Day 1: Udaipur, Rajastan

Today we are starting our trip! We departed Ahmedabad around noon, heading north through Gandhinagar. We drove 259 kilometers to Udaipur, Rajastan, to stay at the Aravali Tent Camp.

Leaving Ahmedabad on S.G. Highway

Cooling towers and fighter jet in Gandhinagar

Road signs for the journey ahead!

The road conditions were favorable with smooth roads. Slow moving semi-trucks and cows were the only obstacles. The landscape quickly changed to desert and mountains as we entered Rajastan; but it still retained greenery. 

One of the many roadside cows of India

Winding roads of Rajastan

Once we arrived in Udaipur we had lunch at the City Palace, and then visited the Monsoon Palace overlooking the city. We then went to the Aravali tent camp for the night. 

Lake Pichola, Udaipur

City Palace, Udaipur

View from lunch at City Palce, mountaintop Monsoon palace overlooking Udaipur and Lake Pichola

Lake Pichola with Jagmandir, a 17th Century Island Palace

Monsoon Palace

View of Udaipur from Monsoon Palace

View of City Palace and Taj Lake Palace from Monsoon Palace

Monkeys having lunch at Monsoon Palace

Next stop: Jaipur!