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Day 1 / Delhi
Arrive on Indira Gandhi International airport Delhi. Meet Canter
Tours representative and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day
2 / Gwalior
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 Raja Mansingh 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. overnight stay in Gwalior.
Day 3 / Shivpuri
In the morning proceed for Shivpuri 117 km 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. 111 km south of
Gwalior )
In
the morning 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 Jahangir
Mahal to please the Mogul emperor Jahangir. 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 overnight
stay in orchha.
Day 5 / Orchha - Pachmarhi
( by car )
In the morning 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 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 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 - Departure
Return to Delhi from Bhopal by luxury train. Transfer to hotel.
Transfer to airport for onward journey. |
