Chittorgarh travel guide

India's largest fort, with Rajput towers, palaces and legends. Most people stay Day trip or 1 night. Best months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar.

Highlights

• Vijay Stambh (Tower of Victory)
• Rana Kumbha Palace
• Padmini Palace
• Kirti Stambh
• Meera Temple

Things to do in Chittorgarh

• Chittorgarh Fort day trip · 7 h · about ₹100 per person. A car is essential: the fort's ring road links the Vijay Stambh, Kirti Stambh, Rana Kumbha Palace and Padmini Palace over several kilometres. A licensed guide brings the sieges and jauhar stories to life.
• Meera and Kumbha Shyam temples · 1 h · free

What to eat

• Dal bati and lassi: Dhabas at the fort's foot and in town

Getting there

• ~2h to Udaipur
• ~2.5h to Bundi
• ~4.5h to Jaipur

Good to know

• The fort is large and exposed — go early in hot months.

Rajasthan itineraries with Chittorgarh

• Mewar circuit: Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Mount Abu · 7 days, Udaipur → Kumbhalgarh & Ranakpur → Mount Abu · from ₹30,700 per person, base estimate before flights. Southern Rajasthan's forts and temples: Udaipur's palaces, the epic fort at Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh's walls and Ranakpur, then the Dilwara temples in the cool hills of Mount Abu.