The 15-day itinerary provides details of the tour of tourist places in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India. The tour includes visits to historical sites, temples, and wildlife sanctuaries in Morena and surrounding areas like Sihoniya, Kutwar, Padawali, Mitawali, Pahadgarh, Likhichhaj, Nareshwar, Nurabad, Sabalgarh, and the National Chambal Sanctuary. The itinerary provides information on accommodations, transportation, and activities planned for each day of the tour.

1. ITINERARY ON MORENA TOURIST PLACE [MP] PREPARED BY: LOKENDRA SINGH TOMAR IITTM PGDM[TT] 2081032

2. ITINERARY FOR VISITER GROUP NO. OF PAX 10 DURATION – 15 DAYS & 14 NIGHTS MEAL PLAN -- AP RURAL TOUR with PILGRAM TOUR MORENA {Chambal Division} MP. Transportation : Demand of tourist Best Time To Visit : all the year

4. Morena is situated in the Chambal valley.Morena and Gwalior are the Railway stations on the Delhi-Mumbai railway line. The nearest Aerodrome from Morena headquarters of the Chambal division is Gwalior which is at a distance of 45 kms. from Morena. Morena, the headquarters of the Chambal division stands at the Agra-Bombay National Highway between Gwalior and Agra. Agriculture is the main source of occupation with mustard and wheat being the most important agricultural products.

5. Accomodation : Morena – Deori Eco Centre. - Hotel Radhika Palace, Near old Bus Stand. - Sitaram Dharamshala, Near Bus Stand. - Madanlal Mittal Dharamshala, M.S. Road. - Panchayati Dharamshala, Opposite Bihariji Mandir. - Mahor Vaishya Dharamshala, Near Railway Station. Gwalior - Various non-star hotels and star hotels. Agra - Various five star hotels and three star hotels.

6. How to Reach Air : The nearest airport from Morena is Gwalior which is at a distance of 46 km from Morena. Road : Morena, stands at the Agra-Mumbai National Highway between Gwalior and Agra. Rail : Morena is located on the main trunk broad gauge railway route of central railway joining Delhi-Madras, Delhi-Bombay via Bombay .

8. Tourist place Sihoniya (The capital of the Kachwahas) Kutwar Padawali (Gupta Period) Mitawali The Fort of Sabalgarh National Chambal Sanctuary Pahadgarh (Cave paintings in the cave shelters) Likhichhaj Nareshwar-Norar Nurabad (The Monuments of Mughal Period) The Other places of Interest

9. DAY – 1 TIME – 4:45pm SECTOR – Gwalior Tour programme …………. Arrival at airport & transfer to the Chanderi hotel, full city tour in evening ,over night stay.

10. DAY – 2 TIME – 6:30am SECTOR – GWALIOR TO MORENA 46kms Tour programme ………………… Next day leave gwalior by road for morena to the hotel radhika palace and full day city tour with deluxe coach, over night at hotel.

11. Next day leave Morena by road for sihoniya After B/F full day tour with deluxe coach,over night hotel. The Kachwaha kingdom was established in the 11th century between 1015 to 1035 A.D. The Kachwaha king Kirtiraj got a "Shiv Temple erected at Sihoniya. This temple is known as the "Kakan Math" It stand on a spot two miles away from Sihoniya in the north west of Distt. Morena. DAY- 3 TIME-7:00am SECTOR – SIHONIYA 35kms Tour programme ………….

12. Jain Temples : Sihoniya is a holy place of the Jains. The main temple has three statues : Shantinath, Kunthnath and Arhanath of 10 to 15 ft. in height. They are of 11th century A.D.

13. Next morning we went to Kuntalpur take full B/f . Kuntalpur known as Kutwar is the biggest ancient village of the Chambal valley. It is just like Hastinapur, Rajgraha and Chadi of the Mahabharat period. The ancient Amba or Harrisiddhi Devi temple and a crescent shaped Dam erected on the river Asan are the beautiful visiting spots of Kutwar. over night at hotel. DAY - 4 TIME – 8:00 SECTOR – KUTWAR 22kms Tour programme …………

14. DAY - 5 TIME -7:35am SECTOR – Padawali (Gupta Period) 25kms Tour programme ………………… Next day after breakfast we went to padawali,Full enjoy .This new area of population is known as Padawali because it is surrounded by several hills. Here was a magnificent ancient Vishnu Temple which was later converted into a big Garhi.The terrace, the courtyard and the assembly hall of this temple are the 'epitome' of ancient culture. The standing statue of a Lion on the ruined gate seems to say that there was a time when he used to watch the temple with his companion at its gate. More than fifty monuments of different kinds can be seen at Padawali up to the valley of Bhuteshwar.Than over night at hotel Radhika palace.

15. DAY - 6 TIME – 7:15am SECTOR – Mitawali 25kms Tour programme …………….. After padawali we went to mitawali.take full enjoy B/f , over night at hotel.there is a sixty four Yogini temple situated on the hundred feet high mountain. It is a wonderful circular construction of 170 feet radius on the style of Delhi's parliament house. Attached to circular verandah there are sixty four rooms and a big courtyard in the temple. In the centre of the temple there is the circular temple of Lord Shiva.

16. DAY - 7 TIME – 7:40am 25kms SECTOR – Pahargarh (Cave Paintings in the cave Shelters) Tour programme ----------Full breakfast & over night hotel . Twelve miles away from Pahargarh in the south east there is a chain of 86 caves and cave shelters. They are said to be contemporary of cave shelters of Bhim Baitka of Bhopal. In the beginning of civilisation people got shelter in these caves. Seeing the scene of men and women, birds and animals, hunting and dancing in the cave paintings it appears as if human art flourished in the valley of Chambal in the pre historic period and it searched undiminishing colours for its expression.

17. DAY - 8 TIME -8:15am SECTOR – Likhichhaj 24kms Tour programme … Full breakfast ,over night hotel. Amongst many cave shelters on the banks of river Asan there is Likhichhaj which has remained a centre of attraction for a very long period. Likhichhaj means a hill bending onward like a balcony. In its natural pillarless verandah there are many pictures drawn in the mixed colours of geru and khariya. Neechta, Kundighat, Baradeh, Ranideh, Khajura, Keetya, Siddhawali and Hawamahal are other worth visiting caves or cave shelters.

18. DAY – 9 TIME – 7:45am SECTOR – Nareshwar-Norar 50kms Tour programme ……after breakfast ,over night hotel. Jaleshwar of 8 th to 12th century is Norar of today. Here many temples were built. Out of them twenty one temples are still standing on three sides of the mountain. In them Jhankies in the style of pratihar Nagar, and rapid have been exhibited. On the mountain there is a rare tank with stairs which supplies water to all of them. The tank has been made by cutting out the rocks of the mountain. There are some statues of different deities.

19. In 1527 A.D. this area came under the control of mughal emperor Babar. Noorabad was founded in the times of Jahangir, the grandson of Babar. The ‘Phizi Saraya‘ in the name of ‘Saraya Chhola‘ and the bridge over the river Kuwari near Piparsa were built by Motimad Khan the sardar of Aurangzeb in the mughal period. The fort like the saray of Noorabad the bridge over the Sank with minerates and the artistic tomb of Gona Begum, the widow of Gyasuddin, the wagir of Alamgir constructed behind the saray are worth visiting. They were famous for their beauty and poetic expression. DAY - 10 TIME -7:32am SECTOR – Nurabad 12kms Tourprogramme……after b/f full enjoy over night at hotel nurabad .

20. DAY – 11 TIME – 9:30am 37kms SECTOR – Shanichara Temple Tour programme …. After b/f, over night at hotel morena . The Shanichara Temple made of stone at Aeti is rather special, though it doesn’t appear so from the outside. It houses the original black idol of Shani brought from Lanka (presently Sri Lanka). Legend has it that Shanideva was held prisoner by the demon-king Ravana (king of Lanka), in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The dusty village of Aeti came into being only after the temple was established. Earlier it was just a barren hilltop dotted with a few trees.

21. DAY – 12 TIME -7:20am SECTOR – The Fort Of Sabalgarh 27kms Tour programe … full tour enjoy over night at hotel… The beautiful ‘Bandh’ built behind the fort in the Scindia period has made the whole scene most fascinating. The foundation of Sabalgarh was laid by a Gujar named Sabla in the past. Construction of the fort on a somewhat high cliff was made by Gopal Singh, the Raja of Karoli. The Marathas in their campaign of northern India again won it and gave it back to the king of Karoli. During the regime of Lord Vallejali Daulat Rao Scindia (1764-1837) lived in this fort of Gwalior. It was seized by the English in the year 1804-5. In 1809 the area around this fort was added in the kingdom of Scindia.

22. DAY -13 TIME -7:45am SECTOR – National Chambal Sanctuary 25kms Tour programme …B/F & with enjoy over night at hotel…. The National Chambal Sanctuary was formed to protect this pristine river ecosystem, complete with its varied flora and avifauna. With its headquarters at Morena, M.P., the Chambal river which is mainstay for the entire wildlife of the sanctuary harbours a variety of aquatic life like the elusive Ganges River Dolphin, Crocodile ( Muggar), Gharial ( Gavelia Gangeticus ), Freshwater Turtles, River Otters and a various species of fishes. All of which can quite easily be seen by tourists within the sanctuary area, especially in the middle reaches in the downside of Rajghat Bridge on National Highway No. 3.

23. DAY – 14 TIME – 7:00am SECTOR –Morena City [Other Places of Interest] Tour programme …b/f , & over night at hotel... District Archaeological Museum Shiva Gallery Jain Gallery Shakt Gallery Vividhi Gallery Dhatu Pratima (Statues of Metal) Photo and Picture Gallery

24. DAY -15 TIME – 6:30am SECTOR – MORENA TO GWALIOR TO AMERICA Tour programme ……. b/f & leave morena …. Next day morning we reached at gwalior.Full day enjoy city tour & shopping .Evening transfer to Airport leave gwalior to Delhi.

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