Day 1: Bhopal -
Tour starts form Bhopal, the city of lakes. You will be picked up from the location of your choice in Bhopal and transferred to the hotel. A half-day site seen is arranged in Bhopal. Bhopal city is also referred to as the City of Lakes because of the two beautiful lakes. The city has immense archaeological, historical and political importance attached to it. The origin of the city dates back to the eleventh century when Raja Bhoj founded the Bhojpal City. However the Bhopal of today was built during the eighteenth century by Dost Mohammed. The site seen in Bhopal includes the visit to Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind), Bharat Bhawan and Van Vihar (Zoo). Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind) is a unique museum situated on a prehistoric site and the only museum in the world scattered with numerous prehistoric painted rock shelters. The cultural diversity and religion of India's tribes is highlighted in the museum. Tribal Habitat is an open-air exhibit; an entire fishing village has been replicated featuring Coastal Village with a Kerala snake boat, Desert Village from Rajasthan as well as a Himalayan Village. The museum is created in about 80 hectares of undulating land on the bank of upper lake of Bhopal. In a short distance from the museum is the Bharat Bhawan, a complex that carters to an array of art forms, comprises a museum for the arts, an art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a repertory theatre, indoorand outdoor auditoria, rehearsal rooms and libraries of Indian poetry and classical and folk music. It is designed by the renowned architect Charles Correa.
You will be staying in Bhopal tonight.
Day 2: Bhopal – Bhimbetka - Pachmarhi +
This morning we will drive towards Pachmarhi, which is about 195 kms from Bhopal. On the way, we will stop over at Bhimbetka, a world heritage site. The Bhimbetka rock shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life in India; its Stone Age rock paintings are approximately 9,000 years old, making them among the world’s oldest. We will reach Pachmarhi in the evening and check-in to a hotel. You may opt to spend rest of the evening strolling through the streets of Pachmarhi and look around the town. For your safety, we advise you not to venture in the jungle or cross the town limits in the night as the predators are on prowl once
it is dark. We will reach Pachmarhi in the evening and check-in to a hotel. You may opt to spend rest of the evening strolling through the streets of Pachmarhi and look around the town. For your safety, we advise you not to venture in the jungle or cross the town limits in the night as the predators are on prowl once it is dark.
You will be staying overnight in Pachmarhi.
Day 3: Pachmarhi +
After breakfast, enjoy full day Gypsy safari and visit Pandav gufa, Apsara Vihar, Rajat Prapat or Chouragarh, HandiKhoh, Priyadrashini, Gupt Mahadev and Mahadev Rajendra Giri.
You will be staying overnight in Pachmarhi.
Day 4: Pachmarhi +
After breakfast, enjoy full day Gypsy safari and visit Assanna View, Echo Point, Duchess Fall or Ramaya Kund, Reechgarh, Vatsalaya, Sangam Door.
You will be staying overnight in Pachmarhi.
Day 5: Pachmarhi – Bhedaghat - Jabalpur +
After breakfast, you will depart for Jabalpur. On the way, we will stop at Bhedaghat to see the Marble Rocks Canyon. At Bedaghat, you will witness an awesome spectacle of nature where the majestic huge stones form a valley and the River Narmada silently makes its way through. The rocks rise to about hundred feet height on either sides of the River Narmada.
You will be staying overnight in Jabalpur.
Day 6: Jabalpur – Khajuraho +
After breakfast departure to Khajuraho. You will reach Khajuraho in the evening.
You will be staying in Khajuraho tonight.
Day 7: Khajuraho +
This morning visit the western and the eastern group of temples in Khajuraho. The Western group of temples is the best known, because it is to this group that the largest and most typical Khajuraho temple belongs. Kandariya Mahadeo, Chaunsat Yogini, Chitragupta Temple, Vishwanath Temple and Lakshamana Temple belong to the western group. In the eastern group, the temples are the Brahma temple, which has a four-faced lingam, The Vamana temple which is embellished with images of ravishing apsaras at their alluring best; and finally the Javari temple, with its ornate gateway and lavish carvings.
You will be staying in Khajuraho tonight.
Day 8: Khajuraho – Orchha +
Depart for Orchha today. Orchha is a small town on the bank of river Betwa and is famous for temples that are built by its Bundela rulers in the 16th and 17th centuries and still retain much of their pristine perfection.
You will be staying in Orchha tonight.
Day 9: Orchha – Bhopal/Jhansi +
After Breakfast we will depart to Bhopal or Jhansi for onward connection.