7 Best Places to Visit in Udaipur

Needless to say, Udaipur is indeed one of the best places to visit with your company be it your family or friends or your beloved.

If a scheduling is being made for a sizzling weekend retreat to Udaipur- THE CITY OF LAKES, you’re searching exactly on the right platform. Freshly ranked as the 3rd best city in the world, Udaipur is a reverie destination. While you plan for a short trip, the major quandary you might come across would be from where exactly should you start exploring this paradise from.

Well , as we want your trip to be a memorable one, rather than muddled, here we list the TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT IN UDAIPUR while your journey to the CITY OF LAKES.

Ranging from magnificent hotels to pastoral forts and palaces, Udaipur has got to be the topmost on your list.

1 - City Palace :

The CITY PALACE FORT IN UDAIPUR is one of the best examples that highlights the grandeur and magnificence that the rulers of Mewar enjoyed during their rule and still stands as majestic and as tall as it sings of their glory.

THE CITY PALACE FORT IN UDAIPUR is situated on the banks of the grand lake PICHOLA manifesting a fusion of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture with a tint of European taste too making it one of the most charming forts of Udaipur.

Lush with balconies, towers and majestic pillars lofty over the lake, it also provides a scintillating view of the city and he market situated just outside the palace from where nobody can leave empty-handed as they have plenty of souvenirs for you.

Duration to Visit: 2 Hours (Approx)

Timings: 9am-5.30pm (Ticket Counter gets closed at 4.30pm)

Entry Fee: INR 250 (Adults), INR 100 (Kids)

2- Jagdish Temple :

THE JAGDISH TEMPLE IN UDAIPUR is also one of the best places in to visit during your journey to this mesmerizing City of Lakes as this temple is located just besides the majestic CITY PALACE FORT and competing in tallness and grandeur of the fort.

Basically , a home to many spiritual souls , praying to LORD VISHNU in the sparkling Jagdish Temple in Udaipur not only relaxes you but also gives you mental and spiritual peace and relieves you of your intellectual and physical vulnerability. This is one place which no one would ever like to miss while their journey to THE CITY OF LAKES.

You have to climb up 32 stairs in order to attain this ultimate peace wherein when you enter you can find the shrine on which LORD VISHNU rests decorated with strikingly intelligent marble and stone artwork which is a bookmark of THE RAJASTHANI ART.

Duration to Visit: 30 Minutes (Approx)

Timings: 5am to 2.30pm and 4pm-10pm

Entry Fee: None

3 – Saheliyon ki Bari , Udaipur

When it comes to seeing places the best places to visit in Udaipur , Saheliyo ki Bari is a beauty which demands your special attention as this beautifully constructed garden was especially built for the Royal ladies of the Kingdom and their maidens.

Apart from the fact that the scintillating beauty SAHELIYO KI BARI has historic connotation, the most striking fact still stands that all the fountains located in the garden have supplies directly from the LANDMARK lake of Udaipur - THE FATEHSAGAR LAKE.

The marvellous architectural garden called the SAHELIYO KI BARI was built by Maharana Sangram Singh in the 18^th century and adds to the beauty of the VENICE OF THE EAST i.e. The City of Lakes – Udaipur.

4 – SAJJAN GARH or THE MONSOON PALACE

Sajjan Garh in Udaipur is ranked amongst one of the best palaces in Udaipur in terms of beauty, grandeur and historic connotation. Resting upon the milestone hill of Udaipur – THE ARAVALIS, this palace was initially built as a situate of leisure time for the glitzy Royalties of Mewar Kingdom.

The Sajjan Garh Palace in Udaipur is a brilliant example of Rajasthani art culture as it is built in White with domes resting on its top and giving an eye-capturing view of the CITY OF UDAIPUR. The Sajjan Garh palace is now under Forest Authorities and is measured as a historical monument.

As the name suggests, THE SAJJAN GARH PALACE is also known as THE MONSOON PALACE gives a breathtaking sight of the city of Udaipur from the top and gives marvellous and supreme pictures especially during monsoon with scintillating panorama and clouds abode leaving you in a paradise like feel.

Duration to Visit: 1-2 Hours (Approx.)

Timings: 9am to 6pm

Entry Fee: Rs.100 per person, Rs.30 for car parking.

5 – SHILPGRAM

Rajasthan is not only famous for its dazzling beauty and variant landscapes but also for the variation the lifestyles of the natives. The local tribal natives of Rajasthan give you a feel of not only “RANGEELO RAJASTHAN” but also a chance to touch their signature village style.

The lifestyle of the tribal of Rajasthan can be witnessed at SHILPGRAM in Udaipur, located in the west of Udaipur, is a hub to the rural ethos and cultural artwork.

Shilpgram in Udaipur or THE “CRAFTSMEN’S VILLAGE” hosts an annual program during the winters to showcase the different traditional dances , artworks , craftsmanship and a scent of the pure Rajasthani Culure where visitors from all around come to indulge in the cultural program.

Duration to Visit: 1 Hour (Approx.)

Timings:  11am to 7pm

Entry Fee:  Indian (Adult & Child) – Rs. 30, Foreigner – Rs.50

6 – JAG MANDIR PALACE (LAKE GARDEN PALACE)

Udaipur – The city of Lakes hosts not only a vast cultural taste but also provides eye-catching dazzling experience to the tourists as it holds within itself enormously beautiful and shiny JAG MANDIR PALACE.

JAG MANDIR in Udaipur is located in the middle of the majestic and glorious lake PICHOLA and is accessible through a customized and viable boat-ride. The JAG MANDIR in UDAIPUR is lush with greenery and some of the most prettiest flowers blooming like fragrant valley of tulips.

THE JAG MANDIR PALACE of Udaipur has an intriguing history behind it and was built in the 17^th century by the Mewar Dynasty with yellow sandstone and amazing carvings on the walls which give it a dynamic look and glamour.

7 – Vintage Car Museum, Udaipur

Udaipur’s historical role in the story of the Mewar dynasty has a lot to speak of itself which is quite evident from the fact that Udaipur holds within itself some of the best architectural and enchanting monuments and palaces. But apart from that, this lavishing VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM in UDAIPUR is a palpable illustration of the super-stylish and well-appointed routine of the ROYAL COURTS.

THE VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM in UDAIPUR was inaugurated back in the year 2000 and holds exceptional models of some enviable Mercedes, Rolls Royce , 1939 Cadillac and many more. He cars are over 70 years old but are still in ideal working setting just as they say “History never gets old”.

The VINTAGE CAR MUSEUM in UDAIPUR is no less than a paradise for MACHINE-FREAKS and is certainly not something that you would like to miss on when in Udaipur.