Tour Duration: |
8 Nights / 9 Days |
Tour Itinerary: |
Gwalior (2N) - Orchha (1N) - Chanderi (2N) - Khajuraho (2N) - Panna National Park (1N) - Gwalior |
Tour Theme: |
Covers grand history of Bundelkhand region which includes its massive forts, palaces, cenotaphs, temples, sculpture art and wildlife. Some great stories of ruling dynasties, art & cultural information. |
On arrival at Gwalior airport or railway station, drive to hotel. Just freshen up and have some meal. Later, as per time in hand, we will do our local sightseeing. Here we can try to attend evening sound and light show of Gwalior fort and try to understand the history of this region and witness the grandeur of this hilly structures. Overnight at hotel in Gwalior.
In this day of tour package, we will try to cover the popular photogenic attractions of Bundelkhand region. Begin the sightseeing with excursion tour of Bateshwar temple. These ancient collection of small temples are highly photogenic and example of skilled monument restoration work carried our by historians team. Later visit to Mitawali and Padawali monuments. By afternoon, we will return back to hotel for lunch. In post lunch session, we will cover the Gwalior fort complex in which we will visit Gopachal Parvat, Man Singh Palace, Teli ka Mandir, Sas Bahu temple etc. Later in evening, relax at your hotel. Overnight at hotel in Gwalior.
After breakfast, we will continue our Gwalior sightseeing and start with famous Jai Vilas palace museum which showcases royal life style of Scindia dynasty. Later visit to Sun temple and Tansen tomb. All this will take half-day period. After lunch, we will drive Orchha. Do enroute visit of Datia fort and Jhansi fort. We will try to complete them in limited time so that by sunset, we will manage to reach Orchha hotel. On reaching our hotel, just relax and have dinner. Overnight at hotel in Orchha.
In this day, after morning breakfast, we will start with guided sightseeing of Orchha monuments. Here we will cover famous attractions like massive structure of Raj Mahal, adjoining Jahangir palace, cenotaphs of Bundela dynasty rulers, lofty Chaturbhuj temple, Hardol Baithak, Raja Ram temple and Laxmi Narain temple. During this sightseeing, keep on taking monuments photographs and outside views from fort terrace. By afternoon, we will complete this sightseeing and later drive to Chanderi. Just relax at your hotel. Overnight at hotel in Chanderi.
In this day, we will do Chanderi full-day sightseeing. Here guide service is highly recommended to understand the monuments history and associated stories. In this day we will try to cover visit to Chanderi fort, Johar kund, Baiju Bawra samadhi, Shahzadi ka Rauza, Koshak Mahal, Badal Mahal, Khandagiri Jain statues etc. Overnight at hotel in Chanderi.
After breakfast, we will cover those points which are not yet covered thus we will allocate 3-4 hrs for Chanderi sightseeing. We can also visit local houses or emporiums to see the handloom work and buy some products. Later, after lunch, we will drive to Khajuraho. We are expected to reach till sunset thus no more activity to do and just relax at hotel. Overnight at hotel in Khajuraho
In this day, we will do morning visit to Khajuraho temples site. We will visit Western and Eastern group of temples. Here guide service is highly recommended. Later in evening, visit to Raneh fall site (Wednesday afternoon closed). This site is knowns for ancient granite rocks of different colours, water fall site at which gharials sighting is possible but occasionally. and do some birding with forest guide. Overnight at hotel in Khajuraho.
In this day we will explore the wildlife and forest area of Bundelkhand region. Thus, at early morning, we will do the check-out and drive to nearby Panna national park. Our safari jeep will be ready at entry gate. Leave the luggage on car and attend morning jungle safari. Later on taking exit from forest, do check-in to our resort and relax. After lunch, we will attend afternoon jungle safari drive. Overnight at Panna national park.
After breakfast, we will drive to Gwalior for departure.
MORE ABOUT TOUR | |||
Tour Season | October to June | Best time to visit | Nov to Apr |
Tour Highlights & Activities | Covers amazingly stone carves structures which includes forts, palaces, cenotaphs, temples, river banks and wildlife. Travel through various ancient kingdoms with interesting stories of bravery, love for art, devotional stories, live art performances. Great scope for photography with lessons os arts of living adopted by our forefathers. | ||
Age Group | No age restriction. Good for visitors ranging from 10 to 75 years age, as per travel fitness. | ||
Physical fitness required | Local sightseeing involves walking through monuments thus some physical fitness required. Not too much walking. Pace of tour is moderate thus not tiring for senior citizen. For physically challenged person, by using personal wheel-chair, sightseeings can be managed to large extent. | ||
When to book | Book 60-90 days in advance because at destinations like Gwalior, Orchha, Khajuraho, marriage dates are challange. Deluxe and Luxury hotels are quickly declared sold out due to which pressure comes on standard category hotels. Similarly for Panna national park, safari permits need to be booked in advance. | ||
Tour Pace | Tour pace is kept moderate and robust. We have allocated almost 2 days at each destination so that if museum or forest is closed on one day then we can manage the closed activity on another day thus cover all important places and activities. |
Destination | Standard | Deluxe | Luxury |
Gwalior | Tansen Residency, Clarks Inn | Park Inn by Radisson | Radisson Hotel, Taj Usha Kiran Palace, Deo Bagh |
Orchha | Orchha Resort, MPT Betwa Retreat | Bundelkhand Riverside Hotel, Amar Mahal, Orchha Palace, | Sheesh Mahal Suites |
Chanderi | MPT Tana Bana | MPT Kila Kothi | -- |
Khajuraho | MPT Jhankar, MPT Payal Hotel | Syna Heritage Suites, Hotel Clarks, Hotel Bundela, Ramada Hotel | Jazz Radisson, The Chandela, Lalit Temple View |
Destination | Distance | Description |
Bandhavgarh | 230 kms from Panna National Park | Popular tiger safari & wildlife photography reserve |
Bhedaghat | 240 kms from Panna National Park | Popular site for boating through Marble rocks valley and water fall |
Sanchi | 380 kms | Buddhist Stupas site listed in UNESCO World Heritage site. |