Udaipur Tours in Flight with Sky Waltz

Udiapur, City of Lakes, Venice of the East, was once called home by the region’s royalty. The city’s beauty is so spectacular, a unique India tour is required to properly appreciate it—enter Sky Waltz hot air balloon rides.

Udaipur lies nestled as if the heart of the spectacular Aravalli Hills, its splendor reflected in the cool blue waters of Lake Pichola. Numerous lakes connected by a series of canals distinguish Udaipur from the rest of the sandy state of Rajasthan. Around this seventeenth century city, stand palaces and monuments of sandstone and white marble, embedded with jade, amber, and coloured glass—this is the India of people’s dreams.

Once capital of the feudal state of Mewar, Udaipur is named for its founder Maharan Udai Singh, who founded the city in 1568. Legend claims the king, while on a hunting trip in the Aravalli hills, encountered a holy man who informed him that any capital built on the shores of Lake Pichola would always be safe. It was sound advice as the surrounding hills provided the city with an excellent strategic advantage.

The old part of the city still consists of winding streets and forts built on tiny hills. Newer houses and stores lay interspersed among older dwellings and temples. Udaipur is also famous for its local arts and crafts, including beautiful handmade jewelry and luxuriously dyed fabrics.

Just a few of the popular landmarks in Udaipur include:

• The City Palace – exquisite artistry and architecture of the largest palace in Rajasthan can best be admired from the air
• Lake Pichola – the city’s most famous lake; the white marble palace appears to float on it
• Saheliyon Ki Bari (Garden of Maids of Honour) – ornamental lotus pools, black stone cenotaphs, and fountains created by Maharana Fateh Singh in 1734 for his queen and her court
• Sajjan Niwas Garden – built in the 1850s by Maharana Sajjan Singh, the garden contains some of the largest roses in the world and a small zoo for children
• Jagdish Chowk Road – a popular tourist bazaar filled with handmade crafts and jewelry
• Eklingji and Nagda Temples – beautiful historic temples, Eklingji is a complex with 108 shrines dedicated to Shiva

Any visit to India without a bird’s eye view of glorious Udaipur is incomplete. Contact Sky Waltz to book this unique India tour—a hot air balloon ride—over Udaipur today!