Travel Review - PACHMARHI (Pachmadhi) - M.P.

Denwa Darshan

Hi Travel lovers... 

If you are planning to visit Pachmarhi, here you will find all the relevant information about the place. If you are not planning… You are missing one very beautiful place on earth :)

Pachmarhi (also called Pachmadhi) is in Hoshangabad district in state Madhya Pradesh. This is the only hill station in M.P.; however we visited from 22^nd to 24^th December 2013 and found the temperature hotter than Delhi. Our guide told us that sometimes mercury touches zero in winters and we were lucky to find the temperature pleasant. So if you are going in winters – don’t forget to pack your woolens.

Bee Fall

How to reach:

By Air – nearest airport is Bhopal (approx 200 KMs)

By Train – Nearest station is Pipariya (station code PPI) which is approx 50 KMs from Pachmarhi.

By Road: Regular bus services from Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Nagpur, Pipariya.

Tip: the faster way - Reach Pipariya station and take a taxi to Pachmarhi. 

Champak Bunglow

From Pipariya - If you take a separate taxi (Indigo) – it will cost you 500-600 INR, If you share the taxi with any other couple (drivers will arrange that) – it will cost you approx 250 – 300 INR. If you take shared Bolero – it will cost you 60/- per person, but driver will ask you to sit on back seats not front or middle seats. In shared bolero they will book front seats for a couple for approx 200 INR and middle seats for approx 300 INR. If you pay that amount, no other person will sit on those seats except you.

Bus fare is 50 INR per person.

Tip: Take a shared Indigo for 250/-

From Pipariya to Pachmarhi, approx 25 KMs travel is in plains and after that hilly area will start so you will go approx 25 KMs uphill in order to reach Pachmarhi. On your way to Pachmarhi you will see a point – Denwa Darshan (your driver will show you the place without asking)

Near Bee Fall

There are a number of hotels in Pachmarhi ranging from 800 to 5000/- per night. You will also find lots of cottages there mostly from MP tourism. I stayed at Champak Bunglow (MP tourism hotel) which was very good and staff also was very courteous. However the hotel is little outside from Pachmarhi and far from market.

I got to know that Hotel Amaltash is not very good so book the hotel with caution :)

 You can also book Hotel Highland – another MPT hotel, located just at the entrance of Pachmarhi (however far from market).

If you have enough time and want to visit each and every place in and around Pachmarhi – you require 4 days; however to visit main attraction points only two days are sufficient.

JataShankar

For personal taxi – you will be charged 1250/- per day. Some visiting places are forest entry points for that you have to pay 700/- as an entry fee (400 entry fee and 300/- guide charges which is mandatory). The ticked is valid only for same day at all forest entry points.

Generally first day you will visit temples in Pacharhi which you can also visit by your own car. Taxi will charge 1250/- for personal and 600/- in sharing with any other couple.

Second day you will visit forest entry points. For that you have to hire Gypsy as only petrol Gypsy is allowed in the forest. For personal Gypsy you have to pay 1250/- + 700 forest entry ticket, while in sharing you have to pay 600 for Gypsy + 233/- for forest entry (3 couples share a Gypsy)

Tip: ask your driver to cover maximum forest entry points to avoid entry charges on third day

However you will not be able to cover duchess fall and Dhoopgarh on same day but will cover maximum points. If you are interested – third day is for these points. Our guide told us that it takes 4-5 hrs to cover Duchess fall so can’t be covered on second day along with Silver fall, bee fall etc

Panchali Kund

  

Pandav Caves

Tip: Be ready for tracking in the forest. You have to walk into the Jungle to see the falls. Travel light and wear shoes.

Tip: if you have very small kids – hire a Pithoo (One who carries the baby) as it will be very inconvenient to track into the forest along with small kids

View from Pandav Caves

If you are planning to visit Chauragarh – you need one entire day. For reaching the temple you have to travel into woods approx 3 KM (One way) and have to climb 1365 stairs. Chauragarh is the highest mountain in Pachmarhi. Very few people visit the place.

Nandan van is a good economic restaurant to eat. It’s near Children’s park and opposite rock garden.

There are a lot of monkeys in Pachmarhi so do not leave your luggage or any item in Gypsy

Enjoy the pics of Pachmarhi :)

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