Day
1 : Arrive New Delhi and transfer to hotel. O/n hotel.
Day
2 : Delhi- visit Old and New Delhi. O/n hotel.
Day
3: Delhi - Bhopal by train :Early morning transfer to railway
station for Shatabdi express train to Bhopal. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Later city tour of Bhopal, visiting Bharat BhawanIt is a multi art centre
without parallel in India housing a museum of the arts, classical and folk
music. Timings: Open from 2 pm to 8 pm every day except Mondays.
Indira
Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (A Post Colonial Museum) : The
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind) is a
unique Museum.
Laxmi Narayan Temple : Also known as Birla
Mandir, this beautiful temple on the Arera Hills has a museum attached to
it.
Taj-ul-Masjid ; Said to be the largest mosque in the
country, the building of this towering edifice was begun by Shah Jehan Begum
(1868-1901) but was completed after her death. It's a huge pink mosque with
two massive white-domed minarets and three white domes over the main
building.
Day 4: Full day visit Sanchi &
Bhimbetka.Over night stay at Hotel.Sanchi :Stupas &
Museum-Buddhist site
Bhimbetka : Surrounded by the northern
fringe of the Vindhyan ranges, Bhimbetka lies 46 km South of Bhopal. In this
rocky terrain of dense forest and craggy cliffs, over 600 rock shelters
belonging to the Neolithic age were recently discovered. Here, in vivid
panoramic detail, paintings in over 500 caves depict the life of the
pre-historic cave-dwellers making the Bhimbetka group an archaeological
treasure, an invaluable chronicle in the history of man
Day
5: Morning drive to Indore enroute visiting Ujjain.Overnight at Hotel.Mahakaleshwara
Temple,Bade Ganeshji Ka Mandir ,Chintaman Ganesh Temple,Bhartrihari
Caves,Harsiddhi Temple,Vedh Shala(Observatory),Kal Bhairava,Kaliadeh Palace
,Gopal Mandir ,Navagarha Mandir
Day 6: Morning
drive to Mandu. Later sightseeing and overnight at Hotel.
Jahaz
Mahal : (or the Ship Palace) is probably the most famous building in
Mandu. This ship-like structure was constructed by Ghiyas-ud-din, son of
Mohammed Shah, for his harem. According to the legends, this harem was home
to 15,000 maidens. There are two lakes on the east and west side of the
palace that create a perfect illusion of a ship with its rectangular shape.
Hindola Mahal (or Swing Palace) was a pleasure dome that gives the
impression that the inward slopes of the walls are swaying. Hoshang's Tomb
is located immediately behind the mosque and reputed to be the oldest marble
structure in India. The tomb was constructed in 1435 and depicts typical
Hindu influences including carved marble lattice screens (jali). It is said
that Shahjahansent his architects to study this double-domed structure
before constructing Taj Mahal.
Ashrafi Mahal : was
originally built as a madarsa (a Muslim religious school), but later
extended to become Mohammed Shah's tomb. Now only the ruins of this building
are visible.
Rupmati's Pavilion : is situated on the very
edge of Mandu Fort. It is a very romantic building, a perfect setting for
fairytale romance
Day 7: Full day visit
Omkarehswar & Maheshwar.Overnight at Hotel.Omkareshwar :
the sacred island shaped like the holiest of all Hindu symbols, OM has
drawn a hundred generations of pilgrims... Omkareshwar is on a temple-dotted
island at the confluence of the Narmada and Kaveri rivers. During major
festivals, townships of tents and huts spring up on the banks, and flotillas
of decorated boats ferry pilgrims across the water. Of special interest in
Omkareshwar are its Omkar Mandhata Temple with one of the 12 powerful
Jyotirlinga Shiva shrines, an old palace and an akhara (headquarters of a
sect of mendicants.
Maheshwar : was a glorious city in the
dawn of Indian civilisation when it was known as Mahishmati, capital of King
Kartvirarjun. This temple town on the banks of the river Narmada finds
mention in the epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata." Maheshwari saris: a
popular craft in Maheshwar.
Day 8: Mandu - Indore
- Delhi fly. :Morning departure transfer to Indore airport for
flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to airport hotel for wash and
change. Evening transfer to International airport for flight back to your
home country.
Day 9, Delhi - Europe fly.
House
Boat