Located in the hills of eastern Rajasthan northeast of Jaipur, the city of Sawai Madhopur provides visitors a hub for regional exploration and in particular, trips into the Ranthambhore National Park. In fact the two major attractions here are the Ranthambhore Fort and the National Park. If you’re lucky, you might spot one of quite a few of the majestic tigers roaming through the park’s vast wilderness area.

International Kite Festival: Even though Sawai Madhopur’s International Kite Festival has only been held for a few years, it has become very popular. The best kite-flyers descend on the city from all around India and from other countries as well. The date for the 3-day festival is set according to the celebration of Makar Sankranti, in mid-January. The skies are filled with colourful kites in all sorts of shapes, and the winner is the flyer whose kite is the last left in the air: abrasives applied to kite strings allow flyers to cut the strings of opponents’ kites.

Sanganer Airport in Jaipur is the nearest facility to Sawai Madhopur, and is just a little over 130 kilometres away. Jaipur is not only the capital of Rajasthan; but is also a regional tourist hub and provides excellent ongoing connections to all places of interest to visitors. Unless your hotel is providing transfer from the airport, you will need to rely on the bus service which runs frequently from Jaipur Airport to Sawai Madhopur.