Mandu and back
The ruined hill city: Jahaz Mahal, Rupmati’s pavilion and the Jami Masjid, spread over several kilometres.
- About 160 km each way
- A full day
- Round trip, from ₹5,500
About this journey
Mandu is a day of a quite different kind: a fifteenth-century hill city of palaces, gateways and tanks spread over a plateau, with the Jahaz Mahal at its centre and Rupmati’s pavilion at the far end looking down over the Nimar plain.
The monuments are kilometres apart, so a car for the day is not a luxury there, it is the only sensible way to see more than two of them.
How the day goes
Picked up at about half past five in the morning.
Mandu by about ten.
The royal enclave, Jahaz Mahal and Hindola Mahal.
Lunch, then the Jami Masjid and Rupmati’s pavilion for the view.
Back in Ujjain by about nine.
Times are the usual shape of the day, not a timetable. The driver works to you.
The fare, by car
Every figure below is for the whole vehicle for this journey, not per seat. Pick the car in the form and the fare follows.
| Car | Seats | Round trip |
|---|---|---|
| SedanSwift Dzire, Etios or similar | 4 | ₹5,500 |
| ErtigaMaruti Ertiga or similar | 6 | ₹6,600 |
| InnovaToyota Innova | 7 | ₹7,600 |
| Innova CrystaToyota Innova Crysta | 7 | ₹8,550 |
| Tempo Traveller12-seat Tempo Traveller | 12 | ₹11,000 |
What the fare covers
Included
- The car for the whole journey, to yourselves
- The driver, and his food and accommodation
- Fuel, for the whole distance
- Tolls, state permits and parking
- Pick-up and drop at your hotel in Ujjain
Not included
- Temple entry, VIP darshan tickets and boat fares
- Monument tickets where a route includes one
- Anything you eat or drink
- Anything you ask for beyond the route, which is quoted before it is added
- Any offering you choose to make to the driver
Questions people ask
- Is there an entry fee?
- The monuments charge their own entry, which is not included in the fare and is paid at the gate.
- Can we do Maheshwar on the same day?
- Not comfortably. They are in the same direction but each deserves its own day.
- When do we pay?
- At the end of the journey, to the driver. Nothing is taken on this site and there is no account to create.
- What if we cancel?
- Tell us the day before and there is nothing to pay. A car that has already set out for you is a different matter, and we would talk to you about it rather than apply a rule.
Fares are for the whole car and are confirmed with you in writing before the car is sent. Distances and driving times are approximate and change with the road, the traffic and the season. Darshan and aarti timings at any temple on this route are set by that temple, not by UjjainSeva, and entry is never guaranteed.
