Tour Plan

Full Day Tour (10-12 Hours)

Jaipur – Nawalgarh – Mandava – Fatehpur

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• 1 Place : Jaipur
• 2 Place : Nawalgarh
• 3 Place : Mandava
• 4 Place : Fatehpur

Tour Overview

These Havelis are spread across the region giving Shekhawati its well-deserved moniker of being the world's largest open-air art gallery! The Havelis of Shekhawati are either from the turn of the 19th century or date back to the more recent past of the 20th century. The annual Shekhawati Festival, which is held in February in Nawalgarh, showcases the best of local talent.

Tour Itinerary

• 1 PLACE : Havelis of Nawalgarh

  Firstly, pick up from Jaipur then we will depart towards Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh is a town in the Jhunjhunu district of Indian state Rajasthan. It is part of the Shekhawati region. Nawalgarh is famous for its fresco and Havelis and considered the Golden City of Rajasthan. It is also the motherland of some great business families of India. There are many Havelis and Palace in Nawalgarh such as Seesh Mahal in Nawalgarh, The Poddar Haveli, The Morarka Haveli, and Roop Niwas Palace. Shekhawati has a history similar to that of Nawalgarh were in the Marwari men went to cities like Bombay and Calcutta in search of work at that time. Finally, they have found success and became great businessmen in Bombay and Calcutta.

• 2 PLACE : Haveli of Mandava

  Mandawa also homes a number of Havelis. A remote feudal principality in the center of the Shekhawati region, Mandawa was a trading outpost for the ancient caravan routes that stopped here from China and the Middle East. Thakur Nawal Singh, the Rajput ruler of Nawalgarh and Mandawa, built a fort in 1755 to protect this outpost. The township that grew around the fort soon attracted a large community of traders, who settled here. This place was known as ‘Mandu ki Dhani, ‘Mandu ka bas’ or ‘Manduwas’ which changed to ‘Manduwa’, ‘Mandwa’ and finally ‘Mandawa’. The prosperous Marwari merchant families whose trade activities in the region generated substantial wealth built lavish, palatial mansions (Havelis) as a display of their success. Today, it is these ancient and lavishly constructed Havelis and courtyards that attract visitors and tourists from across the globe.

• 3 PLACE : Haveli of Fatehpur

  It is situated in the Sikar district of Rajasthan, Fatehpur is an ancient town, a prominent part of the Shekhawati region. Fatehpur is popular with tourists who want to try out a new destination, and have a knack for art and culture. The Nadine Le Prince Haveli is one of the ancient Havelis of the 19th century in Fatehpur. A haveli was purchased in 1998 by French artist Nadine a descendant of prestigious French painter Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. There are many further Havelis and Palace in Fatehpur such as Jagannath Lohia Haveli, Saraf Haveli, Sitaram Kedia Ki Haveli, and Goenka Haveli. At the end of the tour, we will come back to Jaipur.