Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Udaipur, India

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Druk — Udaipur World Music Festival, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Udaipur World Music Festival

  1–20 feb · meestalDruk

  Three days across the Gandhi Ground, Fateh Sagar and Ambrai Ghat, free to walk into, with acts from a dozen countries. Dates move a little each year and are announced in the winter. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb)

Druk — Mewar Festival, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Mewar Festival

  15 mrt – 20 apr · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Udaipur's version of Gangaur: two days of processions down to Gangaur Ghat, boats out on Pichola and fireworks over the water. It is the one festival built around the lake rather than the palace. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Mewar Festival, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Risico

  Pre-monsoon heat

  25 apr – 20 jun · meestalExtreme hitte

  The Aravallis hold the heat in the bowl the city sits in, and in a dry year the lakes are low enough to walk out on. Rooftop restaurants are unusable until well after sunset. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mewar Festival (15 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (25 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pre-monsoon heat (25 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Hariyali Amavasya fair, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Monsoon and the lakes filling

  1 jul – 15 sep · meestal

  The hills go green and Pichola and Fateh Sagar refill. When the overflow gates open the whole city drives out to watch, which tells you how much the lakes matter here.

• Festival

  Hariyali Amavasya fair

  10 jul – 15 aug · meestalGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  A two-day monsoon fair around Fateh Sagar with swings, food stalls and folk stages. The second day is open to women and children only, which is unusual enough to be worth timing for. Bron ↗

Druk — Hariyali Amavasya fair, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon and the lakes filling (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), Hariyali Amavasya fair (10 jul – 15 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monsoon and the lakes filling (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Diwali, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Bron ↗

Druk — Diwali

• Seizoen

  Destination wedding season

  1 nov – 28 febSluitingenBoek vroeg

  The lake palaces and the havelis take whole-property bookings all winter, and a hotel you booked months ago can turn out to be closed to non-guests for three days. Confirm before you build a trip around one.

Nog steeds bezig: Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Shilpgram Utsav, Christmas to New Year rush

• Festival

  Shilpgram Utsav

  21–30 decKunstenfestivalDruk

  Ten days at the crafts village outside town, with several hundred artisans and folk performers from western India and a crowd in the hundreds of thousands. Cheap, chaotic and the real thing. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Destination wedding season (1 nov – 28 feb)