Day 1 :
Started late, around 12. Took an Uber to Amber Palace. There are jeeps available to take you to Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh. But didn't get any, as we were late. Also, if you reach there before 11, you can take an elephant ride from the bottom of the hill to the Amber palace entry. It costs around 1100/- but worth it because of the great view you get of the Maota lake. There are other elephant ride providers in the vicinity, but they charge the same price for no reason. They would just give you a ride on the nearby roads. Either take the ride across the hill or skip it altogether. If you want just the ride on an elephant, better go to Chokhi Dhani. They would charge you only Rs. 50/- per person. More on this later. At Jal Mahal, you will get a Camel ride for 300/-. Skip that. In Chokhi Dhani, it's for Rs. 20/-.
So, since we didn't get any jeep, we took an auto who took us to Jaigarh and Nahargarh for Rs. 650/-. At Jaigarh, we took a guide for Rs. 100/- and he explained the stuff really well. There is a shop in the fort which claims to sell authentic stuff at exorbitant prices. Nothing worth buying there.
From there we headed to Nahargarh. There we couldn't get a guide, but a security guide offered his services as guide for Rs. 50/-. Though he was constantly avoiding his supervisor while doing so :-)
From here, we returned to the hotel and started for Chokhi Dhani. The crowd there was huge, as their ticketing system is very inefficient and also there was a big holiday season rush. The price per adult for 600/- and 350/- per kid. This includes the buffet and many free shows inside - fire show/magic show/puppet dance/dandiya etc etc. This price is really cheap given the ambiance and size of the place. My 4 year old loved it. He took a bullock cart ride, elephant ride, camel ride, horse ride and other stuff. Everything was priced around 10/- or 20/-. The most expensive was the elephant ride for Rs. 50/-
Day 2 :
We started with City Palace. Took a guide there too. Just nearby you have Jantar mantar and Govind Dev Ji Mandir. Which you can club together. Govind Dev Ji Mandir has specific timings.
Then we went to Amber and visited with a guide. In the evening we went to Birla Mandir, Moti Dungri Ganesh Mandir(adjacent to Birla mandir). From there to hotel and from hotel to Crystal Palm Mall and MGF mall (opposite to each other).
Day 3 :
We were stuck with some work till the evening. In the evening, went to Govind Dev Ji Temple and shopping in Chandpol Bazaar. Ended the day with a night show at Rajmandir Cinema.
Things we missed :
1. Hawa Mahal (though it would take 10-15 minutes)
2. Birla planetarium (needs 1-2 hours)
3. Jantar Mantar (needs around 1/2 an hour)
4. Albert hall museum
Ola & Uber in Jaipur
Uber charges you an extra 200/- for Amber fort and 125/- for Chokhi Dhani. It's to incentivize the driver for going to those places as they are pretty far off and many a times, the drivers don't get a pessanger for return trip. Though it's mentioned as Amber Fort Entry Toll and Chokhi Dhani/Sitapura Exit Toll in the bill which is confusing for the customer, as there is no such toll.
On the other hand, Ola drivers handle it differently. Many drivers would refuse to go to Amber claiming that the company has asked them not to go. The drivers who go there, don't get any extra incentive so they stay put there for a while waiting for the return fare. For this reason, you may find no Uber driver for the return trip, since they have no reason to wait there, having made the extra bucks. But you may find an occasional Ola driver waiting for you :-)
Overall, Ola drivers were rash/unpolished/untrained as compared to Uber. But Ola offers many coupons which make the rides cheaper. As far as service is concerned, nothing beats Uber in terms of pickup time and driver behavior. One reason why Uber drivers are fast to pick up the pessangers - if a ride is cancelled and the driver has crossed a certain distance threshold towards the place of pick up - he gets Rs. 75/- or 100/- flat. Also, Uber seemed to give better location to drivers.
Started late, around 12. Took an Uber to Amber Palace. There are jeeps available to take you to Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh. But didn't get any, as we were late. Also, if you reach there before 11, you can take an elephant ride from the bottom of the hill to the Amber palace entry. It costs around 1100/- but worth it because of the great view you get of the Maota lake. There are other elephant ride providers in the vicinity, but they charge the same price for no reason. They would just give you a ride on the nearby roads. Either take the ride across the hill or skip it altogether. If you want just the ride on an elephant, better go to Chokhi Dhani. They would charge you only Rs. 50/- per person. More on this later. At Jal Mahal, you will get a Camel ride for 300/-. Skip that. In Chokhi Dhani, it's for Rs. 20/-.
So, since we didn't get any jeep, we took an auto who took us to Jaigarh and Nahargarh for Rs. 650/-. At Jaigarh, we took a guide for Rs. 100/- and he explained the stuff really well. There is a shop in the fort which claims to sell authentic stuff at exorbitant prices. Nothing worth buying there.
From there we headed to Nahargarh. There we couldn't get a guide, but a security guide offered his services as guide for Rs. 50/-. Though he was constantly avoiding his supervisor while doing so :-)
From here, we returned to the hotel and started for Chokhi Dhani. The crowd there was huge, as their ticketing system is very inefficient and also there was a big holiday season rush. The price per adult for 600/- and 350/- per kid. This includes the buffet and many free shows inside - fire show/magic show/puppet dance/dandiya etc etc. This price is really cheap given the ambiance and size of the place. My 4 year old loved it. He took a bullock cart ride, elephant ride, camel ride, horse ride and other stuff. Everything was priced around 10/- or 20/-. The most expensive was the elephant ride for Rs. 50/-
Day 2 :
We started with City Palace. Took a guide there too. Just nearby you have Jantar mantar and Govind Dev Ji Mandir. Which you can club together. Govind Dev Ji Mandir has specific timings.
Then we went to Amber and visited with a guide. In the evening we went to Birla Mandir, Moti Dungri Ganesh Mandir(adjacent to Birla mandir). From there to hotel and from hotel to Crystal Palm Mall and MGF mall (opposite to each other).
Day 3 :
We were stuck with some work till the evening. In the evening, went to Govind Dev Ji Temple and shopping in Chandpol Bazaar. Ended the day with a night show at Rajmandir Cinema.
Things we missed :
1. Hawa Mahal (though it would take 10-15 minutes)
2. Birla planetarium (needs 1-2 hours)
3. Jantar Mantar (needs around 1/2 an hour)
4. Albert hall museum
Ola & Uber in Jaipur
Uber charges you an extra 200/- for Amber fort and 125/- for Chokhi Dhani. It's to incentivize the driver for going to those places as they are pretty far off and many a times, the drivers don't get a pessanger for return trip. Though it's mentioned as Amber Fort Entry Toll and Chokhi Dhani/Sitapura Exit Toll in the bill which is confusing for the customer, as there is no such toll.
On the other hand, Ola drivers handle it differently. Many drivers would refuse to go to Amber claiming that the company has asked them not to go. The drivers who go there, don't get any extra incentive so they stay put there for a while waiting for the return fare. For this reason, you may find no Uber driver for the return trip, since they have no reason to wait there, having made the extra bucks. But you may find an occasional Ola driver waiting for you :-)
Overall, Ola drivers were rash/unpolished/untrained as compared to Uber. But Ola offers many coupons which make the rides cheaper. As far as service is concerned, nothing beats Uber in terms of pickup time and driver behavior. One reason why Uber drivers are fast to pick up the pessangers - if a ride is cancelled and the driver has crossed a certain distance threshold towards the place of pick up - he gets Rs. 75/- or 100/- flat. Also, Uber seemed to give better location to drivers.
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