Tour Duration: |
7 Nights / 8 Days |
Tour Itinerary: |
Indore (1N) - Omkareshwar - Maheshwar (1N) - Mandu (2N) - Ujjain (1N) - Bhopal (2N) |
Tour Theme: |
In this tour we have tried to cover best of Malwa region destinations. It is more of pilgrimage, spirituality, food experience and ancient history. Also study the topography of Malwa plateau region where nature is worshipped in the form of rivers, hills. |
| Day | Day Activity | Highlights | Night Stay |
| 01 | Arrival at Indore airport, transfer to the hotel. As per available time, do local visit. | Indore city tour | Indore |
| 02 | After breakfast, drive to Omkareshwar. Do main temples visit. Later in afternoon drive to Maheshwar. Enjoy evening sunset, from your hotel.. | Visit ancient Jyotirlinga temple of Omkareshwar, sunset on Narmada river | Maheshwar |
| 03 | Wakeup before sunrise and enjoy scenic sunrise view. After breakfast visit Maheshwar fort, do boat ride and shopping. Afternoon drive to Mandu. Enjoy its sunset view. | Scenic sunrise and sunset views with history of Ahilya Bai ruler. | Mandu |
| 04 | Do full-day sightseeing at Mandu. | Scenic sunrise, grand monuments visit | Mandu |
| 05 | After breakfast, drive to Ujjain. Do half-day sightseeing. | City tour of most ancient township. Temples & ashram tour. | Ujjain |
| 06 | After breakfast, drive to Bhopal. Do evening excursion visit of Sanchi stupa and Udaigiri caves. Later drive back to Bhopal hotel. | Cover UNESCO world heritage Buddhist site and rock cut carving work | Bhopal |
| 07 | In this day, visit to visit to Bhimbetka rock shelters, Bhojpur temple. | Visit UNESCO world heritage site for rock paintings and grand ancient temple site. | Bhopal |
| 08 | After breakfast, if time permits, do tribal museum tour and later drive to Bhopal airport for departure. | Day for departure | - - |
| PLANNING INFORMATION | |||
| Tour Season | October to June | Best time to visit | Feb to June |
| Age Group | No age restriction. Good for visitors ranging from 05 to 75 years age, as per travel fitness. | ||
| Physical fitness required | Moderate fitness is expected because here we have to walk at temple sites, fort visit, during Mandu monuments visit. | ||
| Tour Pace | We have tried to keep tour pace moderate so that senior citizen, children can easily cope up with young travel partners and get proper rest also. | ||
| When to book | Book 15-30 Days in advance. It is mainly a Indore circuit tour. As Indore is a industrial city thus corporate conferences are common here. |
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On arrival at Indore airport, take exit from terminal building. Our team member will be waiting for you, with pla-card on hand. Drive from Indore airport to our city hotel. On reaching the pre-booked hotel, just relax and freshen up. As per time in hand, we will do Indore city tour. If interested, we will visit to Sarafa market in late night. It is a eateries lane where we can find variety of snacks food items.
Overnight at Indore.
After breakfast, drive to Omkareshwar, a pilgrimate town on west of the Madhya Pradesh, in Malwa region. It is also called Haridwar of Madhya Pradesh state as it s first look gives same resembelence. It is a Jyotirlinga temple town thus have great importance in Hindu spiritual tours. Indore to Omkareshwar is a south direction drive in which we will pass through many small towns and villages and find the location at hilly terrain.. Here we will visit to Mamaleshwar jyotirlinga temple complex. It is a collection of ancient temples. Later we will cross the holy Narmada river through bridge and visit popular Omkareshwar temple and its adjoining temples. By afternoon, we will drive to Maheshwar, located at west of Omkareshwar, well connected by road. On reaching this destination, just relax at your hotel room. If possible, spare some time to watch the evening sunset which looks very photogenic. In evening, you may visit the town for shopping as Maheshwari sarees are very popular among Indian women.
Overnight at hotel in Maheshwar.
Maheshwar was one time capital of Holkar dynasty thus here we can find grand fort on riverside location of Narmada river. It is also called Varanasi of Madhya Pradesh. Here we will wake up early in the morning to witness its scenic sunrise and visit to Ahilya Bai fort and ghat area. In order to enhance your travel experience and do photography, take a boat ride and witness this place from different angle. Later do the hotel check-out and drive to hill top medieval fortified town shop of Mandu or Mandav durg. In post lunch session, we will do Mandu monuments. In this session we will try to visit central group of monuments like Jami Masjid, Hoshang Shah tomb, Ashrafti Mahal etc.
Overnight at Mandu.
In the 4th day of our tour package, after breakfast, we will begin our Mandu sightseeing. It is a small hill-top township thus calling it city is not correct. It is basically a fortified township with many historical monuments like Jahaz Mahal, museum, Hindola Mahal, Baz Bahadur palace, Roopmati palace, Jama Masjid etc. Apart from these historical monuments, here we will also notice the presence of Baobat trees. Their presence will surprise us because these are not the natural trees of Central India region but imported from other country. In ancient eras, when merchants visit other countries, they also carry their local seeds and it may be possible that through some merchants, Baobab seed reached Mandu and sown on its soil. Here guide service is highly recommended to better understand the history of Parmara rulers and Malwa Sultanate. Due to large number of monuments, this will be a full-day sightseeing trip in which we will take lunch at our hotel and resume the sightseeing.
Overnight at hotel in Mandu.
Begin the day with morning sunrise view. From hill of Mandu, sunrise and sunset looks very beautiful thus try to witness this natural event. Later we will have breakfast and begin our drive towards north direction for another ancient living city called Ujjain city. In ancient Hindu books, it is also referred as Ujjaini town or Mahismati Nagar. Unlike Omkareshwar and Maheshwar, this town is not on the bank of Narmada river but on the bank of Shipra river which is contributory to Chambal river of North-Central India. Here most important attraciton is Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple thus we will visit this temple first. After visiting this temple, we will visit to other city attractions like Sandipani ashram, Ramghat, Shaktipeeth temple, Mahakaal corridor etc. Due to time constraint, we will cover the top priorities first and may have to skip some less important attractions.
Overnight at hotel in Ujjain.
On the 6th day of our Malwa region tour, we will take breakfast and drive towards Bhopal city, laying on the East of Ujjain city. It is a capital city of Madhya Pradesh state and also considered as the Eastern end of Malwa region. Due to good road condition with busy traffic, we will try to reach the hotel by afternoon. Just relax and take lunch. After lunch, we will do the excursion tour of great Buddhist pilgrimage site and UNESCO world heritage site calle Sanchi. It is know for its grand stupas and their historical gateways. Here gateways are very artistically carves, showing images that narrates some stories. Guide will interprit these images and narrate the stories for us. Later visit its museum and take further short drive for Udaigir caves site. It is another important rock-art site where we will find rock cut caves, Hindu gods statues in the form of series of caves. Later we will drive back to our hotel in Bhopal city.
Overnight at Bhopal city hotel.
On this day of tour package, we will do the excursion tours of Bhimbetka rock shelters and Bhojpur temple or Bhojeshwar temple. Both the sites are outside Bhopal city in south direction thus both the places should be covered in one run. After breakfast, we will start our journey, drive towards UNESCO world heritage site of Bhimbetka rock painting site. It lies in Ratapani tiger reserve forest area thus here we have to pay the forest visitor fee. These rocks are visible from long distance, approx 15 km before as they are abnormal natural rocky outcrop on plain hilly surface. Here we will visit all the rocks in a series. Here guides are available thus we recommend to use guide service to better understand the history. Later we will drive to Bhojpur town temple site. It is an incomplete but active temple, dedicated to lord Shiva. After visiting Bhojpur temple, we will drive back to our hotel and relax at room.
Overnight at Bhopal city.
This will be the last day of tour package thus we will take breakfast. If we have spare time in hand then only try to visit Tribal museum, located within city area and later drive to Bhopal airport for departure.
Here we have shared the popular stay options we will consider for our guests. As per the requirement and budget of guests, we can do the adjustments and arrange these hotels or resorts to ensure a good stay experience.
| Destination | Standard | Deluxe | Luxury | Possible Meal Plans |
| Indore | Daksh Residency | Effotel by Sayaji, Lemon Tree Indore | The Park Indore, Sheraton Grand, Radisson Blu | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| Ujjain | MPT Shipra Residency, MPT Hotel Ujjaini | Anjushree, Abika Elite | MPT Samrat Vikramaditya | MAPAI / APAI |
| Maheshwar | MPT Narmada Resort | x | Ahilya Fort Hotel | MAPAI, APAI |
| Mandu | MPT Malwa Resort | - - | -- | MAPAI , APAI |
| Bhopal | The Fern Residency, Golden Tulip Bhopal | Jehan Numa Palace | Radisson Hotel, Taj Lakefront | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| EPAI = Accommodation + Taxes CPAI = EPAI + Breakfast MAPAI = CPAI + Lunch / Dinner APAI = CPAI + Lunch + Dinner |
Approx timings: City Hotels: Check-in = 13:00 hrs & Check-out = 11:00 hrs Jungle Resorts : Check-in = 14:00 hrs & Check-out = 12:00 hrs |
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| Destination | Distance | Description |
| Satpura National Park | 150 kms from Bhopal | Popular tiger safari & wildlife photography reserve. Take 2 nights stay to experienc different activities. |
| Pachmarhi | 220 kms from Bhopal | Popular hill station. Need at least 2 nights stay. |
| Hanuwantiya Island | 70 kms from Omkareshwar | If interested in backwater tourism then visit this place and experience water tourism of Madhya Pradesh. |
Here we have shared some important notes for guests, which are related to the given tour plan.
Here we have shared some important notes for guests, which are related to the given tour plan.
| Tour Related Links | ||
| Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple | ||












