Chand Pol Moon Gate

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Sight Address : Chand Pol Ajmeri Gate Sanganeri Gate, Jaipur Edit

Detail InformationEdit

The Chand Pol Moon Gate is placed within the boundaries of a hefty wall and every bazaars and streets are facing either east to west or north to south. There are only three entry gates in the wall, which are placed at eastern, western, and northern directions. Chand Pol or the Moon gate is the entry gate located in the western portion of the wall. The gates used to be blocked at dusk and open at dawn. Chand Pol poses as a majestic entry point that leads one to the elephant station and also to a cluster of ancient shrines and palaces.

Chand Pol (Moon Gate)

HistoryEdit

N.A.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

Mid October to end of March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning , Afternoon

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

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Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs.2

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs. 10

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : Rs.30

Video Camera Rs. : Rs.70

Guide Required : No Edit

Approximate cost: N.A.

Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Hotel Bissau Palace ; 1,Heritage Hotel,Outside Chandpol Gate, Cahandpol Jaipur 302016 Rajsthan ; Ph/M – (01401) 2304391 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Chand Pol (Moon Gate), Jaipur can be accessed by Taxi. Taxis run on meter, and charges will hover around Rs 12 per kilometer.

Bus : Chand Pol (Moon Gate) is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Jaipur city. Buses are easily available to Chand Pol (Moon Gate) from any major destinations of Jaipur.

Train : The nearest railway station to reach Chand Pol (Moon Gate) is Jaipur Railway Station, Shanti Nagar, Hasanpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India which is located at a middle of city. After getting down at the railway station, take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city.

Air : The airport is situated close to Sanganer, almost 13 km to the south of Jaipur City. Domestic airlines connect the city to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Agra, Jodhpur and Udaipur. The Jaipur airport also provides international flights to Dubai, London, Muscat and Sharjah. Taxis are available to and from airport. Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, etc. fly daily to Jaipur.

Others : Cycle rickshaws charge anywhere from Rs 10 to 30, but this mode of transport is very slow.

Things to CarryEdit

Tourists should carry light cotton clothing, sunscreen.

Safety / WarningEdit

Summer – light tropical or cotton Winter – Woollens
1. Double-check all hotel and restaurant bills for errors.
2. Don’t leave cash and valuables in your hotel room. Use room safes where available.
3. Keep daily cash in separate pockets.
4. Don’t flash jewellery or large sums of money.
5. Never pay for anything upfront – including drivers.