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Rajasthan Road Trip Leg 2 Pushkar Ajmer Chittorgarh

Delhi – Pushkar – Ajmer – Chittorgarh – Kumbalgarh – Ranakpur – Udaipur – Bundi – Jaipur – Delhi

One of the Dares :  Park the car in the middle of the road and get pictures clicked
One of the Dares : Park the car in the middle of the road and get pictures clicked

Pushkar – Ajmer – Chittor
Distance covered 220 kms.
Time taken – 3pm – 8pm

Two great places to eat right next to each other for 10/- an item
Two great places to eat right next to each other for 10/- an item

Room at Padmini Palace – INR 1000 that was initially quoted as INR 2400. It wasn’t easy, and took us about 30minutes but we did it. It was fun. To be honest the right price should have been INR 700 but in India, accommodation prices are hitting the roof.

Rani Padmini summer palace
Rani Padmini summer palace

Food Items tried – Imarti, Kesar doodh, Daal Baati Churma,kadhi kachori with heeng ka paani, mirchi k pakode.

Vikram's usual look after his 2nd breakfast
Vikram’s usual look after his 2nd breakfast

Sight Seeing – Ajmer Durgah, Chittorgarh Fort.

22 metre high tower was built by a jain merchant Jeeja Bhagerwala during the reign of Rawal Kumar Singh (r: 1179-1191)for the glory of jainism.
Vijay Stambh built to commemorate victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat, you can walk up to the top floor.
Vijay Stambh built to commemorate victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat, you can walk up to the top floor.

Ajmer Durgah – For its religious importance, drive up the hill and view of Ajmer city

Old Entrance Chittorgarh, now you drive to this place
Old Entrance Chittorgarh, now you drive to this place

Chittorgarh – Lazy Man’s fort as you can move inside the fortified area in a car from one site to another. 20,000people reside inside the campus and you will be welcome by hoards of guides at the ticket counter. Fort is Scenic and well preserved. Hire a guide as it saves you time in Navigating from one point of interest to the other. Information quotient of the guides are not very high.

Places of interest inside the fort – Kalika Mata Temple, Vijay Stambh, Kirti Stambh, Rana Kumbha’s Palace and Rani Padmini’s Palace. The legend goes that Alauddin Khilji was enamoured by the beauty of Rani Padmini. When he defated her husband in the battlefield, she committed Jauhar along with other ladies of the fort to avoid abduction and dishonor at the hands of Alauddin. A temple dedicated to Meera Bai is located inside the fort.

Temple Dedicted to the biggest follower of Lord Krishna
Temple Dedicted to the biggest follower of Lord Krishna

Our Verdict – Chittorgarh fort should be part of your itinerary and can be easily made a part of the Delhi – Jaipur – Agra Circuit. The Heeng ka paani after kadhi kachori at Guddu bhai kachori wala sealed the deal, best thing to follow the kachori.

Team managed their planned route in time. The first daal baati churma of the trip at Padmini Palace, so loved it. Rating 7.5 / 10.

Expense Summary (all prices in INR)
Tolls on Highway – 65
Food (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) – 2018
Guide – 100
Entry Tickets & Parking at Chittor – 40

Mitraan di ho gayi balle ni balle
Mitraan di ho gayi balle ni balle

 

About Empty Ruck Sack

Empty Rucksack travelers is an attempt to bring together many wonderful stories of career breaks, long term vacations and great travel destinations together at one place. The posts authored by Empty Rucksack Travelers are put together by Vikram and Ishwinder, an Indian couple out on a long term travel to find that perfect place in the world where they may want to stay forever.

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3 comments

  1. Nice and Lovely Clicks and the way you put the story. . . . A G+ For ur Post and Have a Nice Day. . . 🙂

    • OUrJaipur,

      Next time we are coming to Jaipur, will get in touch with you and plan the trip.
      We don’t like to miss out on delicacies.

      There are more posts coming, Jaipur was the last leg of our journey.

      -Empty Rucksack

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