![]() ![]() *If your looking at just visiting this hotel while your in Udaipur, contact me to add this full day trip to your bespoke tour. *A new cafe has been built for day visitors use, so the pool and main restaurant is not disturbed, for residence only. *Each room will have a theme as a charater’s in both films. Learn to ride a Mewar Horse, beginers and professional riders catered for. *Feel at home with guest interaction from Hemant Khempur and his family at his ancestrial home. Having visited the real ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ravla Khempur in May’19 visiting Hemant and his family who have now moved to the hotel, I have seen some spectacular changes. Fans of the film or not, as each location offers so much for new eyes on India. “This is a fantastic tour for first-time visitors to India. ![]() ![]() While in Agra, we can arrange a visit to the bear sanctuary who are doing great work with bears, elephants and other wildlife. Not only will you visit and stay in many locations from the film, but we have added on the must-see location Agra for a sunset visit to the Taj Mahal. Apart from its royal architecture, you may also still be able to see some of the fake sets used in the films. The heritage hotel was used as the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in both films. A boat ride on the shimmering Lake Pichola, which reflects the surrounding Aravalli ranges, is also a fun experience to be had.Īnd, of course, not forgetting Ravla Khempur, a heritage hotel set in a rural village near the town of Mavli. Udaipur with its grand Palaces, Havelis, and temples, it is a photographer’s delight. Get ready for some breathtaking views at our next stop, Udaipur where you will stay at Jagat Niwas Palace, where the rooftop was used in the film. With its airy rooms, period furniture, and bold colour palette, this almost-nine-decade-old property is a great place to enjoy Rajput hospitality. The Heritage Hotel Castle Kanota, which served as the Viceroy Club in the film, is also located in Jaipur. Marvel at the City Palace and its excellent museum or shop in the bazaar. ![]() In the state capital, Jaipur, soak in the grandeur of the Amber fort, experience an overload of fragrance and color in the local flower market (you can even buy a marigold chain like Sonny does in the movie for his girlfriend!). Not only will you experience the sometimes-kitschy-sometimes-regal charm of Jaipur and Udaipur, but you will also visit Ravla Khempur, a tribal chieftain’s former palace that was the chief setting of the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. This tour seeks to retrace the journey of Evelyn (Dame Judy Dench), Muriel (Maggie Smith), Douglas (Bill Nighy), Graham (Tom Wilkinson), Madge (Celia Imrie) and others through India’s most regal and colorful state Rajasthan, that has indeed become a shorthand for Indian exotica. It’s a film that is as intimate (as the pensioners from the UK embark on a path of reflection and self-discovery) as it is grand (being set in Rajasthan). It’s true when they say that travel is as much a journey within as it is without, and the 2011 comedy drama ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ and its sequel ‘The Second Best Marigold Hotel’ are a great case in point. ![]()
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