Weekend Getaways near Delhi

                          Hotels at Lansdowne   At AroundDelhi before starting to promote a new destination and hotels and resorts there,we make it a point to visit the place and have a hands on experience before serving it to our guests. For the purpose wanted to visit Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, distance wise one of the closest hill station to Delhi for the last one year or so but could not take time out from the busy travel schedule. Finally it was Lansdowne, Uttaranchal calling the July 2015m and I was finally on my way with my son and a friend to the place.           We started at a decent time of 7 AM and a friend  picked us up on the way to Lansdowne (route map to lansdowne/driving instructions to Lansdowne). The route to start with is the same you take for Haridwar or Mussoorie, NH 58, you can carry on till Merrut and either go via Merrut town or better way is to take t...

            Independence Day Weekend 2015 is just round the corner and 15th August being a Saturday you can make it a holiday weekend specially so if take a Friday full day or half day leave. So we will be sharing both one niters around Delhi as well as two night packages near Delhi You have the option of going from One night to two nights depending on your convenience. Here is our nake on possible Weekend Getaways from Delhi, both 1n/2d to to 2n/3d  One Niters Around Delhi Sariska Palace  is just a cool 4 hrs from Delhi(3 from Gurgaon) and a wonderful heritage property right next to the wild life Sanctuary and close to trwo children below 8 years with special programmes on both 14th and 15th August. You can do a limited  jungle safari at Sariska on Saturday 12th August and 15th August. (Read on..) Country Inn Kosi  is the only good resort on Delhi-Mathura-Agra highway and is just 100 km frim Delhi.Huge lawns with new ro...

  12th January 2015 The first Long Weekend of 2015 approaches and AroundDelhi.com suggests some offbeat options around Delhi along with the regular ones, so try these newly added flavors and I am sure you will savor these moments for a long time. Baghaan Orchard Get the taste of village life along with activity based stay in cottages around Delhi at Baghaan Orchard Resort, stay for one or two nights. One night Rs 8500/- and two nights Rs 15000/- (taxes extra) for a couple with all meals. The resort is just 3 hours drive from Delhi. For more info Click Baghaan Orchard Resorts Garh Mukteshwar.  Rajniwas Palace Try this Heritage Resorts at Dholpur near Agra- Rajniwas Palace based in 20 acres with organic farming, dairy farms, modern villas for stay or Heritage rooms more than 150 years old. Go crocodile/gharial watching in the Chambal Safari boat ride near by. You can stay 2 nights here or combine it with one night stay in Agra. The resort is around 4.5...