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Solo travel · Udaipur · India

Solo travel in Udaipur

How to enjoy Udaipur at your own pace.

Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team

Photo: Henrik Bennetsen, CC BY-SA 2.0

Quick answer

Udaipur is one of the more relaxed cities in India for solo travellers, with many guesthouses and rooftop cafés in Lal Ghat and Hanuman Ghat and a compact old city. Many solo travellers base themselves in Lal Ghat.

Key facts

Base
Lal Ghat
Getting around
Walking
Emergency number
112 (national emergency number)
Language
Hindi, Mewari and English

Solo travel tips

  • Stay in a guesthouse in Lal Ghat or Hanuman Ghat for easy walking and other travellers.
  • Join a cooking class or a guided walk to meet people.
  • Book drivers through your accommodation rather than street touts.
  • Women travelling alone should dress modestly and may receive unwanted attention; firmness and staying in busy areas helps.
  • Keep small change for autos and snacks, as drivers often lack change.

Where to stay

$$ · Best for first-timers, budget, culture and solo travellers

Lal Ghat

Lal Ghat is the dense heart of the old city below the City Palace walls, where narrow lanes lead from Jagdish Temple and Gangaur Ghat down to the shore of Lake Pichola. Converted havelis and guesthouses have rooftop restaurants with palace and lake views, and the City Palace, Bagore Ki Haveli and boat jetties are all a few minutes' walk away.

Good
Walk to the main sights; Rooftop lake views; Wide range of guesthouses
Watch out
Narrow lanes busy with motorbikes; Touts and commission shops
Nearby
Jagdish Temple, City Palace, Gangaur Ghat, Bagore Ki Haveli

Great on your own

City Palace, Udaipur
Photo: Henrik Bennetsen, CC BY-SA 2.0

Palace · Lal Ghat

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.

Time needed
2–3 hours
Cost
Mid-priced
  • Iconic
  • History
  • Architecture
  • Views
  • Rainy day

Experience · Lake Pichola

Lake Pichola boat ride

Take a sunset trip for the light on the City Palace, and sit on the side facing the palace on the return leg.

Time needed
1 hour
Cost
Mid-priced
  • Iconic
  • Couples
  • Views
  • Photo spot
  • Kids
Lake Palace, Udaipur
Photo: user:Flicka, CC BY-SA 3.0

Palace · Lake Pichola

Lake Palace

Unless you are staying or dining there by reservation, the best views are from a sunset boat ride or from the rooftops of Lal Ghat and Ambrai.

Time needed
Viewed from the shore or a boat
Cost
Free
  • Iconic
  • Views
  • Couples
  • Free
  • Photo spot
Jagdish Temple, Udaipur
Photo: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0

Religious site · Lal Ghat

Jagdish Temple

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

Time needed
45 minutes
Cost
Free
  • Free
  • History
  • Architecture

Meeting people

  • Rooftop dinner over Lake Pichola — Many old-city guesthouses and havelis have rooftop restaurants looking across to the illuminated City Palace and Lake Palace.
  • Thali lunch — An unlimited Rajasthani vegetarian thali is the best-value meal in Udaipur, with servers refilling dal, vegetables and rotis.

Sensible precautions

The main issues are traffic in narrow lanes, touts and commission-based shopping tours, and heat from April to June. Watch your step on wet ghats and keep bags secure in crowded bazaars.

Emergency number
112 (national emergency number)
Staying connected
4G and 5G coverage is good; buying a local SIM card requires your passport and a photo, while eSIMs are an easier alternative.

Questions travellers ask

+Is Udaipur good for solo travellers?

Udaipur is one of the more relaxed cities in India for solo travellers, with many guesthouses and rooftop cafés in Lal Ghat and Hanuman Ghat and a compact old city.

+Where should solo travellers stay in Udaipur?

Lal Ghat: Old-city lanes between Jagdish Temple and the lake, full of rooftop guesthouses.