A kingdom told through the forts it defended and the city it rebuilt.
Trace the story of Mewar through legendary rulers, formidable forts, lakeside palaces and centuries of courage, resistance and reinvention.
Why these places belong together.
Follow Mewar from the battlements of Chittorgarh to the refuge of Kumbhalgarh and the lakes of Udaipur. Along the way, discover the interconnected stories of Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga, Maharana Udai Singh II and Maharana Pratap.
Recommended route · Jaipur → Chittorgarh → Udaipur → Kumbhalgarh → Jaipur
How the days run.
A working shape, not a fixed timetable — every day can be slowed down, swapped, or given another night.
- 01Day 1
Jaipur → Chittorgarh → Udaipur
South out of Jaipur, stopping at Chittorgarh Fort on the way — the sieges, the Tower of Victory, and the ground the Mewar story begins on — then on to Udaipur by evening.
- 02Day 2
Udaipur
The City Palace and the old city, the lakes, the Monsoon Palace on the ridge above the town, and the Maharana Pratap Memorial.
- 03Day 3
Udaipur → Kumbhalgarh → Udaipur
Two hours out to Kumbhalgarh for the fort and the second-longest wall in the world, back to Udaipur by evening, and a cultural show at seven.
- 04Day 4
Udaipur → Jaipur
The road back to Jaipur.
The parts people remember.
Chittorgarh on the way south
The fort told as a sequence of sieges rather than a list of buildings, on the road down to Udaipur.
Lake Pichola at dusk
Udaipur from the water, when the palace walls take the last of the light.
A cultural evening in Udaipur
A show at seven on the Kumbhalgarh day, once the driving is behind you.
The wall at Kumbhalgarh
Thirty-six kilometres of rampart, walked at the part that matters.
In the price.
- Accommodation throughout, in the category you choose
- Private vehicle and driver for the full route
- A guide who tells Mewar as one continuous story
- Planned experiences named in the itinerary
- A reachable point of contact for the whole journey
Not included
- Flights and visas
- Travel insurance
- Fort and monument entry fees unless stated
- Meals not named in the itinerary
Nothing here is fixed.
This is the shape most travellers start from. Say what you would rather do and we will rebuild it around that — the itinerary is a proposal, not a product.
- Add a night in Udaipur — most people wish they had
- Upgrade the accommodation category
- Add Ranakpur on the Kumbhalgarh day
- End in Udaipur instead of returning to Jaipur
Photographs from this journey.
Taken by us and by the people who travelled with us. Nothing here is a stock photograph, and nothing has been staged for it.
We ask before we publish a photograph of anyone recognisable, and you can always change your mind afterwards.
Tell us how you like to travel.
Roughly when you are coming, how long you have, and what you would rather not miss. A sentence or two is plenty — we answer every enquiry ourselves, usually within a day.
We usually reply within 24 hours.