Madhya Pradesh is India’s largest state
and the geographical heartland of the country. Most of the state is a high
plateau and in
summer it can be very dry and hot. But it also has the highest percentage of forest in
India, sheltering a wide variety of wildlife including 22% of the world’s tiger
population.
|
Climate
|
 |
Summer : 48ºC–22ºC
Winter : 23ºC–4ºC
Monsoon : June–September
|
| Places to visit |
|
Khajuraho: Close behind the
Taj and up there with Varanasi,
Jaipur and Delhi, the temples of Khajuraho are one of India’s major attractions. The
temples are superb examples of Indo -Aryan architecture, but it’s the decoration with
which many are so liberally embellished that have made Khajuraho famous.
Gwalior: Just a few hours from Agra by train or road, Gwalior
is famous for its old and very large fort.
Sanchi:
Sanchi is topped by some of the oldest and most interesting Buddhist
structures in India.
Pachmarhi: MP’s peaceful hill station stands at an
altitude of 1067m nestled in the south Satpura Ranges National Park.
Ujjain: One of India’s holiest cities for Hindus
Jabalpur: Almost due south of Khajuraho and east of Bhopal,
the large city of Jabalpur is principally famous today for the gorge on the Narmada River
known as the Marble Rocks.
Information services
Headquarters of MP Tourism, TT Nagar, Bhopal
Ph. 0755 778383
Government of India Tourist Office, Khajuraho
Ph. 07686 42347 |
| Places to
Stay
|
 |
Hotel Sonali, Radha Talkies Road, Bhopal |
Ph. 0755 533880 |
|
Hotel Surya, Hamidia Road, Bhopal |
Ph. 0755 536925 |
|
Hotel Gwalior Regency, Link Road,
Gwalior |
Ph. 0751 340670 |
|
Hotel Casa Di William, Khajuraho |
Ph. 07686 44244 |
|
Hotel Tars Oberoi, Khajuraho |
Ph. 07686 42344 |
|
Residency Hotel, MP Nagar, Bhopal |
Ph. 0755 556002 |
|
Jehan Numa Palace, Bhopal |
Ph. 0755 540100 |
|
|
|
More
hotels... |
|
| Getting there and away |
|
By Air
Indian Airlines has daily flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Indore and four flights weekly
to Gwalior.
Ph. 0755 770480
Flight schedule: Click here
By train
Bhopal is on one of the two main Delhi to Mumbai railway lines. Trains to all
parts of
India available from Bhopal Station.
It takes 12 hrs to Delhi - 705 km
to Mumbai 15 hrs - 837 km
to Gwalior 6½ hrs - 388 km
to Thiruvananthapuram 34 hrs - 2354 km.
By Bus
There are numerous daily buses from Bhopal to Sanchi (1½ hrs) Vidisha (2½ hrs)
Indore 6 hrs) Pachmarhi (7 hrs) Jabalpur (12hrs) |
|
