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About Chandigarh
Chandigarh comes lauded as India's most beautiful city, and it lives up to it - it's delightful. Lying in the valley surrounded by Shiwalik Hills that hem the great Himalayas, the city, apart from being a Union Territory, also serves the capital of two states of India - Punjab and Haryana.
A model for urban planners throughout the world, Chandigarh is an appealing, well-functioning clean city featuring wide avenues, grand parks, beautiful lakes, awesome gardens and architectural gems of the great French architect Le Corbusier. The place is also the reference point to visit the famous hill resorts of Shimla Kullu, Manali, Dharmashala and Dalhousie.
Fast Facts
Temperature
Summer 37 - 23 C
Winter 24 - 5 C
Best Season
October to March
Getting to Chandigarh
AIR
The city's airport is connected by flights from major cities like Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai.
RAIL
Chandigarh, the terminus of Northern Railway, is a major railway station connecting several important cities in India.
ROAD
Chandigarh is connected by good motorable roads to all places in India.
Chandigarh is
240 km from Amritsar
230 km from Dehradhun
248 km from Delhi
117 km from Shimla
380 km from Jammu
267 km from Rishikesh
Attractions
Rock Garden
World acclaimed and unique in its own way, Rock Garden attracts some of the great connoisseurs and artists from all over the world to witness its amazing creation of industrial and urban waste. Situated in between the Sukhna lake and capital complex, the garden has a wide area of around 20acres. There is a theatre trove, an open air exhibition hall and a very interesting miniature maze creating a vast fantasy land of art.
Sukhna Lake
For the relaxation of body and spirit, the city offer a picturesque Sukhna Lake at the foothills of Shivalik range. Not just nature, the lake also offers many water sports like yachting, water skiing and boating to the tourists. This, indeed, is the best place in the city to enjoy the day, from dusk to dawn and for joggers, nature lovers to adventure freaks. To rejuvenate the mood, there are also programs by famous musicians, shops and CITCO's fast food joint to complete the evening. In the winter season, one can also see some of the exotic migratory birds like the Storks, Siberian duck and Cranes enjoying with you, the sunny day near the banks.
Rose Garden
Chandigarh is quite famous for its number of blooming gardens. Of all the gardens, Rose Garden is the largest one in the Asia with a wide area of around 27 acres, 17, 000 plants and 1, 600 species of roses. Not only roses, but tourists can also see some of the unique species of medicinal trees like bahera, bel, camphor, harar and yellow gulmohar. Once in a year, there is an annual Festival of Gardens organized here in which thousands of visitors come and witness the beauty of the nature.
City Center
City Centre or popularly called as sector 17, is the favorite hub and the biggest shopping center among youngsters for shopping and clubbing. The entire center is constructed with excellent planning, the combination of building blocks and open spaces that makes it not too crowded as other markets. Shopping is really a pleasure in the city center with air conditioned shops, and when tired, one can anytime sit steps of the "dove of peace" spot, where water cascades play in different geometric shapes and colorful lights.
Things to do in Chandigarh
Chandigarh Tour Packages
3 Days 2 Nights Chandigarh Amritsar Tour Package by TRIPKART HOLIDAYS
Experience 3 Days 2 Nights Amritsar-chandigarh Holiday Package
Magical 5 Days 4 Nights Shimla, Kullu with Manali Vacation Package
7 Days 6 Nights Chandigarh Tour Package by TRIPKART HOLIDAYS
7 Days 6 Nights Himachal Holy Trip Package by TRIPKART HOLIDAYS
Manali Dharamshala & Dalhousie in 7 Days With 3 Stay Luxury Hotels
7 Days 6 Nights Manali, Kasol, Shimla, Kufri Holiday Package
8 Days 7Night Family Special Package for Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala & Chandigarh
Dharamshala, Dalhousie & Amritsar Luxury 9 days Holiday Package with 4 star hotels for family, Couple & Groups
10 Days tour for Manali, Kasol, Jibhi, and Shimla holiday package for families, Honeymooners, Couples, Friends & Group
Complete Spiti holiday Package for 10 days with the local Cab driver assistance
Adventure tour package for Shimla, Manali, Jispa, and Kasol Including Local Sightseeing
8 Days 7 Nights delhi, chandigarh - nainadevi - chintpurni, chintpurni - jwala ji - kangra devi - dharamsala and dharamsala Holiday Package
Pleasurable 8 Days 7 Nights Chandigarh Holiday Package
10 Days 9 Nights Shimla Tour Package by INDIA VISIT HOLIDAY TOUR & TRAVEL
Heart-warming 15 Days 14 Nights Chandigarh, Shimla and Manali Trip Package
16 Days 15 Nights mumbai to shimla Trip Package
Magical 15 Days 16 Nights Chandigarh, Chintpurni, Dharamsala, Haridwar and Rishikesh Holiday Package
Amazing 15 Days 14 Nights Tokpo Yongma Holiday Package
Experience 15 Days 16 Nights Mumbai, Jaipur, Agra, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Manali and Shimla Tour Package
Beautiful 16 Days 15 Nights Shimla Tour Package
Heart-warming 15 Days 14 Nights golden temple Temple Tour Package
Family Getaway 15 Days Delhi to Shimla Holiday Package
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Trip Ideas of Chandigarh
A trip to Chandigarh will become incomplete without eating popular tandoori chicken, chaap, and other delicious food items. People of Chandigarh are always wishing to taste some exciting and striking cuisines, which specially made from chicken. This is why each food point in Chandigarh flourished with several yummy and tasty food points. If you are a chicken lover and wishing to surprise your taste buds, then you can check in any one of these food points and get heavenly dining experience.
Chandigarh was created after Independence. It is the first planned city that is entirely different from the rest of India. It is well-organized than other cities. It is located in Punjab on the foothills of Shivalik Range of Himalayas. It is at a high altitude, hence the climate remains pleasant all year. The city has exciting urban planning with a low crime rate. There are many tourist places in Chandigarh. It is the home to many foreigners. The best tourist attractions are discussed below:
Chandigarh which is regarded as one of the best cities to live in India is famous for much other reasons too. From the number of cafes to the natural beauty or the amazing gedi route, Chandigarh is a combined package of all. For the people who want to live with the best facilities and the cleanest environment than this land actually awaits you. Chandigarh Gedi route is quite famous and it begins from Sector 8 and ends at Sector 11. All these sectors are amazing to drive your two wheelers or four wheelers and you can experience the best crowd.
Chandigarh is a home to many tourist places and is one fo the most visited places by tourist.Beautiful mountains , temples parks all catches the eyes of the tourist. Here is a list of 9 Best Places to Visit Near Chandigarh in 2017
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