In
Udaipur, the visitor finds his dream of India come true for the city
combines real beauty with picturesque associations of a great and glorious
past. It stands in a valley, amid green hills on the banks of the wide blue
lake Pichola. On little islands in the lake, from the water's edge rises
marble Palace in pure white which glistens like a fairy castles. Crowning
the ridge, in which the city clusters, along the shores of the lake is the
Palace of the Maharana. Within the palace is all the magnificent views of
the panorama below.
Best Season to Visit : September-March
Sightseeing at Udaipur -
The City Palace : City Palace is imperial with its multicoloured
mosaics, mirror work inlaid tiles and roof gardens. Courts, fountains,
apartments and gardens embellish them and decorated with arabesques of
coloured stones, they are startling pleasure palaces, a rich experience that
can now be captured as they have been converted into modern resorts.
Lake Pichola : Maharana Udai Singh II extended the serene Lake
Pichola and constructed a masonry dam (Badipol), about 4 km long and 3 km
wide, it is not deep - it often dries up in times of severe summers.
Fortunately, this doesn't happen often. The City Palace lies by the eastern
shores of the Pichola. Here, you can wander along the bathing and washing
ghats by the lakeside. Pichola has two islands - Jagniwas and Jagmandir.
Boat shuttles to and from the City Palace jetty (Bansi Ghat) are popular.
Lake Palace : Jag Niwas, the Lake Palace, is the most prominent of
these and rivals one of the most luxurious apartments in the world. Laxmi
Niwas and Shiv Niwas are smaller palaces, but exquisite in detail and
idyllically located.
Other sightseeing of Udaipur includes visits to Sahelion ki Bari, a drive
around Fateh Sagar Lake, Jagdish Temple and Gulab Niwas Garden.
Reaching Udaipur -
Air : Well connected with Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mumbai, Aurangabad
airports.
Rail : The railhead here is well linked to Delhi, Ahmedabad,
Chittaurgarh, Jaipur railheads.
Road : Ahmedabad 262 km, Bombay 739 km, Delhi 670 km, Jaipur 407 km,
Chittorgarh 115 km and Mount Abu 185 km. The roads are well connected.
STD/ISD Codes -
if dialing from India to Udaipur --- 0294 (number)
if dialing from outside India to Udaipur -- ++ 91- 294 (number)
Shopping in Udaipur -
Udaipur has countless shops and many interesting local crafts. Udaipur is
famous for producing furniture covered with silver and inlaid with mother of
pearl and bone. Traditional Rajput-Mughal-style miniature paintings in a
variety of mediums, such as bone, paper, silk, marble, and wood are other
major attractions. A plethora of items like folk toys, colourful tie-dye
sarees and clothes, turbans, hand painted fabrics, silver Jewellery, wall
hangings and miniature paintings in Rajput Style are the favourite buys. The
beautiful images of Gods and Goddesses made in the nearby Molalla village
near Nathdwara are not to be missed.
The Shopping spots include a cluster of stalls on the Lake Palace road next
to the Rang Niwas Palace Hotel and the Jagdish Temple.
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Forts
& Palaces of Rajputana : (17 Nights / 18 Days)
Delhi / Mandawa / Bikaner / Khimsar / Jaisalmer / Jodhpur / Luni /
Ranakpur / Udaipur / Deogarh / Samode / Jaipur / Agra / Delhi
The
land of Maharajas : (14 Nights - 15 Days)
Delhi / Mukandgarh / Pushkar / Jodhpur / Ranakpur / Mt. Abu / Udaipur
/ Kota / Jaipur / Agra / Delhi
Best of
India & Nepal : (17 Nights / 18 Days)
Bombay - Aurangabad - Udaipur - Jodhpur - Jaipur - Delhi - Agra
- Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Kathmandu
Rajasthan
Heritage Tour : (19 Nights / 20 Days)
Delhi - Samode - Nawalgarh - Mandawa - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur-
Ghanerao - Rankapur - Udaipur - Deogarh - Jaipur-Agra - Delhi
Gujarat
Tribal Tour : (09 Nights - 10 Days)
Mumbai - Chota Udaipur - Baroda - Ahemdabad - Rann of Kutch -
Ahemdabad
Rajasthan
Tribal Tour : (07 Nights - 08 Days)
MuDelhi - Udaipur - Deogarh - Narlai - Jodhpur - Manwar -
Jaipur - Delhi
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Udaipur Attractions
