Gardens/Parks in Delhi
Mughal Gardens, Rashtrapati Bhawan. Open to public only in Feb. and March. Timings: 9.30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nehru Park, Opposite Ashok Hotel, Chanakyapuri. Deer Park, Near Aurobindo Road. Stiraj Kund, A picnic spot, 15 km from Delhi. Boating, angling, fishing and golf course. A crafts fair is also organised here every February. Okhla Dam, A picnic spot with fishing facilities. Badkhal Lake, 32 km from Delhi. Boating and restaurant facilities. Kama Lake, 124 km from Delhi. Ideal highway resort. Dhaula Kuan Complex, Artificial lake, hanging bridge, waterfalls and playgrounds. Kalindi Kunj, on South Delhi - NOIDA Border. A beautiful picnic spot with lush lawn and fountains.
Neemrana : Neemrana is a small hamlet just 120 Kms from Delhi, where one of the pioneers of Heritage property restorations, Neemrana Fort Palace is the main attraction. Neemrana Fort is a 14th Century fort, which was the capital of one of the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan. The beautifully restored fort is built into the hillside commanding spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
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Gwalior : Getting There
By Air
Indian Airlines flights connect Gwalior with Delhi, Agra, Bhopal, Indore andMumbai.
Gwalior has flights to Delhi by Indian Mines on Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri. The flight goes on to Bhopal, Indore and Mumbai.
By Rail
Gwalior is on the Central Railway's main Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai mates. Best connections from Agra, Delhi are provided by Shatabdi Taj Expresses in the morning. Both trains make the return journey in Ik evening.
By Road
Gwalior is connected by regular bus services to Agra (119 km), Mathura, Jaipur, , Lucknow, Bhopal, Indore, Jhansi, Khajuraho and Chandigarh.
Local Transport
Auto-rickshaws Hiring an auto for a day's excursion of
Clubs in Delhi
One of the prestigious clubs of India, situated on Race Course Road, opposite the Indira Gandhi Memorial, the Delhi Gymkhana Club boasts of world-grade tennis lawns and is also the best place to mingle with the capital's elite. The club has reciprocal membership with some equally prestigious clubs in the country.
Delhi Golf Club: Well-known venue for international golf tournaments, on Za-kir Hussain Marg, next to The Oberoi, it enjoys as much of a reputation as the Gymkhana Club and is the only club in offering a mega-sized golf course in the heart of Delhi.
Roshanara Club: One of its
Kanpur : Getting There
By Rail
Kanpur is on the mainline broad gauge rail network between Calcutta and Delhi. It is connected by express and superfast trains. Important connections are the New Delhi-Calcutta, New Delhi-Bhubaneswar and New Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani expresses, the Gomti and Shatabdi expresses linking Delhi and Lucknow via Kanpur. Other important trains passing through Kanpur Central are Neelan-chal Express (New Delhi-Puri), Toofan Express (New Delhi-Calcutta), North East Express (New Delhi-Guwahati), Magadh Express (New Delhi-Patna), Vaishali Express (New Delhi-Barauni), Shaheed Express (New Delhi-Gorakh-pur), Sangam Express (Meerut-Allaha-bad), Avadh Express (Ratlam-Luc-know) and Sabarmati Express (Varana-si-Ahmedabad).
Kanpur Central Railway Station and Anwarganj Railway Station. Enquiry
There is a direct service to new delhi which departs wed 10.20am and arrives at new delhi railway station on fri at 3.30pm - 3142km (1952 miles). There is also a train to trivandrum and ernakulam at 5.45am and 10.20am daily, as well as a train at 5.45am to bombay v.t. Which arrives two days later at 5.15am - 2149km (1335 miles).
Getting There
Located on NH 2, Mathura has regular rail and bus links with Agra (56 km), Delhi (145 km), Bharatpur (30 km).
UP Tourist Office. Old Bus Station
Gokul Bar & Restaurant (UPSTDC),
Delhi Bypass Road. Mayur Restaurant, Hotel Madhuban. Tulsi Chandan Restaurant, Hotel Radha Ashok. Brijbhoj Restaurant, Hotel Mansarovar. Quality Restaurant, near Old Bus Stand.
