Sector 17 Market – City Centre

If you are going for shop in Chandigarh, it would be highly recommended to start your day with sector 17 shopping market which well known as City Centre. There is no doubt it is one of the most crowded and best destination for shopping lovers in Chandigarh. You can buy there wide range of garments (branded, traditional & handcraft), shoes, electronic goods, books from popular stores and streets shops. It is the also the best place to buy all types of daily lifestyle and fashion products.
There are also plenty of famous hotels and restaurants near sector 17 market Chandigarh where you can take a break after a hard day of shopping.

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Chattbir Zoo

Chandigarh Chattbir Zoo is a famous zoological park located at a distance of houses hundreds of different mammals, birds and reptiles. One of the major attractions of Chatbir Zoo near Chandigarh is the lion safari. The work on zoo had started long back in the seventies and today it has been developed as a full-fledged zoological park. Royal Bengal tiger is the pride of Chattbir zoo and if you are fortunate enough, you might be able to catch its glimpse. Visitors are taken on the adventurous trips to the tiger reserves, where animals roam about freely. You can also find distinctive species of birds over here. The zoo is open on all days except for Mondays.

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Morni Hills

The Morni hills are a delightful hillside destination just 45 km from Chandigarh. These hills are an off-shoot of the Shivaliks and run in two parallel ranges from south-east to north-west. Between them, the ground is broken by projecting spurs. Through these valleys the river Ghaggar makes its way.
Haryana Tourism caters to tourists here from its Mountain Quail tourist resort. A comfortable motel is situated ideally on the hill top overlooking a beautiful valley. A delightful restaurant and a bar with lush green lawns beckons tourists.
Among the spurs of the hills, lie two lakes. The larger is about 550 metres long and 460 metres broad. The other lake is 365 metres either way. A small hillock divides the lakes, but there is some hidden connection between the two, as the water level of the two lakes remains the same. In the hills the remains of an old fort speaks of the history of the place. Locals tell us that the fort belonged to the Queen of Morni Hills. The upper crest of the hills are covered by pine trees. The climate is salubrious and the hills provide ample opportunities for trekking.
For water sports like boating, canoeing, kayaking and sailing, a minimum depth of 5 to 6 feet is required, which is also available in the lakes we see here.
The picturesque location of Morni hills, is an excellent retreat from maddening crowds and pollution. Crowned by pockets of pine trees, the hills look green and blue.

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kasauli

Kasauli is a small town in the state of Himachal Pradesh located at an altitude of 1,927 m. The town is 77 km from Shimla and 70 km from Chandigarh. Legend says that it came into existence after Lord Hanuman placed his feet here in order to advance on to the Sanjeevani hill. The place where the lord actually kept his feet is believed to be at a hillock which is 300 m high.


Historically, Kasauli is one of those hill stations that was developed by the British Empire during its peak period in India. It is one of those places that, despite its beauty still has yet to find itself prominently on the tourist's map. In fact, it is very good for all those who yearn to spend some time alone with their family or, for that matter, even themselves.


If you happen to visit the town during the off-season (November to February), it is quite likely that you will not come across any person for a long while on your walk. Still, you will be accompanied on your walk by the sweet and soothing voices of the birds along with the gentle rustling of leaves

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Chandigarh Golf Club

Chandigarh Golf Club was laid out in 1962 and is located just south of Sukhna Lake and adjacent to the residence of the Punjab Governor in Sector 6. Chandigarh. India.7,063-yard, 18 holes, par-72 course is known for its tight fairways, which are lined by thick mango, jamun, eucalyptus and kikar orchards trees and thick roughs. There are quite a few dogleg holes here, but none gives the players a chance to take the shortcut as tall trees almost always guard the corners. The Club also possesses one of the longest par-5s in India, the seventh hole, which measures 613 yards.

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Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary spreading over an area of 2600 hect. is situated at 1 Km. in the North-East of Sukhna Lake. It forms the part of Sukhna lake catchment area falling in Shivalik hills. Shivalik hills are ecologically sensitive and geologically unstable and thus are highly prone to soil erosion during rains. The soil in the Shivaliks is sandy, embedded with pockets of clay which is highly susceptible to erosion by surface run off. Sukhna lake was constructed in 1958 and in sixties & early seventies, the rate of siltation of the lake was very high due to high rate of soil erosion from its catchment area. Upto 1988, 66% of the original water holding capacity of the lake was lost due to siltation.In order to minimize & control soil erosion from hilly catchment area, various vegetative and engineering methods were adopted by Forest Department. These soil & water conservation measures under-taken on sustained basis yielded very good results and the rate of siltation of the lake has reduced drastically. Soil conservation measures supplemented with massive afforestation led to the development of very good forest in hilly catchment area which is now an ideal habitat for wide variety of fauna. Consequently, this area had been notified as “Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary”.

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The Chandigarh Technology Park

The Chandigarh Technology Park, an integrated technology park, ideally located amidst the lush green surroundings at the foothills of Himalayas, in close proximity to the residential and recreational areas. DLF in collaboration with Chandigarh Administration has undertaken the IT Park project, which offers 6,50,000 Sq. ft. of ready built workspace of global standards for IT/ITES companies an amenities block as part of the complex. DLF IT Park, Chandigarh with total land coverage of 12.5 acres is DLF’s most ambitious and prestigious IT/ITES project to date. The IT Park already has an operational space of over approx. 6.5 Lacs sq. ft Prestigious clients at the Chandigarh Technology Park include IBM, Virsa, Net-Solutions, Infosys, Taurusagile and OuterBay (HP).

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