Jaipur Walking Tour Offbeat Vs Regular Resolved

The topic Jaipur walking tour offbeat vs regular came up recently. I was in conversation with a tour agency who was looking for Jaipur walking tour vendors for their groups. As an advocate for going beyond the usual sights, I wanted them to go beyond the predictable walking tour routes in Jaipur which include a customary visit to Govind Dev Ji temple, vegetable market and wholesale flower market in Jaipur. These are mainstays of most walking tours in Jaipur. This has been repeated many times over the last few decades. It has become the norm for Jaipur walking tour route map.  What makes sense? Let’s delve deeper.  

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What are regular or run of the mill tours?

For decades, Jaipur has been one of the top tourist destinations and therefore, quite popular among travelers. Walking tours in Jaipur have become popular over the last few years but evolved over the last two decades. 

It is no surprise that tour agencies have been feeding travelers with preconceived ideas that travelers have in their mind. These ideas have been bombarded by media over decades. Pictures of elephants, cows, impoverished begging on the street, snake charmers etc are quite common. For many, these are exotic sights considering the fact that geographic region they live in doesn’t have any such sights. The tour agencies believe travelers will love seeing things that don’t exist in their country. Therefore, places with large congregations of people, devotees buying prasad and flowers, making offerings to deities, buying vegetables etc. are sights tour agencies want tourists to witness. These are typical sights that have been fed to tourists visiting India for years. Tour agencies find it easier to sell stereotypical images because it requires little effort.  

I do understand their point of view and also the fact that many tourists visit India for these sights because they have been fed such images. 

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What constitutes an offbeat Jaipur Walking Tour?

Offbeat Jaipur walking tour is anything that doesn’t fit into the stereotypical sights that are being shown to travelers. Streets devoid of people and crowds, places which are not popular all fall into the category of offbeat Jaipur walking tour. Unfortunately, there are so many aspects of the city that run of the mill tours do not address. Do run of the mill sights fully represent the real India or Jaipur? 

Jaipur Walking Tour Offbeat vs Regular - The truth

In the debate on the Jaipur walking tour, offbeat vs run of the mill, what is the truth? 

In my opinion, travelers are not being taken into account. No one has asked them what they want to see and experience. Putting all travelers into stereotype or box is not right. Why is it assumed that everyone wants to see the same thing? I believe it is the traveler who must choose and make a choice. The debate over Jaipur walking tour offbeat vs regular – should be settled.  

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