The
Heart of India Madhya Pradesh in Central India Uncovers Its
Jewels
Delhi–Gwalior–Shivpuri–Orchha–Pachmarhi-Bhopl–Sanchi-Delhi
( 09 Nights / 10 Days)
Day 1 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Meet assist
at the airport and transfer to hotel. Night stay in
Delhi.
Day
2 / Delhi
Entrain to Gwalior, gateway to Madhya Pradesh,
by luxury train. Transfer. Sightseeing includes an extraordinary
fortress and its riches of ancient and medieval temples,
mosques and palaces.Gujari Mahal is a monument to the
love of RajaMansingh Tomar for the intrepid Mrignayani
a tribal Gujar Queen. Man Mandir Palace - Built between
1486 and 1517 by Raja Mansingh. Vast chambers with fine
stone screens were once the music halls.The 9th century
Teli Ka Mandir,towering a 1000 ft high, is a Pratihara
Vishnu temple of a unique blending of architectural
styles. Night stay in Gwalior.
Day
3 / Shivpuri
Morning proceed for Shivpuri 117km south-west of
Gwaliori. A pleasant lake surrounded by gardens here
has been a summer retreat for the Scindia royalty who
wished to escape from the oppressive summers of Gwalior.
Shivpuri houses a wildlife sanctuary and several hunting
lodges. Near Shivpuri, ancient Jain temples scattered
across a hilly slope glisten in the sun. Return to Gwalior
for night stay.
Day
4 / Orchha (approx.112km south of Gwalior)
After
breakfast drive to orchha & transfer to hotel. Orchha:
founded by Rudra Pratap, a Bundela ruler. The region
is situated on the banks of the Betwa River. Later,
Orchha was the capital of Bir Singh Deo (1605-1627)
who built the Jehangir Mahal to please the Mogul emperor
Jehangir. Close-by, near the border of Madhya Pradesh,
is Datia, site of the 7-storeyed palace of Bir Singh
Deo.
Afternoon
visit local sightseeing of Orchha - palaces of the Bundela
rulers still retain their medieval grandeur. The palace
walls are decorated with colourful frescoes executed
in the manner of miniature paintings, and depict scenes
from the popular legend of love between Radha and Lord
Krishna. Night stay in orchha.
Day 5 / Orchha - Pachmarhi ( by car)
After breakfast visit the Ram Raja Temple,
the only temple in India where devotees worship Lord
Rama as a king, and Phool Bagh, an artificial cascade.
After finishing the sightseeing drive to pachmarhi :
at 1100 metres above sea level, this the most exquisite
all-season hill-resort of MP. The entire landscape of
long pathways, wooded shades and rocky facades is strewn
with history and mythology .Transfer to hotel.Night
stay in pachmarhi.
Day 6 / Pachmarhi
After breakfast visit the 10,000 years old rock paintings
in the caves of Mahadeo Hills. The Pandava Caves were
the mythical home of the exiled Pandava princes during
the Mahabharata era. Night stay in pachmarhi.
Day 7 / Pachmarhi - Bhopal
After breakfast visit the sacred cave of Jata Shankar
resembles the matted locks of Lord Shiva. Then Rajat
Pratap, the 350-feet-high waterfall is honeymooners’
delight. There are many other exciting primitive temple
sites and rock formations. After finishing the sightseeing
drive to Bhopal & transfer to hotel. Night stay
in Bhopal..
Day
8 / Bhopal
Bhopal offers an uncommon blend of Hindu and Muslim
cultures, a unique web of northern and southern influences.
Except the lake of Raja Bhoj, little remains of the
ancient city. The city is built at the fringe of the
Malwa Plateau on a slope, like an amphitheatre. It is
generously endowed with landscaped gardens and pools.
.
Day
9 / Sanchi
68km north of Bhopal by car, a hill rises to pay obeisance
to the oldest and grandest Buddhist edifice—the Sanchi
Stupa—at its crest. Built by the emperor-turned-monk
Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty in the 3rd century BC,
the Stupa is 16 metres high and 37 metres in diameter.
The massive dome evokes rare serenity, and the encircling
pathway with four entry points adds to the solemnity.
Return to Bhopal before sundown. Transfer to hotel.
Day 10 / Delhi
Return to Delhi from Bhopal by luxury train. Transfer
to hotel. Transfer to airport for onward journey.
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