Satpura Trail

Tour Duration:
9 Nights / 10 Days
Tour Itinerary:
Bhopal(2N) - Satpura NP(2N) - Pachmarhi(2N) - Jabalpur (1N) - Amarkantak (2N) - Jabalpur
Tour Theme:
Cover the 2 UNESCO world heritage sites with some unusual naturally gifted places and sites of Central India. Enjoy heritage tourism, spirituality, wildlife, hill station stays. Experience Buddhist culture, Hinduism, Jainism, wildlife safari, boat safari, walking safari, backwater, ancient temples.

Tour Summary

Day Day Activity Highlights Night Stay
01 Arrival at Bhopal airport, transfer to hotel. Do local city tour. City tour Bhopal
02 Do full day local sightseeing tour. Cover 2 UNESCO world heritage sties. World heritage sites visit Bhopal
03 After breakfast, drive to Satpura national park. Attend evening safari. Safari & Photography Satpura NP
04 Do morning and evening safari. Safari & Photography Satpura NP
05 After breakfast, drive to Pachmarhi. Do half-day local sightseeing. Natural hill sites visit Pachmarhi
06 Do full-day sightseeing by jeep. Hills & forest visit Pachmarhi
07 After breakfast, drive to Jabalpur. Enroute lunch and visit to Bhedaghat. Boating & Narmada Arti Jabalpur
08 After breakfast, do half-day Jabalpur city tour and later drive to Amarkantak. Coloinial sites visit Amarkantak
09 After breakfast, do full-day local visit in Amarkantak. Temples & hill sites visit Amarkantak
10 After breakfast, drive to Raipur or Jabalpur airport, for departure. Cab transfer --
 
PLANNING INFORMATION
Tour Season October to June Best time to visit Oct to April
Age Group No age restriction. Good for visitors ranging from 05 to 75 years age, as per travel fitness.
Physical fitness required Low to moderate
Tour Pace Moderate
When to book Book 60-80 Days in advance. It is a very important step that a guest can take for the success of its own trip. Advance booking is highly recommended when you have any wildlife safari destination in your tour plan. Similarly, in city areas, due to marriage or corporate conferences, many times popular hotels get sold out in advance due to which tour quality get compromised. Thus we repeatedly highlight this point.
 

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival - Bhopal

Satpura trail tour package

Our tour will begin with your arrival at Bhopal airport or railway station. Our cab will report before arrival time and wait for your arrival. Once pickup is done, we will drive to our hotel. Do the check-in and freshen up. After some relaxation, if time permits, do the local visit. In this day visit to city museums like Tribal museum. It remains open from 12:00 noon to 08:00 PM (Monday closed). They are vast and visit takes time thus we may visit only one of them at a time. If not interested in museum visit, then we may do short excursion for Bhojpur temple or may spend our time in lakeside area.
Overnight at hotel in Bhopal

Day 02: Bhopal Sightseeing

In this day, we will first visit famous UNESCO world heritage site i.e. Sanchi Stupa park. It is approx. 55km away from main city thus it will take approx. 1hr to reach. Here we will explore the great Buddhist heritage site with collection of many Stupas of different sizes and their story telling gateways.We will cover it in post breakfast session. Later on drive back to our hotel and take lunch. Later drive to Bhimbetka rock shelters. It is again outside city, at south-east direction. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, located at Ratapani tiger reserve area. It is a natural site with huge rocks, at hill tip, visible from 10-15 km. Here we will find ancient rock paintings. Later drive back to hotel in Bhopal. 
Overnight at hotel in Bhopal

Day 03: Bhopal - Satpura NP (03:00 hr)

After breakfast, drive to Satpura national park, located in south-east direction. It is a scenic dense forest spread over Satpura range which offers shelter to many wildlife species. After taking lunch, we will do the evening jungle safari. Satpura forest is natural habitat for many popular wildlife species like Tigers, Leopards. Sloth Bear, Indian Gaur, Barking Deer, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Indian Giant Squirrel, Flying Squirrel, Black Buck, Wild Dogs etc. Doing jeep safari will be a great experience and will offer many opportunities for good wildlife photography shots.
Overnight at resort in Satpura NP

Day 04: Satpura NP Safaris

Do morning and evening safaris. Satpura tiger reserve is one of the best Central India park for sloth bears, leopards, giant squirrel, tigers. Here safari activities are mainly concentrated through Madhai gate and Bheemkund gate. As per ongoing tiger sighting information, we will choose the most happening safari zones and conduct the safari activities. Here safaris are conducted in 2 rounds i.e. morning safari round and afternoon or evening safari round. Due to restriction of mobile phones in safaris, please carry your own camera for photography purpose.
Overnight at resort in Satpura NP.

Day 05: Satpura NP - Pachmarhi (02:30 hr)

After breakfast, drive to neighboring hill station Pachmarhi. It is basically part of Satpura tiger reserve thus surrounded by dense hilly forest and valleys. It was a one time hidden tribal village about which rest of the world were unaware. During expedition trip, it was visited by British Officer Captain James Forsyth, in 1962 and thus introduced to the world thus it is a popular name in this region. At the same time, Pachmarhi region forest was the same area about which we study in the popular book "The Lonely Tiger" by Allen Huges. At Pachmarhi, we will do the visit to local sightseeing points. These points are basically natural sites, associated with Hindu gods and godess, mythological believes and associated by old dieties.
Overnight at resort in Pachmarhi

Day 06: Pachmarhi Sightseeing

On 6th day of tour package, we will do full-day sightseeing of Pachmarhi. In this day, we will use jeep vehicle to cover all major forest area points and non-forest area points. For forest area points, only registered jeep vehicles are used thus its hiring is necessary for sightseeing. We will cover some popular points like Reechgarh, Dhoopgarh, Handi Khoh, Apsara fall, Duchess fall, Pandav caves, Bee-fall etc. For this sightseeing, visitors need to do lot of walking thus good physical fittness is expected. If you are not able to undertake rigrous walk, avoid hard-work points.
Overnight at resort in Pachmarhi

Day 07: Pachmarhi - Jabalpur (05:00 hr)

After Pachmarhi visit, get ready for Jabalpur trip. On completion of breakfast, drive to Jabalpur on west direction. Traveling on this route is basically going parallel to Satpura range and Narmada river in which we will notice the fertile land with some fatory setups. As this route land is fertile thus it is popular for good sugarcane cultivation and thus we may find many local vehicles loaded with sugarcane crops and industrial setups are sugar factories. Just before reaching Jabalpur city, we will cover world famous marble rock site i.e. Bhedaghat destination. Here we will do boating, ropeway ride and temple visit. Later drive to our hotel in Jabalpur city. At evening, attend Narmada arti and do city visit.
Overnight at hotel in Jabalpur.

Day 08: Jabalpur - Amarkantak (05:00 hr)

Begin the day with morning breakfast. After breakfast, do check-out process so that we can devote rest of the time for city tour, no tension of doing check-out process. We will explore the city with many historical points which will take us back to history of Gond dynasty, Kalchuri dynasty era and British India colonial period. We will cover places like Rani Durgavati museum (Monday closed), Thugs execution point, Ghantaghar towe or victory tower, War memorial point etc. Later in post lunch session, we will drive to Amarkantak, at west direction. This will again an interesting journey as it will offer you drive 
Overnight at hotel in Amarkantak.

Day 09: Amarkantak Sightseeing

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Day 10: Amarkantak - Raipur / Jabalpur

This will be the last day of tour package thus we will have relaxed morning. After breakfast, wind up your luggage and drove to nearby railway station or airport, for departure.
Overnight at

Stay Options

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
Bhopal The Fern Residency Jehan Nuna Palace Radisson Bhopal, Taj Lakefront, Jehan Numa Retreat CPAI, MAPAI, APAI
Satpura National Park MPT Bison Resort The Forest Chapter Denwa Backwater Escape, Reni Pani Jungle Lodge APAI
Pachmarhi MPT Highlands MPT Champak Bungalow. MPT Glen View Resort -- MAPAI, APAI
Jabalpur MPT Kalchuri Residency, Rishi Regency Narmada Jacksons Hilton Garden Inn, ITC Welcom Jabalpur CPAI, MAPAI, APAI
Amarkantak MPT Holiday Homes -- -- 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
 

Possible Tour Extension

Destination Distance Description
Kanha National Park 150 km Popular wildlife safari & photography destination
Bandhavgarh National Park 170 km Popular wildlife safari & photography destination

Special Notes

Here we have shared some important notes for guests, which are related to the given tour plan.

  1. At Satpura national park, during jeep safaris, mobile phone will not be allowed thus must carry your own camera for wildlife photography.
  2. Majority if Madhya Pradesh state museums remain closed on every Monday and government holidays.
  3. At every Wednesday, evening safari round, in core zone, remains closed at Satpura national park.

Why to give us opportunity ?

Here we have shared some important notes for guests, which are related to the given tour plan.

  • We are local tour operator, based in Madhya Pradesh thus we have better can do better tour supervision and equipped with latest ground updates.
  • We have a long service experience of working in the Central India region. Our expertise on understanding guest requirements and accordingly making tours tailormade, will prove asset for our guests.
  • We are registered with Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), GSA of MPSTDC (MP Tourism Department). We are also the registered member of MPOnline portal which entitles us authorized safari permits booking agent for popular tiger reserves.
  • Due to our local connection, our ground relations with local guides are excellent. This will be a great benefit in tour success. Good safari guide or city tour guide can enhance the safari or sightseeing experience.
  • By giving us chance, you will be giving direct opportunity to a local team thus ensuring direct benefits to local persons.
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Amarkantak Hotels
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Room
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Room
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Deluxe Room
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Deluxe Room
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Super Deluxe Room
MPT Holiday Homes - AC Super Deluxe Room


Bhopal Hotels
Fern Residency Winter Green Room
Fern Residency Winter Green Room
Golden Tulip Deluxe Room
Golden Tulip Deluxe Room
Jehan Numa Palace -Imperial Room
Jehan Numa Palace -Imperial Room
Jehan Numa Retreat Room
Jehan Numa Retreat Room
Radisson Hotel Superior Room
Radisson Hotel Superior Room
Taj Lakefront- Luxury Grand Lake View Room
Taj Lakefront- Luxury Grand Lake View Room


Jabalpur Hotels
MPT Kalchuri Residency Super-deluxe room
MPT Kalchuri Residency Super-deluxe room
Hilton Garden Inn Jabalpur King Guest Room
Hilton Garden Inn Jabalpur King Guest Room



Pachmarhi Hotels
MPT Highlands AC Room
MPT Highlands AC Room
MPT Highlands Garden
MPT Highlands Garden
MPT Glenview Room
MPT Glenview Room
MPT Glenview Outside
MPT Glenview Outside
MPT Champak Bungalow  Lake View Suite
MPT Champak Bungalow Lake View Suite
MPT Champak Bungalow Heritage Room
MPT Champak Bungalow Heritage Room


Satpura National Park Resorts
Denwa Backwater Escape room
Denwa Backwater Escape room
Denwa Backwater Escape Bush Dinner
Denwa Backwater Escape Bush Dinner
MPT Bison Resort Room
MPT Bison Resort Room
Reni Pani Lodge Cottage
Reni Pani Lodge Cottage

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