Tonk - 96 km away from Jaipur, Tonk is a small and peaceful town. Once ruled by the tribes said to be descendents of ‘Pathans’ from Afghanistan, the highlight of the city is the Sunehri Kothi or the Golden Bungalow. The monument has stark and simple exteriors but its lavish and ornamental interiors are quite charming. The other monuments that are worth passing through are the old buildings that were once occupied by the British office. The leather and the felt industry of Tonk are also famous and one can get some good bargain on leather and felt items from the place. The Persian arts and crafts are prevalent in Tonk and those who are interested can also visit the library of Nawab of Tonk, which boasts of a good number of Arabic and Persian manuscripts and the Arabic and Persian Research Institute.
Besides the nearby tourist attractions around Jaipur, there are many places of interest to visit and admire. Lutyen’s and Mughal’s Delhi and Agra’s Taj Mahal are particularly popular with tourist all over the world.
Other Excursions to Jaipur
Related Information
Reaching Jaipur by Rail? Jaipur is also well connected by trains. Jaipur is on the Broad Gauge and also the main railway junction of Rajasthan and hence connected to all the metro cities of India. The Pink City Express, Chetak Express and few other Jaipur-Delhi trains leave from the Old
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Wednesday 14-member team for ICC Champions Trophy.
The names of Danish Kaneria and Shahid Yousuf have been written off from the team which played one-dayers series during England tour.
Inzamul Huq would lead the squad in ICC Champions Trophy to be held in India from October 7th
The Banganga Fair is held annually on the full moon day of Vaishakh (April-May) near a rivulet 11 kms from the historical township of Bairath in Jaipur district. The stream is believed to have been created by Arjun, one of the Pandavas.
Visiting the Banganga Fair, taking a bath and
The cabinet is considering construction of six expressways on arterial routes Delhi-Chandigarh, Mumbai-Vadodara, Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Meerut, Chennai-Bangalore and Kolkata-Dhanbad to make fantastically fast road travel a possibility.
Most, if not all, of these routes overlap with the Rs 58,000-crore National Highways Development Project (NHDP) to construct the golden quadrilateral and north-south-east-west
We Indians are justifiably proud of our rich cultural and architectural heritage. Many of our forts, though not as famous as European ones, are comparable to the best around the world -- the Jodhpur fort being a striking example. Our palaces -- the ones in Baroda, Jaipur or Hyderabad, for
Tonk - 96 km away from Jaipur, Tonk is a small and peaceful town. Once ruled by the tribes said to be descendents of 'Pathans' from Afghanistan, the highlight of the city is the Sunehri Kothi or the Golden Bungalow. The monument has stark and simple exteriors but its lavish
The Jaipur Stock Exchange Ltd (JSEL) would start an institute of financial services and research to nurture financial engineers and bridge the gap between demand and supply of trained personnel in financial services.
The council of management of JSEL has decided to start its institute of financial services and research
The City Palace in Jaipur was drenched in red, the shade of Teej, on Friday. But ask the Rajputs in the Pink City and they will tell you that it is also the colour of war. A small-scale battle has been sounded here against the most famous face of Jaipur
Jaipur : A 13-year-old girl showed immense courage and stopped her own wedding on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya, a day on which tens of thousands of weddings are solemnised in the country.
The minor, Sushila, had been living with her widowed mother in Hanumanpur village of Tonk district, situated
Accommodation in Jaipur
The royal Indian holiday destination of Jaipur is dotted with hotels. The large number hotels in Jaipur cater to the needs of variety of budget vacationers and business travelers in the city. The heritage hotels of Jaipur pamper you with royal treatment. The airport hotels of Jaipur are