Central India Travel Guide

Bandhavgarh

Bandhavgarh National Park is a small reserve of some 448 sq kms but probably has the highest density of tigers in the world. It is situated among outlying hills of the Vindhyan hill ranges

Gwalior

Gwalior is a city with a dramatic, colourful history, its foundation due to the warrior Suraj Sen being cured of leprosy by the hermit, Gwalipa, who lived on the hilltop where the fort stands.

Kanha

Kanha's sal and bamboo forest, rolling grasslands and meandering streams stretch over 1945 sq km, making it one of India's largest reserves, but with a core zone of 940 sq km.

Khajuraho

Khajuraho is famous for the beautiful, ornate temples built by the Chandelas in the 10th and 11th centuries. The temples, 22 of which have survived because of their isolation at a site where there is neither a town

Mandu

Mandu, the 'City of Joy', is a mainly deserted hilltop fort away from the hustle and bustle of the normal tourist circuit. The Afghan style buildings still give an impression of the days when King Baz Bahadur built

Sanchi

Sanchi is one of the world's most important Buddhist centres, the first stupas being built here by Ashoka in the 3rd century, since when many more have been added.

Ujjain

Ujjain, situated on the right bank of the River Shipra, is a very holy city for the Hindus, being one of the four places where a drop of the nectar of immortality spilled in the legendary scramble for possession