Places to visit in Madhya Pradesh

19 destinations in Madhya Pradesh, each with a full day-by-day itinerary, estimated cost and realistic travel time from wherever you're starting.

• Amarkantak

  The sacred source of the Narmada river, in a forested plateau

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Relaxation · Photography

• Bandhavgarh

  India's highest tiger density reserve, under a hilltop fort

  3 days · ₹12,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography

• Bhedaghat

  Moonlit marble cliffs on the Narmada, near Jabalpur

  1 day · ₹3,500+

  Relaxation · Photography

• Bhimbetka

  Prehistoric rock shelters with 30,000-year-old cave paintings

  1 day · ₹3,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Bhopal

  The City of Lakes, ringed by Mughal-era mosques and old bazaars

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Food · Photography

• Gwalior

  A hilltop fort once called 'the pearl among fortresses in India'

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Hanumantiya

  Hot-air balloon rides over the Indira Sagar backwaters

  2 days · ₹10,000+

  Adventure · Relaxation · Photography

• Indore

  India's cleanest city, and arguably its best street food

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Food · Culture · Photography

• Kanha National Park

  Sal-forest tiger reserve that inspired The Jungle Book

  3 days · ₹12,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography

• Khajuraho

  UNESCO temple carvings in central India

  2 days · ₹7,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Maheshwar & Omkareshwar

  Riverside temple towns on the sacred Narmada

  3 days · ₹9,000+

  Culture · Relaxation · Photography

• Mandu

  A ruined 15th-century fort city on a plateau

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Photography · Relaxation

• Orchha

  A riverside fort town frozen in the 16th century

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Culture · Photography · Relaxation

• Pachmarhi

  Madhya Pradesh's only hill station, in the Satpura range

  4 days · ₹11,000+

  Mountains · Adventure · Wildlife

• Panna

  A tiger reserve on the Ken river, near India's only diamond mines

  2 days · ₹9,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography

• Patalkot

  A horseshoe-shaped valley so deep it's named for the underworld

  1 day · ₹3,500+

  Adventure · Culture · Photography

• Pench National Park

  The teak forest that inspired The Jungle Book

  3 days · ₹12,000+

  Wildlife · Adventure · Photography

• Sanchi

  The Great Stupa, India's oldest surviving stone Buddhist monument

  1 day · ₹3,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Ujjain

  One of Hinduism's seven sacred cities, on the Shipra river

  2 days · ₹5,000+

  Culture · Relaxation