Eastern Group Hostel
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Bundelkhand Short - 4 Days (Khajuraho, Western Group, Eastern Group, Panna & Orchha)
Four days of Chandela temples and a Bundela capital. The same temples in standard hotels on shared transport, without the Panna safari.
Sleeper Class Co.
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Walking / cultural tour
Four days of Chandela temples and a Bundela capital
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Kandariya MahadevaTwenty-five of an original eighty-five temples survive, built by the Chandelas between 950 and 1050 AD and then forgotten in the jungle… Parsvanatha TempleThe eastern Jain group is as fine as the western one and has a fraction of the visitors. Panna Tiger ReservePanna lost every tiger to poaching by 2009 and was restocked; there are now around eighty.
Itinerary
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.
Khajuraho, Western GroupHow the day runs
- 0 hrsTransfer, then the main temple group
- 4:30 PM — the western group in the late light
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationEastern Group Hostel
Included Activities
- Airport or station transfer
- Hotel night
- Western Group entry
Optional Activities
- The evening sound-and-light show
LANDMARKS Kandariya Mahadeva Lakshmana Temple Western Group Start point Khajuraho, Khajuraho Airport (HJR), Madhya Pradesh 08:00 - 18:00The eastern Jain group is as fine as the western one and has a fraction of the visitors.
Eastern Group, KhajurahoHow the day runs
- 8:00 AM — the eastern Jain group and the southern temples
- 2:00 PM — the archaeological museum
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationKhajuraho Hostel
Included Activities
- All entries
- Licensed guide
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS 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.
Khajuraho, Panna, OrchhaHow the day runs
- 4 hrs6:00 AM — the Panna reserve at first light
- 4 hrs12:30 PM — west to Orchha on the Betwa
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationOrchha Hostel
Included Activities
- Panna safari with permits
- Heritage hotel night at Orchha
LANDMARKS 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.
Orchha, JhansiHow the day runs
- 8:00 AM — Jehangir Mahal, Raj Mahal and the cenotaphs
- 1 hrs1:00 PM — to the station for the Shatabdi
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- All Orchha entries
- Transfer to Jhansi station
LANDMARKS Jehangir Mahal Chaturbhuj Temple Betwa cenotaphs
- Day 1Airport or station transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Western Group entry
- Day 1The evening sound-and-light showCosts extra
- Day 2All entries
- Day 2Licensed guide
- Day 3Panna safari with permits
- Day 3Heritage hotel night at Orchha
- Day 4All Orchha entries
- Day 4Transfer to Jhansi station
- Day 1 · 1 nightEastern Group Hostel
- Day 2 · 1 nightKhajuraho Hostel
- Day 3 · 1 nightOrchha Hostel
- Day 1Khajuraho to Western GroupTransfer, then the main temple group
- Day 3Panna to Orchha12:30 PM — west to Orchha on the Betwa
- Day 4Orchha to Jhansi1:00 PM — to the station for the Shatabdi
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Khajuraho Hostel
Hostel
Day 2
Orchha Hostel
Hostel
Day 3
What you'll eat
3 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 4 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 4.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3
- BreakfastServed on days 2–4
5 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 68 reviews
Review summary
Food4.2/5
Guide4.3/5
Itinerary4.3/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.2/5
Tour operator4.3/5
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Marc Dubois – Dublin2026-06-05 · Verified booking
Madhya Pradesh done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would book with them again.
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Karan Shah – Kolkata2026-06-05 · Verified booking
Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would book with them again.
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Nikhil Joshi – Indore2026-06-05 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No hesitation recommending them.
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Meera Iyer – Delhi2026-06-05 · Verified booking
Well paced over 4 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
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Elena Petrova – London2026-05-30 · Verified booking
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Dev Chatterjee – Bengaluru2026-05-30 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.
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Elena Petrova – Singapore2026-05-30 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Solid operator.
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Farah Qureshi – Nagpur2026-05-30 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Recommended.
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