Shikarbadi, Udaipur

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Many!

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Advantages: Beautiful scenery and impressive history
Disadvantages: the lake can dry up in a drought

...If you are visiting the town of Udaipur a boat trip on the lake is essential. Lake Pichola is a man made lake that was built in the 14th century and it is amazing to realise that it is 8 kilometers square and is fed only by rainwater. Cruising on the lake in a low slung open boat, you head towards the Lake Palace hotel, made of beautiful white marble. It is now a first class hotel where you cn go for a sumptuous meal for about £15.00. As you cruise away from the shore, you look back to see the ghats (platforms) where the people wash their clothes and themselves. The water appears clean, but lurking in the crevices by the walls an accumulation of scum and debris makes one shudder at the thought of the bugs to be picked up by the unwary traveller. On the other side of the lake is a small island palace called Jag Mandir... Read review

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Advantages: Professional People
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Namaste everybody, I just come back of 8 weeks in India. For this trip I was in Calcutta, Assam ( Kaziranga N.P. ), Uttaranchal ( Corbett N.P. ), Rajasthan ( Keoladeo & Ranthambhor N.P. ), Madhya Pradesh ( Bandhavgardh N.P. ), Varanasi, Udaipur and Jaipur. I was using for second time the services of Real India Tours for reserving my hotels and Guest Houses ( I choose them myself ), a car with driver ( An Ambassador with a great driver speaking really good english and driving really safelly ), booking the jeepsys, guides and routes for the differents National Parks, Planes and trains tickets. Everythings were perfect, no commission men , no visits of Shops, only what I previous; that was really great. Many thanks to Raju... Read review

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