Khajuraho Railway station

I had heard and read about Khajuraho since my childhood days and had always thought whether ever I would go there. Reason being Khajuraho is quite far from Delhi and places which are plain are quite less attractive for me. But still I wanted to visit Khajuraho at least once in my life to quench the curiosity of this world famous destination.

Khajuraho Air Port

When I heard about IRCTC Heritage Circuit Special Train providing Khajuraho as one of the destinations, I thought my wish had come true. I wanted to explore the place right away.

Since  Khajuraho is a world renowned destination, one needs to know how much time is necessary to spend there. 

Open grounds as seen from bus

Important things to see and do in Khajuraho

1. Eastern Group of Temples

2. Western Group of Temples

3. Shopping on the way to Western group of Temples

4. If you are a foreign tourist, you can see cultural dance show and shop at Kandariya Art and Culture Centre

5. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

6. Lakshmana Temple

7. Folk Art and ASI museum

8. Panna National Park

Western group of Khajuraho temples

How to plan a trip to Khajuraho?

One should make note that above mentioned first four things to see and do will not take more than 6-7 hours. So, a day’s trip to Khajuraho would be good enough to see Eastern and Western Temples along with shopping and cultural shows. If you want to explore further, you should plan for two nights three days trip.

Temple

Western group of temples take at least 3 hours to explore as there are 84 temples there. So, if one is interested in architecture, history, art , it may take more time.

Eastern group of temples are less and will not take more than 45 minutes to one hour.

One must shop on the way to Western group of temples.

When to visit Khajuraho

Best time to visit Khajuraho is from October to March. During this time its winter and pleasant, a comfortable weather to walk and explore.

How to reach 

Khajuraho is well connected to rest of India via Air , train and roads

Where to stay

5*- Ramada Khajuraho, The Lalit Temple, Radisson Jass, Hotel Chandela

3*- Clarks, Eurostar Inn, Hotel Usha Bundela

Then there are two star and home stay properties, guests houses and ashrams as well.

Clarks

Where to eat

Nediterraneo, The Garden View, Zorba do Buddha, Bella Italia are some of the restaurants where one can dine at.

My experience at Khajuraho

We reached Khajuraho around 10am by train. After settling down in Hotel Clark’s and having lunch , we started around 2pm to see Western group of temples. It took us around 5pm to explore. Then we visited Eastern group of Temples for 1 hour. In the evening there was a one hour cultural dance how at Kandariya Art and Culture Centre.

Then we headed back to our hotel Clarks in the night. In the morning we had to board the train at 7am for Agra.

Khajuraho is a must visit place at least once in a life time. Moreover it was calm and quiet and not so crowded. Highly recommended.

Nidhi KM

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