Tour Packages for Gwalior

Spread over an area of 5214 sq km, Gwalior is an important and ancient city of Madhya Pradesh. The city boasts of its glorious past and its present modern outlook. Gwalior has been under the patronage of many dynasties of the great Rajput clans of the Pratiharas, Kacchwahas and Tomars. This city of palaces, monuments of historical importance and temples, has retained its rich cultural tradition and you can still feel the aristocracy of its former rulers here, with the tour packages for Gwalior.

Gwalior is the proud city of the country because of its brave warrior kings, renowned musicians, poets, saints and artists. Today, it is the site of factories producing cotton, yarn, paint, ceramics, chemicals, and leather products. Gwalior is also famous for many prestigious educational institutions.

According to a legend in 8AD, Gwalior derives its name from a great sage Gwalipa who cured a chief of the Kachwaha clan, named Suraj Sen, suffering from leprosy. The chieftain founded this city and named it after the sage.

The major attractions of the city are its old beautiful temples, huge old forts with eye pleasing architecture and the magnificent princely palaces, which have been preserved with care. Among them, Gwalior Fort is most beautiful monument of historical importance. It has been built on a steep mass of sandstone. One of the most invincible forts of India, the outer walls of the forts is two miles in length and 35 feet high. The founder of the Mughal Empire, Babar called it "the pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind." There are statues of Jain tirthankaras, carved out in rock, on the road leading to the Fort.

With in the Fort walls lies the famous 15th century Gujari Mahal, which is a monument to the love of Raja Mansingh Tomar for his Gujar queen, Mrignayani. The Man Mandir Palace, built between 1486 and 1517, by Raja Mansingh is another marvelous piece of its time, which can be seen through the tour packages for Gwalior. The famous Teli ka Mandir, towering at 100 ft high, was constructed in the 9th century.

The temple is a Pratihara Vishnu temple of a unique blending of architectural styles. Built in the11th century is another temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is the Sas-Bahu-ka-Mandir. Another landmark in the history of the city is the Gurudwara Data Bandhi Chhod, built in the memory of Guru Hargobind Sahib, the 6th Sikh Guru who was imprisoned here by Jehangir for over two years. The Jai Vilas Palace, current residence of Scindia family, combines the Tuscan and Corinthian architectural modes, is another masterpiece of its time reflecting the splendid past of the city.