Udaipur India Travel

Udaipur it the romantic destination of India and famous for city of lakes. The city of Udaipur, surrounded by pale fawn-brown rambling hills, is like a watercolor painting. A quite romantic air is cast over the city by the play of light on its buildings and lakes. The Lake Palace of Udaipur is a special attaraction to the visitors.

Tourist Attractions in Udaipur

Zenana Mahal
The Zenana Mahal is situated south of the City Palace museum and was built for the women of the royal harem of Maharana Karan Singh in 1620. The fortified private living quarters of the ladies of the royal family is entered through a well-guarded doorway.

The Lake Palace
The Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas Island and covers the whole of 1.5 hectare of the island in the middle of the Pichola Lake. Built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1743 it was meant as a royal summer palace and now converted in to a five star palace hotel.

Jag Niwas
Another lovely structure built amidst the Pichola Lake is Jag Niwas, now the Lake Palace Hotel. It was built on a four acre natural bed of granite and marble, and originates from the time of Maharana Jagat Singh I.

Fateh Sagar Lake
North of Pichola Lake is Fateh Sagar built in 1678 with an embankment added by Fateh Singh in 1889. A lovely walk along this lake and in the Saheliyon-ki-Bari (the garden for the lady companions) offers an opportunity to appreciate Udaipur in the way it was meant to be enjoyed. The old city has a charm of its own. The narrow and undulating roads are lined with shops and stores in which the wares are as colorful as the customers.

City Palace
Overlooking the lake, on the eastern bank, was a natural hillock which was incorporated into the protective fortification of the City Palace. The royal palace walls stretch over a mile on the eastern side of the lake, and within the palace are a maze of inner courtyards, apartments, and decorated halls.

Pichola Lake
Pichola Lake takes its name from a small village nearby which was enlarged by Udai Singh when he planned his new capital on its banks.

Shilpgram
Literally meaning a "Craftsmen's Village" is a living ethnographic museum depicting the enormous diversities in craft, art & culture between various Indian states, but the exquisite terracotta work mainly in dark red and dark brown sand material along with the wooden carvings are the forte of this ethnic village.