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Amber
The Mirror Fort
A fort-palace above the lake: the Sheesh Mahal hall of mirrors, the elephant road, and the Panna Meena stepwell next door.
The Kachhwaha fort-palace above Maota Lake: the mirrored Sheesh Mahal, the Ganesh Pol gate, courtyards stacked one above another. Climb on foot from the lake, early, while it's cool. Nearby wait the Panna Meena stepwell and Amber village lanes where tourists rarely turn.
Who it suits
the fort-palace the mirror hall beat-the-heat mornings
Staying here
Haveli hotels below the walls: romantic and quiet.
In the evening
Evenings may bring a light show on the walls; check locally.
Getting there
Bus or taxi from the walls · ~20 min
What to see
Anokhi Museum of Hand PrintingTen minutes below Amber Fort, the craft behind half of what you will buy in JaipurDetails →
Panna Meena Ka KundFive minutes from Amber's crowds, a stepwell that almost nobody turns off forDetails →
Jagat Shiromani TempleAmer's best carving and a Meera Bai relic, a few minutes below the fort gatesDetails →
Amber FortOne of Jaipur's key historic complexesDetails →
Jaigarh FortThe Fort of VictoryDetails →
Where to eat
1135 ADRegal silver-service dining inside Amer Fort, heritage theatre and royal Rajasthani thaals.
Other areas of Jaipur
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