Top Things to do in Mandu
Top 6 Things to do Good for Big Groups in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Discover the best top things to do in Mandu, India including Ship Palace (Jahaz Mahal), Rani Roopmati Pavillion, Rani Roopmati Palace, Baz Bahadur's Palace, Hindola Mahal (Swing Palace), Carvan Sarai.
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1. Ship Palace (Jahaz Mahal)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 294 reviews
This famous castle was built by the son of Mohammed Shah to house his harem of 15,000 women.
Reviewed By VinodBela22 - Mumbai, India
Visited this feb Know d history or surely take a guide Very clean Small museum too in d premises Feel happy to know d glorious history
2. Rani Roopmati Pavillion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 228 reviews
Reviewed By 698chaitanyaj
This is a must visit place and is the last point of Mandu. I visited this on Monday, 22nd October 2018 and was the first place in my Mandus' itenerary. I would recommend a guide (we hired guide named Diwan) to allow yourself to familiarize with the history as well as get a quick tour of the entire structure. This place was originally built by Raja Bhoj as a watch tower for a garisson of 40-50 soldiers as this was a border of his kingdom. It was later that two domed structure was built on top for Rani Roopmati allowing her to take darshan if Narmada river. Mandu is a huge fort city originally built by Raja Bhoj and was called as Mandapgarh Durg. Later during reign of Sultans the name was changed to Shadiyabaad and finally its back to Mandu derived from original Mandapgarh. Post this we visited Baz Bahadur palace located next to Rewa Kund, Neeelkanth Palace/ Mandir and finally the magnanimous Jahaz Mahal.
3. Rani Roopmati Palace
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By JoyBoseRoy - Bengaluru, India
This palace is on top of the hill, so one needs to climb a number of steps to reach this place. Alternatively one can drive part of the distance if one has a car, but still a certain amount of climbing cannot be avoided. The views are magnificient, one can even see the river and all the surrounding mandu palaces and the countryside. One can climb to the top of this palace too. The architecture is Islamic (Afghan style) and quite amazing. The arches are very symmetric and one can take lots of photos or just stay for a while and get lost in the beauty. One needs to purchase a ticket to the palace at the base.
4. Baz Bahadur's Palace
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By suketu124 - Ahmedabad, India
Baz bahadur palace was occupied by Baz bahadur ,the ruler of Mandu. It was 16th-century structure is famous for its large courtyards encompassed by large halls and high terraces. It is situated below Roopmati's Pavilion and can be seen from the pavilion. It is located in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh, India, at 35 km from Dhar city.The main palace consists of a spacious open court with halls and rooms on all the four sides and a beautiful cistern in its middle.The buildings took the form of summer-houses, palaces and pavilions whose ground storey consisted of compartments grouped around a central courtyard with pools or fountains.The Palace of Baz Bahadur stands on a hill above the sacred tank Rewa Kund, contained in the royal enclosure in southern Mandu.
5. Hindola Mahal (Swing Palace)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By prabhakarrahul - Gurugram (Gurgaon), India
The Hindola Mahal derives its name from the inclined ramparts that are supposed to create the impression they are swinging. It is not clear whether this palace was constructed during the reign of Hushang Shah (circa 1425 C.E.) or during the reign of Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din Khilji towards the end of the 15th century. It's clear, though, this palace was majorly used by Mughals for leisure.
