Weekend Getaways near Delhi

Hotel Willow Banks on the Mall road, Shimla  31st Dec 2010- Shimla gets it's first snow fall of the season. Kufri got a heavy snowfall and is totally covered in a white cover right now. It's been more than 15 years since Shimla turned white on New Year eve. More snow is forecast by the Met department in the forthcoming days. Manali too has been having regular snowfall for the last few days. People can be seen playing with snow at Kufri and even Mall road has a good sprinkling of snow. Lucky ones are already there in Shimla and Kufri to enjoy this beautiful spectacle, also with most of the schools being closed for winters people are heading for the Shimla hills to spend their holidays. Plan your snow holidays with us at Around Delhi- Call us for your Shimla hotels booking or Stay at Kufri resorts . Choose from Hotels on Mall Road Shimla like Hotel Willow Banks Shimla or other hotels in Shimla . As I write this blog news is that it is again snowing at Kufri, so head for ...

Camps at Sam                         After staying at Jaisalmer I planned to visit the famous and popular dunes of Sam and Khuri the next day of my Rajasthan desert safari trip. One can find desert sand dunes on two sides of Jaisalmer at Khuri and Sam, both about 40k. Both are in opposite directions and you can go to either of them. I planned to stay at luxury tents at Sam overnite and visit the Khuri dunes next morning just to compare the two. Started from Jaisalmer after lunch in a Jeep, the road was fantastic as it is used by the Army to cover the Indo-Pakistan border areas. The first view of the dunes was totally mesmerising as it brought back memories of the desert as seen in Bollywood movies. The place was really abuzz with tourists, transferred to a Camel for a safari and seeing the sunset from a vantage point in the desert. The sunset was truly amazing as one could clearly see the ball of fire disappear all th...

Rea ched  Rajasthan today.Am at Jaipur with a group. Stay was at Gold Palace. Here is the itinerary for Jaipur corporate trip   Reached Gold Palace at 7 AM Breakfast at the resort  Moved to camps nearby by bus for adventure activities. The total group of about 60 people enjoyed a fun day with lot of activities like  Spider net crawling, tyre wall climbing, Burma and triangular bridge crossing, artificial river crossing, obstacle courses, Tarzan swing and climbing on Fiber glass wall.  After a hearty lunch at the camp the group had a game of cricket in the lush green lawns. On the way back some of the group members visited Amber fort which is closeby,                                                                     Returned to the resort and in the evening and everybody enjoye...

                                           Continuing my trip of Rajasthan (See Jaipur-Bikaner trip ) I caught a night train to  Jaisalmer to reach early morning at the station. The only problem was that there is no A/c class available and one can only travel in 2nd Sleeper. One can also do Bikaner-Jaisalmer by road and a distance of about 240k can be covered in around 4 hours. I was booked at Hotel Jaisalgarh and was fortunate to get a room early in the morning.                                            Jasialmer Fort Nathmal Haveli                                             Jaisalgarh is a nice modern hotel with lawns, swimming pool and ni...

                                             I had been planning to take a trip to Rajasthan for a long time, but Anaesthesia and AroundDelhi had me in their grip and did not let go. Finally post Diwali mid Nov 2010 I was able to make it and started with a train trip from Jaipur to Bikaner, took train no 0234 at to reach Bikaner early morning. You can also reach Bikaner directly from Delhi via Rajasthan Sampark Kranti overnite journey(10 hrs), via road one can reach Bikaner via Mandawa, Jhunjhunu. I was to catch a train to Jaisalmer in the night so I knew it was going to be a hectic day, I took up a retiring room to save time and was ready in time to have a tour of Bikaner and see some accommodation options  too. The first stop was the Junagarh fort, this fort was ...

Dear Friends, Around Delhi Holidays presents best rates for Monsoon Packages  Goa Resorts and Hotel packages for 2013 ranging from 3 to 5 star properties. The links to the Goa Resorts give you info about the resort location in Goa and the facilities etc. We also present Air fare packages for Delhi-Goa-Delhi and also Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai. Goa boasts of a long coast line and rightfully so, a vast number of serene white sand beaches dot the coasts of Goa making the life line of tourism in Goa. Except for the Monsoons Goa beaches and quiet and smooth, not rough as at some other coasts in South India. During Season October to March these beaches get dotted by various shacks selling all kinds of stuff from beer to sea food to traditional costumes etc. Some beaches are more popular with the tourists depending on the attractions they offer while some Goa beaches may still be quiet and lonesome even at height of tourist activity, so you may take your pick depending on what kind of h...

                      India offers a plethora of honeymoon destinations  & spots and the newly wed honeymoon couples may find it confusing to choose from various options of honeymoon places in India. In an effort to help you choose a top and favourite honeymoon destination, we have tried to breakup the options into various categories and give the pros and cons of each honeymoon destinations. Here are some great ideas for an enjoyable honeymoon in North, South or any where in India. Hills Honeymoon Spots India - Hills with their natural beauty, cool weather and great choice of accommodation options makes for a great place to spend the honeymoon for the newly wed couple. Another factor going for the hills is that you can get great deals in the off season period. Some of the top Honeymoon Hill Stations are    Shimla Manali  Shimla Region...

Leh Ladhakh is emerging as a new off beat destination during Summers for Indian tourists. One can travel by road via Manali or Srinagar or take a flight from Delhi to reach Leh. Around Delhi Holidays fixed departures and customised itineraries to Leh Ladhakh from Delhi by Air or by road via Srinagar and Manali. Suggestive Itinerary for Leh Ladakh Tour. (2013)  Delhi-Leh-Delhi with airfare. Price- Rs 29,999/- per person. Route: Delhi - Leh – Alchi – Lamayuru – Chang La – Pangong Tso - Khardung La - Nubra Valley – Leh - Delhi Duration: 07 days Day 1: Delhi - Leh On arrival at the Leh Airport, you will be received by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Complete day at your own leisure. In the evening, visit Namgyal Palace & Shanti Stupa. Later, you may want to take a stroll around the Main Bazaar. O/N Leh Day 2: Leh – Alchi – Lamayuru – Alchi After breakfast, depart for the beautiful village of Alchi. Enroute visit Pathar Sahib Guru...

                                 Holi is celebrated in India since time immemorial but the popularity of Holi celebrations seems to be rising with every passing year and so is the level of hoo-ha. As no other festival gives so much liberty to the people to let their hair loose and enjoy their hidden crazy self. Planning to celebrate a quiet weekend near or around Delhi as Holi is falling on a Monday and you can start on Saturday or Sunday and be back on Monday in the evening. Here are the options where rooms are still available. Sariska-Sariska Palace , 4 hrs drive from Delhi, a heritage property based in 100 acres right next to Sariska Tiger Sanctuary.  WillowBanks, Shimla , situated on the Mall Road, this beautiful hotel is conveniently located on the Shimla Mall road and offers 4 star facilities. Corbet...

                                     Did a conference for a client at Kikar Lodge near Chandigarh(70k, 300k from Delhi). We started on Wednesday night on a Volvo having fears of the North India fog in our hearts. The journey was quiet smooth till Ambala and we made good time, after that a stretch of about 10k brought our heart in our mouth. On that day I realized what is "zero" visibility in actual terms, nothing was visible, not even the white lines in the middle of the road till you were on them. And the outside temperature must be close to 2-3 deg C, slowly we crawled at 10-15k speed and heaved  a sigh of relief as it cleared up. Still we were ahead of time and reached Chandigarh in about 4 hrs, Volvo does make good time on the road and the journey is jerk free. Kikar Lodge is a jungle resort beyond Ropar ...

On a foggy Thursday morning in Janauray 2010 we started in two 45 seaters Volvo for Jaipur for a conference of about 100 people, some people were directly flying to Jaipur. The programme was already running late by an hour because of the dense fog and huge traffic on the NH8-the Delhi Jaipur Highway when we reached the new resort called Park Ridge at Rewari. This new resort on Delhi-Jaipur highway has got about 40 rooms with a swimming pool,lawns,bowling alley,pool table and a conference hall, ideal for a leisure or training programme or also for a short weekend getaway. After a quick breakfast we were off again, it was almost 12 noon, but still no sign of the sun as of now. As we entered Rajasthan, the Surya Devta made the first appearance of the day and soon it was bright sunshine, a reminder that we were in the vibrant Rajasthan. Rest of the trip to Jaipur was also not very smooth as the highway is being expanded to 6-8 lanes and there was a traffic jam at Behror and Kotputli. ...