7 Day itinerary for MP from Delhi

In my view, Madhya Pradesh is one of the most underrate states from tourism point of view. It has so much to offer but unfortunately it can't compete with other tourist destinations. Here I am trying to list done some itineraries for travellers from Delhi if they want to visit MP.

7 Day Itinerary

I am assuming that you have not visited MP at all the if you are the first timer visiting MP and have 7 days at your disposal, your itinerary might look something like below.

• Day 1 -- Start from Delhi early morning and look out for Mitaoli, Padavali and Bateswar after crossing Morena. Here is a blog from my trip to these places. The first place to visit would be Mitaoli and then other two places are nearby. After finishing these places you can drive on to Gwalior and stay there for the night. If you have time left you can do some local sighseeing in Gwalior. In Gwalior must see places are the museum and Rani Jhansi's samadhi
• Day 2 -- You can use your mornings to finish off places in Gwalior and then carry on to Orccha. It is not a long drive,  Here is my blog from an earlier trip when I travelled from Gwalior to Orccha. Orccha has good MP Tourism properties for stay and you can use them to stay.
• Day 3 -- Finish up on any sighseeing in the morning and then leave for Khajuraho. Khajuraho attractions close down at sunset so you might not reach in time to see anything. Here is my earlier trip on travel to Khajuraho.
• Day 4 -- Temples in Khajuraho open at sunrise, so get up early and visit the western group of temples. It would take probably 2-3 hours there. Once done you can leave for Bhopal. You should reach Bhopal by evening. Since you will be passing through Sanchi, if you can reach Sanchi before sunset, it would be a good use of time to visit Sanchi. There is Udaygiri caves as well closeby. Depending on time availability, you can choose to visit them. Here is one of my trips to Sanchi and Udaigiri. You should reach Bhopal for the night stay.
• Day 5 -- Most people who wish to travel to MP have Ujjain (Mahakaleswar) and Omkareswar in their itinerary. So this day can be used to complete that circuit. The target should be to visit Ujjain and Omkareswar and then stay night in Indore.
• Day 6 -- Do local sighseeing in Indore. If you feel like it, you can also visit Mandu (Mandav)
• Day 7 -- This day can be used for return journey from Indore to Delhi.

September/October 2021 -- The Trip with purpose

I wrote about my father's passing away in a blog post in my other blog. He passed away of COVID-19 during peak of pandemic in April -2021.  Because of the peak of pandemic, he was cremated with COVID protocol on the next day after his death and we decided to hold off to other rituals for a later date and time where it might become safer for people to travel.

September 2021 during pitru paksha, we decided it was the right time to continue and complete the first set of rituals related to his passing away. After his cremation, we had kept his last remains in our garden and asthi visarjan was the first step to kick start the set of rituals that were to follow. 

Here is the travelog of the road trip that we undertook to bid final farewell to my father.

1. Day 01 -- 17 September 2021, Bengaluru to Hyderabad
2. Day 02 -- 18 September 2021, Hyderabad to Bhopal
3. Day 03 -- 19 September 2021, Rest day at Bhopal
4. Day 04 -- 20 September 2021, Official Work at Bhopal
5. Day 05 -- 21 September 2021, Lots of bureaucratic work at Bhopal
6. Day 06 -- 22 September 2021, More bureaucratic work at Bhopal
7. Day 07 -- 23 September 2021, Asthi Visarjan at Prayagraj
8. Day 08 -- 24 September 2021, Asthi Visarjan and Back
9. Day 09 -- 25 September 2021, In search of North Indian Rivers, Bhopal to Noida
10. Day 10 -- 26 September 2021, Towards Haridwar and Rishikesh
11. Day 11 -- 27 September 2021, Noida to Gwalior
12. Day 12 -- 28-September 2021, Gwalior to Orccha
13. Day 13 -- 29 September 2021, Orccha to Ujjain
14. Day 14 -- 30 September 2021, Ujjain to Omkareswar and Back
15. Day 15 -- 01-October-2021, Ujjain to Bhopal
16. Day 16 -- 02-October-2021, Dashmi Rituals
17. Day 17 -- 03-October-2021
18. Day 18 -- 04-October-2021, Terahvi Rituals
19. Day 19 -- 05-October-2021
20. Day 20 -- 06-October-2021, Bhopal to Bhedaghat
21. Day 21 -- 07-October-2021, Bhedaghat to Amarkantak
22. Day 22 -- 08-October-2021, Amarkantak to Nagpur
23. Day 23 -- 09-October-2021, Nagpur to Bengaluru

This completes the total trip. The total Toll paid was Rs. 7778. Total amount towards fuel was more than Rs. 80,000/-.

Day 13 -- 29 September 2021, Orccha to Ujjain

 29-September-2021

Today again the college was ongoing till 12:30 PM so we were just visit local places till the time classes were on and then leave.

Please watch the video below for my review of the hotel

Please watch the video below for the walk around the Betwa river and visit to Centotaphs.

Please watch the video below for night visit to Chaturbhuj Temple

Please watch the video below for our trip to day visit to Chaturbhuj temple.

12:40 PM We checked out and left the hotel. My father in one of the wishes had left some money for a Gaushala near Orccha. So we decided to visit that place and make that donation.

Finally we left Orccha towards Ujjain

4:30 PM Stopped at K Square Highway Treat near Guna

6:30 PM Stopped at Hotel Yuvraj heavens for tea near Biaora

9:30 PM Arrived in Ujjain