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A Humbling Experience in Vacation with Udaipur Tourism

Written by Jagjit Singh

Topic: TravelPublished July 19, 2012
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Udaipur is a beautiful land in Rajasthan. This is an appealing blend of sights, sounds and a perfect inspiration for fancy of creative people. Popularly referred as the “Venice of the East”, it is a city of lakes. Enveloped by the Aravali hills, Udaipur is a picturesque city.

During your travel to Udaipur, you can visit the following famous place:

The City Palacer
Dominating the city, this wonderful structure holds tourists' attention. This is a majestic palace that towers over the lake on a hill. It is an assortment of pavilions, courtyards, corridors, rooms, terraces and hanging gardens. On your Udaipur vacation, you can enter through the main entrance, which is through the triple-arched gate.

The architectural style is a perfect combination of European, Rajput and Chinese architecture. Adorned with royal paintings, beautiful carvings and stunning decoration, the palace wins the heart of tourists. Counted among the best Udaipur palaces, it also offers breathtaking views of Lake Pichola.

Fateh Sagarr
Named after Maharana Fateh Singh, Fateh Sagar is a wonderful lake. In the middle of this huge lake, lies the Nehru Park. It is a beautiful garden island with a boar shaped cafe. It is an important part of your Udaipur tour. Tourists can gain access here by an exciting boat ride.

Pichola Laker
Travel Udaipur to see this beautiful lake that enraptured Maharaja Udai Singh. Later, he expanded it. Enveloped by palaces, hills, temples and bathing ghats, the lake looks amazingly beautiful. Jag Mandir and Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) on the lake offer spectacular magnificence.

Jagdish Templer
Dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of Lord Vishnu, Jagdish Temple lies in the City Palace complex.This is the largest temple in the city. Fashioned in Indo-Aryan style of architecture, it has amazingly beautiful carvings and sculptures that hold tourists' attention.

Saheliyon-ki-Barir
Built by Maharana Sangram Singh, this is the “Garden of the Maidens”. This beautiful palace has several decorative elements like fountains, lotus pool, glass mosaics etc. It is a perfect place of amusement.

Udaipur Solar Observatoryr
Known as the best Solar Observing site in Asia, the observatory lies on an island in the Fateh Sagar Lake. Enveloping the telescopes, this large water body lessens the amount of heating of the surface layers. This famous observatory includes a range of telescopes that imparts excellent quality of solar observations.

Places of Excursions

Some notable places of excursion include:

  • Kumbhalgarh Fort
  • Ranakpur Temples
  • Eklingji (Jain Temple)
  • Chittorgarh Fort
  • Jaisamand Lake
  • Nathdwara (Shrinathji Krishna Temple)

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Udaipur tourism offers some of the best glimpses of the glory of the royal era. Renowned for being the second largest artificial lake in Asia, Jaisamand Lake attracts tourists with its beautiful views.