Udaipur Shopping Tour
Shopping in Udaipur is definitely an unparalleled experience. The beautiful city of lakes has a lot on offer for the tourists visiting it. You can buy colorful folk toys, bewitching puppets, elaborate traditional attire, pottery, metal craft, traditional paintings, batiks, hand printed textiles and dyed saris during your shopping tours to Udaipur, Rajasthan.The region has a rich tradition of handicrafts, which are acclaimed all over the world. The magnificence of its various artifacts reflect the royalty and opulence of its great rulers of yore.
Hathi Pol Bazaar :
This is the place to buy paintings and art works. This is a small market where you can find interesting Rajasthani paintings, miniature paintings, slipper made with camel skin and other souvenirs. This market is open from 9:30 am and closes by 5:30 pm. The market is located very close to City Palace and if you are driving to the market, you need to park your vehicle inside the palace complex. The City Palace is walking distance away from the market. The market is closed on Sundays.
Bada Bazaar :
This can be translated as big market and as the name goes, you can find several small shops, exhibitions and showrooms inside the market. You can find traditional clothing, material, printed saree, silver jewelry, articles made with camel bones and others. Camel bone items are foundonly here. The market is open from 9:30 am to 6 pm. The market is closed on Sundays. It is located just one kilometer away from City Palace.
Chetak circle :
This is a busy market, whichis always filled with tourists. You can find numerous types of handicrafts, salutation cards, traditional jewelry boxes, precious stones, brass articles, handmade paper, pottery, traditional lantern, decoration items, dancing puppets and others. The market open by 10 in the morning and closes at 7 in the evening. The market is closed on Sundays. The market is located 2.3 km away from Fateh Sagar Lake and 4 km away from Udaipur railway station.
Bapu Bazaar :
This market is situated on a road that is named after this market, Bapu Bazaar road. It is located 2 km away from City Palace. The market is famous for street food, khadi items, crockery, shoes, clothing and gadgets. If you visit during evening, you can find numerous street food vendors. The market is closed on Sundays.
Shilpgram :
This is a small heritage village near Udaipur. It is famous for Shilpgram fair that takes place once in a year. If you missed the fair, you can always visit the village and shop items like pottery, paintings, clothing, handicraft items and others. Tourists can enjoy the village and shop from 11 am until 7 pm.