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considered mahals, or palaces, in their own QZ`] _PX[WP^ _SP _S NPY_`]d .SL`X`VSL
]TRS_ BPɪWW WPL]Y XZ]P LMZ`_ _SP [LWLNPɪ^ Z] ɭ1Z`] 1LNPOɮ ?PX[WP T^ _SP XZ^_
ST^_Z]dɨLYO _SP WTaP^ ZQ _SP XLSL]LYL^ TX[]P^^TaP ?ST^ XL^^TaP _PX[WPɨOPOTNL_PO
bSZ WTaPO SP]PɨMd Pc[WZ]TYR _SP .T_d ;LWLNP _Z ,OTYL_S _SP ʭ]^_ 5LTY tirthankara, or
Museum, which is elaborately decorated with _PLNSP]ɨNZY_LTY^ $ SLWW^ # OZXP^ LYO
paintings, mosaics, and stained glass. 1,444 pillars so elaborately carved that no two
are the same.
7L_P] bPɪWW aT^T_ _SP Z]YL_P "_S NPY_`]d
Jagdish Temple, the oldest Hindu temple BPɪWW SLaP W`YNS L_ L WZNLW ]P^_L`]LY_ MPQZ]P
in Udaipur. Here, we’ll admire the intricate NZY_TY`TYR ZY _Z 5ZOS[`]ɨ_SP ^Z NLWWPO
NL]aTYR^ ZY _SP _PX[WPɨbSTNS T^ OPOTNL_PO ɭ-W`P .T_dɮ ZY _SP PL^_P]Y PORP ZQ =LUL^_SLYɪ^
_Z 5LROT^S LY TYNL]YL_TZY ZQ AT^SY` BPɪWW ?SL] /P^P]_ ,^ bPɪWW WPL]Y 5ZOS[`] SL^
return to the hotel and you’ll have some free NP]_LTYWd PL]YPO T_^ YTNVYLXP L^ XZ^_ ZQ _SP
_TXP _Z Pc[WZ]P XZ]P ZQ @OLT[`] bT_S W`YNS NZWZ] bL^SPO SZXP^ TY T_^ ZWO NT_d Pc`OP L
on your own. ]ZXLY_TN MW`P RWZbɨL S`P _SL_ ZYNP XL]VPO
_SP SZXP ZQ L -]LSXTY ?ST^ Le`]P ^PL ZQ
This afternoon, our small group will SZ`^P^ T^ ^`]]Z`YOPO Md L ^Tc XTWP WZYR
reconvene for a boat ride on the shimmering !_S NPY_`]d bLWW _SL_ VPP[^ Z`_ _SP SL]^S
7LVP ;TNSZWL 4Y _SP !_S NPY_`]d _SP OP^P]_ ^LYO^ɨLW_SZ`RS _SP NT_d YZb Pc_PYO^
XLRYTʭNPYNP ZQ _SP WLVP NL[_TaL_PO 8LSL]LYL well beyond the wall’s limits. As we’ll
@OLT >TYRS 44 bSZ PaPY_`LWWd OPNTOPO _Z WPL]Y O`]TYR Z`] _TXP SP]P 5ZOS[`]ɨ_SP
move the capital of Mewar from Chittorgarh ^PNZYO WL]RP^_ NT_d TY =LUL^_SLYɨbL^
to its scenic shores, giving rise to the city of _SP NL[T_LW ZQ _SP ^_L_P ZQ 8L]bL] QZ] ʭaP
@OLT[`] @OLT >TYRS WL_P] Z]OP]PO _SL_ _SP WLVP centuries. The city was originally founded
be widened, while also building his illustrious by (and named after) Rao Jodha, chief of the
.T_d ;LWLNP LWZYR T_^ ^[L]VWTYR bL_P]^ɨL mighty Rathore clan, which is said to trace its
^_`YYTYR ^T_P _SL_ bPɪWW ^PP _ZOLd BPɪWW LW^Z WTYPLRP MLNV _Z 7Z]O =LXL L ]PaP]PO 3TYO`
aTPb 7LVP ;TNSZWLɪ^ _bZ T^WLYO [LWLNP^ɨZYP deity.
of which was reportedly Shah Jahan’s model
for the iconic Taj Mahal. BPɪWW L]]TaP TY _SP -W`P .T_d _ST^ PaPYTYR
LYO NSPNV TY _Z Z`] SZ_PW /TYYP] T^ ZY dZ`]
After our boat ride, we’ll enjoy dinner own tonight.
together at a local restaurant.
Breakfast, Lunch
-]PLVQL^_ /TYYP]
Day 4 Mehrangarh Fort • Overland
Day 3 Overland to Jodhpur • to Khimsar
Visit Ranakpur
BPɪWW NSPNV Z`_ ZQ Z`] SZ_PW _ST^ XZ]YTYR
This morning, we’ll depart Udaipur and and depart Jodhpur on our overland transfer
drive north to Jodhpur. En route, we’ll to our desert retreat in Khimsar. Before we
^_Z[ L_ =LYLV[`]ɨZYP ZQ _SP WL]RP^_ LYO WPLaP _SP NT_d SZbPaP] bPɪWW Pc[WZ]P ZYP
XZ^_ TX[Z]_LY_ 5LTY _PX[WP NZX[WPcP^ TY of Jodhpur’s most spectacular sights: the
4YOTL STOOPY TY _SP ]PXZ_P ^SLOZb ZQ L WLaT^S 8PS]LYRL]S 1Z]_ bSTNS ZaP]WZZV^
bZZOPO aLWWPd BSTWP _SP NZX[WPc QPL_`]P^ the Blue City from its perch on a towering
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