Haryana

This state could well be called a perfect vacation land: A state that blazed a trail of holiday traditions, with its highway tourism policy. The bird named complexes of Haryana Tourism dot the five national highways passing through the state. They also await the holiday maker at district headquarters towns and place of tourist interest. Here you get in touch with Nature. Kick off your shoes and relax with pampered treatment. Eat out at well appointed restaurants. Crowd the icecream parlours. Gift shops, bars.

Whereas the seventies saw the initial establishment of the tourism strategy and infrastructure, the eighties saw Haryana Tourism concentrate on promoting cultural and pilgrim tourism. The nineties brought in Adventure and Golf Tourism. The turn of the century is seeing Haryana Tourism venturing into privatization, village tourism, development of new locations and the opening of crafts centres. Beginning with one resort in 1966, today Haryana Tourism runs 44 tourist complexes dotted all over the State. The resorts provide a wide range of tourist facilities such as a hotel, motels, restaurants, bars, fast food centres, health clubs, conference halls and recreational facilities like lakes for boating, picnic hides and children's parks. 777 guest rooms are available in the resorts run by Haryana Tourism.

All complexes are dotted with beautiful lakes, picturesque landscaping, golf courses, bath complexes, tennis and billiards facilities. Here Adventure sport means canoeing & kayaking, trekking & rock climbing, camping and river rafting.

Altitude: 304.8 to 365.78 metres
Temperature (deg C):
Summer: Max 37, Min 23
Winter: Max 24, Min 5
Rainfall: 111.4 cms
Best Season: October to March

Places of Interest

• The Secratariat
• The Assembly & High Court
• Zakir Hussain Rose Garden (2 kms)
• Rock Garden
• Sukhna Lake
• Govt. Museum & Art Gallery & Punjab University Complex
• International Doll Museum
• National Gallery of Portraits

Excursions

• Pinjore Gardens (25 kms)
• Bhima Devi Temple (22 kms)
• Chattbir Zoo (22 kms)
• Mansa Mandir / Chandi Mandir (10 kms)
• Bhakra Nangal (116 kms)
• Ponta Sahib (135 kms)
• Naina Devi (110 kms)