Places To Visit In Pachmarhi Sightseeing

Also known as Big Fall, Rajat Prapat is a gigantic waterfall located at Pachmarhi in the Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh. With a elevation of about 350 ft, it is almost half a km towards the east of Apsara Vihar. Pearl drops provoked from water fall emerge like shining pearls floating in the air. It happens to be more beautiful in rainy season.

1 km away of Jai Stambha, the popular myth & belief associated these five ancient dwellings with agyatavasa of Pandavas of epic. Mahabharat fame Pachmarhi derives its name from these caves which have been hewn in a small hill known as Pandava Gufa. These caves are now protected monuments.

The water falls constantly upon a small kund crafts a magic. Apsara vihar is a bathing pool; here guests can’t oppose them to get away from bathing in this kund.

This is among the most photographed sight of Pachmarhi Water foams & roars, frothing & spuming from a moderate height of a shade over 35 mtr. The loftiness of this waterfall is about 150 feet. It is also known as Jamuna Prapat It pretend a Milky Way when water flow. It is one of the most fabulous water falls of Pachmarhi. Visitor cannot resist the excitement of the taking a bath in the Bee Fall.

Jata Shankar is a natural cave at a distance of 2 km from Pachmarhi in Hoshangabad District. It is one of the beautiful pilgrim spot in the Pachmarhi hill resort. These caves resembles the tangled curls of Lord Shiva and hence got the name from him. The rocks also have the figure of the top of a giant snake.

This is the location of Pachmarhi that attracted the captain Forsyth in 1857. It is also called as Forsyth Point. When Smt. Indira Gandhi visited here in 1964, this got named as Priyadarshini Point. The view gives a breath taking sight of scenery of Pachmarhi.

This is a deep, forested gorge almost a hundred meters to the bottom . two reasons are given for its name: one that it was here that a British officer named Handi committed suicide; & the second, that it is shaped like a deep cooking vessel or handi. The second explanation seems more plausible.

This bears abode, which is what Reechgarh means, has not been home to bears in living memory it in, in fact a high cavern open at both ends. To enter it from one side visitors have to scramble over a tumble of boulders. The other end opens into a narrow canyon, scarred & striated by he action of ancient streams that must have gushed through the Reech garh at great speed.

The lake is popular with holiday makers because it offers Pedal Boats on hire. This is a cool way to exercise, out on the water, though it can be quite tiring if the leg & stomach muscles are a bit flabby. The lake is absolutely for the awesome for the boating & enjoying.

It is the highest peak of Satpura ranges at the altitude of 1352 meter. This is the place from where one can watch beautiful views, depth of nature, greenery of dense forests, serpentine jungle paths. Dhoopgarh is a very popular spot for viewing the Sunset & Sunrise and is located at a distance of 10kms from Pachmarhi town.

The path down to the pool is meekly challenging but it leads to what must be the most captivating place in Pachmarhi. At the bottom of 177 steps, counting a few wide & shallow ones, there is a wooded gorge that has a tiny stream flowing down to the pool. The cliff’s rising all around, are towering parts of them forested. They open far above to admit a gleam of sunlight to illuminate the pool.

Located at the far end of a pleasant garden, the view is not spectacular but it does give a panorama of gently rolling forested hills. Its major advantage is that it is seldom crowded & so is a good place in which to unwind after a strenuous day of sightseeing.