Lakes

The artificial lake of Ana Sagar is located in north of the city of Ajmer. On one embankment of the lake are the marble 'baradaries' or balconies erected by Shah Jhan with a park Daulat Bagh on the other side. Udaipur is the "City of Lakes" and the one's it comprise of include Fatehsagar Lake, which offers visitors a cruise to the island-gardens, Nehru Park. Another Lake that merits a visit is Lake Pichola, which has derived its name from the village Pichali and is surrounded by hills, palaces, temples, bathing 'ghats' and embankments. There are two island palaces too over here, Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir. The city of Jaisalmer or also comprise of an artificial Kailana Lake and a rainwater fed reservoir, Gadsisar Lake. The Sardar Sarmand Lake is situated 60-km from Jodhpur off the Jodhpur-Pali route. A must visit is Dungarpur's famous Gaib Sagar Lake, which is bird's paradise and is set against the background of green hills. Some lakes are here.

Fateh Sagar

The picturesque Fateh Sagar Lake, located north of Lake Pichola is overlooked by a number of hills on the three sides and Pratap Memorial on the north, was built by Maharana Fateh Singh. Maharana Jai Singh originally built it in 1678 AD, but later heavy rains destroyed the dam. It was reconstructed by Maharana Fateh Singh and hence it got the name.

Lake Fateh Sagar is a medium-sized perennial storage reservoir constructed in the year 1678 AD, by the rulers of former Mewar State. Although primarily constructed for irrigational purpose, this water body has lately become a second major source of drinking water for the city of Udaipur. The main feeder canal of the lake comes from Madar Tank situated at a higher altitude about 15 km from Udaipur city.

Ana Sagar

The beautiful artificial Anasagar Lake, located to the north of the Ajmer city, was made in 12th century by building a dam across the river Luni, named after the then ruler Anaji Chauhan. This lake was built by Anaji during 1135-1150 AD. Later, the Mughal emperors made additional constructions to beautify the lake. The 'Baradari', a marble pavilion was built by Shah Jahan and the Daulat Bagh Gardens was laid by Jehangir. This lake is located towards the north of Ajmer