National Zoological park , biggest Zoological park in Asia , Delhi zoo , purani delhi

National Zoological park is the main attraction of the Delhi as it consists variety of animals and birds . The park covers almost 200 acres of land and filled with lush green trees and plants . It was established in 1959 , initially it was known as delhi zoo but on 1982 it was renamed as national Zoological park as a Asia first model zoo .

National Zoological park is home for mammals, reptiles and birds as well as endangered species. It is one of the best zoo in Asia . There are so many wild animals like jaguar , rhinoceros , elephants , brow antlered , deer , sangai , white tigers , gaur and panthers.

This park is the one of the most well maintained park in Asia with large variety of animals , birds , plants , trees , butterfly and snakes. 

This park have separate garden for butterfly and snakes . This park consist various types of snakes and butterflies. When you will enter in the park you will see lake consisting ducks which looks beautiful and also this park is very quite and peaceful.

The whole park is green and full of trees . There are more than 250 varieties of tree and plants with medicinal value. Due to this whole park looks beautiful and give amazing view of the place .

Whenever I visit delhi I used to come this park . I never feel bored here and also it gives me good feeling and provides energetic vibes . It is best place for wildlife photography and for shooting videos . Generally they charge some money if you shoot video for documentary. 

This place is best for family and friends. Generally so many families visit here to spend some time with their children. This place has battery operated vehicle and also you can walk to whole place which is around 9km . If you are young and energetic then I will suggest you to walk which take around 2 - 3 hours to cover whole park . 

If aged person is traveling with you so you can take battery operated vehicle which will cost you around 70 rupees person . There are so many benches to rest in case you feel tired while walking. They have good toilet facilities . The whole park is neat and clean you will not feel uncomfortable to rest at this park . Food items are not allowed in the park but you can carry a water bottle.

They have food stall in every 500 metre distance . If you have baby then you can carry cerelac and bottle of milk . Water bottle and beverages are available on food stall so need to worry and also they sell tea, coffee, soft drinks and ice cream .

If you feel tired then they have restrooms to take some rest . Security guards are very helpful they will guide you in right direction and also map of this park is available at cost 10 rupees . 

Every year thousands of migrated birds visits here in winter season from different countries like Africa , Australia and America. Park also has breeding program for different types of animals like tiger , lion , deer , rhinoceros and this park also consists all family of moneys and cats.

So visit this place with your family and friends. Feel the vibe of this place and enjoy. Overall this park is best for visiting and spending some quality time with family. Kids will love this place because generally they see animal in tv . Generally this place is closed on Friday. So check their official website or google it whenever you make plan to visit this place .

Best season to visit this place 

Winter season is best for visiting this park . Honestly people visit here in all months.

Best time to visit this park 

Generally it opens at 8 am and closes at 5 pm . Morning time is best for visiting this place because all animals are awake at morning.

How to reach this park by metro 

1. Pragati maidan metro station ( blue line).

2. Khan market metro station ( violet line).

3. Indraprastha metro station ( blue line).

4. Hazrat Nizamuddin metro station ( pink line ).

Note : tickets are available online as well as offline both .

Entrance fee 

Children ( 5 to 12 age ) 40 rupees 

Adult 80 rupees

Senior citizens 40 rupees

Children ( upto 5 years ) no charges

Note : education tour from various schools and universities get some discount on entrance fee.

They have wheelchair facility for physically handicapped person with no charges .

Note : for foreigners charges are different.

Jampore beach , Daman and diu

Daman is all known about beaches and Portuguese style Church and forts . Jampore is one of the best beach of the daman with beautiful scenery and one can feel the positive vibe of this place .

Jampore beach is recently developed in 2020 in order to increase the tourism in daman and diu . Jampore beach is one the well maintained beach of daman with excellent footpath and also lighting of this place is awesome.

This place has prominade walking space as well as prominade car parking with no hustle and bustle . Jampore beach is one of the main attraction of the visitor from Mumbai as well as gujrat .

Local people generally visit here for their morning walk and also for spending quality time with their families. Jampore beach is considered as a safe place due to plenty of police guards roaming around the place to maintain the environment good .

In evening jampore beach looks so beautiful and also generally tourist visit at evening to take a pleasant view of this beach . Sunset at this beach increase the beauty of the place and give amazing adventure like feeling.

This place has rock similar to the marine line and spreaded over the  huge area near the  prominade walking . This rocks increases the beauty of this place and gives overall best view to the beach .

Jampore is known as black sand beach due to colour of sand . This place has water sports and has great dining activities at cheap cost with beautiful view of the beach .

There are so many activities like camel ride ,horse ride , para gliding , atv riding , water sports, scuba diving and kayaking at cheap price. You can have these activities which will bring enthusiasm within you to explore new things in life .

This beach is great for photography and photoshoot . Night life of this place Is great as it open for 24 hours and due to lighting it increases the beauty of the place . 

There are local vendors who sells snacks and beverages . Like bhel which is one of the favourite of mine and also beers are available here ( generally for which tourist from gujrat visit here because gujrat is a dry state and they can have unlimited beverages of their kind ).

This place is great for family chill-out and they can have picnic here it will be best vacation for their children as this place has great things to offer. This place has aviary which consists more than 300 types of birds .

Entry fees : no fee

Timing : 24 hour open 

When you will be in way to jampore you will pass garden fort which was made by Portuguese and has beautiful garden .

This garden has T 55 tank which was served between 1960 to 1985. This were the tank which destroyed 58 pakistani tank. 

Garden is lush green and gives beautiful view to the place . Scenery of this garden fort is amazing . This place is best for picnic and for spending some time while eating snacks .

Fort is bit old so renovation is going on and also this place has small fountain with beautiful lighting . This garden is situated next to the seashore which increases its beauty. There is an place where you can have tea and coffee while facing the seashore.

Best month to visit jampore beach 

Generally all months are suitable for these beach.

How to visit by air ?

The nearest airport is mumbai airport which is about 200 km from jampore beach.

How to visit by road ?

NH no. 8 links vodadara , ahmedabad and mumbai.

How to visit by rail ?

Nearest railway station is vapi which is about 15 km away from jampore beach.

Agrasen ki baoli , New delhi

Agrasen ki baoli is the most beautiful place in new delhi with historical significance. It is similar to the rani ki vav situated in gujrat . Agrasen ki baoli was built by King Agrasen but there is no historical proof . According to scholar it was built in the reign of mahabharata . Agrasen ki baoli (stepwell) is constructed in Persian style . 

Monument is protected by archaeological survey of  india . The size of the well is 60 meter long and 15 meter wide . Baoli was built in around 3000bc and this baoli consist 108 steps and has three levels. The whole place is made of rock and this site shows the architecture level of ancient time .

There are many stories related to this stepwell , some people say it is haunted place and also so many tourist attempted suicide . Last suicide attempt made in 2007 and also it is said that the black water of the well is very hypnotic , which attracts people towards it by unknown force .

After dusk this place shows paranormal activities claimed by tourist and this is why many people visits here to take a view of the stepwell. Every year million of tourist visit here. .

This place has attracted many bollywood director and many film shoot were organized here like pk starred by aamir khan , sultan starred by salman khan , mom starred by Sridevi and episode of amazing race of Australia 2 . Also formula one photo shoot was held here . This are the reason that this place is very famous and main attraction point for tourists in new delhi . And also this place is near to the cannaught place .

How to reach by air 

Nearest airport is Indira Gandhi international airport about 15 km from the Agrasen ki baoli.

How to reach by train 

You can book a ticket for new delhi station and take taxi from the station if you are newcomer.

Nearest metro station 

Rajiv chowk metro station (1.3 km) blue line 

Barakhamba metro station ( 1.8) blue line 

Janpath metro station 

INDRAPRASTHA MILLENIUM PARK , NEW DELHI

 INDRAPRASTHA PARK IS SITUATED IN NEW DELHI . IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PARK WITH LAND SIZE OF APPROX 80 ACRES. ONE OF THE BEST PARK IN DELHI WITH SUITABLE SPACE AND FACILITY. IT HAS VISHWA SHANTI STUPA \WORLD PEACE PAGODA WHICH WAS INAUGRATED BY DALAI LAMA ON 14TH NOVEMBER 2007. IT TOOK 3 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT WITH THE BUDGET OF 2 CRORE .

THE HEIGHT OF SHANTI STUPA IS 30 METRE AND HAS 37 METRE DIAMETER. PATH TO STUPA CONSIST RAMP BUILT SPECIALLY FOR DISABLE PEOPLE.PARK CONSIST FOOD COURT AND MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE VISIT EVERY DAY TO TAKE MESMERIZING VIEW OF THE PARK. GENERALLY COUPLE VISIT HERE AND ALSO FAMILY VISIT HERE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH  THEIR LOVES ONE .NEXT TIME WHENEVER YOU VIST NEW DELHI , TRY TO REACH THIS PARK TO TAKE VIEW OF A STUPA AND ALSO THE VIEW OF WHOLE 80 ACRE BEAUTIFUL PARK . YOU CAN ENJOY HERE COFFE , TEA AND SNACKS WHILE SITTING IN THE PARK . GENERALLY PEOPLE VISIT HERE TO RELAX AND SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             NEAREST METRO TO THIS PARK    

1.  KHAN MARKET METRO STATION [ 2KM ] VIOLET LINE .                                           2.JANGPURA METRO STATION [2KM] VIOLET LINE .    

3. PRAGATI MAIDEN METRO STATION [2KM] BLUE LINE .                                                      4.JAWAHARLAL NEHRU METRO STATION [2KM ] VIOLET LINE

 5.  INDRAPRASTHA METRO STATION [2KM] BLUE LINE .  

                                                                                                                                                             BEST TIME TO VISIT INDRAPRASTHA PARK  

                    OPEN 6AM AND CLOSES ON 7;15 PM ALL SEVEN DAYS.

 

          ADRESS: RING ROAD ,SARAI KALE KHAN , NEW DELHI 110013

                       

Wilson hill station also known as mini Saputara , Gujarat , india

Gujarat is known for so many things like it's famous cuisine , street foods which covers khavsa , dhokla , tepla , hadwa, pani puri ( golgappe or water balls ) , navratri nights , sarees , diamonds , patan na patola , ran of katch and also our prime minister Shri Narendra Modi belongs to gujrat . Gujarat has so many beaches like Dumas beach , ubhrat beach , suhali beach and tithal . Apart from this gujrat also has beautiful  hill station like Saputara , don and Wilson hill station. 

Wilson hill station is known for its beautiful scenery , mountains , temples , waterfall and silent nature .

Wilson hill station is far from the city chaos and gives amazing feeling to an individual. Wilson hill station is situated in the state of Gujarat in india near to barumula and Dharampur tahsil. It is covered by dense forest and also it is close to pangari wildlife sanctuary .

It is situated at the elevation of 675 m ( 2215 feet ) . When we take a look to a history of Gujarat , according to the historians the  Wilson hill is name after lord Wilson governor of Mumbai ( 1923 to 1928) by vijay devji( the last king of Dharampur). Small farms , beautiful vegetation and friendly villagers increases the beauty of hill station . Wilson hill is also known as mini Saputara ( situated in dang district ) but as compared to Saputara Wilson hill has less viewing point .

The reason people visit here is the journey which is more important than destination. However, personally I prefer journey more than destination and Wilson hill is also special because only few hill station have glimpse of sea from the hills . The roads are narrow and curvy which gives thrill when you are riding bikes.

Mostly tourist visit in summer time to feel the weather and to eat local delicious mangoes. At the top of the hill there is a barumula temple dedicated to a deity shiva . At top of the hill  there are few restaurant and shops and also if you are non veg lover than few km before you will get small non veg restaurant. In monsoon , whole sky get covered with white snow like cloud and rain is showering whole day .The scenery of the hill becomes more beautiful and gives amazing views of the valleys . Every year hundred of people visit this place . Wilson hill station is best place for one day trip .

Major attractions of the Wilson hill

1. Baramula temple 

2. Marble chatri

3. Khoba waterfall

4.shankar waterfall 

5.lady Wilson museum

Things to do in wilson hill station

1. Trekking  

2. Photoshoot

3. Bike riding 

4. Visit waterfalls

Best season to visit wilson hill station 

Summer and monsoon season is the best season to visit Wilson hill station.

How to reach at will station

By train :  There is no rail line so you can't visit 

this place by train.

By air :  Surat and Mumbai airport is the nearest airport which is 100 km and 180 km away from the Wilson hill station respectively.

By road :  You can use state buses and also you can use own bike and car .

Some of the nearest city , district  and town to the Wilson hill station

1.Ahmedabad - 480 km

2.surat - 125 km 

3. Barumula - 19 km

4. Nashik - 144 km

5. Navsari - 80 km

6. Valsad - 54 km

7. Saputara - 125 km

8. Chikhli - 54 km

9 Dharampur -  24 km

Shivkalin khedegaon( model village of India ) , Pratapgad , Satara , Maharashtra

Shivkalin khedegaon is a model village ( village with statues) situated in Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in india.

This village is situated on the way of Pratapgad fort . Also shivkalin khedegaon shows the life of villagers during maharaja shivaji reign.

This is a 17th century village which exhibits the daily life of villagers.

Village is surrounded by lush green scenery. Shivkalin khedegaon model village is also known as artificial village and also whole village is created by a single person . There are statues which depicts daily life of villagers in shivkalin khedegaon which includes :      shepherd handling there sheep's.

There is a bullock cart made up of wood and artificial bulls . 

There are numbers of hens and their chicks  eating rice which are spread on the ground.

Village shows the maratha culture and depicts the trade and family life . There are statue of cobblers making shoes and repairing footwear.

Villagers gathering around a fire to gossip or talking about whole day with other villagers.

Statue of woman bringing up water from the well with traditional mechanism built around well ( kuwa).

Statue of woman carrying a pot on the head in indian style.

 Statue of woman starting their day by morning prayer .

Statue of villager blowing up trumpet and having sword on side .

There are statues of cows eating grass .

 This model village shows type of profession of villagers in maharaja shivaji reign. Village comprises statue of Potter making utensils from soil .

Statues of woman preparing rotis ( chapati) for their family .

At the starting point of this model village, there is a statue of guard ( pehredar) holding sword and bhalaa( javelin) .

Village consist statue of womans wearing bangles .

 Statue of Villagers singing song ,playing instruments and dancing.

There are statues of woman taking out chaff from paddy .

Statues of blacksmith making utensils from iron .

Village also consist statue of carpenter .

There are villagers preparing grass for their animals .

Villagers making wooden wheel for the bullock cart.

Shivkalin khedegaon represents the culture, daily life , family life and profession of villagers of 17th century . It is a replica of old village. Every year thousands of tourists visit this place . 

How to reach at shivkalin khedegaon

By train : Nearest station is Diwan khavati railway station and from this station you will easily get Bus,taxi and auto till this village.

By air :  Nearest airport is Pune international airport and from this airport you will easily get Bus, taxi and cab .

By bus : Nearest bus stop is dhilar bus stop.

Price of tickets in shivkalin khedegaon

100 rupees per person including guide.

Best time to visit shivkalin khedegaon

As there is no best time and also this village is opened from 10am to 5 pm for whole week.

Best month to visit shivkalin khedegaon

September to March is best month to visit shivkalin khedegaon.