FROM OUR EXPLORE BROCHURE

ITINERARY ROUTING:

Mumbai – Bhoramdeo – Kanha – Jabalpur – Panchmarhi – Satpura – Mumbai

SKETCH ITINERARY:

DAY 1 ARRIVAL MUMBAI
DAY 2 IN MUMBAI
DAY 3 MUMBAI – RAIPUR – BHORAMDEO
DAY 4 IN BHORAMDEO
DAY 5 BHORAMDEO – KANHA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 6 IN KANHA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 7 IN KANHA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 8 KANHA NATIONAL PARK – JABALPUR
DAY 9 JABALPUR – PIPARIYA – PANCHMARHI
DAY 10 IN PANCHMARHI
DAY 11 PANCHMARHI – SATPURA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 12 IN SATPURA NATIONAL PARK
DAY 13 SATPURA – BHIMBETKA ROCK SHELTERS – BHOPAL – MUMBAI – DEPARTURE

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Explore the main sights of Mumbai such as the Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum, the Dhobi Ghat and Mani Bhawan.
• In Mumbai learn a ‘tribal art form’ of India which goes back to 3000 BCE. These tribes were once forest-dwellers but have made a gradual transition towards being a pastoral community. The simple style of painting which stems from their animistic belief has a very basic vocabulary – a circle, a triangle and a square – which they use to depict their daily life, customs and traditions. Create a piece of art to carry back as a souvenir.
• In Bhoramdeo stay in a simple farm-house style lodge, located close to a medieval temple. Spend an afternoon visiting the friendly indigenous communities of the area in their villages.
• Visit a weekly tribal ‘Haat’ (market) in and around Bhoramdeo which is incredibly interesting as you get to see villagers come from far to sell their produce.
• In Kanha National Park stay at a Jungle Lodge, beautifully located by a river with stunning views of the forests beyond. Here, the owners of the lodge will introduce you to their uniquely earthy property, which will be followed by a 90 minutes yoga session. Later chat about India, yoga, wildlife, tigers, nature, conservation, Kanha and more.
• In Kanha National Park spend an afternoon with the local Yoga Guru who will introduce you to Yoga-Nidra (or Yogic Sleep) which is a deep state of relaxation and uniquely unwinds the nervous system.
• In Jabalpur, spend an afternoon at Bhedaghat. The marble rocks here are considered to be amongst the most mysterious natural wonders of India.
• Visit Panchmarhi – steeped in legend and mythology. It is an ancient landscape strewn with the artistic and religious remains of pre-historic human occupation. The scenery is most magical and the climate moderate. Later in the afternoon, go for a leisurely walk to the memorial of a British officer and enjoy sweeping views of the genteel green plateau valley of Panchmarhi.
• In Panchmarhi spend time at Mount Rosa. Early humans lived here and made beautiful rock paintings thousands of years ago. Enjoy a hike in the afternoon to the incredibly beautiful Irene Pool and enjoy its cool waters.
• At Satpura enjoy a canoe ride and Jungle safaris into the National Park.
• Visit the famous pre-historic Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its extraordinary cave paintings. This site is said to have the earliest traces of human life on the Indian subcontinent. The oldest painting here dates back to the Lower Paleolithic age and the newest to the Mesolithic.
• Continue to the Bhopal Airport from where you can board a flight to Mumbai.
• In Mumbai connect an International Flight for your onward journey.

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