Overview

Udaipur and Mount Abu tour the most romantic tour in Rajasthan, a skyline of low Aravalli Hills and open spaces, fairytale palaces are strewn around the lake and a historic citadel on its shore. Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan whose scenic location and throngs of cheerful Gujarati tourists and dreamy-eyed local honeymooners. Udaipur, whose palace-fringed lake offers one of Rajasthan’s most quintessentially romantic experiences - is still unforgettable, despite the city’s increasingly rampant tourist development and vast crowds of Western visitors. This Udaipur and Mount Abu holiday package offers you the best of both cities, making a romantic Rajasthan tour. The 5 days and 4 nights tours offer you a laid-back holiday atmosphere to explore the attractions of Udaipur and Mount Abu.

Trip Highlights

Enjoy boating on the scenic Lake Pichola

Explore the architectural marvels of Udaipur

Go sightseeing in Mount Abu

Pay homage at the Dilwara Temples

5 Days Udaipur Mount Abu Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Udaipur

On your arrival in Udaipur, get transferred to the pre-decided hotel. Check in at the hotel, and you are free to spend the rest of the time at leisure. One can spend the evening, spreading around the shores of the idyllic Lake Pichola and backdropped by a majestic ring of craggy green hills. While enjoying boating on Lake Pichola you can witness the intricate sequence of ornately turreted and balconied palaces, whitewashed Havelis and bathing ghats clustered around the waters of the lake. Another fascinating attraction is City Palace which stands moulded in soft yellow stone on the northeast side of Lake Pichola, its thick windowless base crowned with ornate turrets and cupolas. This is the largest royal complex in Rajasthan the building comprises eleven different palaces constructed by successive maharanas who laid the foundation of Udaipur in 1559. Stay overnight at the hotel in Udaipur.

Day 2: Udaipur City Tour

After your delicious breakfast, start the second day with a visit to the Jagdish Temple, raised above the main crossroads a little north of the City Palace. It is a centre of constant activity, which was built in 1652 and dedicated to Lord Jagannath. Its outer walls and towering shikhara are heavily carved with figures of Vishnu, scenes from the life of Krishna, and dancing apsaras. Then north of the temple, a lane leads to Bagore-ki-Haveli, a 138-room lakeside haveli built in 1751 by the Prime Minister, Amarchand Barwa, and now nicely restored. A section of the building has been converted into a worthwhile museum, arranged on two floors around one of the rambling haveli’s several courtyards.

Next head towards the hoary old Bharatiya Lok Kala museum is home to a collection of exhibits covering the fol traditions of Rajasthan and India, with dusty displays of colourful masks, musical instruments and models of folk dances. Short, amusing puppet shows are staged throughout the day on demand.

Later, you head to Fateh Sagar Lake, connected to Lake Pichola by a canal built in the early 1900s and fringed with rugged hills. On the eastern side of the lake is the pleasantly peaceful Moti Magri, a steep-sided hillock covered in a mix of light woodland and ornamental gardens, and offering fine views over Fateh Sagar. Just past the entrance to Moti Magri, a small hetty marks the departure point for boats to Nehru Park, on an island in the centre of the lake, a pleasant escape from the bustle of the town.

Northeast of Moti Magri, Sahelion-ki-Bari, the ‘garden of the maids of honour', was laid out by Sangram Singh as a summer retreat for the diversion and entertainment of the ladies of the royal household. Next, the road running around the south of Fateh Sagar leads to the rural arts and crafts centre of Shilpgram, near the village of Havala. Stay overnight at the hotel in Udaipur.

Day 3: Udaipur to Mount Abu

After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed towards Mount Abu by the road. Upon reaching, check in the hotel and rest for a while. Mount Abu’s reputation as a ‘honeymooners paradise’, quite apt in our opinion, still does not do justice to the charms of this lovely hillscape. To begin with, it takes something special to be a lush hill station in a desert state. Mount Abus’s highest point is Guru Shikhar Peak. There’s also Sunset Point justly famed for its panoramic views. These spots are surrounded by forests and are home to wildlife. In addition, around Mount Abu itself you’ll come across many white-clad Brahma Kumaris, members of an international spiritual movement whose headquarters are situated in a quiet valley. Stay overnight at the hotel in Mount Abu.

Day 4: Mount Abu

On the fourth day of this trip, you will start your day by visiting one major attraction that draws many tourists the Jain Temples at Dilwara. It is hidden in thick woodland north of the town the temples are decorated with the most intricate marble carving in the world. Here you see marble become rain, dew, fire, silk. The two main shrines are called the Vimal Vasahi Temple and the Luna Vasahi dedicated to the first Jain Tirthankara Adinath and to the 22^nd Tirthankara Lord Neminath respectively. Later, proceed to Nakki Lake, the town centre around which sprawls a market. This lake is the centre for most activities in Mount Abu, and boating here is a must-do.  For a taste of the wild, visit the Mt Abu Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a birdwatcher’s paradise, with more than 250 species of birds. Trevor’s Tank is particularly a treat for birdwatchers, as the densely wooded hills around it are a haven for pigeons, peacocks and partridges. Panthers, sambar, jungle cats, and wild boar are found here, and if your timing is right, you may just spot them having a drink from the reservoir, after sunset. Stay overnight at the hotel in Mount Abu.

Day 5: Mount Abu to Udaipur

Today is the last day of your Mount Abu and Udaipur trip. In the morning, enjoy your breakfast and drive back to Udaipur Airport/ Railway station to continue your onward journey.