Fast Facts

American Express -- Located on M.I. Road (tel. 0141/237-0117 or -0119) near Ganpati Plaza, the office is open daily 9am to 6pm.

Area Code -- For Jaipur, the area code is 0141.

Banks -- You'll find several banks and ATMS on M.I. Road. The Thomas Cook office for foreign exchange is at Jaipur Tower (tel. 0141/236-0940; Mon-Sat 9:30am-6pm). There's a Citibank ATM next to the General Post Office, HDFC Bank ATM on Ashok Marg, ICICI Bank ATM in Ganpati Plaza, and others within the Old City.

Climate -- Summers have a mean maximum temperature of 104°F (40°C) and a minimum of 75°F (24°C), while winters range between a mean maximum of 70°F (21°C) and minimum of 48°F (9°C). The best weather occurs October through February.

Directory Assistance -- For telephone numbers call tel. 197. The number tel. 0141/274-4447 is a privately operated general information number (talking Yellow Pages) that you can call for directory inquiries or information on shopping, restaurants, and the like.

Emergencies -- Ambulance tel. 102; fire tel. 101; police tel. 100.

Hospitals -- Santokba Durlabji Memorial Hospital (tel. 0141/256-6251 to -6257) is located on Bhawani Singh Marg. SMS Hospital (tel. 0414/256-0291) is on Sawai Ram Singh Road.

Newspapers & Books -- You can pick up an amazing selection of newspapers, magazines, and books from tiny, inconspicuous Books Corner on M.I. Road; Jaipur Vision is a local newspaper.

Police -- Sindhi Camp Police Station can be reached at tel. 0141/220-6201.

Post Office -- The GPO (tel. 0141/236-8740) is on M.I. Road (Mon-Sat 10am-6pm).

Tourist Help Desk -- Calll the 24-hour tourist help desk (tel. 1364) if you want to report a theft or register a tourism-related complaint. If you can't get through, you can call the help desk's Delhi office at tel. 98-1157-3315.