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Jaipur is the first planned city of India initiated in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder and the ruler. The king was known to be a learned archeologist and astronomer who took great interest in planning the city. This city has served to be the best place to settle down since it has shown tremendous growth and development.

Today, Jaipur is the hottest destination for tourism. To facilitate and provide the best experience here, travelers find almost all kinds of services available conveniently. The government constantly strives with its efforts to undergo consistent developments in the city. As a result, today, Jaipur is a hub for tourists.

Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Ltd plays a vital role in promoting and facilitating tourism. Within Jaipur, the company operates through various hotels, restaurants, bars, motels, cafeterias, and providing world class facilities to the tourists.

Communication within the city is not a problem. A number of STD and ISD booths are available all over the city. The city also embraces movable booths facilitating local as well as STD and ISD calls. Numerous PCOs are also installed at every nook and corner providing local, interstate, international calls, and fax.

Mobiles play a vital yet revolutionary role in communication these days. For mobiles also, several telecom services are available all over the city. The city embraces a number of service providers such as Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, Idea, Tata, and MTS. Upcoming service providers are Aircel and Docomo.

Jaipur does not comprise of many but a few good libraries. Such libraries possess a good collection of books. For book lovers, various book fairs and literary events are organized in which showcase a wide range of books.

Many courier services are available at every reach. They also facilitate their services online. You can also use postal services such as telegrams and speed post at the nearby post office.

Almost all the areas of the city are equipped by Internet centers. The prominent use of internet has brought a swarm of mobile internet centers in the city. You can avail facilities like e-mail, chat, voice chat, webcam etc.

Tour planners are on a very easy hand to approach. You can also find a number of tour planners online which offer varied tours at different prices.

The government of Rajasthan also provides the facility to book tours that range from heritage tours to various others. You can opt from a number of tours available according to your interest and budget. Such facilities are available online too. Department of Tourism is a great help for travelers for such concerns.