The capital city of Madhya Pradesh is as rich in history and culture as the state
itself. However, what will strike you about this city is the fine amalgamation of
the old and the new. With development taking quick steps here, modern amenities
have joined hands with the old city’s history and heritage. The Upper Lake and the
Lower Lake form the centre of attraction and the city as well. The Upper Lake has
many facilities like boating and water sports for tourists and can be an ideal place
to spend an evening. However, one should not leave Bhopal before taking a round
of the Chowk, at the centre of the city. The narrow alleys here are filled with
small shops stocked with traditional treasures. From exquisite silver jewellery,
bangles, embroidered goods and traditional crafts you will find them all in this
place.
Eating Out!
Lagoon, a newly opened fast food joint at Bank Street in the MP Nagar area serves
some delicious and pocket friendly varieties of fast food.
SpiceJet Recommendations!
Visit to the Bharat Bhavan - a centre for performing and visual arts; indira Gandhi
rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya; Van Vihar, a safari park housing wide varieties of
animal species.
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- Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, or the National Museum of Mankind is
spread across a sprawling area of 200 acres. The only tribal habitat in the world,
this museum exhibits contemporary tribal cultures and actual-size dwellings of typical
tribal villages of Indian states. Situated in a prehistoric site, this one of its
kind museum displays a vivid collection of pre-historic painted rock shelters that
are replicas of tribal life. The exhibitions at this museum broadly divided into
three categories namely open-air exhibitions, indoor galleries and periodical or
temporary exhibitions.
- TAJ-UL MASJID - Bhopal
Taj-ul Masjid is one of the largest mosques in Asia, built by Nawab Shahjehan Begum
around a courtyard with a large tank in the centre and with an imposing double storeyed
gate-way with 4 recessed archways and 9 imposing cusped multifoiled openings in
the main prayer hall. Today, this huge pink mosque with two massive white-domed
minarets is used as a madarsa (religious school). A three-day annual Ijtima congregation
held here draws a lot of people from all over the country.
- UPPER AND LOWER LAKES - Bhopal
Covering an area of about 6 sq. km, the Upper lake is separated from the Lower Lake
by an over bridge. You can hire motorboats for exciting trips on the Upper Lake.
Upper lake is dotted with floating fountains and island. Near the Lower Lake, you
can visit an aquarium. The fish-shaped aquarium houses a number of fascinating species
of fish.
- Van Vihar National park
Spread over a vast area of 445 hectors of land on a majestic hillock; the Van Vihar
National Park is situated in the heart of Bhopal city. An oasis of greenery, this
national park houses a variety of herbivorous and carnivorous species in their natural
habitat.Captives at this national park like tiger, panther, lion and more are fed
on mutton. Free ranging animals like chital, sambar, black buck and blue bull feed
on the grass and other plant species growing in Van Vihar. Besides herbivores and
captives, the national park is also home to animals belonging to endangered species.
The wilderness of the park also makes an ideal place for avian fauna, which comprises
over 200 species of birds migrating to the park during the winter season.
- Laxmi Narayan Temple and Museum
This beautiful temple on the Arera Hills has a Museum attached to it which houses
a collection of sculptures from Raisen, Sehore, Mandsaur and Shahdol districts of
Madhya Pradesh.
- Bharat Bhawan
One of the most unique national institutes in India, Bharat Bhawan is a centre for
the performing and visual arts. Designed by renowned architect, Charles Correa,
the contours of Bharat Bhawan merge in exquisite harmony with the landscape creating
a visual impact of spacious and natural elegance. The centre houses a museum of
the arts, an art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a repertory theater, indoor
and outdoor auditoria, a rehearsal room and libraries of Indian poetry, classical
and folk music.