Rajasthan - Royal State of India (Chittorgarh)

Day 11: Monday, November 24, 2014

Bye-Bye Udaipur! Took an auto (Rs. 80) and went to Udaipur Bus station and boarded a bus for Chittaurgarh (Rs. 195). Chittaurgarh is approximately 115 KMs away from Udaipur. It took approximately 2.5 hours to reach us Chittaurgarh bus station. We took an auto (Rs. 20) and reached Hotel Heritage. We asked auto driver which is the best way to explore the Chittaurgarh fort. But obvious he won’t let a customer to let go. He quoted Rs. 600 as rent and will be our driver-cum-guide. We bargained and agreed for Rs. 450 and asked him to come at hotel after two hours. Rested for an hour in hotel and the auto driver called us. I reminded that there is still an hour to go and we first need to complete our lunch. I guess he was afraid that we may go with some other auto rickshaw as we had not paid any advance money. He insisted that he will take us to good restaurant for our lunch. We agreed and went to Rituraj Vatika restaurant with him for lunch. I must mentioned that food was indeed good and also in our budget.

It was 1.00 pm and we started moving towards Chittaurgarh fort. This is one of the largest fort in India. The guide told us that the fort is divided into three parts – People are living is first part, the second part has all the places that need to be seen and last part in under govt department. This is really a huge fort and it may take 6-7 hours to see entire fort on foots. So a vehicle is recommended here. Places that must not be missed to visit are: Vijay Stambh, Kirti Stambh, Gaumukh Reservoir, Rana Kumbha Palace, Padmini Palace. Meera bai Temple, Kalika Mata Temple, Fateh Prakash Palace (Government Museum) and Jain Temple adjacent to Kirti Stambh. Again I will avoid giving details about these places as you can google them. Few vendors who were renting traditional Rajasthani dress for Photo as a souvenir. We also saw a camel colourfully dressed. We decided to try the dress and click few pictures on the camel. There is no need to change the clothes as these dresses can be wear on your clothes. Cost of the dress and sitting on the camel for photo was Rs. 100. It took us approximately 3 hours to see the fort. Entry ticket to Chittaurgarh is Rs. 5 per person and Rs. 20 for the auto rickshaw. Light and Sound show available at Chittaurgarh Fort. We didn’t had anything else then visiting Chittaurgarh in our itinerary for today.


Day 11: Meera Temple inside Chittorgarh Fort

Day 11: Carving at Meera Temple inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Meera Temple inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Vijay Stambh or Victory Tower inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Carving on a temple wall inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Carving on a temple wall inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: View of Gaumukh Reservoir inside Chittorgarh Fort


 Day 11: Kirti Stambh or Fame Tower inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Kirti Stambh or Fame Tower inside Chittorgarh Fort


Day 11: Padmini's Palace inside Chittorgarh Fort



Day 11: View of Vijay Stambh or Victory Tower inside Chittorgarh Fort

Day 12: Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Today’s only task was to travel from Chittaurgarh to Jaipur. We paid Rs. 700 rent for a day and then took an auto rickshaw (Rs. 20) to the railway station. Bought two railway tickets for Rs. 250 and waited for the train. It took little more than 5 hours to reach Jaipur railway station. We were at our last city of our current trip – Jaipur. Checked in Hotel Jai Palace which is very close to railway station, rested for couple of hours, freshened up and went out in the evening in a cycle rickshaw. We had decided to hire a scooty for three days to explore Jaipur. I called the person and confirmed if scooty is available for rent. We came back to the hotel and did our dinner in hotel itself.