10-Day Central India Tour
Highlights
Delhi, Gwalior, Bhopal
cultural, historical, sightseeing
Group Tour
10 Days
Easy
English
Description
Go to the magnificent state of Madhya Pradesh and find numerous spectacular places with stunning architecture and history. After a brief introductory tour of Delhi, you will visit Gwalior, famous for its 8th-century medieval fort. You then move on to Orchha and Mandu, which are beautiful historic towns with majestic forts and grand temples. On this tour, you will also visit Sanchi, famous for its great Buddhist stupa, which preserves the relics of Buddha and his followers. Enjoy a relaxed, hassle-free trip to ‘the Gems of Central India tour'.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival In Delhi & Sight Seeing
- Arrival in Delhi. After the customs formalities and meet with your representative, who will be waiting for you outside Gate Number 5 with your name placard.
- Start your day with a visit to Old Delhi, also called as Shahjahanabad.
- Visit the world-famous Jama Masjid, the biggest Friday Mosque of India, which can host upto 20,000 Worshippers.
- Take a ride on a pedal rickshaw through the narrow alleys of the famous Chandni Chowk Market.
- Proceed Towards Rajghat – The Tomb of Mahatma Gandhi called as The Father of the Nation.
- In the afternoon, visit the colonial Delhi monuments.
- Drive through Rajpath to view the Parliament House, the President’s House and India Gate.
- End your day with a visit to the Qutub Minar, a Unesco World Heritage Site.
- Proceed towards hotel check-in.
Spend overnight in Delhi.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Old Delhi, Jama Masjid, Rickshaw Ride, Colonial Delhi, Qutub Minar
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Day 2: Delhi - Gwalior (Train, 5 Hrs Approx.)
- Transfer to the railway station and train to Gwalior.
- Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
- Visit the Gwalior and its monuments. Gwalior is dominated by the fort, the bastion for centuries of the city, which rises on the top of the hill. Surrounded by imposing walls, it preserves palaces and temples inside. We will visit the palace of Man Singh and two interesting temples.
- Going down the hill, you will discover that an entire wall of the same is carved with a series of splendid Jain statues, dating back to the mid-fifteenth century.
Overnight in Gwalior.
Inclusions: Train, Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Gwalior Fort, Jain Statues around the fort
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Day 3: Gwalior - Datia - Orchha (125 Km, 3 Hrs Approx.)
- Breakfast at the hotel and continue to Orchha.
- Stop in Datia and visit the Royal Palace of Datia built by Bir Singh in 1610.
- Arrive in Orchha and check-in at the hotel. Once the capital of the Bundela dynasty, Orchha still features several beautifully preserved palaces and temples.
- See the Jahangir Mahal, a palace built in 1606, on the occasion of the visit of Emperor Jahangir. Evening optional walk to the temple dedicated to god Rama and participation in evening prayer.
Overnight in Orchha.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Datia, Jahangir Mahal
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Day 4: Orchha - Bhopal (Train, 4 Hrs Approx.)
- Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Jhansi railway station.
- Train to Bhopal.
- Arrive in Bhopal and transfer to the hotel.
- Visit the Archaeological Museum, which boasts sculptures, cave paintings, photographs and objects that trace the local and national history.
- See Taj-ul-Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India, built by the third ruler of Bhopal, Shahjahan Begum, which was left unfinished and completed in 1971.
Overnight in Bhopal.
Inclusions: Train, Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Taj-Ul-Masjid, Archaeological Museum
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Day 5: Bhopal - Sanchi - Udaigiri – Bhopal
- Breakfast; the day is dedicated to excursions to visit the Sanchi Stupa. Some 46 km north of Bhopal, there are some of the oldest and most interesting Buddhist buildings in all of India. Although not directly linked to the life of the Buddha, the place was chosen by Emperor Ashoka, one of the most illustrious converts to Buddhism, to build the first stupas in the third century. continue to visit Udaigiri caves, about 20 Hindu shrines excavated in the sandstone of a hill, which date back to the Gupta period (382-401).
- Return to Bhopal.
Overnight in Bhopal.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Sanchi Stupa, Udaigiri Caves
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Day 6: Bhopal - Bhimbetka - Bhojpur - Islamnagar – Bhopal
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to the south for Bhimbetka, hidden among forests of teak and sal trees, in an area of cliffs, more than 600 shelters, dug into the rock have been discovered. There are many beautiful paintings painted on the wall. The oldest paintings probably dating back to 12,000 years ago. A wide range of figures is depicted on the wall that includes wild buffalos, rhinos, bears and tigers, hunting scenes, initiation ceremonies, childbirth scenes, collective dances, religious rites and burials.
- Continue to Bhojpur to visit the unusual Bhojeshwar Temple dedicated to Shiva.
- Continue to the fortified town of Islamagar, the first state capital founded by the Rajputs with the name of Jagdishpur.
Return to Bhopal for an overnight stay.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Bhimbetka, Bhojeshwar Temple.
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Day 7: Bhopal - Ujjain - Indore (250 Km, 5 Hrs Approx.)
- Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Indore.
- Along the way, visit Ujjain: the Temple of Mahakal Shiva, the destroyer of evil. The Temple of Gopal, a magnificent building with marble Spiers, in typical Maratha style, built by the Scindias in the 19th century.
- See the temple of Kalbhairav, where pilgrims offer alcohol. Continue to Indore.
- Arrival in Indore and hotel accommodation.
Overnight in Indore.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Shiva temple, Kalbhairav temple in Ujjain
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Day 8: Indore - Mandu (100 Km, 3 Hrs Approx)
- Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Mandu; a city known for its splendid Indo-Afghan style monuments and love stories between Bajbahadur and Rani Roopmati.
- Arrival and visit to Mandu: the Jahaz Mahal also called "Palace of the Ship" for its shape that looks very much like Ship, Jama Masjid, the tomb of Hoshang Shah, the first white marble construction in India, Hindola Mahal, Hathi Mahal or Elephant Palace, so-called because the columns that support the dome have enormous proportions reminiscent of an elephant's legs, the Baz Bahadur Palace, the palace of the last ruler of Mandu, built-in 1509.
Overnight at the hotel in Mandu.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees.
Highlights: Jahaj Mahal, Tomb of Hoshang, Baz Bahadur Palace
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Day 9: Mandu - Maheshwar (40 Km, 1 Hrs Approx.)
- Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Maheshwar, a spiritual city on the Narmada river. Also known as Varanasi of Central India. The ancient city of "Mahishmati", also mentioned in many holy books and Hindu epics.
- Arrive and visit the Fort of Maheshwar within the walled city on the bank of the Narmada river. See an ethical collection of rifles, sedans, images and paintings in the palace courtyard.
- Continue to visit the Shiva temple built on the river bank and Maheshwar ghat walk.
Overnight at the hotel in Maheshwar.
Inclusions: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport, Tourist Guide, Entrance fees
Highlights: Maheshwar Ghat, The walled city of Maheshwar
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Day 10: Maheshwar - Indore – Delhi (Domestic Flight - 2 Hrs Approx.)
- After breakfast, transfer to Indore airport for flight to Delhi.
- On arrival, transfer to International Airport for International Departures.
No services are booked afterwards. Kindly arrange your return flight accordingly.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Transport, Domestic Flight.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
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