Ashoka Holidays

We left early in the morning to see the heroic Chittaurgarh Fort. And what an experience it was!

The Rajputs of the Mewar region of Rajasthan (Udaipur, Chittaurgarh and its nearby areas) have always been ferociously patriotic. Laying down their lives to protect their motherland from the invading Mughals. On the other hand, due to their geographical compulsions, the rulers of eastern Rajasthan did not have much of a choice, but to fawn the Mughals in Delhi.

Even today, the conservative Mewar Rajputs look down on their counterparts in the eastern half of the state and do not marry off their daughters to them.

Probably spurred by the tales of valiant soldiers, on our return, we took a horse safari in the rugged countryside for the rest of the day.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Excursions

Full Day excursion to the temples of Nagda, Eklingji and Nathdwara.

Half day excursion to Jaisamand, the largest manmade lake in Asia.

Full Day excursion to Ranakpur having incomparable marble Jain temples with thousands of carved pillars in the middle of the forest.

Full day excursion to the majestic and impregnable Kumbhalgarh Fort situated in the middle of a wild-life sanctuary. The massive ramparts of the fort run for two-and-a-half miles along the rugged Aravalli hillsides and are wide enough for eight horsemen to ride abreast on top of them.

Kumbhalgarh-
The Rajasthani version of The Great Wall of China.
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Full day excursion to Narlai.

One/two days trip to Dungarpur to see perfectly preserved medieval palaces and wall paintings. You can see a very interesting detail from one of Dungarpur's walls in the Wildlife section ;)

One night stay at Ghanerao or Deogarh.