Madhya Pradesh

Covering an area of 443,406 sq. km the state of Madhya Pradesh — which is situated in the central part or the heart of India — is the largest in the country. As much as a third of it is covered by thick forests and glades, while the mighty Vindhya and Satpura ranges divide its vast plateau over which run a number of scenic rivers such as the Tapti, Narmada, Chambal, Shipra and the Betwa, winding their way down.

While the Tapti and the Narmada flow towards the west, others like the Chambal, Sone, Betwa and the mahananda, wend their way eastwards. Nature has certainly endowed madhya pradesh very liberally with her gifts. Luxuriant woods, sparkling waterfalls and gurgling rivers offer the lover of nature a choice of lovely retreats, while the state also possesses some of the country’s most exciting wildlife parks, like those of Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Shivpuri and Panna.

The cultural and historical heritage of madhya Pradesh is equally colourful and vibrant, for the state possesses a very large number of excellently preserved archaeological monuments dating from the paleolithic age to the late medieval period — monuments such as Khajuraho, Sanchi, Mandu and the Gwalior Fort. Indeed, numerous caves, temples, stupas, forts and palaces abound bringing visions of empires and kingdoms lost in the mists of time.

Bhopal, Sanchi, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Maheshwar, Kanha, Mandu, Orchha, Shivpuri, Indore, Khujraho, Gwalior 

For further information please contact: The Director of Tourism, Government of Madhya Pradesh, 6, Malviya Nagar, Bhopal 464014; or The Manager, Madhya Pradesh Tourist Bureau, Kanishka Hotel Shopping Plaza, 19, Ashok Road, New Delhi 110001.

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