点评:Having graduated from a compact car to a SUV I was keen to undertake some long road trips from Nagpur. However, not being an adventure sort I was worried about driving in "mountainous" Satpura hills into third month with my new SUV. To alley my fears I talked to some "not-so-adventurous" drivers to the Pachmarhi hill station. Gathered that the drive to the hill station is anything but dangerous.
So, on a recent weekend I started the 300 km journey at morning and found the road well laid out all along especially in the Chhindwara-Pipariya-Matkuli-Pachmarhi section. Although the trees have shed their leaves but the sight was an enjoyable one. At the last leg of the journey as I reached Pachmarhi (after a 7hr journey with short meal-break) I got a feel of the height but nothing of the sort I dreaded.
Although, thought to visit nearby places in the afternoon but felt bit tired after the long drive and also due to a short-sleep the previous night. So, took a long nap and as I got up in the evening we took a walk to "Pancharanya": haat-bazaar, a facility maintained by an agency on behalf of MP Tourism. I found the visit quite refreshing with local talents rendering beautiful folk songs and staging hilarious drama.
The next day(2nd day at Pachmarhi) I visited Bison Lodge to book gypsy for visit to some water-falls in the forest area. Although, gypsies are booked here at one counter apparently managed by local gypsy operators, from another counter manned by forest(govt) officials one needs to take permission for visit to the forest area. While the gypsy charged Rs.2000 for the day(9-6/7pm) ; the forest permission for 4 pax with a guide cost me another Rs. 1120/-. Once this is done the gypsywala tells you to select any of the routes from 1-5 in the list published by "Pachmarhi Taxi Malik Evam chalak Kalyaan Sangh". The catch here is you have to give up one or the other attractive location. We choose Route 3 primarily for Bee Falls: a beautiful water fall where we enjoyed free fish pedicure 😀
To break the secrecy; the stream here has countless fishes who nibble on your feet if you stand still.
The dampener: the walk down and up the fall is very tiring. We skipped taking bath here as negotiating through the slippery rocks till the water streams hits you seemed too dangerous for the fun. The visit to Bee falls was of 2-3 hrs. The trivia: If you listen to nature here,it would seem a thousand bees humming together; so goes the name.
Our next visit of the day was after lunch( we started late i.e. at 11:45 am instead of 9/930am, so missed a few hours of fun) and to Reechgarh caves or Bear Caves. The walk here is comparatively easier and short(10 min)but the sight is beautiful with high rocky walls rising around you. A 30-45 minute stay here is enough to enjoy the beauty.
Then we headed to Dhoopgarh point: the highest peak in Madhyapradesh-CG. With the ride through the green forest we entered the zone before the deadline of 5:30pm and stayed till the sun set. There is a small museum housing some photographic delights of Pachmarhi.
With this our visit to the guided forest-entry gypsy ride was over as the gypsy dropped us to our accommodation.
A trivia: All water falls come under the forest area( so needs a guide and booking from MP Tourism Bison lodge or online with manual certification from Bison lodge).
Third day: Although all the places we visited this day are non-forest areas, you may take your own vehicle. However, I preferred to hire a gypsy(Rs.1500) for the day to take us to Jata shanker, Buddhist (Pandav) Cave, Handi Kho, Priyadarshini,Gupt Mahadev, Mahadev,Green Valley, Jheel and Rajendragiri. As we are history enthusiasts, so took an additional site for an extra Rs.600/- to visit a Rock Painting site(Madadevi Rock paintings) which is a more than 10000 year old wonder.On the way we saw the dilapidated yet majestic begum mahal.
To a befitting end to our beautiful experience at Pachmarhi, we had our dinner at "Beta Bawarchi" with soulful live music.
On our Pachmarhi visit I would summarise that it turned out to be more exciting than I imagined. Pachmarhi has history, nature, culinary and artistic magic to keep you enthralled for at least some days.
So, you may head to this destination next and create some beautiful memories.
To top it, if you are coming back through Matkuli then on your way towards Chhindwara/Nagpur there is a place called Satdhara on Denwa river where you may take a short stop and have a bath in clean river water on its cascade.
翻译:从紧凑型轿车升级到 SUV,我很想从那格浦尔开始一些长途旅行。然而,我不是那种喜欢冒险的人,我担心在“多山的”Satpura 山上驾驶我的新 SUV 进入第三个月。为了消除我的恐惧,我和一些去 Pachmarhi 山站的“不太喜欢冒险”的司机谈了谈。聚集到山站的驱动器一点也不危险。
因此,在最近的一个周末,我在早上开始了 300 公里的旅程,发现道路一直布置得很好,尤其是在 Chhindwara-Pipariya-Matkuli-Pachmarhi 路段。虽然树木已经落叶,但景色还是很令人愉快的。在旅程的最后一站,当我到达 Pachmarhi(经过短暂的用餐休息 7 小时的旅程后)时,我感觉到了高度,但没有我害怕的那种。
虽然,下午想去附近的地方逛逛,但经过长途驾驶和前一晚的睡眠不足,感到有些疲倦。所以,小睡了很长时间,当我晚上起床时,我们步行去了“Pancharanya”:haat-bazaar,这是一个由代表 MP Tourism 的机构维护的设施。我发现这次访问非常令人耳目一新,当地人才演奏优美的民歌并上演热闹的戏剧。
第二天(在 Pachmarhi 的第 2 天)我参观了 Bison Lodge 以预订吉普赛人参观森林地区的一些瀑布。虽然,这里的吉普赛人是在一个显然由当地吉普赛经营者管理的柜台预订的,但在另一个由森林(政府)官员管理的柜台,人们需要获得访问森林地区的许可。吉普赛人当天(晚上 9 点至 6 点/7 点)收取 2000 卢比;带向导的 4 人森林许可又花了我 1 卢比。 1120/-。完成此操作后,gypsywala 会告诉您从“Pachmarhi Taxi Malik Evam chalak Kalyaan Sangh”发布的列表中选择 1-5 中的任何一条路线。这里的问题是你必须放弃一个或另一个有吸引力的位置。我们选择 Route 3 主要是为了 Bee Falls:一个美丽的瀑布,我们在那里享受免费的鱼足疗 😀
打破秘密;这里的溪流里有无数的鱼,如果你站着不动,它们就会啃你的脚。
阻尼器:在秋天上下行走非常累人。我们没有在这里洗澡,因为在光滑的岩石上行走,直到水流击中你似乎太危险了,不适合玩乐。蜜蜂瀑布的参观时间为 2-3 小时。花絮:在这里聆听大自然,仿佛千只蜜蜂齐鸣;名字也是如此。
我们当天的下一次访问是在午餐后(我们开始得很晚,即上午 11 点 45 分而不是上午 9 点 45 分,所以错过了几个小时的乐趣)和 Reechgarh 洞穴或熊洞。这里的步行相对容易和短(10 分钟),但周围高高的岩石墙升起,景色很美。在这里停留30-45分钟足以欣赏美景。
然后我们前往 Dhoopgarh 点:Madhyapradesh-CG 的最高峰。在穿过绿色森林的过程中,我们在下午 5:30 的截止日期前进入了该区域,一直待到太阳落山。有一个小型博物馆,收藏了 Pachmarhi 的一些摄影作品。
随着吉普赛人将我们送到我们的住处,我们对带导游的进入森林的吉普赛之旅的访问就结束了。
小知识:所有瀑布都位于森林区域下方(因此需要 MP Tourism Bison lodge 的指南和预订,或在线获得 Bison lodge 的手动认证)。
第三天:虽然我们这一天所到之处都是非林区,但可以自驾。然而,我更愿意当天雇用一名吉普赛人(1500 卢比)带我们去 Jata shanker、Buddhist (Pandav) Cave、Handi Kho、Priyadarshini、Gupt Mahadev、Mahadev、Green Valley、Jheel 和 Rajendragiri。由于我们是历史爱好者,所以额外支付了 600 卢比/- 参观了一个拥有 10000 多年历史的岩画遗址(Madadevi Rock paintings)。在途中我们看到了破旧但雄伟的 begum泰姬陵。
为了结束我们在 Pachmarhi 的美好体验,我们在“Beta Bawarchi”享用了晚餐,伴着深情的现场音乐。
在我们的 Pachmarhi 访问中,我总结说它比我想象的更令人兴奋。 Pachmarhi 拥有历史、自然、烹饪和艺术魔力,至少会让您着迷几天。
所以,您接下来可能会前往这个目的地,留下一些美好的回忆。
最重要的是,如果您通过 Matkuli 返回,那么在前往 Chhindwara/Nagpur 的途中,Denwa 河上有一个名为 Satdhara 的地方,您可以在那里短暂停留,并在其小瀑布上的干净河水中沐浴。