Lake Pichola

Lake Pichola is another popular fresh water lake in the city enclosing the two most famous islands viz Jagmandir  and Hotel Lake Palace. Lake has some significant places nearby namely the Dudh talai lake, Manikya Lal Verma Garden, Rope-Way to Karni Mata Temple and the Musical Fountain.


It was built in 1962 AD and named after the nearby Picholi village.  The lake has a surface area of about 696 hectares. It is 4 kilometers long, 3 kilometers wide, and has depth varying from a minimum of 4.32 meters (14.2 ft) to a maximum of 8.5 meters (28 ft). The Sisarma stream, a tributary of the Kotda River, drains a catchment of 55 km² from the Aravalli Mountains and contributes to the water in the lake.


The Lake is surrounded by some of the world renowned hotels such as Udai Vilas Palace, The Leela Palace and City Palace where you can find the lake view suites, or you can stay in between the lake at The Lake Palace Hotel.
When Overflowed, The water from Pichola reaches lake FatehSagar via a link-canal.


Boating Facility is available at the lake. Several Food Joints are also there at a distance of few meters from lake, serving mainly Indian and Chinese food. Other than these, tea, snacks & corn(seasonal) stall vendors can also be found beside the lake.  


The Lake is approachable by road from the by  Tongas, auto-rickshaws and taxis available from central bus stand, railway station and almost everywhere in the city.

SajjanGarh (Monsoon Palace)

Sajjangarh or Sajjangadh (Less popularly known as Monsoon palace) is a hill top palace situated at bansdara peak of the Aravali hill range at height of 3000ft. Owing to its height It can be seen from entire city area.


The fort presents mesmerizing view of city and aravali ranges in all directions. One can see the entire city from front side of the palace and the infinitely extending aravali hills from the other side. All the famous lakes viz Fateh Sagar Lake, Lake Pichola, Lake Govardhan Sagar can be seen from here. The palace also gives a beautiful view of sunset.

Its a 3 story above the ground building out of which 2 are open for public. The palace was started by Maharana  Sajjan Singh, which was later on completed by Maharana Fateh Singh.


Built with the white marble, the  palace fairly shows the luxury and royalty of Mewar Dynasty. From the Entry gate to the rooms and  from the architecture to finishing, it reflects the perfection of art and endless hard work of the workers.


The entire hill region is a wildlife sanctuary as well, named 'Sajjangadh Wildlife Sanctuary', so if you are lucky enough, you can find deers, tortoise, neelgai, sambhar, wild boars, jackals  and even tigers(rarely)


Other then the palace, There is cafeteria and a park available at the top, which makes this place a popular  picnic spot too. 


Although The  illuminated palace looks amazing at night, the entry is prohibited after evening, due to the risk involved. From city it looks like a pearl hanging in the sky, due to the invisibility of hill at night.

How to reach: Auto-Rickshaw are NOT allowed to go on the hill, One can reach the palace using either a 2 wheeler or 4 wheeler. Tickets are available at entrance at the foot of the hill, from here, single lane road is available upto the top. 

Lake Fateh Sagar

Enclosing a perimeter of 6km, Fateh Sagar is considered to be the most beautiful lake in the city. Its situated inside the city and sorrounded by some significant places like Rajeev Gandhi garden, Pratap Smarak, Neemach Mata etc.

History says that in 1687, Maharana Jai Singh first constructed the lake but two hundred years later the lake was damaged heavily during floods, and thereafter Maharana Fateh Singh, the ruler of former Mewar State, reconstructed it in 1888. The lake is now named after the king as "Fateh Sagar lake"

About the Lake:

The lake is sorrounded Aravalli hills on three sides with a straight gravity stone masonry dam on the eastern side which has a spillway to discharge water overflows. The runoff water emerging from surrounding hills drains into this lake

Lake is filled up by 3 sources other then the rainfall, one from Pichola Lake, the other from Madar Lake and the third one from Badi Lake lead to the Fatah Sagar Lake.Monsoon rains are the main source of all water to the lake. Its gaugae level is +13ft. 

Fateh Sagar (Commonly known as FS) is considered to be the best hangout place in town. There is a 800 mts. walkway parallel to the dam with benches facing the lake, else you can sit over the railings provided throughout the lake. 

It also has 2 islands viz Nehru Garden & Solar Observatory. Nehru Garden is a park spread in a large area with beautiful flora & fountains in it. Solar Observatory is a research center for studying weather conditions

Lots of food courts, shops & stalls are also available near the lake with quality and variety food items.

Boating and adventure sports like speed boat & water scooter are also available. Boat for Nehru garden is also available from here.

 Here are some pictures of the lake

Places to visit

Udaipur owns some of the most beautiful natural  places on the earth. Some of them are world famous, some are less known and some are still not on the map.While visiting the city, most people miss these less known but equally beautiful places. Here you will get to know about all those places. 


Places with cultural and historical importance:
Lake Fateh Sagar
Lake Pichola
Shilpgram
Moti Magri (Pratap Smark)
Saheliyon Ki Badi
Nehru Garden
Nimaj ( or Nimach) Mata
City Palace & Museum
Jagdish Temple
Dudh Talai
Karni Mata Temple
Sajjangadh Fort
Bagor ki haveli
HaldiGhati
KumbhalGadh
Udaisagar Lake
Swaroop Sagar Lake
Govardhan Sagar Lake


Gardens & Parks :
DinDayal Upadhyaya Garden
Manikya Lal Verma Garden (Musical Fountain & RopeWay)
Rajeev Gandhi Park
Sukhadia Circle


Picnic Spots:
Bagheri Ka Naka
Badi Ki Paal
Thoor Ki Paal
Kathar 
Vadsavan Mata Temple
Nandeshwar Mahadev Temple & Water Channel
Nagda Temple (Saas-Bahu Temple)
Madar Dam
Daya Dam
Tidi Dam
Jhameshwar Mahadev Temple

Lakecity Udaipur - History and Location

Welcome to "LAKECITY-UDAIPUR". Your one-stop destination to look for places in and around Udaipur city. Let’s have a look at History and Geography of this naturally blessed city before we start exploring.

UDAIPUR- From the pages of History :

Udaipur was founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II as the final capital of the erstwhile Mewar kingdom, located to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River. Legend has it that Maharana Udai Singh II came upon a hermit while hunting in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. The hermit blessed the king and asked him to build a palace on the spot, assuring him it would be well protected. Udai Singh II consequently established a residence on the site. In 1568 the Mughal emperor Akbar captured the fort of Chittor, and Udai Singh moved the capital to the site of his residence, which became the city of Udaipur.

Geographical Facts:

City lies at 24° 35' 0" North, 73° 41' 0" East on the Earth. To be more precise its situated in India in the Rajasthan state, about 402Km. from the capital of state (Jaipur) and 663Km. from the capital of country (Delhi)

Surrounded by the Aravali  mountain ranges from all sides, Udaipur consists of about 22 lakes in and around it and that's from where the name "City of Lakes" originated.

Udaipur was declared as World's best city by Travel and Leisure Magazine.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2009/cities

Here are some pictures showing ariel and lateral views of some famous places in the city. We will explore all of them one by one.

The Town