Visit to Sahelion Ki Bari, Garden of the Maidens, Udaipur
Description
Udaipur was the capital of the Kingdom of Mewar. This touch of royalty is visible even in the ‘Garden of the Maidens’ that was designed by Rajput King, Maharana Sangram Singh and gifted to his queen when she brought with her an entourage of 48 young women attendants as part of her dowry. Spend a few hours of relaxation in this beautiful garden set along the shores of the Fateh Sagar Lake. Highlights • Fountains in the shape of birds and elephants • Marble pavilions • Rain fountains
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Itinerary
You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to Saheliyon Ki Bari, a beautiful garden that was once a part of the royal pavilions of the Kingdom of Mewar. The garden was built between 1710 and 1734 and continues to be in a well maintained state even today. There are several water pools and marble fountains set in the midst of landscaped gardens. Some of the fountains are in the shape of birds and elephants. A pavilion of rain fountains was added at a later date. Marble pavilions built within the garden add to the beauty and splendor of this royal retreat. Situated in the garden is a small museum that has several items from the royal household collection. After spending some time in this royal garden, you can take lunch (own expense) at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will be driven back to your hotel.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We may pick up travelers from city center hotels / fixed point wiithin city limits. In case pick up is outside central points extra cost shall applicable subject to distance applicable.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
- Children below 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not recommended for pregnant women and people with back problems.
- Consider wearing comfortable clothes and walking shoes.
Reviews(2)
Me and my daughter visited here and it was a most beautiful garden for spending an hour or so. There are marble fountains, lotus flowers, walls brimming with bougainvillea in all colours. You can take many photos here. There’s one area where flowers such as dahlias are being grown and on another side there’s a garden with huge palms, tropical plants and flowers. It’s all very well maintained with fountains and statues. You can sit and enjoy the sun or walk around at leisure. It was well worth 100 rupee entrance foreigners charge (30 for Indians). Such a worthwhile place to spend time relaxing but ruined by an expensive photo experience before the gardens. Word of warning to travellers re photo kiosk: There are photo stalls situated at the gardens. They are near the main fountains where you can have photos taken as a traditional Maharani or Maharajah. Lots of people were doing it. It looked a fun activity and I thought it would be nice as a memory. The price started over 2600 rupees for 2 A4 photos. It was shown on a sheet but you have to watch out because the price changes depending on if you are a Westerner or Indian. Initially of course we didn’t realise this. I should’ve declined as my daughter did. After agreeing a price of 1600 rupees for 2 large photos thinking it was a good deal, we overheard a conversation with Indian ladies with our very basic Hindi. We understood that they’d paid only 300 rupees (150 rupees for one instead of 800) for the same as us. I queried it and the guy did nothing to explain why we’d been charged so much more. He was dismissive; we’d been ripped off and it’s not a good feeling to know that you have paid at least 5 times more. Money was taken in advance, so difficult to get money back. I asked for a refund but it didn’t happen, I asked for the 3rd copy which I got after being unhappy and making a fuss about it, though for goodwill he should have matched the same price and refunded. The Indian lady was still negotiating prices lower or something else to be included as we left. If you want this activity 300 should be agreed like others. Our rickshaw driver later to us to Pichola lake, where for the price of 300 rupees for 2 photos you can have the same thing done.
