my first question - one day destination from delhi

bitzz · Nov 20th, 2007, 00:01

Hi friends, while browsing the Internet, I came across this site and i immidiately registered. it feels like a nice place.

so let me begin my innings here by asking my first question -

i am planing to take a day's break to travel to a destination near delhi. the tentitive plan would be :
Day 1: night/evening - leave delhi
day 2: spend on the location
day 3: morning (or night of day 2) - leave and come back in the first half of the day 3.

i am ok with hiring a cab or taking state transport (cab prefered).

i would not want the trip to br exorbitant (lets say, all inclusive max 5000/-).

could any of you suggest a place i could visit ........ i do not want a very popular place . i would prefer something quite and nice .

thanks in anticipation :-)

gautam · Nov 20th, 2007, 00:15

There are a lot of one-day destinations or weekend breaks from delhi .
Hang in there,

bitzz · Nov 20th, 2007, 00:26

thanks gautam for your reply ...... but since i am new to the site, i did not quite under stand the meaning . are you going to suggest some places ??? if you are than could you give your views on some of the places i have not visited ........ because i m a frequent travelere from delhi and a few places i have already visited include:

Kasauli, dharamshala, hrishikesh, simla, masoouri ....... could it be possible for you to recommand some other names,

thanks again

shashank.aggarwal · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:33

I see you are in Ghaziabad, why don't you try Lansdowne..it would hardly be 5 hours by road...

machadinha · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:54

This site is currently down. Anyway I've never used their guidebooks, but hear consistently good stories about them. They do a "50 Getaways from Delhi" or so title, that you might want to have a look at:

http://www.outlooktraveller.com/

bitzz · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:04

thank you shashank and machadinha for your thoughts:

shashank - I have not heard of Lansdowne before. could you please tell me more about it - as in where is iy, how to go, where to stay, what to do etc. anythinh that you know would be of a great help to me. thanks.

machadinha - in fact i had the hard copy of this OUTLOOK book till some time back and used it to plan several of my previous trips. I have somehow misplaced the book now and and thus clueless about my next destination. i would browse through this link (whenever it is up and running) and find more information. in the meanwhile, if you have any place in mind, colud you please suggest.

thanks a lot for your time .....
:-)

machadinha · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:20

I would suspect the Outlook site to go up again any second. It will just give you the link to their book, btw -- well, I think it does feature some handy online tips.

Lansdowne gets covered a lot here, but it doesn't mean a thing to me. I'd kindly suggest to search the forums a little, there's a lot of information. You may need to deal with alternate spellings looking for it. I know there's one really extensive thread on it, but I can't find it for you right now. Maybe look in its state sub-forum or so.

vinayverma · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:52

Hi,
I also second Lansdowne.
The link is working and here are specific links to lansdowne:
http://www.outlooktraveller.com/dest...arenttype=zone

http://www.outlooktraveller.com/dest...arenttype=zone

the best way to reach there is by your car and perfect weekend getaway from Delhi. From Ghaziabad you easily save atleast an hour.

shashank.aggarwal · Nov 20th, 2007, 13:12

Check out my Blog..I made an elaborate entry on my blog about the same...

http://indiantravelogue.blogspot.com

puchoo · Nov 20th, 2007, 14:48

Heres the deal. Anything above 200 km might not be possible in a day. while the distance is not too much 200Kms on Indian highways can take anything upto 7 hrs to travel.

Shimla, Mussourie, Kasauli , Manali etc are out. Anything beyond Chandigarh that side is too far.

Lansdowne : just got back from there about a month back. Lovely place. About a 7 hour straight agressive drive. More if you stop along the way etc and you wont do justice to yourself or the place in 1 day.

Suggestions from the top of my head

Agra
Mathura
Corbett
Mud Hut kuchesar
Bharatpur (dont remember the exact distance)

puchoo.wordpress.com
Informative Travelogues from India.

shashank.aggarwal · Nov 20th, 2007, 15:22

hey Puchoo...I need more info about Mud Hut kuchesar...have never heard about it..

puchoo · Nov 20th, 2007, 15:26

here you go.... its a pretty cool property...its mud fort not hut..sorry for that typo

http://www.mudfortkuchesar.com/

You can also give the Neemrana Palace a shot
http://www.neemranahotels.com/neemrana/index.html.htm

Let me know what you decide on finally...

Cheers

Sidharth
puchoo.wordpress.com

rkbharat · Nov 20th, 2007, 15:43

Though location will depend on your interest, anyways you have less options with just one day:

Himachal:
Nahan
Chail

Uttaranchal:
Lansdowne
Rishikesh

Rajasthan:
Jaipur
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

somnath biswas · Nov 20th, 2007, 16:09

Why not Chilla Reserve Forest? A month ago I was there. Booked Hut for my family. Nice quite place for stay. Only you will hear songs of different birds and river Ganga flowing just beside that lodge. No hotel near to that place. Only GMVN. Seen many wild animals in the forest.

Take Jansatabdi Exp. from New Delhi 1530 hours. Go upto Haridwar. Take a cab and reach Chilla which is just 8 KM from Haridwar. Auto can also take you there. Spent that night. In early morning go forest along with the Guide. It's Awesome. GMVN will provide you one Guide. Or Elephant Riding - if started. We did not avail that since it normally starts from 15th November. Evening again, take Satabdi from Haridwar and reach Delhi in the Second night or if you wish to reach in the morning take, Mussorrie Express on second night and reach Delhi 3rd morning.

karnail · Nov 20th, 2007, 23:57

I have tried these
Chakrata
Rishikesh
Lansdowne
Dehradoon
Even Churdhar
And all these I have done on Saturdays and Sundays

Nov 20th, 2007, 00:01	#1
bitzz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 42	my first question - one day destination from delhi Hi friends, while browsing the Internet, I came across this site and i immidiately registered. it feels like a nice place. so let me begin my innings here by asking my first question - i am planing to take a day's break to travel to a destination near delhi. the tentitive plan would be : Day 1: night/evening - leave delhi day 2: spend on the location day 3: morning (or night of day 2) - leave and come back in the first half of the day 3. i am ok with hiring a cab or taking state transport (cab prefered). i would not want the trip to br exorbitant (lets say, all inclusive max 5000/-). could any of you suggest a place i could visit ........ i do not want a very popular place . i would prefer something quite and nice . thanks in anticipation :-)

Nov 20th, 2007, 00:15	#2
gautam Super Mode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP Posts: 708	There are a lot of one-day destinations or weekend breaks from delhi . Hang in there, __________________ "Your thoughts could be your prison" My pics on flickr Kerela backwaters - by beach

Nov 20th, 2007, 10:33	#4
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,724	I see you are in Ghaziabad, why don't you try Lansdowne..it would hardly be 5 hours by road... __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

Nov 20th, 2007, 10:54	#5
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,914	This site is currently down. Anyway I've never used their guidebooks, but hear consistently good stories about them. They do a "50 Getaways from Delhi" or so title, that you might want to have a look at: http://www.outlooktraveller.com/ __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Nov 20th, 2007, 12:52	#8
vinayverma Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,294	Hi, I also second Lansdowne. The link is working and here are specific links to lansdowne: http://www.outlooktraveller.com/dest...arenttype=zone http://www.outlooktraveller.com/dest...arenttype=zone the best way to reach there is by your car and perfect weekend getaway from Delhi. From Ghaziabad you easily save atleast an hour. __________________ If Life is a journey....travel on...and on..on..on.....

Nov 20th, 2007, 00:26	#3
bitzz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 42	thanks gautam for your reply ...... but since i am new to the site, i did not quite under stand the meaning . are you going to suggest some places ??? if you are than could you give your views on some of the places i have not visited ........ because i m a frequent travelere from delhi and a few places i have already visited include: Kasauli, dharamshala, hrishikesh, simla, masoouri ....... could it be possible for you to recommand some other names, thanks again

Nov 20th, 2007, 12:04	#6
bitzz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 42	thank you shashank and machadinha for your thoughts: shashank - I have not heard of Lansdowne before. could you please tell me more about it - as in where is iy, how to go, where to stay, what to do etc. anythinh that you know would be of a great help to me. thanks. machadinha - in fact i had the hard copy of this OUTLOOK book till some time back and used it to plan several of my previous trips. I have somehow misplaced the book now and and thus clueless about my next destination. i would browse through this link (whenever it is up and running) and find more information. in the meanwhile, if you have any place in mind, colud you please suggest. thanks a lot for your time ..... :-)

Nov 20th, 2007, 12:20	#7
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,914	I would suspect the Outlook site to go up again any second. It will just give you the link to their book, btw -- well, I think it does feature some handy online tips. Lansdowne gets covered a lot here, but it doesn't mean a thing to me. I'd kindly suggest to search the forums a little, there's a lot of information. You may need to deal with alternate spellings looking for it. I know there's one really extensive thread on it, but I can't find it for you right now. Maybe look in its state sub-forum or so.

Nov 20th, 2007, 13:12	#9
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,724	Check out my Blog..I made an elaborate entry on my blog about the same... http://indiantravelogue.blogspot.com

Nov 20th, 2007, 14:48	#10
puchoo Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 4,078	Hmmm.... Heres the deal. Anything above 200 km might not be possible in a day. while the distance is not too much 200Kms on Indian highways can take anything upto 7 hrs to travel. Shimla, Mussourie, Kasauli , Manali etc are out. Anything beyond Chandigarh that side is too far. Lansdowne : just got back from there about a month back. Lovely place. About a 7 hour straight agressive drive. More if you stop along the way etc and you wont do justice to yourself or the place in 1 day. Suggestions from the top of my head Agra Mathura Corbett Mud Hut kuchesar Bharatpur (dont remember the exact distance) puchoo.wordpress.com Informative Travelogues from India.

Nov 20th, 2007, 15:22	#11
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,724	hey Puchoo...I need more info about Mud Hut kuchesar...have never heard about it..

Nov 20th, 2007, 15:26	#12
puchoo Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) Posts: 4,078	sure here you go.... its a pretty cool property...its mud fort not hut..sorry for that typo http://www.mudfortkuchesar.com/ You can also give the Neemrana Palace a shot http://www.neemranahotels.com/neemrana/index.html.htm Let me know what you decide on finally... Cheers Sidharth puchoo.wordpress.com

Nov 20th, 2007, 15:43	#13
rkbharat Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 39	Though location will depend on your interest, anyways you have less options with just one day: Himachal: Nahan Chail Uttaranchal: Lansdowne Rishikesh Rajasthan: Jaipur Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary __________________ Cheers..... Rajiv http://www.wheelsandroads.com

Nov 20th, 2007, 16:09	#14
somnath biswas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KOLKATA INDIA Posts: 149	my first question Why not Chilla Reserve Forest? A month ago I was there. Booked Hut for my family. Nice quite place for stay. Only you will hear songs of different birds and river Ganga flowing just beside that lodge. No hotel near to that place. Only GMVN. Seen many wild animals in the forest. Take Jansatabdi Exp. from New Delhi 1530 hours. Go upto Haridwar. Take a cab and reach Chilla which is just 8 KM from Haridwar. Auto can also take you there. Spent that night. In early morning go forest along with the Guide. It's Awesome. GMVN will provide you one Guide. Or Elephant Riding - if started. We did not avail that since it normally starts from 15th November. Evening again, take Satabdi from Haridwar and reach Delhi in the Second night or if you wish to reach in the morning take, Mussorrie Express on second night and reach Delhi 3rd morning. Last edited by somnath biswas : Nov 20th, 2007 at 16:44. Reason: more informative

Nov 20th, 2007, 23:57	#15
karnail Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 167	I have tried these Chakrata Rishikesh Lansdowne Dehradoon Even Churdhar And all these I have done on Saturdays and Sundays __________________ http://karnail.blogspot.com/

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