UDAIPUR-The City of Lakes
I reached Udaipur on 29th Dec 2010 early morning, with my family. It takes 10 hrs from Jaipur in Sleeper bus to reach Udaipur. Udaipur means the ‘City of Sunrise’, Maharana Udai Singh founded the city in 1567 on the slopes of Aravali Hills. We stayed in Rajpal Palace, Udaipole. Hotels are pretty expensive in Udaipur (ranges from Rs 1000 to Rs 6000 / night for a decent stay). On 29th itself we hired taxi for city sight scene & the next day for the outskirts. Main Tourist attractions in Udaipur are: 1) Gulab Bagh & Zoo- (Nothing much to be seen so don’t waste much time here) 2) Pichola Lake- (Beautiful view & boating facilities available) 3) City palace & Museum-(worth spending 2-3 hours) 4) Jag Mandir 5) Pratap Smarak (Light & sound show in the evening) 6) Sahelion Ki Bari-(not well-maintained) 7) Fateh Sagar Lake & Nehru Park 8) Haldi Ghati(50 km) 9) Kumbhal Garh (90 km) 10) Shilpgram – Lifetime experience, lot of Indian cultural glimpse with Dance, puppet shows, art & craft & superb food.
Within 2-3 days one can complete the entire trip & capture the memories of an oasis in the dry heart of Rajasthan.
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