Chand Baori

Chand Baori is an ancient stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the west Indian state of Rajasthan .

“Chand” means “the moon” and “Baori” means stepwell, so this literally translates to Moon Stepwell.

Chand Baori step well was built over a thousand years ago in the Abhaneri town in Rajasthan, by a king called King Chanda. The exact time it was built is estimated to be somewhere in the 8th or 9th century.

A stepwell consists of steps built into sides that lead down to a water body, that could be a lake, pond or river.

Chand Baori has 3,500 narrow steps arranged symmetrically, and descending up to 20m to the bottom of the tank.

Chand Baori is open to visitors between 8 AM and 6 PM every day, on all days of the week. Visitors are charged no entry fee here.

Abhaneri village is close to the capital city of Jaipur(around 95.5 kms/60 miles away) which in turn is well connected to cities across India as well as other parts of the world. The city can be reached by air, rail or road.

• By air – The closest airport to Chand Baori is Jaipur International airport (around 95.3 kms/59.2 miles away). Visitors can reach the airport from any part of India or the world, and can hire a cab, bus or autorickshaw from here to reach Abhaneri town within 2 hours.
• By rail – The nearest railway station to Chand Baori is Bandikui railway station near Abhaneri, which is 7.5 kms away and can be reached from various cities in neighbouring regions. But the Jaipur railway station which is 91km away is the closes major railway station, which can be reached from any city in India easily, and visitors can hire cab, bus or autorickshaw from here to reach Chand Baori.
• By road – People can also travel to Abhaneri village by road on bus, auto-rickshaw or cabs from nearby cities in neighbouring regions.