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Udaipur City Guide

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Udaipur : City of Lakes and Palaces

Climate Of Udaipur
Summer : 38 C (Max) - 29 C (Min)
Winter : 28 C (Max) - 12 C (Min)
Rainy Season : May to November, 637 millimeters
Best time to visit : October to March

Udaipur Tourist Attractions : Lake Pichola, Jagniwas Island, Jagmandir Island, City Palace and Museum.

Location Of Udaipur
Geographic : Located towards the South of Rajasthan Udaipur was the former capital of former kingdom of Mewar in Rajputana Agency.

Famous As : Famous as City of Lakes there are quite a number of beautiful lakes around the city and also the colorful culture and glorious history has its own charm.

How to Reach Udaipur
By air : The nearest Dabok airport is located 24 km away from Udaipur.
By Road : Jaipur, 6 hour, New Delhi, 9 hours, Surat, 7 hours.
By Railways : Nearest train connectivity is through major cities in north India, in fact, the most famous and luxury train “Palace on Wheels” has a stop over here.

Udaipur Tourist Attractions
Udaipur is like a water reservoir in the middle of a desert. It is because Rajasthan is the driest state in India and received average to low rain every year. In the middle of such a state here is a city which is full of lakes and hence it is called the city of lakes. White buildings around the town, lake side to spend some quite time, Aravalli Hills for great view lures tourist from all over to come and experience it. With palaces, havelis and temples around this is the place that holds the charm of royal blood. In fact, the floating lake palace at the center of this beautiful city has inspired a lot of people to create lot of things. For example parts of the Bond movie Octopussy was shot here and the rich and famous of India prefers a royal wedding here in the palaces of Udaipur. Royalty with romance meets here at the midst of lakes, palaces, sands and mountains. Must not be missed some tourist places in Udaipur are:

City Palace Udaipur and Museum : City Palace Udaipur is the largest palace in Udaipur located at the east bank of the Lake Pichola. It is actually a series of palaces with amazing similarity of the design despite the fact that it was constructed by different rules at different times. The construction started from 1559 by Maharaja Udai Singh II the founder of the city of Udaipur. From various spots of the Palace you can get amazing view of everything including the entire city of Udaipur. The City Palace museum also has things to explore and enjoy the Mor Chowk, Manak Mahal, Krishna Villas, Bari Mahal, Moti Mahal, Chini Mahal, Zenana Mahal has different things to offer to the visitors.

Bagore-ki-Haveli : it is an 18th century haveli, located at the water’s edge of the Gangour Ghat Area. There are 138 rooms in this haveli and these rooms hold some amazing display of things like world’s largest turban and so on. Also there are art galleries displaying folk as well as contemporary art works. The regular Rajasthani dance performance on the upper courtyard adds to the charm of this place.

Cities near by Udaipur :
Jodhpur (275 km)
Mount Abu (185 km)
Ahmedabad (262 km)

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