Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Jaipur, India

Topdrukte — Jaipur Literature Festival, Christmas to New Year rush

• Festival

  Makar Sankranti kite day

  14–15 janGroot festivalSluitingen

  The city spends the day on its roofs cutting each other's kite strings, and the old town shuts down around it. Glass-coated line takes down birds and the odd scooter rider, so the flyovers get netted. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Jaipur Literature Festival

  14–24 jan · meestalKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days, free to attend if you register, and big enough that hotel rates across the city move for it. The venue has changed more than once, so check where it is before booking a room near it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Gangaur

  15 mrt – 15 apr · meestalReligieus feestSluitingen

  Two afternoons of processions out of the City Palace at Tripolia Gate, with elephants, camels and the palanquins of the goddess. The Tripolia and Chaugan routes close to traffic for hours. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Pre-monsoon heat

  25 apr – 20 jun · meestalExtreme hitte

  Amber and Nahargarh are open sandstone with no shade on them, and the desert wind off the west makes the afternoons worse rather than better. Local practice is fort at dawn, city after six. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gangaur (15 mrt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (25 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (25 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Teej, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Monsoon in the Aravallis

  1 jul – 15 sep · meestal

  The hills behind Amber go green for the only stretch of the year and the lake below the fort fills. Rooms are at their cheapest and the tour buses are somewhere else.

• Festival

  Teej

  25 jul – 25 aug · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  A two-century-old procession of the goddess out of Tripolia Gate through the bazaars, in the middle of the monsoon and deliberately so. Grandstand seats in the old city are ticketed by the state. Bron ↗

Druk — Teej, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon in the Aravallis (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), Teej (25 jul – 25 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon in the Aravallis (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Diwali in the bazaars

  8 novDrukSluitingen

  Johari, Bapu and Tripolia bazaars compete to light the whole pink facade, and the walled city is closed to cars for several nights. It is the one time the old town is worth seeing after dark. Bron ↗

Druk — Diwali in the bazaars

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Diwali in the bazaars (8 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Bron ↗