made of marble and a lot more.
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