Some of the most stunning sunset views around Lake Pichola & Top places to witness sunset in Udaipur , Rajasthan

Our last blogpost is about Raj Niwas hotel, which is one of the best options to stay around Lake Pichola of Udaipur, Rajasthan. This blogpost shares sunset views from terrace of Raj Niwas hotel. and it's not about the hotel but more about sunset viewing opportunities in Udaipur. Some of the most popular places for sunset are Monsoon Palace on top of hill from where Udaipur city is visible and Karni Mata temple on top of another hill from where Lake Pichola is visible & sunset happens on left side of the lake. Let me also share that you can enjoy sunset around Lake Pichola and there are multiple places of interest where you can sit & enjoy these hues reflecting on water surface of Lake Pichola. 

As mentioned earlier, all photographs in this blogpost are clicked from terrace of our hotel terrace, which is located around Lal ghat. This side of ghats offer stuuning views of sunset. If you on other side of the lake, the only place from where you can see sunset is Ambrai ghat. There are quite a few cafes around the Lake Pichola where you can enjoy sunset while having some snacks/drinks. 

While we are talking about sunsets around Udaipur, it's worth discussing other interesting places from where Udaipur sunsets can be enjoyed the most. 

One of the other most popular activity to do during sunset at Lake Pichola is boat ride. Depending on your budget & preference, you can join a tour with other people or hire a private boat to cruise around the lake.

Sunset boat rides are especially popular in Udaipur and offer peaceful experience looking out over the mountains and admiring beautifully lit havelis, hotels, restaurants & bars. These boats also take you close to the Taj Lake Palace Hotel and you have the choice to stop for a drink on Jagmandir Island. Keep in mind that this place is pretty expensive, so do make your mind accordingly. 

These boats are available from some of the stunning ghats around Lake Pichola.

If you staying in Taj Palace, they have a grand boat with very good setup on the deck for sunset ride around the lake, which live music in the boat. We saw one of these boats of Taj Palace from our hotel terrace and that whole experience looked interesting. I am sure that must be equally costly. 

Some of the other popular places to witness sunset in Udaipur are -

1. Monsoon Palace

2. Karni Mata Temple

3. Lake Pichola Boat Ride

4. Ambrai Ghat, Lal Ghat and other ghats on the side where Lal ghat is situated. 

5. Rooftop Restaurants & Bars around Lake Pichola

6. Neemach Mata Temple

7. Fateh Sagar Lake

Karni Mata Temple on Machla Magra Hills is a hindu place of worship and beautiful viewpoint in Udaipur, especially for some of the stunning sunset views. 

Karni Mata temple is a great place to visit at any time as it offers great panoramic views of Udaipur. This hill is also a good place to watch sunrise in Udaipur. To reach the Karni mata temple, you can take a hike of about 20-30  minutes or take the cable car.

Monsoon Palace is another popular place to see Sunset in Udaipur and it's located situated around Aravali mountains. 

To reach the Monsoon Palace is not that straightforward. You need to take a taxi or auto-rickshaw to the base of the mountain.It can take a little more time if you have to start from Udaipur town, as traffic situation is not good in the town. Beyond that, you can either hike or take common jeep which charges 100 rs per person.  Hike is an option when you have enough time in hand.

There is an entry fees for Monsoon palace -  330 rupees per person. The cost is little on higher side in comparison to how this palace is maintained. So if you plan to enjoy sunset from Monsoon Palace, you need to ensure that you have enough time in band to reach, explore the palace and enjoy sunset there. 

Ambrai Ghat is one of the most popular spots to watch the sunset in Udaipur and that too for free, as there is no entry fees for this place. It's not that easy to find free things in Rajasthan as this state knows very well how to leverage tourism opportunities & encash as possible offerings.  You will often find several locals and tourists gathered here for the end of day. Since it's pretty open area around Lake Pichola, it doesn't look crowded even when so many people gather here before Sunset. 

Just after sunset lights of City Palace are also switched on and you can see beautiful views of those lights reflecting in Lake Pichola from same place. 

Look closely at above photograph and notice amount of people sitting around Ambrai Ghat. Ambrai Ghat is probably one of the most convenient place to enjoy sunset and along with that beautiful night view of Lake Pichola with beautiful lighting of City Palce, Taj Palace & other beautiful hotels, restaurants around the lake. 

Neemach Mata Temple is located around banks of Fateh Sagar Lake. Supposedly this temple can be a great place to witness sunset around Fateh Sagar Lake. Apart from that there is a walk around the road with some elevation, which can offer great experience to enjoy sunset around Fateh Sagar Lake. 

If you liked this post and found it helpful, I would request you to follow these things when traveling - 

1. Manage your waste well and don’t litter Use dustbins.

2. Tell us if you went to a place and found it hard to locate a dustbin. 

3. Avoid bottle waters in hills. Usually you get clean water in hills and water bottles create lot of mess in our ecosystem. 

4. Say big no to plastic and avoid those unhealthy snacks packed in plastic bags. Rather buy fruits. 

5. Don't play loud blaring music in forests of jungle camps. You are a guest in that ecosystem and disturbing the locals (humans and animals) is not polite.