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Day 01 / Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Meet assist at the airport and transfer to
hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02 / 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 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
03 / 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 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
