Udaipur, the 'City of Lakes', is built around Lake Pichola, with the huge City Palace rising from its shore and the Lake Palace hotel floating in the middle. Tour the palace museum, then take a boat on the lake at sunset to Jag Mandir island.
The Bagore ki Haveli has evening folk dance shows. Rooftop restaurants look over the lake. The Monsoon Palace on a hill gives sunset views.
A small, family-run guest house in the Ganesh Ghati neighbourhood of old Udaipur, a short walk from Gangaur Ghat on Lake Pichola and the City Palace.
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