One day in Udaipur

Day by day

1. Day 1: City Palace and Jagdish Temple

   City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Bagore Ki Haveli and Gangaur Ghat, then Ambrai Ghat in the evening.

   1. Morning

      City Palace

      Arrive at opening to tour the museum before tour groups, and hire the official audio guide to make sense of the maze of rooms. Allow 2–3 hours.

   2. Late morning

      Jagdish Temple

      Visit during the morning or evening aarti prayers to hear devotional singing, remove your shoes and dress modestly. Allow 45 minutes.

   3. Lunch

      Lunch: Dal baati churma

      Rajasthani thali restaurants in the old city and around Bapu Bazaar.

   4. Afternoon

      Bagore Ki Haveli

      Arrive early for the evening dance show to get a seat on the cushions near the front. Allow 1.5–2 hours.

   5. Late afternoon

      Gangaur Ghat

      Sit on the steps in the early morning to watch the city wake up, with pigeons, bathers and boats on the lake. Allow 30 minutes.

   6. Evening

      Ambrai Ghat

      Come after sunset for the lights on the City Palace and the Lake Palace, and keep to the steps rather than the slippery edge.

If it rains

• Swap in Vintage and Classic Car Collection (Gulab Bagh): Combine it with the Gulab Bagh gardens next door, and visit in the afternoon heat as it is indoors.
• Swap in Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal (Fateh Sagar Lake): Time your visit for one of the puppet shows, a highlight for children.

Where to stay for this itinerary

Pace and daylight

The sights in this plan add up to roughly 6–7 hours of visiting over one day, before meals and getting between them. Daylight runs from about 10.6 hours in December to 13.7 hours in June.

Getting between stops: Walking. Jagdish Temple, the City Palace, Bagore Ki Haveli, Gangaur Ghat and the Chandpole bridge to Hanuman Ghat are all within about 15 minutes' walk of each other.

More or fewer days

• 2 days in Udaipur
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• 5 days in Udaipur

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