Travel & stay

Jaipur International (JAI), 24 km, about 50 minutes to the palace

Where to stay

Sheesh Kiran PalaceFamilies and elders. Check-in from 2:00 PM on 11 Feb; step-free rooms on the ground floor.Hotel Neelkanth HaveliFriends. 8 minutes away; shuttle every 30 minutes.

Airport & station pickups

  • 11 Feb: flights landing 7:10 AM, 12:40 PM, 5:25 PM, 10:05 PM
  • 12 Feb: flights landing 7:10 AM
  • Jaipur Junction: on request
  • Lucknow, 21 Feb: Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport pickups on request

Weather

Mid-February in Jaipur: about 25°C by day and 10°C at night. Bring a shawl for the Mehfil and the pheras.

Pack this

  • A shawl or a light jacket for the evenings
  • Comfortable shoes for the baraat
  • Something yellow for the Basant Brunch
  • Sunglasses: it's a palace in daylight
  • Ivory or chikankari for the Lucknow dawat

While you're in town

  • ✦ Amer Fort at sunrise, before the crowds
  • ✦ Pyaaz kachori for breakfast (Advait insists)
  • ✦ Lehariya and bandhani in Johari Bazaar
  • ✦ Sunset at Nahargarh
  • ✦ In Lucknow: galouti in Aminabad, chikankari in Chowk, makhan malai (only in winter, only in the morning)