Jaipur Magic

18/07/2025

In case you missed the March tour, there's one in October as well!
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PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE YOU BOOK:
The focus of this tour is on living culture, textiles and crafts. We are covering major cities, small towns, and rural areas, for a better understanding of Rajasthan and its communities. Some sightseeing monuments and highlights are included (for example the Jodhpur blue city heritage walk and photography), but we have not covered every single major sightseeing place. We will of course, taste some delicious local snacks, have lots of chai, and experience the warmth of Rajasthani hospitality. The Pushkar Camel Festival is happening at the same time, so we will see that also.

The crafts covered include: Natural Dyes Block printing & Dabu (a hands-on workshop), Fine Clay Pottery, Dhurrie Weaving, Jewellery, Blue Pottery and Handmade Paper making. There will be opportunities for shopping in each of the locations, but we are in a group so you will have to adjust to group timelines.

27/12/2024

Announcing the Rajasthan Crafts and Culture Trail, March 1 to 5, 2025!
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We will take people for the tour based on whoever confirms participation, on a first-come first-serve basis.

26/12/2024

Thali meals. The reason why you put on a few kilograms of weight on any trip to north India :)

On the plate - Tandoori Roti, Jeera Pulao, Creamy Black Dal, two vegetable dishes (one dry, one gravy), kadhi, salad, dahi, papad, and rasgulla. Served with side accompaniment of pickled onions, and mixed vegetable pickle. On the other plate, we have makai ki roti, made with corn.

07/10/2024

Jaswant Thada is a cenotaph for the royal family of Jodhpur. Jodhpur is about 350 km from Jaipur. The two royal families had a complicated history, sometimes at odds, and sometimes uniting against common enemies.

Photo credits: Harshvardhan

03/10/2024

01/09/2024

Pushkar is 2.5 hours from Jaipur. Apart from the sacred lake, bathing ghats, and temples, you can also walk around the lanes of Pushkar town and taste some popular snacks.

The bazaars are colourful and the shopping is excellent.




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27/08/2024

Family holiday in Rajasthan. Blockprinting Workshop in Bagru.

09/08/2024

This puppeteer is using just a single character, a female dancer. Whereas ensemble performances have upto 52 characters.

No prizes for guessing the name of the dancer puppet :) Answer is in the reel description.

28/07/2024

Cusped arches in Amer Fort, on our Jaipur tour today for Julie.

These types of poly-lobed or poly-foiled arches developed in India under the rule of the Mughals. Not surprisingly, they were adopted by the Jaipur rulers as well. They became, in fact, a major characteristic of Rajasthani architecture.

Similarly, the Mughal love for symmetrical gardens also finds expression in Jaipur. Check out the patterned garden called Kesar Kyari, just outside the fort in Maota Lake.

25/07/2024

Come on our Historic Walk Through Amer to see not just the popular Amer Fort, but also the settlement below the fort. The Jagat Shiromani Temple is a heritage monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.

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16/07/2024

It may be the monsoon season but Jaipur has great weather for photography this week! Amer Fort is looking fabulous against a blue sky.

Photos by Ranjeet Bharadwaj, Magic Tours

03/07/2024

It's a mystery, really. How did this 4500 year old instrument from Sri Lanka end up in Rajasthan?

Raavan Hatha - Origin: 2500 BCE (the Hela civilization, Sri Lanka). Legend says the great devotee of Shiva, king of Lanka, Ravana used to play this. And Hanuman the monkey god brought it to India.

Researcher Edward Heron-Allen believes Arab traders took it to Middle East, where it provided the basis for the rebab; which is widely played in many countries, and which influenced the development of the violin in Europe.