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Name
Apparently named after Sage Gwalipa. Records also refer to it as Gopa Parvat, Gopagiri, Gopadri and Gopachal Durg. Both gopa and gwala mean cowherd
Age The earliest record found here refers to the 6th century reign of Mihiragula the Hun
State Madhya Pradesh
Location Gwalior lies in the heart of India, on the ancient route to the Deccan
Distance 118 km S of Agra, 321 km SE of Delhi
Route from Delhi NH2 to Agra via Palwal, Hodal, Kosi Kalan and Mathura; NH3 to Gwalior via Dholpur and Morena
When to go
In the winter months — from October through February
Tourist offices
MP Tourist Information Centre
Hotel Tansen Gwalior, 6A, Gandhi Road
Gwalior. Tel: 0751-2340370, 2342606
Paryatan Soochna Kendra/ Tourist Information Centre, Platform No. 1 Railway Station, Gwalior. Tel: 5040777
Madhya Pradesh Tourism Office
Room No. 204-205, 2nd Floor
Kanishka Shopping Plaza
19, Ashoka Road, New Delhi
Tel: 011-23341187, 23366528
Website: www.mptourism.com
STD code 0751
Getting there
Air Nearest airport: Agra (118 km/ 3 hrs), connected to Delhi, Khajuraho and Varanasi by Alliance Air. Taxi charges approx Rs 1,000 (return fare).
Rail Gwalior Station, well connected to Delhi, Agra and state capital Bhopal by the Bhopal Shatabdi and to Mumbai by the Punjab Mail.
Road From Delhi, drive to Agra on NH2, where NH3 that links Gwalior direct to Mumbai (1,086 km) via Nasik, Dhule and Indore begins. But even the bigger roads in Madhya Pradesh are pretty poor and from Agra and Indore till Gwalior you drive amidst heavy truck traffic. NH3 doesn’t compare with NH2 for road conditions. |