Places to visit in Chandigarh | The city beautiful .

BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN 

CHANDIGARH | THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

1. ROCK GARDEN

Area : 40 acres 

Timing : 9am to 7pm ( summers)

               9am to 6pm (winter)

Fees : 30/ adult

           10/ child

Location : sector 1

By bus :  It is at a short distance of 4km from CTU bus stand sec 17.

The rock garden was built in 1976  and it present attractive sculptures made from marbles , bangles ,  and different stones . The place also has an artificial water fall and tunnels which gives the best experience of a trip  .  Thousand's of visitors visit the garden  as the picnic spot with their family and friends . Tue garden present eating facilities for the visitors with an inside canteen . click for more

2. SUKHNA LAKE 

Area : 3km sq.

Timing : 5am to 9pm

Fee : free entery

Location : sector 1

Sukhna  Lake is a rain fed lake of length 1.52km  built in 1958 in the foothills of Himalayas . Sukhna lake offers  beautiful sunrise and sunset view along with the fresh cold breeze  . The lake also has portait artists that makes sketches for minimal price , easy transport and minimum fee makes it the best place to hang on with family and friends . Especially at night the view and the fresh environment  helps to releif stress . click for more

THINGS YOU SHOULD MUST TRY AT LAKE :

1 BOATING

2 CAMEL RIDING 

3 MORNING WALK

3. ROSE GARDEN 

Area  : 30 acres

Timing  : 6 am to 8 pm

Fees : 50 /person

Location : sector 16 

By Bus : The CTU buses will cost about ₹ 20 /person . 

BY Autorickshaw : the local autos will cost around ₹ 30 /person from ISBT 17

Zakir Hussain ROSE GARDEN was built in 1967 . It is an botanical garden that spreads over 30 acres with 50,000 roses of around 1,600 varities  . The garden is named after Indian Presidents ZAKIR HUSSAIAN . It is the Asia's largest rose garden , best time to visit the garden is during the ROSE FESTIVAL that held around month of February . During the festival garden  offers varies stalls and exhibitions . click for more

4. MORNI HILLS

By Bus : The bus can cost  you from ₹600 - ₹900 for one side . 

By Car :  Their are tourists cabs that can take you to the  place for ₹ 4000 - ₹ 5000 (up down ) . 

Location : 45 km from Chandigarh

Morni is a village in Panchkula and a famous tourists  attraction  . The hills are at a height of around 1200 m from ground level . The sun rise and sunset view from mountain are one in life time opportunities along with the mountain vibe . 

The best time to visit the Morni hills is during the period from september to march because the weather during these months are pleasant and you can get a better experience of all the activities . 

It is risky to visit during rainy season due to land sliding . click for more

Things you must try and view while your journey : 

1.  Morni fort       

2. Trekking

3. Tikkar taal

4.Pine forest

5. Water fall

Explore some famous tourists attraction in Shimla

5. BIRD PARK 

Location : sector -1

Area : 6 acres

Timing : 10 am to 5pm

Fee : ₹  50 for  adult

         ₹ 30 for child (between 5 to 12)

         ₹ 100 for foreign adult and child

 The bird park is at the walking distance from sukhna lake  around 1.5 km . The bird park has more than 550 birds of around 50 different species , separate environment's are created for different species . The park has tamed section where close interactions with the birds are provided . The overall  park is creatively  designed and the greenery add more to its beauty . click for more

 

NAME OF FEW SPECIES THAT ARE IN BIRD PARK CHANDIGARH ARE : 

1 Green Alexandrine parakeets               

2  Rose ringed parakeets

3  Green wing wacaw

4  African grey parrot

5  Budgerigars

6  Peach headed parakeets

and more