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Notes on Udaipur: what is on around the lake, what is worth the drive, and what the city looks like from this side of Fatehsagar.

When to Visit Udaipur: A Season-by-Season Guide

Winter is the easy answer, but the monsoon has a case and summer has a price. What each season in Udaipur actually gives you, and what it takes away.

  • udaipur
  • seasons
  • travel tips

  • A Weekend in Udaipur, From the Lake Out

    Two days, one axis. Day one on the shore of Fateh Sagar, day two in the old city and on Lake Pichola, with nothing on the list that needs more than a short drive.

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    • itinerary
    • weekend

  • Working from Udaipur: An Honest Workation Guide

    What it actually takes to work well from Udaipur for a few weeks: the questions to ask before booking, a daily rhythm that survives contact with real deadlines, and where a long stay beats a weekend.

    • workation
    • remote work
    • udaipur

  • Celebrations at the Garh

    Udaipur's palace hotels own the four hundred guest wedding. This is about the other kind: a proposal down at the water, a wedding of forty on a lawn, a birthday in December with a fire going.

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    • events
    • weddings

  • The Rooms, and the Guests Who Painted Us

    One of the rooms in this house was designed by a guest who happened to be an interior designer. Twelve days later she and her husband handed us a painting of the front of the house.

    • devendra garh
    • rooms
    • guests

  • A Slow Guide to Fateh Sagar Lake

    Fateh Sagar rewards three short visits in a day more than one long one. The morning walk, the boat to Nehru Garden, the evening chai and where to stand at sunset.

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    • fateh sagar
    • things to do

  • Riding Marwari Horses Through the Aravallis

    The horse with the curved ears is Rajasthan's own. What a morning in the saddle in the hills behind the lake is actually like, who it suits, what to wear, and when to go.

    • horse safari
    • marwari horses
    • udaipur

  • The Shilpgram Festival, at the End of December

    A week of craft, folk music and food on the edge of Udaipur. What is in the artisans' village, what happens in the amphitheatre after dark, and what time of day to arrive.

    • culture
    • festival
    • udaipur