Udaipur in Rajasthan

Enchanting Udaipur

State: Rajasthan

Location: Located within the dense Aravalli Range.

Famous for: forts, temples, lakes, palaces

Serves as: great tourist attraction

About Udaipur

Udaipur is a mystical land so full of ancient palaces, lakes, hills, temples and scenic beauty. It forms one of the major tourist attractions in Rajasthan. Udaipur is an enchanted city, so full of mystic hills and forts. Each and every fort and temple of Udaipur speaks of its rich tradition, glorious history and culture. It has usually been referred as a Lake City, since there are around 5 lakes in Udaipur. Udaipur is one such place in Rajasthan, where one can see many ancient luxurious palaces, few of them already transformed into heritage hotels though. But there is so much when it comes to sight seeing and visiting places. One may just get completely absorbed in its rich tradition and culture. For foreign tourists, Udaipur has been one of the favorite destinations. There's a reason behind this. Of all the cities in Rajasthan, Udaipur stands out unique. Not very exploited and not very crowded, unlike Jaipur.

Best time to visit Udaipur

Udaipur gets very hot in summers. Still you may find tourist visiting this place all year around. But still the best time is only during winters when the temperature falls and makes it appealing for everyone to get out and roam around. Hence the ideal time for visiting Udaipur is from October to March.

What to do in Udaipur

Enjoy the rich tradition of Rajasthan

Visit the ancient palaces and temples.

Stroll around the wonderful lakes of Udaipur

Go boating

Enjoy the traditional, awesome Rajasthani cuisine

Go shopping and buy souvenirs exclusively from Udaipur

Visit places of interest nearby

Enjoy and visit the sand dunes

Watch the Mewar Light and Sound Show

City of Lakes

Festivals in Udaipur

 Mewar Festival   


Shilpgram Festival

What to shop in Udaipur

When it comes to shopping, nothing beats Udaipur. There is so much to shop including beautiful traditional clothes, colorful and traditional fabrics including the Bandhini, Sarees, toys, silver ornaments, artifacts, paintings, statues, decorative items, gulkand (rose jam) and much more.

Read: How to reach Udaipur? 

What to eat in Udaipur

Udaipur serves the finest food, as Rajasthani Cuisines is one of the best. There you can find lots of restaurants, which serve traditional Rajasthani Thali with sumptuous Dal Batti, Churma, Aloo sabji, gatte ki sabji, mirchi bada and also farsaans of different types. Farsans are the savories which may include fried samosas or puff pastries. Usually a typical Rajasthani Thali may include two to three subji, curd, rotli, churma, dal, pickle, papad and sweet dishes. Though most of these thalis are vegetarian, yet one can also find lots of non-vegetarian menu in the menu list of various restaurant. Nowadays with many hotels and restaurants coming up, other than the Rajasthani cuisine, one can also opt for Chinese, Thai and Continental cuisine in many restaurants of Udaipur, in Rajasthan.  

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City Palace  


Pichola Lake


Where  to stay in Udaipur:


Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur


Kajri Hotel - RTDC Hotel