Tour Duration: |
8 Nights / 9 Days |
Tour Itinerary: |
Indore(1N) - Mandu(2N) - Ujjain(1N) - Bhopal(1N) - Satpura NP(2N) - Jabalpur(1N) |
Tour Theme: |
Nice tour plan to experience different shades of Madhya Pradesh like highly sacred ancient temples, hill top fortified township, Buddhist stupa, rock paintings, wildlife, safari on boat, marble rocks etc. |
| Day | Day Activity | Highlights | Night Stay |
| 01 | Arrival at Indore, do local visit. | Indore city tour, eatries shop visit. | Indore |
| 02 | Drive Indore to Omkareshwar. Later reach Mandu | Jyotirlinga temple visit | Mandu |
| 03 | Do full-day guided Mandu sightseeing. | Mandu monuments | Mandu |
| 04 | Drive to Ujjain and local visit. | Jyotirlinga temple visit | Ujjain |
| 05 | Drive to Bhopal, Sanchi excursion | Sanchi stupas visit | Bhopal |
| 06 | Drive to Satpura national park. Enroute Bhimbetka visit | Bhimbetka rock shelters visit | Satpura NP |
| 07 | Do morning & afternoon safari. | Wildlife safari & photography | Satpura NP |
| 08 | Do boat safari and drive to Jabalpur. | Boat safari, Narmada arti event | Jabalpur |
| 09 | Do Bhedaghat visit and departure | Marble rocks site visit, boating. | -- |
| PLANNING INFORMATION | |||
| Tour Season | Oct to June | Best time to visit | Oct to Apr |
| Age Group | No age restriction. Good for visitors ranging from 05 to 75 years age, as per travel fitness. | ||
| Physical fitness required | Moderate | ||
| Tour Pace | Tour moves at moderate speed thus good for all age group visitors. | ||
| When to book | Book 100 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. | ||
Our tour will begin with arrival at Indore airport or railway station. Our team will be waiting for you to welcome and take you to your hotel. Relax at your room. If time permits, we will do the local city tour and take taste of Indore popular dishes at the popular local eateries shops. During Indore city tour, we have opportunity to explore Rajwada (Monday closed), Chatribagh park, Lalbagh palace museum (Monday closed) etc.
Overnight at hotel in Indore
This will be our busy day. Begin the day with morning breakfast and do the check-out. We will drive towards south direction to reach our first jyotirlinga temple site Omkareshwar. It is located on the river bank of India's oldest river called Narmada. Here we will visit important temples like Mamaleshwar jyotirlinga temple complex, Omkareshwar temple etc. We will complete all this by lunch time. Later we will drive towards west direction to reach Mandu. It is a scenic small fortified township at hill top which amazing history. At Malwa plateau, it is like a oasis, one time power center of this region with many good conditioned monuments and associated stories. We are expected to reach this place before sunset thus have chance to witness the scenic sunset view.
Overnight at a hotel in Mandu.
In this day, we will do guided sightseeing of Mandu monuments. Here we will find all the monuments are scattered over the fortified region of plateau. These monuments will take us back to Parmara dynasty period (9th to 13th century) when it was known by the name of Mandapa-durga or Mandavgarh. Similarly we will find monuments of Malwa Sultanate (1401-1562 CE). Collection of monuments includes fort, palaces, mosque, royal tombs, religious school (madarsa), pavillion etc. Here we will also find ruins of Hindu and Jain temples. Here one small museum is also present which can be seen during sightseeing. Along with sightseeing, take photographs of monuments and locations.
Overnight at a hotel in Mandu.
After breakfast, drive to Ujjain. This will be in north-east direction. On reaching Ujjain, relax for sometime at your room and take lunch. Do post lunch half-day sightseeing.
Overnight at a hotel in Ujjain
If any sightseeing point not covered on Day 04 then we may cover them in early hours of this day. Later we will drive to our hotel in Bhopal. We will target to reach Bhopal hotel by lunch time. Take lunch and do Sanchi stupa excursion visit in post lunch session. Here we will do guided sightseeing of Sanchi stupa park. It is outside Bhopal city at hill top location. It is basically in a park form in which we will find collection of stupas, popular gateways, monastey ruins etc.
Overnight at hotel in Bhopal.
In this day, after taking breakfast, we will drive south direction to reach Satpura national park. Just after leaving Bhopal city, on right hand side we will notice some erected rocks at a hill top, away from main road, surrounded by forested landscape. These rocky outcrops are actually Bhimbetka rock shelter site.
Overnight at a hotel in Satpura national park.
In this day, we will explore the forest of Satpura tiger reserve in two safari slots. We have to wakeup before sunrise, have cup of coffee and collect our packed breakfast for morning safari drive. Duration of morning safari drive is always more than afternoon safaris. Both the safari rounds have their own importance and advantages.
Overnight at a hotel in Satpura national park.
Wake up early in the morning and have a cup of coffee. We will use morning time for boat safari experience. This will be an hour long guided safari which is good for birds and crocodile photography. During summers, we have good chance to see animals near backwater banks and if luck prevails, we may see tiger also. Later we will drive to Jabalpur in Eastern direction. This will be a long drive thus we are expected to Jabalpur city by lunch time or may be later. On reaching Jabalpur, just relax at your room. Do evening visit to Gwarighat area to attend Narmada arti event. It is organized on the river bank of Narmada river, after sunset. It is a 30 minutes photogenic event.
Overnight at a hotel in Jabalpur.
This will be our last day of tour package. After breakfast, do the room check-out and drive to Bhedaghat. It is outside Jabalpur city. Here we will visit the Narmada river bank which have presence of varying rock system which includes marble, dolomite, phylite etc. Here major points to cover are boatride from Panchvati ghat, Dhuandhar waterfall and Yogini temple. Later drive to Jabalpur airport or railway station 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, Playotel Hotels | Effotel by Sayaji, Lemon Tree Indore | Radisson Indore | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| Mandu | MPT Malwa Resort | x | x | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| Ujjain | MPT Ujjaini, MPT Shipra Residency, Playotel | Hotel Rudraksh | MPT Samrat Vikramaditya | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| Bhopal | The Fern Residency | Jehan Numa Palace, Noor Us Sabah | Jehan Numa Jungle Retreat, Radisson Hotel, Taj Lake Front | CPAI, MAPAI, APAI |
| Satpura NP | MPT Bison Resort | The Forest Chapter | Denwa Backwater Escape, Reni Pani Jungle Lodge | APAI |
| Jabalpur | MPT Kalchuri Residency, Narmada Jacksons | Shawn Elizey, Vijan Mahal | ITC Welcom Jabalpur | 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 | Duration | Distance | Description |
| Maheshwar | 01 Days | 55 km | Popular heritage, pilgrimage & handloom site |
| Pachmarhi | 02 Days | 100 km | Popular hill station & nature tourism site |
| Bandhavgarh | 02 Days | 160 km | Popular tiger safari destination |
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.
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