Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh

AvidTrekker

Pachmarhi in the State of M.P. (Madhya Pradesh) is cool all year round, hardly sees loud Indian tourists, practically NIL (very few)foreign tourists, has fabulous virgin forests & trekking in & around & also some cave-painting sites dating back to 10000 BCE. Who among you diehard India fans has been there??

Off the beaten trail .... is the title!

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AvidTrekker

We visited Pachmarhi in early 2000 and found it to a be a really pleasant little town. As you say, it's a great area if you want to do some trekking but we just went cycling and bird-watching around the plateau.

It seems to have always been off the beaten track. Even when Captain Forsythe, a British army officer "discovered" it about 150 years ago there seemed to be very few people living in the area.
The British developed it as a hill station and also built some sanitariums there and even today you can hear the sound of bagpipes coming from the Indian Army base.

When we were there the Madhya Pradesh Tourist Development Corporation was beginning to promote the place on an India-wide basis. If anyone's thinking of going there, then I would say the sooner, the better.

AvidTrekker

Awww, I thought I could come up with a genuinely nice place which no one has heard of (at least on this board ). Never mind, I will still come up with something. You will be surprised as to how low is the tourist arrival to Pachmarhi, even today.

Happy tramping!

ianmclagan

Ahhhhh....Patchmari. After the stress and stain of Rajasthan...the tourist triangle seems to be more congested every season....Patchmari was a dream. But, there are often bus loads of noisy local tourists (nothing negative....it's just that companies, clubs and weekenders from the MP plains usually make the trip up together and like to scream the stress away). Great place with excellent walks on well-marked, but little used trails. Great values on hotels...though the food was unremarkable. Definetly take the day walk up to the Dupgarh peak....excellent views of the whole plateau. Also, the ride up is fabulous, esp. the view of the waterfalls.....HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Try to avoid the festival season, though. Crowded, noisy and no accomodation!

vinayverma

Been there done that...
in 1999

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Puneet

Am a pacchmarhi fan.
been going there since the 80's and last time in 2006
but am sad to see the temps there growing.
its only about a 2-3 degrees cooler than Bhopal, the Capital of MP.

You find hordes and hordes of families visiting the place every summer and its not really the lonely paraidise it used to be

still , its a delight being there...

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Sadanand Kamath

I have been to Panchmari in Dec.'92. I liked the place very much. Despite X'mas vacation, there was not much of a crowd. Walked to Dhupgarh and saw a wonderful sunset. Its USP is simplicity and not like some of the over-rated hill stations. I hope, it still retains the tag of 'off the beaten trail'

Sadanand

EOS

First time i went there when i was a boy scout ..way back in 1986
Since then have been going there many times. Last in April 2004.
Always loved the tranquility of that place..

But its not cool in summers...As said by puneet the temps are just 2-3 degress below than bhopal.

Best season is October-November...when the forest is lush green and waterfalls are on their peak...

EOS

Puneet

try Tamia & Patalkot in chindwara, MP. its one of the rare places. you may not find much info on the net as well.
Patalkot for one, has been discovered not more than 50-60 years.
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TAMIA & PATALKOT in Chindwara, MP

Roshan

I have been to pachmarhi on my Honeymoon, its a really peaceful and lovely place. I suggest one should go there by beginning of winter. Its a great place to be in for vacations.

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victory21

Low tourist arrival??? I would slightly disagree with you!

We went to pachmarhi during Diwali holidays in 2006 and we saw mad rush everywhere we went. We had a tough time getting accomodation in the hotels and the local cab drivers charged very high for the sight seeing trips. We were charged Rs.1000/- for a visit to a place called Bee fall from the town (due to high demand) - I would advice one should not try to visit this place during holiday seasons like Diwali, Dusshera etc.,


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Roshan

Yes, i agree to Victory21, it is estimated that during ‘Shivratri’ and ‘Nag Panchami’ around 4 to 5 lakh devotees come to Pachmarhi.

machadinha

... Maybe it was different in 2003 when Avid posted that...

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AvidTrekker

It wasn't different

One must avoid festival dates at ALL places in India as a general rule, coz that happens to be very high season.

For example, take the time now... there will be very few tourists right now and its perfect in the monsoon with moderate rains and lush green jungles and my favourite (waterfalls)....
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Roshan

Avid may be right when he said 'moderate rains', but don't even think of a vacation in Pachmarhi in the middle of rainy season, as most of the sight are closed for tourist by forest dept.