we ee GHOOMOSA.com TOURS & TRAVELS Udaipur is known as the Venice of the East. It has to its credit some beautiful temples and gardens. It lies in the Girwa Valley amidst the Aravali hills of South Rajasthan. The City is considered a Romantic city with its lakes, gardens, temples and -an Oasis in the Thar Desert.“Udaipur Heritage Walk, Welcome to Ghoomosa.com, the best way to explore the Lake City of Rajasthan! Udaipur has a lot to offer to visitors - dazzling palaces, art and hand- icrafts, colourful people and vibrant bazaars. Squeezing it all into a short trip is not easy ~ but with Ghoomosa.com, you can now have the pleasure of a customized tour, at your convenience! What this tour is about This is a walk through the Old City, undoubtedly Udaipur’s busiest marketplace. To get a real feel of Udaipur and its old world charm, take a heritage walk along its winding thoroughfares. Chock-a-bloc with beautiful marble palaces, ancient temples, bright and caolourful havelis with facades of intricate jharokas, there is a temple at every turn and every house along the way has walls adorned with frescos in the miniature painting style of the region. As you walk along the narrow crooked streets, you will realise just how popular Lake Pichola is with tourists. Every other building here proudly proclaiming its rooftop restaurant with a view of the lake. All the luxury hotels too, are built in and around this lake.The Ghangaur Ghat with its impos- ing gateway and stunningly white Jagdish Mandir are the most strik- ing. The city palace is too, in its flamboyance. This walk will starts from Gangaur Ghat, with its triple-arched Tripolia Gate stands as a magnificent piece of architecture. The most splendid sights you'll see are the small struc- tures and grandiose palaces on Lake Pichola’s islands. Each one more beautiful and with intriguing histo- ry to it. You can see the washing sessions by women at the Ghat who find it the best time to catch up on gossip stories and a daily dose off reality show of life around them. This gracious 18th-century haveli, set on the water's edge in the Gangaur Ghat area, was built by a Mewar prime minister and has since been care- fully restored. There are 138 rooms set around courtyards, some arranged to evoke the period during which the house was inhabited, while others house cultural displays, including ~ intriguingly enough - the world’s biggest turban.> The haveli also houses a gallery featuring a fascinating collection of period photos of Udaipur and a surreal collection of world-famous monuments carved out of polysty- rene. Just walk up to one of the most visited places in Udaipur - Jag- dish Temple. The Temple is dedi- cated to Lord Vishnu, the preserv- er of the Universe. This part of the Bazaar is full of small shops on both sides of the road selling Handicrafts. After visiting Jagdish temple, a small break for a cup of Kullad chai from the local tea seller. These tiny bits of clay cups supposedly pro- vide little extra earthy taste and feel to the tea. Bringing the taste of India, the taste of soil of India! Nothing quite com- pare to drinking chai from one of these clay cups. Cradled in your hand a primitive cup and its warm dry rim on your lips, accompanied by an earthy smell and taste, it indeed strikes a rural chord deep down in our heart. These Kullads are both, environment friendly and lot more hygienic than usual plastic or glass cups especially when you are having in a roadside shop. After having your masala Kullad Chai, admire the century-old step wall of Maje-ki-Baoli on your way to see the utensil-making colony of Kasara Ki ol.Later, we continue our walk down the road towards the Clock Tower where you will see many interesting local shops selling different arti- cles of day-to-day require- ments. From Clock Tower we turn in to the Silver market, where you will see many shops selling Silver Jewel- lery and articles. Later we will enter in Mochiwara - which is a Shoe Bazar. This is again a very interesting market place where you can buy some of the typical embroided shoes called Jutties. At the end of the road, you will enter the vegetable market square, this veg- etable Market or Mandi is not a touristic part of Udaipur but here you will experience the regular life of the town. Just after entering in the market you will see many ladies sitting around bamboo baskets, which are used by the vegetable vendors to display the Fresh vegetables used by the vegetable vendors to display the Fresh vegeta- bles. During your walk of this area, you will see the whole- sale grain market, spice sell- ers, colourful local grocery shops, shops selling milk, cheese and milk products, tea shops, fruits, vegetables, local beauty products...the list is endless!Ghoomosa.com, the best way to explore the Lake City of Rajasthan! “Heri age walk, ee il aipur v Old city Lake pichola }Ghangaur Ghat Jagdhish Mandir Mochiwara Clock tower Agrasen Ki Baoli Tripolia gate i Cost: INR 1800 Per Person for a minimum of 2 persons Starts: At the entrance to Jagdish Temple at 11 am or 4 pm Duration: 2 hours Includes: English speaking guide, Tea break at one of the Local Shop, bottled water, all taxesEvery little shop presents interesting insights about life in this region of Rajasthan. Colourfully dressed men and women from adjoining rural areas flock to this market for their needs, so this walk also provides great oppor- tunities for seeing different communities that make up the Mewar region. Cost: INR 1800 Per Person for a minimum of 2 persons Starts: At the entrance to Jagdish Temple at 11 am or 4 pm Duration: 2 hours Includes: English speaking guide, Tea break at one of the Local Shop, bottled water, all taxes