Bhraman Freaks
This blog is continuation of our Rajasthan Blog, Here we will share our Udaipur experience with Places to explore in detail.
How to reach
The city of lakes one can reach by flight / train / bus from many places in India. It depends on from where you are traveling or what mode you like. We traveled from Bengaluru so we took direct flights to Udaipur.
Best to Visit
November to February is best time to visit.If you don't have much problem with summer season you can travel in October and March also. We visited in February so it was little bit cold in the morning/night and hot(28-32 Degree) in the day time.
What to pack
Some
light winter wears for morning and nights, casual/summer wears for the day. Sunglasses as mostly it will be sunny day. Many traditional
dresses are easily available there so if you are interested you can shop there too.
Note: Negotiate well with the shopkeepers, you can avail discounts.
Book your tickets and hotels, pack your bags.. and you are all set for the city of lakes.
Next
we will share you the places to explore, how much time will be enough,
food options and what to do and avoid during your trip
First thing First
Book your cab /auto/scooter to explore. We took scooter on rent as its best to travel in old city. In old city only auto you can take as roads are really narrow.
Below records are as per Feb 2023
Scooter will cost you 300-500 (depends on negotiation). Talk to your hotel reception they can arrange same at good price. We got at 850 for 2.5 days.
Otherwise you can take auto to travel around.
If
you enjoy bike ride and don't have much problem with heat waves, We
will suggest just go for Scooter. Auto will charge more for waiting time
than travelling..
Places to Cover
Day 1
The city of lakes
Whole city is having so many lakes. So most of the places to visit are near the lakes.
1. City Palace
City palace is one of the most beautiful palaces. From all forts we saw in Jaiselmer, Jaipur and Udaipur. This was the best. You can get good pictures here. It is situated at bank of lake Pichola. if you are interested you can see light and sound show at night.
Outside View of City Palace
Inside view of City palace
- Timings: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; every day
- Entry fee: Adult:300 INR , Children: 100, Student:100
- Time required: 3 Hours
2. Lake Pichola
All places like city palace, many restaurants, ghats are situated on the shores of this lake. Taj Lake Palace( Taj Hotel) is situated at one of the island of lake. Other than this Jag mandir is also there on another island where people can visit. In the night both looks really pretty when decorated with lights. You can have have a view from ghats. You can enjoy beauty of lake at night from many restaurants situated at bank of this lake like Harigarh, UPRE, The Jheel's, Raas Leela. Food is nice here we have tried rajasthani cuisine.
City palace view from Ambrai ghat
- Timings: 9: 00 am to 6: 00 pm; every day
- Entry fee: No entry fee
- Boat Ride Timings: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; every day
- Boat Ride Charges:
- ₹ 400 per person for adults
- ₹ 200 per person for children
- Sunset Boat Ride Charges:
- ₹ 700 per person for adults
- ₹ 400 per person for children
3. Bagore Ki Haveli
This is also a museum and historical monument. Here also one traditional dance show organized. You can skip this if you have less time.
View from Ghat of Bagore ki haveli
- Timings: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; every day
- Entry fee:Adult: 60 INR, Children:30 INR
- Dharohar Dance Show: Timing: 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, Tickets: 90 INR(Adult), 45 INR(Children)
4. Jag Mandir Palace
It is also known as lake garden palace. It was once the summer resort of the royal family. This is situated in middle of lake Pichola so you can take boat ride for that. Some restaurants are there. charges will be different for palace at night and day. Restaurants are quite expensive.
View of Jagmandir and Taj lake palace from Ambrai ghat
5. Ambrai Ghat
It is one of the good ghats in Udaipur, from there one can see city palace, Taj lake palace and jag mandir. Visit it in the night it's a good quite place to relax. Entry fee will be 10 INR for one person.
All Places are in one side of lake so you can cover all easily in a single day.
Day 2
1. Sajjangarh Palace
This is situated in outskirts of Udaipur. This is also known as monsoon palace. From here you can have a beautiful view of whole city and lakes.
View of city from fort window
- Timings: 8:00 am to 06:00 pm; every day
- Entry fee: Adult: 10 INR
2. Fateh Sagar Lake
This lake is pretty and well designed. There is a nice road way around the lake where you can walk around have scooter ride. You can find boat rides here. In the middle of it there is a garden called Nehru Garden. To reach there you have to take boat.
Fateh Sagar lake
- Timings: 9:00 am to 06:00 pm; every day
- Entry fee: Adult: 30 INR for garden.
3. Under the sun Aquarium
This is situated on the bank of fateh sagar lake which is having some part of its roof having aquarium and rest is same as normal aquarium. You can find VR shows, fish spa and many activities there. If you have less time and interest then you can skip it. If you check online may be some exaggerated content you can see but it's not that good.
- Timings: 08:00 am to 11:00 pm; every day
- Entry fee: Adult: 150 INR.
4. Saheliyon Ki Bari
This is an another garden of Udaipur which was made for the maidens who accompanied the Princess after her marriage to Maharana Sangram Singh. This is near to fateh Sagar lake.
Inside garden view
5. Karni Mata mandir
The Mansapurna Karni Mata temple is situated at a top of a hill. One can use rope way to reach there. It's a good place to visit in evening you can have a nice view of sunset from there.
Sunset view from temple
- Timings: 09:00 am to 09:00 pm; every day
- Entry fee: Adult: 107 INR for rope way.
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