Eastern Group Inn
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
4 days, planned by The Monsoon Ledger
Twenty-five of an original eighty-five temples survive, built by the Chandelas between 950 and 1050 AD and then forgotten in the jungle for seven centuries.
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| Kandariya Mahadeva |
| Lakshmana Temple |
| Western Group |
The eastern Jain group is as fine as the western one and has a fraction of the visitors.
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| Parsvanatha Temple |
| Adinath |
| Duladeo |
| ASI museum |
Panna lost every tiger to poaching by 2009 and was restocked; there are now around eighty. It is one of the better conservation stories in the country.
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| Panna Tiger Reserve |
| Ken river |
| Orchha |
| Betwa river |
Orchha is a whole Bundela capital left more or less as it was, with fourteen cenotaphs along the Betwa. Jhansi has the fast trains to Delhi and Agra.
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| Jehangir Mahal |
| Chaturbhuj Temple |
| Betwa cenotaphs |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
3 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 4 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 4.
5 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“India on licensed guides and heritage stays”
Licensed guides in every city and heritage properties where they exist. Named after the ledgers Rajasthani havelis kept, which is where several of the stays came from.
Madhya Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Worth every rupee.
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Madhya Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would send friends their way.
Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Recommended.
Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded.
No, and they are perhaps a tenth of the sculpture. The rest is gods, court scenes, musicians and daily life, and the architecture itself — the shikhara form at Kandariya Mahadeva — is what art historians actually come for.
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