How to spend a rainy day in Jaipur?

Come monsoons and Jaipur starts seeing travellers again, for it signals an end to the scorching summers that the state of Rajasthan sees. The Pink City turns all the more alluring when it rains, colouring it a dapper pink if we can state that. While a trip to hill stations is not advisable in monsoons, Jaipur makes for a very safe and, of course, perfect choice. A 4-hour drive from Delhi, it is well-connected to all the major Indian cities via air routes as well. If you love rains and have landed in Jaipur for a trip, we have the perfect rainy day guide for you.

Kachoris at Rawat Mishthan Bhandar
While the desserts at this sweetmeat shop in Jaipur are otherworldly, there is nothing like a steaming plate of hot, piping kachoris in rains. Tuck into a kachori here, served with a special chutney, and you will be left asking for more. Our recipe to make a perfect rainy day more perfect.
Some souvenir-hunting in Bapu Bazaar
Bapu Bazaar is where the locals shop when digging for souvenirs for their friends, and it makes for an essential visit. Rains bring less crowd to this otherwise packed market, and that is precisely why you can bargain to your heart’s content and come back with heavy shopping bags, kitting in the best of Jaipur goodies.

A drive to Jaigarh Fort
Jaipur is home to three majestic forts, the Amber Fort, Nahargarh Fort and Jaigarh Fort; together, they make the defence trinity that guarded the city in the days long gone. While Amber is the largest of all, the other two have a lure of their own. Drive off to Jaigarh Fort on a rainy day, and we promise that this hilltop fort will be all the more fascinating after that stunning drive. Once in, you have a number of vantage points to soak in Jaipur’s splendour. Worth noting here is the massive cannon, Jaivana, which was the world’s largest cannon when it was built in 1720.
A sunset from Nahargarh Fort
If you have not pored over the city of Jaipur from the parapet of Nahargarh Fort, you are surely missing something. A perfect vantage point for some aerial photography as well, this is from where you will get stunning orange-pink views. Imagine the cityscape washed anew in the rains and this hilltop fort might just be romantic as well.