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| Location |
| The
Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas Island
and covers the whole of 1.5 hectare of the
island in the middle of the Pichola Lake at
Udaipur - the last Sisodia bastion and royal
capital of Mewar and well connected to Delhi
and Jaipur by train or bus. |
| About
the Lake |
The
Lake Palace was built by Maharana Jagat Singh
in 1743. The Maharana, ruler of Jaipur was
very friendly with Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
from 1628 to 1654, and encouraged his craftsmen
to copy some of the glories of his incomparable
buildings at Agra . The successive rulers
used this cool haven as their summer resort,
holding their regal durbars in its courtyards.
These courtyards lined with columns, pillared
terraces, fountains and gardens all add to
its impressive image. This Lake palace was
built in the 17th century on a natural foundation
of 4 acers of rock. It was initially called
Jaginwas after its founder Maharana Jagjit
Singh.
This Lake Palace was meant as a royal summer
palace and now converted into a heritage hotel
under the Taj group of hotels since 1971.
Fantastic location, dreamy ambience, fairy
tale slight craftsmanship and the interiors
based on ethnic themes using textiles and
handicrafts all over are simply stupendous.
This fancy white palace has a bar, restaurant,
open air courtyard, little shopping arcade,
lotus ponds, and a small swimming pool. This
Lake Palace has 83 rooms including 17 beautiful
suites and 53 Deluxe rooms. The rooms and
the suites of the hotel are beautifully designed;
each having a particular theme & decorated
with textiles and handicrafts of the region.
The royal banquet rooms are now reception
rooms, bars and restaurants. The 24-hour room
service, the car rentals, baby-sitting, the
doctor, the florist, the parking, swimming
pool, gym, shoe-shine, travel desk, laundry
cleaning, you ask and the lake Palace Heritage
Hotel will be ready with its class services.
The Lake Palace is one of the most beautiful
and peaceful palaces in the world, arising
out of the Turquoise Waters of the Pichola
like an elegant fantasy in white marble. This
gorgeous Palace girdled by the splendid mountains
and blue shimmering Pichhola Lake. |
| Nearby
Attraction |
| There is
another attraction ‘ Lake Fateh sagar' in
Udaipur and it is nearby attraction of Lake
Palace . It is a man-made lake built by Maharana
Jai Singh in 1678 to the north of Lake Pichola
. It is bordered by hills and woodland. There
is a canal connecting the two lakes via Rang
Sagar and Swaroop Sagar Lakes . Nehru Island
on the lake is just as good-looking as well
as an islet bearing a solar observatory that
seems to emerge from the lake. |
| How
to reach |
Udaipur
can be easily accessed through air, train
or road.
By Air : Indian
Airlines operates flights from Udaipur to
Delhi, Jaipur, Aurangabad, Jodhpur and Mumbai.
By Rail : Udaipur is well
connected to Delhi , Jaipur and Ahmedabad
by train.
By Road : There
are many deluxe buses operating from Udaipur
to Jaipur, Ajmer , Kota , Bundi, Jodhpur and
Chittorgarh. |
| Climate |
| Udaipur
has a tropical climate, but more pleasing
than other places in Rajasthan. Summers are
invariably hot and winters are not very cold.
Winters are best to visit from September to
March. |
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