Weekend Getaways near Delhi

22 It's that time of the year, when it's time to say 'Good Bye'  to the 'Year' itself. Another year comes to an end and all of us prepare to usher in the ' New Year 2013 '. Around Delhi offers you various options to do so at resorts in North India. All the resorts have special packages for New Year and some for X-Mas too. Click on the Resort name for more information about the resorts. Around Delhi Country Inn Kosi     is just 100k from Delhi on the Agra highway, now has added new rooms, New Year One night @ Rs 14000/- and NY 2n/3days  for a couple at Rs 19000/- for a couple for 2n/3d. ( spl. deal avbl) Sariska Palace is 180 km from Delhi and close to Sariska Tiger Sanctuary, an easy 4 hrs drive from Delhi. Enjoy the New Year with a package of 30,000  for 2 Nites/3Days  all meals package with gala dinner with drinks on 31st nite with lots of activities like folk music & dance, DJ, magic show and more. Shiva Oasis, Behror 2 hours drive fr...

          Just back from organising a conference at a new 5 star hotel near Delhi-The Claridges Surajkund, a lovely Business cum leisure hotel. Very nicely located on the Shooting range road near the Surajkund lake, a very green and quiet area. The Claridges hotel has about 200+ rooms with most of them overlooking the Courtyard with a beautiful lawn and a spectacular Dancing fountain with burning fires making it a treat to watch. The staff was very professional and since we were handling the top 11 executives of a big telecom company I was a little nervous about the services. The check in was handed expertly and even all the arrangements were as required. We were using one of the smaller halls the 'Cilantro' and the place had an excellent pre function area for lunch, tea etc.           The rooms at Claridges Surajkund are just too good with even the base category rooms being about 400sq feet with ...

                Visited Chamba, Uttaranchal with a group of about 50 people for a leisure group. Started in the night on two 27 seaters and the driver was good but the roads not too good, still we were there in about 8 hours, which is good time. The Delhi-Haridwar Highway is being four laned and you have to constantly switch between single and double roads, but I think things will be much better shortly as construction is complete. The route is via Merrut, Muzzafarnagar, Haridwar , Rishikesh and Narendernagar. We were staying at the Classic Hilltop Chamba , which is literally at the top of a hill and at least 200m above in height from the Mussoorie-Chamba road. The first thing that strikes you as you hit the place is the wonderful view of the snow capped peaks of Himalayas giving you and almost 180 degree view of these wonderful natural precipices. You can see Yamunotri, Nanda Devi, Gangotri and more. The view...

                            Had a fantastic time last weekend at a 4 star hotel of Mussoorie Claridges Nabha, with family. I have never been too fond of Mussoorie because of too much commercialisation and concretisation of this hill  station. Lots of construction and deforestation had left the hill station, the Queen of Hills as a barren lot. The last few years has seen a sea change in this place with a bar on all new construction leading to a revival in greenery and better weather and rains to Mussoorie. This Monsoon the city had an excellent downpour and it had turned wonderfully green as we reached it in mid October of '09. Even the highway route to Mussoorie via Merrut, Khatauli, Muzzafarnagar, Roorkee and Dehradun is on improving as four laning is going on at most of the places along the highway. Once complete I think this will lead to dec...

Organized an all inclusive trip for rafting at Rishikesh end of October for 3N/3D. A group of 22 people enjoyed a wonderful rafting and camping adventure trip on the beautiful White sands of Rishikesh at the banks of the Ganges at Camp 5 Elements, Byasi,Rishikesh Run by the Leisure Hotels the camp the rafting camp in Rishikesh offers serene and rejuvenating environment. The Camp is indeed the most scenic, secluded & romantic beach camp on the Ganges. Sprawling over 500 meters of Silvery Sandy beach, the camp is surrounded by thick forests and mountains. The camp is located 27 kms from Rishikesh on the road to Deoprayag  between Shivpuri and Byasi Village. The tents are deluxe with a twin/double bed. There is an attached bathroom having running water (The only camps in Rishikesh with attached bathrooms) . Toilets, the typical dry pit ones are separately made.  Rafting Itinerary - Delhi-Rishikesh-Delhi Day 01 Friday 30th...

                             Did a trip to Khajuraho last weekend from Delhi, as we were organizing a Conference cum Leisure trip for a Corporate for a group of about 60 people. Took the morning flight on Friday from IG domestic by Air India. It had rained a lot on Thursday in Delhi and the Cab driver of Easy Cabs was telling me that it took about 3 hours on Thurs to reach the Airport from Patel Nagar(normal time 1 hr). Well I alomost missed my flight because of traffic jams starting from Delhi Cantt till the Airport and probably got saved because the flight was late, I reached just about 25 mins before the scheduled departure. The flight was via Varanasi and it took about 2.5 hrs to reach Khajuraho. On reaching the small airport, the taxi from the hotel, Usha Bundela , was there to pick me up. The hotel is just 3 k from the Airport, infact all hot...

Conducted a Conference for a Govt. body at The Tree House at Bhiwadi. A comparatively new property Tree House is hotel cum Club with excellent rooms and lot of open and green areas. It is only 70 km from Delhi and 40 from Gurgaon, less than an hour's drive. As you enter the place you are greeted by lovely landscaping and flowing fountains adding to the freshness of the place. The reception area reflects the good ambiance of the hotel and check in of the rooms were done professionally by the Front office staff. The reception leads on to the courtyard area which again has flowing water in form of small fountains and also a place to sit out in the evening for meals etc. Wings and Rooms - Tree House Resort at Bhiwadi now has wings a Business wing which is part of a Mall and the resort wing ( the older wing) There are various categories of rooms including the Executive, Junior Suite and Suite in Business wing and Premier, Superior and Junior Suite in Resort wing. Food - Food is t...

                    Visited a new place near Solan, Himachal in last month of June-Surya Vilas. Started from Delhi at 6PM and stopped only once for refreshment and more at 9PM and reached Surya Vilas by 12 mn after travelling about 300k. The resort is just 90 mins drive from The road from Ambala to Zirakpur has really improved and the only bottleneck is the ongoing work at Panckula, crossing Panipat was a breeze with the new flyovers. On reaching Surya Vilas we were served piping hot dinner in the room thanks to the F& B manager, the food was really delicious specially so after the long drive. The rooms are in form of cottages each having four rooms each with seperate entrance. The room size is huge with equally large bathrooms with their glass roofs giving you a view of the sky while bathing. The rooms are a/c as the resort is only 40 km from Kalka. The resort offers a lot of acitivities including a swimming pool overloojing the h...

Headed to Mussoorie on 10th July night accompanying a group of about 45 people in two 27 seater A/c buses. Although the main route to Mussoorie is via Merrut,Khatauli,Muzaffarnagar,Roorke Dehradun and onto Mussoorie we had to take an alternative road as it was Saawan maas, the month when the Kanwadias travel to collect the Ganges water from Haridwar and take it back to their local Shiv temple on foot. So the main highway had been taken over by them so we took another route via Merrut, Mawana, Meerapur, Bijnaur,Najibabad, Haridwar, Dehradun onto Mussoorie, the route was longer by about 50 k but very less crowded and the route between Haridwar and Najibabad is through Rajaji forest area and a wonderful one. The weather had cooled down as we started our climb to Mussoorie from Dehradun and soon we engulfed in mist and clouds all around. Must say this natural a/c is much better than the artificial one. We were staying at the Fort Resorts Mussoorie, about 1 k from the Mall road and easily...

Organized a group trip to Corbett from 11th June night onwards for about 90 people from Rashi Peripheral for their annual meet. The travel was arranged in A/c deluxe buses from Delhi and we left at 11 PM from Delhi for The Den at Kumeria Reserve,Corbett. We reached early at 7AM in the morning, the resort is about 29 km from Ramnagar. The resort is the oldest resort in Corbett in dense forest area and a stand alone with no other resort or even other houses etc closeby. It is situated on the banks of River Kosi though at a little height and one can climb down to the river. The accommodation is in Cottage form and all the rooms have been recently renovated and are air conditioned. Some of the cottages have TV and mini fridge also. There are more than 100 Mango trees in the Resort and the trees were full of Mangoes a this time, very tempting to pick these raw mangoes. The USP of the place is it's location. The first full day was spent in the conference in the A/c hall and in the ev...

The Heat is On ... Remember that Beverly Hills Song by Glen Frey-The Heat is on. The song holds true for the plains of India in May and June.It's Summer time once again and the plains are going to be hot, very hot in fact. So Around Delhi gives you some cool getaways to hill stations of North India. I am sure you will not mind sitting on the side of a stream or lake under a beautiful pine tree and laze around at 20 degress. Be it that you are looking for regular hiil places like Shimla , Nainital , Mussoorie , Manali etc we have hotels and resorts that fit to all pockets and cater to all tastes. Looking for a regular or an off beat hill station- go no further as we have plethora of different places available like Shimla - Willow Banks on the Mall Around Shimla- Kufri , Kasauli , Chail , Shilon Bagh , Camping near Chail Nainital Near Nainital - Binsar Ranikhet , Bhimtal , Naukuchiatal , Kausani Mussoorie - HotelSilver Rock, ClaridgesNabha MoreOptions Near Mussoorie ...

Did a whirlwind tour of Shimla and Kasauli this weekend. Took a morning Shatabdi on Sunday, 7:40 am from NDLS(got up late by 45 mins but still managed to reach on time, thanks to Metro). The train was fully booked but got quiet empty at Chandigarh. Reached Kalka by 12 noon and took an Indigo for travelling to Shimla by road. I think this is the best way to cover this region as it is comfortable and time saving. After a small stop we reached Shimla by 3:15 PM. I had gone to Shimla for some meetings with the hoteliers and I was staying at Hotel Willow Banks , an excellent deluxe hotel on the Mall Road. I got down at the lift and took it to reach the Mall(charges Rs 7), it is an easy way to reach the Mall from the Cart Road, takes just 1 minute. The weather was just fine and must have been about 25 degrees, a blessing after the searing heat of plains at 40 deg+. Had a nice lunch at the Hotel and checked into the newly done premium rooms. These premium rooms at Willow Banks are just t...

On Friday, 6th March'09 did a training programme for top executives of a comparatively new Mobile service provider. Resort Country Club is situated just beyond Manesar, and it falls in District Gurgaon only. It is about 5 km from the main NH8, the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. I could easily reach the resort from west Delhi in about one hour flat starting early morning. The resort is spread in a total of 12 acres with another 40 acres of green lawns with golf course nearby. The resort is surrounded by green fields and the resort itself is quiet green with a lot of trees, flowering plants etc. The uniqueness of the resort is also in it’s location, it is not too far from Delhi and can be easily reached in less than one hour from Delhi and Guragaon, yet far enough from the city crowds and away from the busy NH 8 and offers vast open and green areas with a lot of shade giving trees. For recreation the place has a swimming pool, lawn tennis courts, badminton courts, cricket, croquet, korf ball...

Hi, The total strength of Tigers in Sariska went upto 3 with one more Tigress introduced from Ranthambhore Wild Life Sanctuary . So it makes it one tiger and two tigress. So people can look forward to have more frequent sightings in the future. The next best thing that can happen to Sariska is giving of birth to young ones by either of the Tigress. Good wishes for the Tigers for that and Happy sighting to the visitors. More about the Tiger shifting in the below links. For bookings at Sariska, call us at Around Delhi 9891458220/9811193634 News article in Hindu Article in TOI Dr Anand

Plan a Shimla Manali trip from Delhi lasting 5/6 night or higher. Stay can be arranged in cottages or budget to luxury hotels in Shimla and Manali. Vehicle can be arranged from Delhi/Kalka/Shimla/Chandigarh or Manali. For detailed itinerary and bookings email us at arounddelhi@gmail.com or call Delhi-09811193634/09891458220. Around Delhi Holidays Pvt Ltd. Delhi Shimla Manali Tour Packages (2012) Shimla Hotels  Planned a Delhi-Manali trip to Manali last Nov. Started early morning on Thursday to avoid the city rush. By 7 AM we had crossed the bypass to NH1 and followed it till Chandigarh via Panipat and Karnal. Further route Route-Ropar-Kiratpur-Gharmora-Swarghat-Bilaspur-Mandi-Kullu-Manali. The journey took us about 13 hrs with about 3 stoppages, we had two people driving so that helped. The total distance covered 556 km, out of which about 225 was in the hills. We were staying at the Highland Park Manali , which was right next to the river Beas with beautiful views o...

(Also See Nainital Corbett Kausani Binsar Itinerary and Costing 2012) Recently did a trip to Uttaranchal covering Nainital , Naukuchiatal , Binsar and Kausani . We knew it would be a hectic trip as we had limited days in which we wanted to cover a lot of destinations as we had some overseas guests traveling with us who wanted to see it all. Beautiful landscapes, lovely lakes, excellent weather and some very nice resorts, the trip had all this and more(details as below). We started early morning on Thursday at 6Am and crossed Delhi by 6 AM onto Hapur via Gajiabad. Highway till Hapur bypass (NH 24) is one way with great roads. The road from Hapur bypass till Moradabad is now fully constructed and it is a breeze to do this stretch.( 17th March 2012)  Stopped at Gajraula(Meriton) for breakfast(8:30AM) it is about 110 k from Delhi. (Route to Nainital) After Moradabad bypass we did not go towards Rampur, Haldwani but went towards Ramnagar Corbett by taking a U turn. Took a righ...