Day 2 - Udaipur excursion continues....

The wonderful morning of the lake pichola (old udaipur city). Early morning initiated with "Elaichi chai" at Jagdish restaurant with welcoming samosa chaat. At 8.00 am tourist car arrived at hotel gate, we head towards kumbhalgarh and ranakpur (udaipur excursion).

The hotel owner had done the entire schedule for the day. We started our journey with our hired driver cum tour guide. He was quite informative and friendly too. On the way he was informing about the history of Udaipur and the other villages that came across. It took us 2 hours to reach Kumbhalgarh. Reached by 10:30 am . Kumbhalgarh is claimed to be the longest fort in the world after great wall of china. It has seven fortified gateway and 360 temples are within the fort and the vista from the palace top typically extended of kilometers into the Aravalli range (very huge).

Next destination was ranakpur, which is further 1 hour journey from kumbhalgarh. Ranakpur is a collection of Jain temples in their beauty. The build up of temple is of complete marble which is a real stunning beauty. We reached there by 1:00pm and completed the ranakpur passage by 2:30pm. In this mandir the lunch is also served for tourist and devotees from 12:30pm to 1:30pm at the minimum price.

A sunny afternoon after delicious lunch by 2:30 pm, we started our drive towards old Udaipur i.e. lake pichola and reached by 4:00 pm in the hotel. Driver was fast and safe to reach us on time. By then it was time for "Sayonara". Became busy in folding our belongings and ready to check out.

At this note, I would like to thanks the hotel owner and the tour guide for the warm greetings throughout our stay.

Boarded bus at 7:00 pm by Gujarat travels and reached Mumbai by 11:00 am (the next day). Aha! back sweet home gaining with  loads of memories from this short trip , the lavish food of Jaiwana Haveli restaurant & Natraj Thali.

 Welcoming chaats of Jagdish restaurant, 

Sweets and namkeens from JMB sweet shop, the market of bandhanis, silver jewels and dupattas from Silver corner.

Everything was just splendid. A lot is still left to seek udaipur city.

Find the other Udaipur spots below :

1. Monsoon palace : It can be seen from Udaipur city. The palace belong to Mewar royal family until in the hands of government.

2. Udaipur rope way : These red cable cars ferry sightseers are on short trips up the hill from Doodh Talai to Karni mata temple. Do be aware of the lines for buying tickets.

3. Shilpgram : Shilpgram means craftsmen's village located 3 kilometers from Udaipur and set up by the Government. It showcases the rural life of Rajasthan, Gujarat, maharashtra and Goa.

4. Fateh sagar lake : It is situated in the north of lake Pichola. there are 3 small island in these lake, the largest is the nehru park, the second island public park with an impressive jet spray and the third island is Udaipur Solar Observatory.

5. Saheliyon ki bari : It is a major garden and the popular tourist place. It has fountains and kiosks, a lotus pool and marble elephants. the name refer to "Garden of maidens".

Note : Do not avoid to take a boat ride from Lake Pichola which showcase Jag Mandir, City Palace, and cover the rim of the lake . It takes 1 hour to complete the projection of lake.

The overall cost for Day 2 was Rs. 1500 per person (including tips) and my entire weekend trip cost me around Rs. 3000 - 3500.

Do make a plan for Udaipur as its is called "the city of lakes."