Pachmarhi at 1,000mts above sea level, is a place where nature has found exquisite expression in myraid enchanting ways. Each dawn at this lovely hill resort girdled by the Saputara ranges ushers in a day of tranquil beauty, bridle paths lead into tranquil forest glades; groves of wild bamboo and jamun, dense sal forests and delicate bamboo thickets, the fruit- bearing mahua, aonla and gular tress, all lend their distinctive colour tones. The valley ravines and maze of gorges, sculpted in red sandstone by wind and weather ages ago, add their own colouring to this palette of shades, and cascading waterfalls flash silver in the sunshine. Deep azure pools are hidden delights that beckon swimmers and paddlers and everywhere, wildlife watchers will be rewarded by fascinating glimpses of the animal and bird kingdom. The forests are natural habitats of woodland birds and wild species like the langur or monkey, sambar, gaur or Indian bison, barking deer, bear, wild dog and leopard. Eagles soar in majestic flight over cliffs, coming to rest at sunset, when the sky gets painted a deep pink and orange, colours that are reflected in the steep mountain scarps.

Pachmarhi is also an archaeological treasure house, the Mahadeo hills shelter caves containing an astonishing richness in rock paintings. The bulk of these have been placed in the 500-800 A.D. period but the earliest paintings are an estimated 10,000 years old.