Day
01/ Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day
02/ Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where
ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the
crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar
,India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s
House, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial , Also visit Laxmi Narayan
temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Night stay in Delhi.
Day
03/ Gwalior
Entrain to Gwalior, gateway to Madhya Pradesh, by luxury train.
Transfer. Sightseeing includes an extraordinary fortress and its
riches of ancient and medieval temples, mosques and palaces.
Day 04/ Shivpuri
117 km south-west of Gwalior is Shivpuri. A pleasant lake surrounded
by gardens here has been a summer retreat for the Scindia royalty
who wished to escape from the oppressive summers of Gwalior. Shivpuri
houses a wildlife sanctuary and several hunting lodges. Near Shivpuri,
ancient Jain temples scattered across a hilly slope glisten in
the sun. Return to Gwalior.
Day 05 & 06/ Orchha
112 km south of Gwalior by car, reach Orchha, founded by Rudra
Pratap, a Bundela ruler. The region is situated on the banks of
the Betwa River. Later, Orchha was the capital of Bir Singh Deo
(1605-1627) who built the Jehangir Mahal to please the Mogul emperor
Jehangir. Close-by, near the border of Madhya Pradesh, is Datia,
site of the 7-storeyed palace of Bir Singh Deo.
The temples and palaces of the Bundela rulers still retain their
medieval grandeur. The palace walls are decorated with colourful
frescoes executed in the manner of miniature paintings, and depict
scenes from the popular legend of love between Radha and Lord
Krishna. Masterpiece conceptions are the Ram Raja Temple, the
only temple in India where devotees worship Lord Rama as a king,
and Phool Bagh, an artificial cascade. Flight to Bhopal, capital
of the province.
Day 07 & 08 / Pachmarhi
195km from Bhopal, at 1100 metres above sea level, this the most
exquisite all-season hill-resort of MP. The entire landscape of
long pathways, wooded shades and rocky facades is strewn with
history and mythology. Worthy of a visit are the 10,000 years
old rock paintings in the caves of Mahadeo Hills. The Pandava
Caves were the mythical home of the exiled Pandava princes during
the Mahabharata era. The sacred cave of Jata Shankar resembles
the matted locks of Lord Shiva. Then Rajat Pratap, the 350-feet-high
waterfall is honeymooners’ delight. There are many other exciting
primitive temple sites and rock formations. Drive to Bhopal.
Day
09/ Bhopal
Bhopal offers an uncommon blend of Hindu and Muslim cultures,
a unique web of northern and southern influences. Except the lake
of Raja Bhoj, little remains of the ancient city. The city is
built at the fringe of the Malwa Plateau on a slope, like an amphitheatre.
It is generously endowed with landscaped gardens and pools.
Day
10/ Sanchi
68 km north of Bhopal by car, a hill rises to pay obeisance to
the oldest and grandest Buddhist edifice—the Sanchi Stupa—at its
crest. Built by the emperor-turned-monk Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty
in the 3rd century BC, the Stupa is 16 metres high and 37 metres
in diameter. The massive dome evokes rare serenity, and the encircling
pathway with four entry points adds to the solemnity. Return to
Bhopal before sundown. Transfer to hotel.
Day
11/ Delhi
Return to Delhi from Bhopal by luxury train and transfer to hotel.
Transfer to airport for onward journey.