Splendours of Bhopal - Exploring world heritage sites & the tropic of cancer
Bhopal also known as the ‘City of Royals’ has a long, important history.
Between 1819 and 1926, it was ruled by the generation of Begums for over 100 years, who gave the city its waterworks, railways, a postal system, and a municipality. Between 1819 and 1926, it was ruled by the generation of Begums for over 100 years, who gave the city its waterworks, railways, a postal system, and a municipality.
The four Queens, Qudsia Begum (1819-37), Sikander Begum (1844-68), Shah Jahan Begum (1868-1901), and Sultan Jahan Begum (1901-1926) were great reformists and patrons of education, art, culture and public works. They also built several great monuments, which still stand as testimonies to the city’s celebrated past.
Bhopal
Journey Highlights
- Visit 2 UNESCO world heritage sites
- A palatial stay at the Jehan Numa Palace
- A walk across the tropic of cancer!
- Local culinary experiences
- Expert Storytellers
- Heritage of renaissance Begums of Bhopal
Reasons to go
The Best of India
Itinerary at a Glance
Day 1
Arrival in Bhopal
Tribal Museum and culinary experience of Bhopal’s cuisine.
Day 2
Day of Exploring Bhopal
Visit Tropic of Cancer, Sanchi & Udayagiri Caves
Day 3
Day of Exploring Bhopal
Heritage Walk & Bhimbetka Caves
Day 4
Day of Departure
Depart with many happy memories
Meet our Storyteller
Called the Gatekeeper of the Spectacular by the Financial Times, Study Leader by the Smithsonian Journeys and Experience Architect by the Times of India, Dr. Jafa is considered one of the most enigmatic curators of Heritage Experiences on India and Asia. Dr. Jafa has pioneered the concept of Academic Immersive Tourism and reinvented Luxury as knowledge and an opportunity for a traveler to contribute to sustainable development.
Dr. Jafa has had the opportunity of presenting Delhi and other parts of India to the likes of Dr. Henry Kissinger, Condoleezza Rice, Benazir Bhutto, Nelson Mandela and a number of University, Corporate and Museum Groups from around the World. A Fulbright Scholar at the Smithsonian she taught a program on Sustainable Development and Culture at the Heller School of Development at the Brandeis University.
Dr. Jafa perceives herself as a public academician. She is presently the Vice president of the Centre for New Perspectives, a think tank that conserves cultural heritage through research and pilot sustainable development programs for various creative communities. Dr. Jafa, a well-known Kathak Classical Dancer is a unique scholar on Heritage, Culture and Arts. She contributes to several leading newspapers, magazines and professional journals.
Her book ‘Performing Heritage: Art of Exhibit Walks’ is an acclaimed pioneering work on academics of presenting Heritage to travellers. Dr. Jafa in 2019 was awarded by the Women Economic Forum: The Exceptional Leaders of Excellence Award and in 2017 ‘Woman of Pure Wonder’, Vodafone Foundation. Dr. Jafa is a data analyst on Cultural Heritage Skill mapping and its application in sustainable development.
Memories Captured
Gallery
What people are Saying
Testimonials
Some moments and anecdotes shared by our guest’s!
We would like to thank Anecdotes for a great trip they organized for us in Kashmir! We look forward to many more journey’s together
Mrs. Padmavathy Srinivasan
Just returned from an exhilarating 6 day trip to beautiful Kashmir. The planning and arrangements were done by Anecdotes, were nothing short of perfect! Would highly recommend that you entrust the planning and execution of your next trip to them. I know I will. Thank you team Anecdotes!
Mrs. Madhu Sethi
