10 best places to visit in Udaipur ( Informative Travel Guide )
There are lots of places to visit in Rajasthan but one of the best is in Udaipur. Udaipur is the city of royal and grandness. Its known as the city of lakes too as it has many lakes. The whole city would look like a giant palace surrounded by water. There are many places you can visit in the city. Here is our guide to best places to visit in Udaipur.
Udaipur is also knowns as Kashmir of Rajasthan and known for the history, culture, scenic locations, and the Rajput-era palaces. There are many places surrounding Udaipur you can visit, one of them is Chittorgarh palace where the shooting of the movie Padmaavat happened. Let’s look at the places to visit in Udaipur.
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Lake Palace
One of the most romantic and royal places to visit in Udaipur. its surrounded by water body and its one of the best places to visit in Udaipur. the place is big and spread around 1.5-hectare land and was once summer palace for king and now it becomes heritage hotel.
It’s like living the fairy tale when you visit the place. The white color of the palace would light up the place and you can revisit the Era when it was used by the kings and queens. This place has fountains, gardens, pillared terraces, painted mirrors, pink stonework, lotus leaves and cusped arches. The place is surrounded by a lake and you need to take a boat to reach this place. Its one of the must-visit places in Udaipur.
Lake Palace
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City palace
If you are visiting a place which has a rich history of kings and warriors then you must visit the palace as it has saved all the memories of the past. Its one of the best places to visit in Udaipur. it took 300 years to build this palace fully, reside on the banks of Lake Pichola, this place is one of the biggest palaces in Udaipur.
The architecture style is inspired by Mughal and Rajasthani, these places have hundreds of rooms and it’s on the hilltop surrounded by a beautiful lake which gives you views of a lifetime. This palace contains many more place to see like Laxmi Vilas Chowk, Mor Chowk, Amar Vilas and Badi Mahal which is also known as Garden palace. This Palace was featured in James Bond movies to the Bollywood movie. If you ever visit Udaipur, you must visit City Palace as its best places to visit Udaipur and also in Rajasthan.
City palace
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Saheliyon Ki Bari
Saheliyon ki Bari or the translation in English would be garden of maids is one of the best gardens in Udaipur. This place was built by Maharana Sangram Singh in the desert lands and was built in the 18th Century for the royal ladies of Mewar. As the saying goes, the king built this garden to gift it to the queen as she brings 48 maids with her after the marriage. This place was for them and now its one of the best places to visit in Udaipur.
This place has fountains, marble elephants, and lotus garden. There are more to see and look around this place. Its one of the most romantic places in Udaipur and you can clearly won’t get bored. The entry fees are only 5rs.
Saheliyon Ki Bari
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Monsoon Palace
Originally built for having a better view of upcoming monsoon clouds, this place is stunning in itself. The place was built by white marble and its on the hilltops and you can get the best view from up there. You can see the whole Udaipur and even mountain of Aravalli range from there. This could fit right into your best place to visit in Udaipur.
You can see the mesmerizing sunset and sunrise for here and one of the best things would be in the monsoon when you can watch the majestic dark clouds approaching Udaipur. it has one of the most stunning views and you can also explorer around in the wildlife sanctuary.
Monsoon Palace
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Fateh Sagar Lake
The second largest lake in the Udaipur which was artificially built by Maharana Jai Singh in 1678 and got its name from Maharana Fateh Singh. The lake is 11.5 meters deep and extends 2.4 km in length and 1.6 km in breadth. The lake is opposite site of Moti Magri Mahal.
There is three islands in the lake, one of them have a zoo and boat-shaped restaurant which is known as Nehru park. There are three intake channels and one overflow channel in the lake which looks amazing in the monsoon. You can reach there by boat ride and you can also take a ride around the island and in the lake. this is one of the best places to visit in Udaipur.
Fateh Sagar Lake
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Crystal Gallery
This gallery is situated in the Fateh Prakash Palace. This one of the best places to visit in Udaipur if you have taste in the art. Its known as a single largest private collection of crystal across the world. This place was built in 1877 by Maharana Sajjan Singh.
This place has so many things to see like perfume bottles, dinnerware, glasses, objects d’art, furniture, decanters and even a crystal bed which is only one in the world. The crystal ware was design just for the royal family and it was the crest of Mewar etched on it carefully. Photography is not allowed and there will an entry fees. There is an audio guide which can mention the history of the place and all the things in it.
Crystal Gallery
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Eklingji Temple
This place needs to be on the list of places to visit in Udaipur. this temple was date back to 7th century and it has a complex of 108 temples surrounding it. this temple was built in 734 A.D. by Bappa Rawal and then it was destroyed and renovated many times by ruler of Mewar.
This place is architecture wonder and even if you don’t want to visit this place just for the tem[ple, you will fall love with this ancient place. There are lots of history which deciphered into that wall and the whole places have an aura of fragrance which makes you fall in love with this place. This is one of the most historic and best places to visit in Udaipur.
Eklingji Temple
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Vintage Car Museum
This place has one of the unique vintage car collection. Those cars were own by Maharanas of Mewar which was the only cars in those times. This is one is one of the best places to visit in Udaipur if you love vintage cars.
They have a garage for each car and there are 22 cars in total. The vintage car museum including a seven-seat 1938 Cadillac complete with purdah system, the 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom used in the Bond film Octopussy, and the Cadillac convertible that takes Queen Elizabeth II to the airport in 1961. This place was open to general public on 15 February 2000.
Vintage Car Museum
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Kumbhalgarh Fort
This is one of the most visited places in Udaipur. it’s not in Udaipur but rather 60k away from the city. The wall of the fort is spread across 30km mammoth sized and it’s 1100 meter above the sea level. this fort is unconquered and served well to all those kings of Mewar and its also birthplace of great Maharana Pratap.
This fort is dated back to the 6th century but then fort was built around the 14th century and it had held many enemies and their renovation. There is much to see and walk around. As it fort was last resort and always on the frontline, they have many technics and weapons and tricks to stop the enemy. According to popular folklore, Maharana Kumbha used to burn massive lamps that consumed fifty kilograms of ghee and a hundred kilograms of cotton to provide light for the farmers who worked during the nights in the valley. Don’t miss this place as its one of the best places of Udaipur.
Kumbhalgarh Fort
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Haldighati
Who would have not heard of the famous war of Haldighati and sacrifice of the Chetak the horse. This is one of the most famous places to visit in Udaipur. Haldighati is a mountain pass in the Aravalli range, connecting the districts of Rajsamand and Pali. The famous Haldighati war was held between Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar and Raja Man Singh of Amber in 1576.
There is lots of history in this place and its one of the places which are very well known in India and Rajasthan as well. The famous marble statue of Maharana pratap riding his horse Chetak into the battle. You will get to know the whole story behind it here. Do visit it as your visit to Udaipur would be not as much exciting without it.
Haldighati
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this 10 are one of the best places to visit in Udaipur. there are also many places too and you will find them nearby the place we mentioned in this article. If you have any question, do let us know in the comments.
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