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Chandigarh Weekend Ideas & Day Trips |
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| Destination |
Kms |
Type |
Description |
Driving Directions |
| Rock garden |
7 Kms |
Day Trip |
The best part about the rock garden is that each of its artwork has been made by using industrial & urban waste.
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Sector 1 -> Rock garden
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| Sukhna lake |
8 Kms |
Day Trip |
Sukhna lake Located in Sector 1, the Sukhna Lake is an artificial reservoir
The Sukhna Lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream that flows down from the Shivaliks.
Enjoy a round of boating on Sukhna Lake's enigmatic waters. Shikaras are also available.
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Sector 1 -> Sukhna lake
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| Rose garden |
20 Kms |
Day Trip |
Asia's largest Rose Garden and is spreaded over 30 acres of land and have 1600 different species of roses. Timings: 9:30am - 6:30pm
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sector 16 -> Rose garden
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| The Capitol |
8 Kms |
Capitol Complex |
The Capitol Complex is Le Corbusier's most spectacular work.
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Sector 1 -> The Capitol
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| Pinjore Gardens |
20 Kms |
Day Trip |
Pinjore Gardens, also called Yadavindra Gardens.
The fascinating Mughal Gardens one of the most popular picnic spots.
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Chandigarh Shimla road
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| Museum and Art Gallery |
18 Kms |
Museum |
Inaugurated on 14 August 1973. A large cyclorama gallery is the focus of the museum; it depicts the origin of the earth and the evolution of life.
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Sector 10-C -> Museum and Art Gallery |
| Kasauli |
37 kms |
Hill station |
The legend of the town states that it came into existence after Lord Hanuman placed his feet here in order to advance on to the Sanjeevani hill.
Historically, Kasauli is one of those hill stations developed by the British empire during its peak period in India.
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Start-Udyog Path,Round-Sarovar Path,Round-3rd,Slight L-Madhya Marg,Slight L-NH22 Hwy,L,L,1st R,Slight L,2nd L,Kasauli |
| Solan |
66 kms |
Hill station |
Besides the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Nauni, other places of interest in Solan include the Shoolini Mata temple (Solan is named after the goddess Shoolini), the Jatoli Shiv temple and the Yungdrung Tibetan Monastery, also near Nauni. |
Start-Udyog Path,Round-Sarovar Path,Round-3rd,Slight L-Madhya Marg,Slight L-NH22 Hwy,Slight R-SH6 Hwy,Slight 1st R,Sola |
| Kufri |
141 kms |
Hill station |
Kufri
16 km from Shimla at a height of 8,600 ft, Kufri is the winter sports capital. During winter, visitors have the facility for skiing.
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| Shimla |
158 kms |
Hill station |
Though evocative of a bygone era, it is today a thriving Capital of a State, famous for its snowcapped peaks, apples, pine forests, flowers and gentle smiling people. The climate in Shimla is predominantly cold during winters, and moderately warm during summers.
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Start-Udyog Path,Round-2nd,Slight L-Udyog Path,Round-2nd,L-Udyog Path,R-Purav Marg,Round-Dakshin Marg,NH64 Hwy,NH22 Hwy,Slight L-Grand Trunk Rd,R-NH65 Hwy,Shimla |
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