My Mandu trip

Mandu Trip report

I was thinking of visiting Mandu since a long time .This dream came true when in Januray this year .We reach indore from Chennai.Sorry this trip reports came after few months.
It was a bit cold in the 5 AM morning when we reach Indore railway station. We took a auto riksha for 20 rs to one of the bus staion of Indore to catch a bus to Dhar.The bus stand is close to the Railway staion.This was one of worst bus stand I ever saw in india. Bad smell of Urinal every where. Soon we found a bus to Dhar.No luxury there it was old Metador style bus. My self , wife and our 2 year old son was the only tourist there. After some time we reach Dhar. Dhar a typical Madhya Pradesh town.We got a another bus to mandu from there.
The road to Dhar to Mandu is in quite good condition and not the Kind of generally we think about MP roads.Again the bus was full of local passengers.The journey from Dhar to Mandu was good. The bus dropped at the bus staion of small mandu Village . Soon we found a maruti800 as a taxi which took 30 rs for our destination Hotel roopmati. We check the room and at Rs 700 Per day it was worth.
Hotel Roopmati is nice value hotel with large gardens ,Open air restaurant. Mandu is quite a small Place. Relax point is the only big shop there where you can find all the thing as cameral roll/Travel books/Samosa & chai.
Here are some of the photographs of the trip.
detail trip report in my next post.

Thank you for the report about your trip to Mandu. Mandu is one of the most interesting sites in India and unfornutaleyy is not much visited.

Jorge

frankly - i am thankful for that!
i have a 14 day, if not more [sometime] - for doing the tribal trail and mandu.
the rani roopmati story fixed me long long ago


thanks for posting savage garden.
when superstars and cannonballs are running through your head
a television freak show cops and robbers everywhere
subway makes me nervous, people pushing me too far
i've got to break away




:brishti

Thanks for your very detailed post. Waiting for the details from you.

How many travellers were there? Do u need 2 days? Are there bicycles for rent?

I'm going again to Mandu next February because is in my opinion one of the most appealing sites in India. In my last visit stayed there 3 full days. Two days is probably more than enough to see/visit all the monuments though they are spread in a huge area. There are bycicles for rent at Hotel Roopmati and in the village in front of Relax Point.

Savage Garden: Do you have an email direction of Hotel Roopmati to make a reservation, because this time I'll be traveling with my wife ?????

Jorge

I've stayed in Nov'2008 in Hotel Roopmati, and loved it! The location is great, and hotel restaurant is very good. But they don't have email, and we have to book a room by phone. If you need a number - I could find it, as they give us another than in Lonely Planet
By the way - the hotel was full, and if we had non reserved the room we would had to find another hotel.

got this link with the hotel roopmati phone number.
however - when i called - the first number +91-07292 263270 ... out of order.
the second number +91-07292 263279 went into the fax mode.

will try and call again tomorrow during the day jorge - and hopefully get through...
and/or wichy finds the number that'd be great!

wouldnt rely on trying to contact over email, even if they had one now.
best to phone and book.



:brishti

I only found this number in my notebook - 9425306927. I think it's mobile number.

Thanks a lot. I'll try tomorrow.

All the best

Jorge

Is this their latest phone #?

I've got easily a reservation by phone. The number was:
0091 7292 263270 (My call was from Spain).

All the best

Jorge

jorge
is your book about mandu completed as i had read in different thread that you are writing in spanish

for any help you are needed for this region i will be delighted to provide you

Right and wrong, definitely one of the most interesting sites in India but thankfully way off the beaten package group trail. Part of the pleasure is the laid back village atmosphere the place has.

golden chapati
you are right about the Mandu, it has enrich heritage yet very fewly visited place in india
& yes it has aura to surround you also