Kumbhalgarh Fort And Ranakpur Jain Temple Day Tour From Udaipur

What this tour is about:This is a full-day excursion from Udaipur into the mountains of the Aravalli range to see the impressive Kumbhalgarh Fort and the Ranakpur temples.Things we will see:Kumbhalgarh: Built on a hilltop 1100 metres in altitude, Kumbhalgarh fort has perimeter walls that extend 36 kilometres in length, claimed to be the longest in the world after the Great Wall of China. The frontal walls are fifteen feet thick. Kumbhalgarh has seven fortified gateways. Over 360 temples are within the fort, 300 ancient Jain and the rest Hindu. The vista from the palace top typically extends tens of kilometers into the Aravalli Range.Ranakpur: Ranakpur houses a collection of Jain temples unmatched in their beauty. The temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Adinatha, the first Jain Tirthankara (spiritual leader) who conquered the cycle of rebirth and achieved enlightenment.