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looking across Lake Pichola toward the City Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Udaipur: A Lake, A Palace, and A Garden

Posted on August 25, 2020October 14, 2020 by Mark And Chuck's Adventures

After a long day exploring on our journey from Jodhpur, we arrived at the beautiful City of Lakes, Udaipur. We arrived at the Trident Udaipur Hotel late in the evening, went through the usual temperature and health screening before checking in.

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While we had the opportunity to explore the city and food scene of Udaipur, we were so exhausted we opted for dinner at the hotel. The restaurant offered a buffet option or ala carte dinner. We chose not to do the buffet and then learned that the plated dinner also included a trip to the buffet for salad and dessert – quite a bargain.

After an early night, and a good night’s sleep grabbed breakfast and headed off to explore Udaipur. The resort was beautiful, but we had a very full day.

 

Gate 1 Travel bus outside the Trident Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Our bus packing up for departure
Man sweeping the front entrance of the Trident Udaipur
Trident Udaipur front drive
swimming pool of the Trident Udaipur
Swimming pool

Lake Pichola

Our first adventure of the day was a boat ride around Lake Pichola, an artificial freshwater lake created in 1362. The lake is bordered by the city and City Palace on one side, several hotels on the other, and beautiful hills off to one side.

The leisurely morning boat ride took us past gazebos lining the water, some where locals came to bathe.

 

View of the Udaipur City Palace across Lake Pichola
View of the City Palace across Lake Pichola
Marble Kiosks along Lake Pichola in Udaipur
Kiosks along Lake Pichola
Men bathing in Lake Pichola in Udaipur
Locals taking a dip

 

We also circled the incredible Jag Mandir, the Lake Garden Palace, in the middle of the lake. We’d absolutely love to stay there!

 

White marble elephant lining the edge of the Jag Mandir in Lake Pichola
Marble elephants at the Jag Mandir

 

As we made our way to the city side of the lake, we boarded a bus for a quick tour of the city before heading to the City Palace.

A Royal Procession

As we approached the City Palace, we passed a procession for the Royal Family leading up to the palace. The procession included beautifully decorated horses, bagpipers, and drummers, gifts for the Royal Family.

While we were still inside the bus with no place to stop, we managed to grab a quick video.

 

 

However, while I was off exploring the palace, Chuck was chilling in the courtyard when the procession arrived. He captured some great images, the brilliant colors were pretty amazing.

 

Man waving from an upper palace window at the Udaipur City Palace
Mark waving from the palace window

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Udaipur City Palace

City Palace Udaipur Entry Fee  

30 Rupees per person for Adults (approximately .40 US)

15 Rupees per person for Children (approximately .20 US

The City Palace was built over 400 years, beginning in about 1553. The palace complex is actually a series of structures that include 11 small palaces. The entire complex is made of granite and marble.

 

The city palace of Udaipur sitting at the top of a hill overlooking the city
Looking up the hill toward the City Palace
The marble and granite facade of the City palace in Udaipur
Marble and granite facade of the City Place
looking up toward the upper floors of the Udaipur City Palace
The upper floors of the City palace

 

The palace is very ornate and considered the largest palace of its type in Rajasthan. It sits on the top of a hill overlooking the city, Lake Pichola, and several historical monuments. You might actually recognize some of it from the James Bond movie Octopussy, filmed back in 1983.

 

looking down on the city of Udaipur from the top of the city palace
View of Udaipur for the top of the City Palace
Looking across Lake Pichola toward the mountains surrounding Udaipur
View of Lake Pichola from the City Palace
Brightly colored mosaic tile window screens on the upper floors of the City palace in Udaipur
Mosiac tile window screens
upper floor windows of the Udaipur City Palace decorated with colored glass
Colored glass in the palace windows
beautifully decorated upper floor balconies from the courtyard of the Udaipur City Palace
Upper floor balconies from the inner courtyards
light blue mosaic tile and gold sculpture wall decor in the Udaipur City Palace
Gold and mosiac tile wall decorations
handprinted pink wall murals of Rajasthani women
Hand-painted wall murals

The Garden of Maidens

Entry Fee

50 Rupees per person for Foreigners (approximately .67 US)

After spending the morning at the Udaipur City Palace, we headed over to Sahelion Ki Bari, also known as the Garden of Maidens.

The gardens were designed by Maharana Sangram Singh II for the entertainment of royal ladies and their maids of honor. The gardens were peaceful and quiet and are filled with fountains, kiosks, and a lotus pool with marble elephants.

 

Marble kiosk in the center of a fountain at the Garden of the Maidens in Udaipur
Kiosk in the center of a fountain
a large round lotus pond lined with carved white marble elephants at the Garden of the Maidens in Udaipur
White marble elephants in a lotus pond
brightly colored dahlias and wildflowers inside the Garden of the Maidens in Udaipur, India
Dahlias and wildflowers

It was a great way to end our too-short visit to Udaipur.

Taking Flight For Mumbai

A majority of our India adventures were on a tour bus, putting us at ground level for the diverse Indian countryside and gave us the ability to stop at unique sites.

For the last leg of our journey, we headed to Udaipur’s Maharana Pratap Airport. Our departure and flight to Mumbai were uneventful. But after that, life and our Indian adventure were about to change.

 

 

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