Introduction

Water tourism in Madhya Pradesh is on uprise. Here best time to experience water tourism is summer season i.e. from March to June month when temperature rises and for relaxation, tourist turns towards water tourism destinations like Hanuwantiya island, Sailani island, Kutni dam, Bargi dam, Gandhi Sagar dam, Bargi dam etc. Apart from backwater of dams and rivers, we can also get experience of lake water tourism in Madhya Pradesh.  We can find such destinations in all regions of state like in Eastern region, Western region and Northern region. Thus if you are planing a short tour for Central India then you have option to add some water tourism destination/s in your plan, close to your travel region. Just check the given below tabular information to understand it better.

Popular Water Tourism Sites

In order to plan for water tourism in Madhya Pradesh, we should must know the various sites and there location in state. By knowing the location and accessibility information, we will be able to draw our tour plan and proceed further. Here we have tried to arrange this information in best comprehensive way to help the readers:

Destination	Type	Location	Nearest Airport	Nearest Railway Station	Near by Destinations
Maheshwar	River bank	Western Madhya Pradesh	Indore Airport	Indore Railway station	Mandu, Omkareshwar, Indore, Burhanpur, Ujjain
Omkareshwar	River bank	Western Madhya Pradesh	Indore Airport	Indore & Khandwa station	Mandu, Maheshwar, Ujjain, Indore, Burhanpur
Hanuwantiya Tapu	Dam backwater	Western Madhya Pradesh	Indore Airport	Khandwa station	Omkareshwar, Burhanpur, Maheshwar, Mandu, Ujjain
Sailani Island	Dam backwater	Western Madhya Pradesh	Indore Airport	Indore Railway Station	Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, Ujjain, Indore, Burhanpur
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Dam backwater	Western Madhya Pradesh	Indore / Udaipur Airports	Mandsaur / Kota Railway Stations	Udaipur, Kota, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Ujjain, Indore
Kutni Dam	Dam backwater	Northern Madhya Pradesh	Khajuraho Airport	Khajuraho / Jhansi / Satna Railway station	Khajuraho, Raneh fall, Panna National Park, Orchha, Chitrakoot
Madhai	River + Dam backwater	Central Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal / Jabalpur Airports	Sohagpur / Pipariya / Itarsi Railway Stations	Pachmarhi, Bhopal, Bhimbetka, Sanchi, Pench National Park
Bhopal Lake	Lake	Central Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal Airport	Bhopal / Rani Kamlapati Railway station	Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Pachmarhi, Satpura National Park, Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary
Kerwa Dam	Dam reservior	Central Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal Airport	Bhopal / Rani Kamlapati Railway station	Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Pachmarhi, Satpura National Park, Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary
Halali Dam	Dam reservoir	Central Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal Airport	Bhopal / Rani Kamlapati Railway station	Sanchi, Bhimbetka, Pachmarhi, Satpura National Park, Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary
Bargi Dam	Dam backwater	Eastern Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur Airport	Jabalpur / Adhartal/ Madan Mahal Railway Stations	Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna National Park, Amarkantak
Bhedaghat	River bank	Eastern Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur Airport	Jabalpur / Adhartal/ Madan Mahal Railway Stations	Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna National Park, Amarkantak
Orchha	River bank	Northern Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior / Khajuraho Airports	Jhansi Railway Station	Gwalior, Datia, Sonagiri, Shivpuri, Khajuraho, Kuno National Park, Panna National Park

 

Tourist Attractions

Madhya Pradesh tourism department is paying keen interest in development of water tourism sites in state so that tourists will enjoy water sports and other leisure activities in these destinations. Famous Jal Mahotsav at Hanuwantiya Tapu and Gandhi Sagar Mahotsav are good example of this commitment. 

Best Time to Visit

Water tourism is mostly gain momentum in post monsoon period to pre monsoon period. Here in Madhya Pradesh we can find major tourists arrival from October to April month. It is the period when most of the festivals are celebrated in India and working people get holidays thus they prefer to visit from October to April. Similarly inbound tourism also at its peak from November to April month thus we can say that best time for water tourism in Madhya Pradesh is from November to April month. Here monsoon season is from mid of July to mid of October thus we should avoid this period for water tourism.

Accommodation

MPSTDC hotels are available at all popular water tourism sites. Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation has made some amazing accommodation option with water sports arrangement at sites. Due the there sincere efforts, count of water tourism sites at Madhya Pradesh is continously increasing. In coming days, we may find addition of some more names in this list. Destinatins like Kutni Dam, Sailani Island, Hanuwantiya Tapu, Gandhi Sagar have some amazing accommodation option.