5 BEST PICNIC SPOTS IN UDAIPUR

1 RAJIV GANDHI PARK –

Rajiv Gandhi Park is one of the biggest park in Udaipur, that is united with a huge food-court, gardens, fountains and a children’s park. This garden is dedicated to our late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; hence a huge statue of him is placed on the peak of the Rajiv Gandhi Garden. There is a special children’s space allotted in the garden that contains various slides that are absolutely safe for a child. The slides include swings, basic slides, merry-go round, spider-web etc. these slides are well-maintained and hence the children love to spend their fun time at the children’s park available in the Rajiv Gandhi Garden. Various statues depicting wildlife are installed across the garden; you can easily spot some deer drinking water from the fountain area or leopards and lions guarding the garden from the heights. The statues give an important message of preserving the wildlife, and treating them with all our affection and care.

ADDRESS: Rani Rd, Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001

2 SAHELIYON KI BARI –

Saheliyon Ki Bari was laid for a group of forty-eight this garden is located on the banks of Fateh Sagar Lake, presenting a green retreat in the dry lands of Rajasthan. Garden of maids was built from 1710 to 1734 by Maharana Sangram Singh for the royal ladies. As per the legends, the garden was designed by the king himself and he presented this garden to his queen. Actually, the Queen was accompanied by 48 maids in her marriage. To offer all of them pleasurable moments away from the political intrigues of the court, this garden was made. This patterned garden used to be the popular relaxing spot of the royal ladies. The queen with her maids and female companions used to come here for a stroll and spend their time in leisure. Saheliyon-ki-Bari is a major garden and a popular tourist space in Udaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies in northern part of the city and has fountains and kiosks, a lotus pool and marble elephants. There is also a small museum here.

ADDRESS: Panchwati, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001

3 JAISAMAND LAKE –

Famed for being Asia’s second largest artificial lake, Jaisamand was formerly known as Dhebar and owe its establishment to Maharana Jai Singh in the year 1685. The summer manor belonging to the queens of Udaipur frames the picture perfect backdrop of the lake besides the six marble built memorials on its causeway. The mesmerizing lake boasts of an arresting palace on its northern side along sides a courtyard followed by the 12 pillared marquees offering a commanding view of the overlooking Jaisamand Lake with its pomp. Close within the vicinity, there lies the Jaisamand sanctuary teeming with a multitude of wildlife that was once the hunting site to the Mewars. Witnessing the rare migratory birds flocking to this hub of wildlife is one of the primal things to do when in Jaisamand. Proud for being part of the Heritage Monuments of India, the marble dam of Dhebar Lake is home to the famous Hawa Mahal Palace besides the inhabitants of Bhils.

4 UBESHWAR JI –

There are several picnic spots in and near Udaipur, Ubeshwar Ji being one of the most loved spot of all. As this spot turns paradise as the rain starts to pour and seasonal water starts flowing in Ubeshwar Ji. As Udaipur is surrounded by range of Aravali Mountains, the scenic quotient of the natural places hypes, Thus Ubeshwar Ji can be well defined as a picnic location with the admirable natural views combined with spiritual peace fulfilled by Ubeshwar Ji Temple. A religious place with immense beauty of waterfalls, greenery, mountains, pure aura, topped with a small pond. The place is crowded with locals in the monsoon season, as the rainfall turns the place heavenly. The pond is subtle with small fishes in it; you can just sit near it, feed the fishes and adore the beauty or take in swim in the pond. The perfect location for commencing the ideal picnic is near the pond, the land available near the pond contains stones and sand; therefore, don’t forget to carry your floor mats or portable chairs along with you.

5 TIDI DAM –

Nature has been gracious to bless Udaipur with such astonishing beauty. When you search for places nearby Udaipur, you’ll get a lot of options to explore. One such beautiful place is Tidi Dam. Nearly 34 kms away from city, this place was constructed by Hindustan Zinc Limited in year 1976, having a capacity of 300mcft and 67ft height. It is a main source of water supply for Zawar Mines. The photography enthusiasts might have really amazing shots to look out for. This place looks magical during monsoon. Definitely the best time to visit is from July to September. Avoid going in evening. Everyone must visit once to this place with either friends or family. Weekends are a bit clumsy here as you might witness a lot of crowd over here, so avoid weekends if you don’t like so much crowd.