6D Jabalpur - Amarkantak - Bandhavgarh Tour

Pickup from Jabalpur and transfer to Jabalpur Hotel. Check in to the hotel and Relax. Later proceed to visit Madan Mahal, Balancing Rock and Kachnar City Shiv Statue. Evening visit Narmada River Arti at Gwari Ghat. Night stay in Jabalpur.

Madan Mahal is stands as testimony to the lives of the rulers who ruled Jabalpur for a good number of years in the 11th century AD. Situated at a hilltop, a couple of kilometres away from the city, Madan Mahal Fort was built by the Raja Madan Singh.

Balancing Rock is a natural wonder, Balancing Rocks are a set of seemingly delicately balanced eroded volcanic rock formations. Although they look precariously positioned, they have withstood earthquakes of magnitude up to 6.5 on the Richter scale. No wonder that the locals believe these rocks to be as invincible as they are incredible. One rock is balanced on a huge base rock and only touches it slightly. The point of contact between the two rocks is only 6 sq inches. It is believed that it is impossible to disturb the balance of this rock.

Kachnar City Shiv Statue: The charismatic idol of Lord Shiva is nestled in the Kachnar city and is reckoned among the most sacred tourist spots in Jabalpur. The statue is about 76 feet tall and is truly a sight to behold. The statue is built under the open sky on the cavern which has the replicas of the 12 Jyotirlings and these 12 Lingam has been collected from various shrines of Lord Shiva throughout the country.

Gwari Ghat: Hindus perform their cremation rites here as per Garuda Purana. It is associated with Hindu Puranas, also; due to the presence of Narmada Sidh Kund, near Uma Ghat, wherein renowned Rishis performed Tapas (Indian religions), and it is believed that people are cured of their ailments here. Maa Narmada Temple is also situated here, where Narmada Aarti, is performed in the evenings.

Activities : Sightseeing

After Breakfast, Checkout and proceed to Bhedaghat. Enjoy the boating between colored Marble Rock and Visit Dhaundhar Fall with Rope way. Later transfer to Amarkantak. Check in to the Hotel and Relax. Night stay in Amarkantak.

Bhedaghat: Bhedaghat is famous for the high marble rocks making a valley through which river Narmada flows. The place also has a beautiful waterfall, known as Dhuandhar Falls (literally meaning a stream of smoke, because of its appearance)

Marble Rock: The Marble Rocks are a gorge along part of the Narmada River’s, creating a beautiful gorge of about 8 km in length. the gorge was narrow in size and hence, monkeys could cross over from one side to another. This gave the gorge its local name- Bandar Kudni (meaning monkeys' jumping place). The white marbles are predominantly rich in magnesium and are closer in hardness to soapstone.

Dhuandhar Falls: The word 'Dhuandhar' is derived from two Hindi words - Dhuan (smoke) and Dhar (flow), meaning a waterfall where one can feel a smoky atmosphere (this smoke is formed by water vapour or the smoke cascade). The Dhuandhar Falls is located on the Narmada River and are 30 meters high. The Narmada River, making its way through the world-famous Marble Rocks, narrows down and then plunges into a waterfall known as Dhuandhar.

Note: Amarkantak is a hill station. It is located amidst the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges in Madhya Pradesh

Amarkantak is known as the king of pilgrimages, or Tirthraj, because the town has many temples and holy places. It is narrated in the Hindu scriptures like the Puranas that Amarkantak is the place where celestial beings, sages and others obtained spiritual powers.The Amarkantak region is also a unique natural heritage area and is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum. This is where the Narmada River, the Son River and Johilla River (tributary of Son) originate.15th-century Indian mystic and poet Kabir is said to have meditated on Kabir Chabutra, located in the town of Amarkantak, and is also called the platform of Kabir.

Activities : Sightseeing

Today visit Narmada Udgam Kund, Dugdha Dhara Waterfalls, Pataleshwar Mahadev Temple, Kapildhara Waterfalls, Kalachuri and Shri Yantra Mandir. Later visit Narmada Udgam Temple and Evening Aarti Overnight at Amarkantak.

Narmada Udgam Kund (birth place of Narmada) was built by Rewa Nayak (his idol gives the clue). After so many years,Bhonsle, the king of Nagpur gave the shape to Narmada Mandir, later Maharani Devi Ahilya renovated this temple . A mega complex of temples with idols of gods and goddesses is built around the temple.

Doodh Dhara Waterfall is formed by the holy Narmada River and is the 2nd waterfall on the river Narmada after Kapil Dhara Waterfall. It is a 10 ft high stream that is extremely white.Sage Durvasa also has a cave here, where he must have meditated. There is also a Shivling in this cave, on which water keeps falling continuously. Sage Durvasa used to consecrate Shiva every day with the Narmada water.

Activities : Sightseeing

After breakfast transfer to Bandhavgarh. Check in hotel and relax. Evening enjoy with natural walk. Dinner and Night stay at Bandhavgarh.

Activities : Sightseeing

Morning or Afternoon Jeep Safari at Bandhavgarh National Park by exclusive Gypsy. Dinner and Night stay at Bandhavgarh.

Bandhavgarh National Park is The National Tiger Reserve. It was declared a national park in 1968 and then became Tiger Reserve in 1993. The current core area is spread over 716 square kilometres. The park has a large breeding population of leopards, and various species of deer. Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa captured the first white tiger in this region in 1951. One of the biggest attractions of this national park is the Bengal tiger. The reserve is also densely populated with other species: the gaur or Indian bison, are now extinct or have migrated elsewhere; sambar and barking deer are a common sight, and nilgai are to be seen in the open areas of the park. There have been reports of the Indian wolf, striped hyena and the caracal the latter being an exclusive open area dweller. The tiger reserve abounds with chital or the spotted deer which is the main prey animal of the tiger and the Indian leopard.

Afternoon Safari Drives Will Not Be Conducted On Wednesdays

Activities : Jeep Safari

Morning checkout and drop Jabalpur airport / Railway station for onward journey.

Tour End.

Activities : Sightseeing