| Day 1 - Arrival Delhi |
Arrive Delhi. Meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
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Day 2 - Gwalior
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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.
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| 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.
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| Day 4 - Orchha (approx. 112km south of Gwalior) |
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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.
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| Day 5 - Orchha / Pachmarhi ( by car) |
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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.
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| Day 6 - Pachmarhi |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Day10 - Delhi |
Return to Delhi from Bhopal by luxury train. Transfer to hotel. Transfer to airport for onward journey.
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