City Palace of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

3Nikunj D 5:00 PM Feb 24, 2023

City Museum & Residence of current royal family
It is a museum & one of the main tourist attractions of Jaipur. The 300/person ticket includes entry into the four designated museums inside the city palace. They are the textile museum, armory, a big meeting room with silver urns & audience room for citizens. This palace suffers from lack of maintenance and visionary management. Loose wires are laid all over & management is more happy to host private weddings. Colors are fading, tiles are breaking, lights are non functional, displays are dark & the guides make the visitors uncomfortable inside the premises. The management should be handed over to ASI instead of local king's family for a better future of the museum.

3FlavourSeeker 5:00 PM Nov 30, 2022

Not compelling enough, honestly
Went here for a tour. The prices to get in are fairly high (400 for Indians, and 700 for foreigners), and there will be several people asking to be your tour guide, for a fee. In my opinion, this is not really necessary. The city palace is a very nice structure, but it seems that it has been allowed to deteriorate quite a lot, which is really sad to see. The artifacts are interesting as well, and the large silver bowls are impressive. You are not allowed to take photos inside, which is a shame, as the court or "Darbar" is photo worthy, but has not been preserved effectively. You are allowed to see some museum pieces, such as outfits worn by the various Maharajas, but there isn't enough in there to be very compelling. The private residence tours, which may have been more interesting are a steep price increase, at 3000 for Indians and 4000 for foreigners! I do not know if that aspect is worth it, as I did not avail of that. All in all, this could potentially be skipped.