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Booking the guide is optional here, which sets this apart from most full-day city itineraries. A private air-conditioned vehicle covers the City Palace, Jagdish Temple and Saheliyon ki Bari. Travellers choose a sedan for three or an SUV for six. Lunch and entry fees are settled at your own expense. - Among the most-reviewed private city tours in Udaipur, with a review base in the hundreds. - Reviewers name drivers Prakash, Sunny and Kailash for punctuality and local recommendations. - Groups report the itinerary being trimmed on request when a stop holds little interest. - Past travellers recommend an 8:30am start to reach the palace before the crowds.

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Entry tickets are pre-booked, so the ticket queue is bypassed on arrival. A licensed English-speaking guide covers the palace museum's rooms and courtyards. Around two hours are spent inside, with terrace views over Lake Pichola. Bottled water is provided and the tour is private to your group. - The palace complex was begun in 1553 and extended by Mewar rulers across four centuries. - Reviewers name guides Kapil and Gopal, and several recommend requesting one by name. - It is the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, with the museum occupying part of the Zenana Mahal.

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Chittorgarh lies about two hours east, making a long but single-stop day. The fort spreads across a plateau above the town, holding palaces and towers within its walls. A guide can be added at booking, or the site seen with the driver alone. Private transport runs door to door from Udaipur. - The fort carries a UNESCO listing as part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan. - The Vijay Stambh, a fifteenth-century victory tower, rises nine storeys inside the walls. - Chittorgarh served as the Mewar capital before the court moved to Udaipur.

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Three hours run from the bank of Lake Pichola out to Jag Mandir and back. The island palace, now a heritage hotel, appeared in the James Bond film Octopussy. Carved elephants line the landing where the boat ties up. Transfers to the lake are excluded, so travellers make their own way. - Lake Pichola was created in 1362 and shaped the city that grew around it. - Jag Mandir has been converted into a heritage hotel and is reached only by water. - The crossing takes in the City Palace frontage and the lake's other islands.

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