Tours to Chandigarh

The City Chandigarh draws its name from a garh or fort known as Chandigarh and from the Chandi Mandir Temple located in the close proximity of the site chosen for the city. Chandigarh was considered as the Punjab's capital instead of Lahore. But due to the second division of Punjab in the year of 1966, Chandigarh is now the capital of both Haryana and Punjab. However, Chandigarh doesn't belong to both the states; it is a union territory which is managed by the India's Government. 

It is a city which belongs to the people who reside in it. People of Chandigarh love this place and are proud of the lifestyle it provides.

There are innumerable of things to do in Chandigarh. One can choose to visit the monuments and see the renowned architecture, admire the landscaping and explore the Leisure Valley or take the nature tracks or view the development of Chandigarh in the City Museum, or simply swallow the serenity of the Sukhna Lake. 

The places to be visited in the Capitol complex of Chandigarh are the three major buildings of the Secretariat, the Assembly, and the High Court. All the three are interlocked to one another as part of a subtle visual composition, delicately balanced, and enclosing grandiose spaces

One of the most important places to visit is Sector 17, Chandigarh's sleek shopping area and the city center. Planned around four pedestrian concourses meeting at a central chowk (intersection), the Sector 17 of Chandigarh is a pedestrian's paradise dotted with fountains, sculptures, and groves of trees.

Sukhna Lake Another favorite recreation spot of the nature-loving people of Chandigarh is the Sukhna Lake in Sector 1. Created by building an artificial dam on a seasonal stream, Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake is spread over a large area

Spread over 12 acres of wooded land near the Capitol Complex the Rock Garden of Chandigarh is the creation of a humble road inspector called Nek Chand. The urban waste material turned into creative patterns and textures, mute rocks turned into art objects attract tourists to Chandigarh.

The Rose Garden is a place worth visiting in Chandigarh for being home to thousand varieties of roses. Other prominent and worth visiting parks of the Chandigarh city are the Garden of Tranquillity, Garden of Rare Plants, Garden of Annuals, the Bougainvillea Garden, Botanical Garden, and the Garden of Aromatic Plants