Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Bundi

Days 1 to 3: Udaipur

3 nights · Easy · Rajasthan's city of lakes, with a hilltop palace complex above Lake Pichola.

Day 1: Udaipur

• Start early at the City Palace before the crowds.
• Walk to Jagdish Temple, about 150 metres away.
• Take a late afternoon boat on Lake Pichola to Jag Mandir.
• See the 7 PM folk dance show at Bagore ki Haveli.

Day 2: Udaipur

• Visit the Bagore ki Haveli museum in the morning.
• Take an auto to Saheliyon ki Bari.
• Go on to Fateh Sagar Lake, about 1 km away, for a boat ride.
• Stay by Fateh Sagar Lake for sunset.

Day 3: Udaipur

• Go to Shilpgram when it opens at 11 AM.
• Drive up to Sajjangarh (Monsoon Palace) in the afternoon.
• Leave Sajjangarh before dark.
• Have dinner at a rooftop restaurant near Lake Pichola.

Getting here from Udaipur: Road, about 2 hours. About 120 km by road.

Day 4: Chittorgarh

1 night · Easy · Mewar town below a vast hilltop fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with palaces, temples and towers.

Day 4: Chittorgarh

• Enter Chittorgarh Fort through its gates in the morning.
• See Rana Kumbha Palace and then climb Vijay Stambh.
• Visit the Meera, Kumbha Shyam and Kalika Mata temples and the Gaumukh Reservoir.
• Walk to Padmini Palace in the afternoon.
• Stay for the evening light and sound show.

Getting here from Chittorgarh: Road, about 3 hours. About 160 km by road.

Days 5 to 7: Bundi

2 nights · Easy · A blue-washed Rajput town of stepwells and painted palace walls, with none of the crowds of its neighbours.

Day 5: Bundi

• Arrive from Kota and check in to a haveli in the old town.
• Climb to the palace and spend the middle of the day in the Chitrashala.
• Continue up to Taragarh for the view over the blue town.
• Watch the sun go down over Nawal Sagar from a rooftop.

Day 6: Bundi

• Raniji ki Baori early, before the light gets hard.
• Walk the market and the smaller stepwells.
• Drive out to Sukh Mahal and Jait Sagar in the afternoon.
• Return to Kota for an evening train, or stay a second night.