Reechgarh Cave, Pachmarhi - Timings, Accessibility, Best Time to Visit
#13 of 20 Places to Visit in Pachmarhi
Distance (From Pachmarhi Bus Station): 5 Kms
Trip Duration (Including Travel): 1-2 Hours
Transportation Options: + Walk/Trek
Travel Tips: For people who are interested in sightseeing around Pachmarhi, the guests are required to take a day visit permit from Bison Lodge Museum. Moreover, the tourists also need to travel by local jeeps as cars brought from outside cannot be used at this place.
At a distance of 5 km from Pachmarhi Bus Station, Reechgarh is a natural cavern located in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. Situated near Duchess Falls, it is one of the popular tourist attractions in Pachmarhi.
Reechgarh is a huge cave that has an opening at both ends. This ridge between two rocks is broader at the bottom and sticks as you look at the top of these rocks. The rift is about 400 meters long and the path is treacherous, uneven, and quite bottleneck in between. It is believed that the cave is earlier inhabited by the sloth bears (reech in Hindi), hence the name.
To enter this place, one has to scramble amidst the boulders. And to get out of the other end, one has to cross a narrow canyon from where a stream must have passed through. The adventure in passing through a rift by adjusting your body direction which opens to a landscape into the woods is what you get at Reechgarh. The most mesmerizing factor is the cool breeze that blows in the passage.
Timings: 8 AM - 6 PM
Entry: Rs. 660 for Person without Guide & Rs. 960 per Person with Guide (inclusive of the entry fee for the museum, Satpura National Park, Bee falls, Dutchess Fall, Reechgarh, Astachal Ramya Kund, Rajat Prapat, Panchuli Kund, and Apsara Vihar)
