If you did not visit the city of lakes than you can never experience the palaces that floats on water.

Udaipur - The City of Romantic Fame / Splendor!!! The City of Lagoons

Udaipur, reside on the banks of three lakes, that protects the everlasting beauty of this town. The heritage city reflect its image over the surface of lake Pichola. Which is located in the southern terrains of Aravalli range. The white city nearly lies 274 km down from Ajmer (Sufi City). The sand dunes has hundreds of folk tales to share, since from the time of Mewar. The fascinating city, Udaipur was founded by the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewars, who developed it moreover like a fairy-tale after the fall of Chittaurgarh in 1567. Maharana Udai Singh build many palaces and gardens in the valley of lakes , that are of historical interest. The fabulous palaces, lakes and temples are build in the walking distance of the town. Udaipur has much to offer its visitors, here you can see the town surrounded by three lakes - Pichola, Fateh Sager and the Udai Sager, that adds vibrants colors to this romantic city. The heritage city Udaipur is popular among domestic and international tourists across the world. The city has beautiful palaces, lakes and gardens build in its heydays, which are of great popularity like Jagniwas Island (Lake Palace), Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum, Monsoon Palace, Gulabbagh, Nehru Park and City Palaces and Museums. Where you can see the great art work of Royal Rajputana. Being an important part of Rajasthan, Udaipur is very much influenced with the Vaishnavism and Jainism, which are against the slaughter of animals. Hence they prefer the vegetarian cuisines. The hotels and restaurants in Udaipur do provide non-vegetarian facilities on demands.


Some important places of Udaipur are:

The Lake Palace: - Lake palace, also known as Jagniwas in its heydays. Its a beautiful island and is about 1.5 hectares long. The palace covers the whole island breadth, perhaps was build by Maharana Jagat Singh II in 1754 AD. It was considered to the royal summer palace of Rajputana, that later on converted into luxury hotel in 1960 AD by Maharana Bhagwant Singh. The Lake Palace is complete luxury hotel with courtyard, restaurant, fountain and a swimming pool. The sparkling Lake Palace was largely responsible for potting Udaipur on the international tourist map. This palace has earned a big name across the world. The Lake palace and other two palaces in Udaipur (Shiv Niwas Palace and Monsoon Palace) appeared in the James Bond film Octopussy. The superlatively located, majestic interior, exquisite architecture have places it among the most exotic hotel in the world.

Lake Pichola : - The beautiful lake Pichola is 4km long and 3 km wide, that was expanded by Maharana Udai Singh II after he discovered Udaipur. The most fascinating lake has two islands, Jag Niwas and the Jag Mandir. There are frequent boats from City palace(BansiGhat) that takes you at every corner of the Lake Pichola. In the heart of lake, an outstanding heritage hotel is build that is considered to be three decades old in the history. The lake gives you a great image on the surface of lake pichola, when you see from Hotel rooms. The interiors of the rooms are quite impressive and comfortable to spend a family trip. The Lake remains fairy shallow and can actually dry up in several droughts. At these times you can walk to the island palaces from the shores. Although it does not happen much, a handful of crocodiles are believed to live in the interior parts of the lake, near uninhabited sections of the shore. Around the south of Lake pleasant gardens runs down the shores. Whereas around the north of Lake, you can wander along the shore to some interesting bathing and dhobi ghats.

Fateh Sager Lake: - The most romantic hangout for lovers, it is situated in the north of Lake Pichola, Fateh Sager is a popular place for spend leisure. The beautiful lake provide infinite beauty, bewitched in the Aravali hills although the year. It was originally build by Maharana Jai Singh in 1678 AD, but later on reconstructed by Maharana Fateh Singh, As lot of destruction caused by the heavy rains. The mornings and evenings are very much refreshing around the shores of Fateh Sager Lake. In the middle of delightful Fateh Sager Lake, there you can see a beautiful Nehru park, a popular garden island look like a boat-shaped cafe. The lake is one of the major attraction of Udaipur, these are some real moments that lake reflects on the surface of water. Whereas in the season of heavy rain, Fateh Sager is connected to a water cannel till Rang Sager, so as to withdraw the unwanted water.

Inside the Heritage Town Udaipur

Udaipur is a great composition of lakes, palaces, museums that embellished its purity. There are many attractions in the erstwhile princely state, like Pratap Smarak:- Along with the terrains of pearl hills, overlooking the Fateh Sager Lake you will see a statue of Rajput gallant Maharan Pratap Singh astride his favorite horse Chetak, who frequently challenge the mughal emperors in its heydays. Another is the Saheliyon Ki Bari: - It is a elegant garden, that is located in the north of Udaipur. This beautiful garden of ancient times is well maintained with fountains, kiosks, marble elephants and a charming lotus pool. The another attraction in the soil of Rajputana is Monsoon Palace: - On the distance mountain range, visible from the city is the Monsoon Palace. It was build by Maharana Sajjan Singh in the late 19 century. The royal palace is located about 5 km west of Udaipur and also know as Sajjan Garh. The rigorous palace looks like a paramount on the head of rocky hills, on which the fort proudly stands. The Sajjan Garh gives a excellent view of the surrounding hills, pristine lakes and Royal palaces in the mountains. According to legends, the palace was build to trace the movements of clouds that gives a brief of monsoon in the valley. Beside this there are some famous museums, one of them is Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum: - It is an interesting place to visit, here you can see a beautiful collection of royal arts and folklore, the museum is a preservation and promotion of local folks, that include turbans, dolls, dresses, musical instruments, paintings and puppets. The royal collection in this museum is considered to be many years old. Udaipur is also known for its temples, which are pure white like the other building in the area. Jagdish Temple: - is one of the holy place for worship. Hundreds of tourist throng every year to get the blessing of hindu god and goddess inside the roof of ageless faith. The alarming sounds of bells from the entrance give an everlasting peace to devotes of all beliefs. The sacred temple enshrines with a black stone image of Vishnu as Jaganath (Lord of universe). This beautiful temple is only 150m north of the town. It is a fine Indo-Aryan temple, build by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651. As you reach at the entrance of temple, there you can see a image of Garuda in a shrine.

The Appealing Meadows of Udaipur

Nehru Park:- Its a beautiful park, situated in the middle of Fateh Sager Lake. This attractive park is blessed with great fauna of beauty, hence covers the huge area of about 41 acres with its flower gardens and a lily pond. As the name suggest, it was inaugurated on the birth anniversary of First Prime Minster of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The garden overlooks the ancient Moti Mahal of MahaRana Pratap. The garden gives the delightful view of Aravalli hills surrounded from the three sides. You can access here by an enjoyable boat ride.

Gulab Bagh:- Gulab Bagh "garden of roses" also known as Sajjan Niwas Garden. The garden covers nearly 100 acres of major area, hence it is the biggest and one of the best garden in India. Apart from the trees, zoo and flowerbeds, there is an easy access to the near by museum, originally known as Victoria Hall, this museum displays the royal collection of curios and antiques. It has now been shifted to Karan Vilas Mahal within the City Palace complex. There is also a public library attached to the garden, which has large volumes and illustrated manuscripts Archeology and History. Apart from the lush green belt, the Gulab Bagh provide an adequate environments to flora and fauna in the large occupy area of bagh. The beautiful Gulab Bagh has moreover become a habitat for the animals like tigers, leopards, chinkara and some of the feathered spices in the zoo.

How To Reach

Air:- Maharana Pratap(Dabok) airport is just 21 km far from the city center in Udaipur. Udaipur is well connected by Indian Airlines and Jet Airways with Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Aurangabad. The Indian Airlines has at least one flight a day to Delhi (National Capital).

Rail:- Udaipur is nestled in the western railway meter gauge network. The Railway Station is about 4 Km. far from the city center. Udaipur is directly connected by rail with Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Chittaurgarh, Jodhpur and Ahmadabad. Mumbai is connected via Ahmadabad.

Road:- There are frequent bus services with in Rajasthan and other states. The RSTC (Rajasthan State Transport Corporation) is well connected by road. From Udaipur to Ahmadabad 262 km, Bombay is 739 km, Delhi is 670 km, Jaipur is 407 km, ChittorGarh is 115 km and Mount Abu is 185 km.