Kumbhalgarh Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur. It is part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan. The fort wall is the second largest fort in Rajasthan, having a length of 38 kilometers. It is also known by the name The Great Wall of India.

Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajasthan.

The fort was built in the 1440s by Rana Kumbha, Maharana of Kumbhalgarh. It is said that he made 32 forts, and this one is the largest among them. The construction of the fort took around 16 years. The Fort houses approximately 360 temples, of which 300 are Jain temples, and the rest have Hindu deities.

The highest point of this Mewar fortress is the Badal Mahal (Palace of Clouds). Maharana Pratap, one of the legendary rulers of Mewar, was born in this fort.

One can enjoy the beauty of the Thar Desert from the fort on a clear day. This fort has been captured only once in its history, that too not to a single ruler but to the joint armies of Akbar (the Mughal Emperor), Raja Man Singh (Amer Kingdom), Raja Udai Singh (Marwar Kingdom), and the Sultan of Gujarat. This happened as the fort had run out of water despite the fort having one of the best rainwater harvesting systems prevalent in those days.

Bhairon Singh temple is inside the fort where the monk, Bhairon Singh, is said to have sacrificed his life.

This fort opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. for visitors. It is closed on Sundays.

How Do I Go to Kumbhalgarh Fort?

Kumbhalgarh Fort is part of Aravalli Hills in the Rajsamand district near Udaipur. The Fort is about 83 kilometers from Udaipur, the city of Lakes. It lies 48 kilometers away from Rajsamand city.

Falna railway station, with station code FA, at 67 kilometers distance, is the closest to the fort. Udaipur railway station, with station code UDZ, is around 83 kilometers from the Fort at Kumbhalgarh.

Udaipur airport is the closest airport at 95 kilometers away.