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Delhi |
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| Capital |
Delhi |
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| Main Language |
Hindi |
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| Roads |
Surfaced: 10,921 Kms,
Unsurfaced: 7,194 Kms |
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| Railways |
168 Kms (approx.) |
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| Airports |
Indira Gandhi
International Airport, Palam |
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| Climate |
Summer: 45 C to 35
C Winter: 20 C to 7 C Monsoon: June to
September |
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Outdoor
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Adventure Sports
The sporting
activity that keep your adrenaline rushing. Whether in spring, summer or
autumn, active holiday are always in season in Delhi
Sailing
Defence Services Sailing Club: Equipment and training is provided
to aspiring rock climbers in and around Delhi from October to March.
National
Stadium complex: India Gate
- Camping
Go camping :
Start a campfire. Delhi tourism organizes fun filled camping
packages at Azad Hind Gram in Delhi and at Mussoorie and Nanital.
There
is no better way to appreciate Delhi's great outdoors than to pitch
a tent or nfurl a bedroll beneath the skies.
Ganga Banks:
India's first eco & environment friendly resort for
weekend's retreats, river rafting, nature walks & treks, wildlife.
Only five and half hours from Delhi. 20 Kms upstream from Rishikesh.
Option of staying in beach side Swiss ten.
- Scaling Heights
Rock climbing is a year around
activity in Delhi
Put
your stamina and endurance to test at Delhi Tourism's organized one
day and four days of rock climbing at Dhauj. DTTDC also conducts a
day long introductory climbing course at Ladoo Sarai at rs
165/- only including lunch, equipments and infrastructure from 9 am
to 1 pm.
- Flying Ambition
At
Kanwar Shikha just 5 kms from Sohana, for groups Delhi tourism
organizes parasailing, which gives wings to you.
A day long trip will send you back by
Rs. 275/- (inclusive of meals).
Rs. 175(without meals)
Min. group size: 25
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Nandprayag
A tented colony by
DTTDC has been set up at NandPrayag, 425 Kms. From Delhi on
Delhi-Badrinath route. Various adventure activities like
river rafting, mountain biking, trekking and short excursion to
nearby places Badri Nath, Joshimath, Auli, Chopta, Thungnath and
Chandershila are organized by DTTDC.
- Golf Courses
The
traditional golfing club in Delhi is the Delhi Golf Club right next to
the Oberoi Hotel. However, in the last few years, new and signature
golf courses have been created around Delhi, offering a completely new
world of golfing. These include the Jack Nicklaus ITC Classic Golf
Resort in Gurgaon and the Arnold Palmer DLF Golf & Country Club, also
in Gurgaon. Besides, the NOIDA golf course offers the game to the
residents of this satellite town and there are the other courses –
such as the Army Golf Club, Air Force Golf Club etc.
- ITC Classic Resort.
- Delhi Golf Club
- Siri Fort Sports Complex
- NOIDA Golf Club
- Aravali Golf Club>
- DLF Golf and Country Club
- Army Golf Course
- The Resort Country Club
- Park in Delhi
- Talkatora Garden
Talkatora
means "something like a cup".It has a bowl shaped topography of the
land which gives the Talkatora Garden it's name. Located at
Wellingdon Crescent , the Talkatora garden blends the old and new .
Located alongside with pavilions from the time of Muhammad Shah are
modern stadia which are used to host a large number of national and
international sporting events.
- Lodhi Gardens:
Adjoining
the India International Centre is this garden built around the tombs
of Sayyid and Lodhi rulers. This garden is very well planned with
artificial streams. The architectural style of the tombs was later
used in the construction of the Taj Mahal.
The beautiful and serene Lodhi Garden was designed over two
dynasties by the Sayyids and Lodhis in the 15-16th century. The park
works as a breather from the hustle and bustle of the city,
especially in the early mornings and early evenings, when fitness
enthusiasts come for brisk walks or to jog through the manicured
gardens against a backdrop of much-graffitied medieval monuments.
During the British times, the garden was re-christened Lady
Willingdon Park but the original name was reverted to after India’s
independence. In 1968, the gardens were spruced up and re-landscaped
by JA Stein and Garrett Eckbo.
- Mughal Garden
The
Mughal Garden is located in the premises of the President’s House
spread over 6 hectares. This garden is not normally open to public
viewing. It is only during the months of February and March when the
garden is in full bloom that people are allowed inside. This garden
has some exotic and rare flowering plants. Dwarf orange trees and a
variety of rose plants are special attractions of the garden. The
fountains add to the beauty of the place.
- Shalimar Garden
A narrow road branching off west from the Delhi-Karnal road about
10-km from Delhi, just beyond Badli Sarai, leads to the village that
has the Shalimar Garden, where Aurangzeb crowned himself on 31st
July, 1658.
Originally, it consisted of an enclosure with a palace in the
centre, called Sheesh-Mahal, now surviving in parts with patches of
painting. There were also some other buildings, but they have all
disappeared.
Originally, the garden was known as 'Aizzabad-Bagh'. It was perhaps
built by Shah Jahan and named after his mistress Aizzu'n-Nisa Begam.
Aurangzeb used it as his country-house.
It has also been recorded by European travellers Bernier and Cotrou
that Sir David Ochterlony, a British resident of Delhi, used
Shalimar Bagh as his summer retreat.
- Zoological Garden:
Designed by the West German Zoo specialist, Hergenbeck. It is
between Purana Quila and Humayun's tomb. Closed on Friday's.
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Akshardham Temple |
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Azad Hind Gram |
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Bahai Temple |
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Birla Mandir |
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Dilli Haat |
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Garden of Five Senses |
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Humayn's Tomb |
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India Gate |
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Jama Masjid |
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Jantar Mantar |
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Lodi Tomb |
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Parliament House |
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Purana Quila |
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Qutab Minar |
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Safdarjang Tomb |
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The
Red Fort |
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