RAJASTHAN VACATION

Royal Weddings in Rajasthan

Royal Weddings in Rajasthan

Duration: 03 Nights / 04 Days
Places to Visit: -------------

Day 01: Airport transfers by our Tour Leader, guests are received; a grand welcome is accorded at the airport with the band and welcome drinks.

Smooth check-in to hotels of all guest; pre-arrival preparation of baggage-tags with room numbers. A royal welcome is organized at the hotels; shehnai players create the Regal Wedding Mood.

Each guest is individually escorted to their well-appointed room by our staff and briefed on the heritage of the rooms and the various facilities offered. A welcome drink is served to the guest in the room or reception area (as per the preference of the organizers).

An activity brochure of the Regal Wedding informs about the details of the events. A separate hospitality desk is setup at the reception for the wedding function to assist the guest within the hotel premises and to sight see around the historic city.

Lunch for all the guest is organized at the Shiv Niwas Palace courtyard. The hospitality desk assists in sightseeing itineraries and provides transport facilities. Activities within the city palace complex include boat cruise in the Lake Pichola, visits to the City Palace Museum and the Crystal Gallery. The vintage and classic car collection is another attraction.

As the evening approaches, the guests prepare for the Mehndi Night and the excitement grows.
Rangoli with flowers is done at the entrance of the Zenana Mahal, fairy lights are thrown over shrubs and the mashaals are lit up. Artist performs the welcome dance of bhavai. A well-stocked bar lifts the spirit and snacks are served. As the evening progresses, the tempo of dance and music increases and the guest join in, to enjoy and celebrate. Our chefs give a final touch to the piping hot buffet with all its accompaniments in order. Dinner is announced at the appointed hour.

After the celebration, our hospitality staff ensures that the coaches or cars are ready for inter-hotel transfer, if required. The other option for the mehndi celebration is the manek chowk with the backdrop of the majestic City Palace Museum.

Day 02 : After the previous night's excitement, it is another day of leisure and relaxation. Guests can avail all the facilities and also visit the city's famous markets. Lunch is served at Durbar Hall. This magnificent hall in the past has hosted many formal durbars, state banquets and Royal Wedding.

Shikarbadi Hotel, just 4 kms away from the City Palace, plays host to your guest for a delightful evening. Shikarbadi was the hunting lodge of the Royal Family and is today a tranquil Royal Retreat for you and your guest. The Risala at Shikarbadi brings alive the hustle-bustle of village bazaar activity, a special theme for the evening.

Craftsman and potters, black smith and sword makers, puppeteers and painters, palmist and astrologers will all be there to hold the guests' attention. The rustic ambiance is highlighted with lanterns, hay stacks and huts. The aroma of Rajasthani foods fills the air and guests can relish the buffet or sit-down dinner.

The choice of spending yet another memorable evening at the sunset view terrace is available. The sunset view terrace a part of the Fateh Prakash Palace overlooks the Lake Pichola and the magical Aravalli Mountains. The backdrop of the majestic City Palace Complex rising over the Lake creates a fairy-tale setting for a pre-wedding ceremonial dinner.


Day 3 : The day is at leisure. Lunch is organized either at the Shiv Niwas Palace lawns or at the Promenade. (as per the preference of the organizer).

The morning before the momentous evening is filled with preparations for the Regal Wedding in Udaipur. In the Durbar Hall for tying Safas (traditional Indian headgear of long tie-and-dye scarves). The ladies get all the help from our staff with their attire and designer-wear. All the guests dressed up in formal attire assemble at Shiv Niwas Palace, or the Fateh Pole at Fateh Prakash Palace, where a welcome drink is served. A Royal procession begins to form and the excitement grows. The procession comprises of girls dressed in Rajasthani attire sprinkling rose petals and attar (rose water) in the front, followed by Dhol / Nagada (traditional drums used for all the auspicious occasions).

The guests follow a magnificently decorated horse bearing the bridegroom, while liveried men with lances line up the entire length of the procession route with mashaals in their hands.

The procession heads towards the boat-jetty at the Promenade where the Palace band welcomes them; the guests are then ushered into decorated boats to be ferried across Lake to Jagmandir, the island-palace on Lake Pichola.

At Jagmandir, a traditional welcome is organized with a shower of rose buds and flowers. A welcome drink is served. The island-palace is gloriously decorated; lit by lanterns, mashaals and fairy lights adding a bewitching aura of festivity. The 'Darikhana', a colonnaded pavilion, is flower-decked for the wedding ritual with traditional floor seating. While the priests conduct the wedding rituals, the guests can begin celebrating with champagne toasts.

The wedding cake is cut and the dancing begins, amidst
ovation from all present. The couple can take to the floor for the first dance, joined by the guests and relatives thereafter. A spectacular fireworks display from Lakeside begins ... and the buffet is laid out for the auspicious evening. The festivities go on till lake in the night ... boats are made available through the night.

Day 4 : The guests prepare to leave with fond memories of the Regal Wedding in Udaipur and our hospitality staff ensures that the coaches / cars are ready to transfer them to the airport and railway station.

Airport transfer by coach.