(4.00 out of 5)
Loading...Location: Spread over a large area, Leisure valley is one of the most beautiful and sought for tourist spot in Chandigarh. This chain of theme parks starts from Rajendra Park located in Sector 1 and going through the entire city of Chandigarh, ends in the Sector 53.
Main Highlights (Famous For): Walkway, exotic flora, theme parks, fitness trials, musical fountains.
Created: The architect of Chandigarh City, Le Corbusier could foresee how the parks and gardens around the city could maintain the originality and serenity of the city and thus about 20,000 acres of the land was kept for creating and developing parks and gardens around the city. These chains of parks and gardens together are known as the Leisure Valley of Chandigarh. The entire area is stretched over 8 kilometers and it begins from Sector 1 in the north and ends at the South of the city in sector 53. Each of these parks is given special name signifying the special characteristics they display to the viewers.
About the place: Rajendra Park in sector 1 is rich with its green lush vegetation and is mainly used for walking and horse riding. Another garden Smriti Upavan has the trees planted by the people in the memory of their loved ones. The Bougainvillea Garden of Sector-3 has varieties of Bougainvillea. In Sector 10, people can do exercises in open and could enjoy walking. The other gardens keeping up the true spirit of Chandigarh are the rose garden, hibiscus garden and terraced gardens situated in the Leisure Valley.
How to reach:
By Road: One can enjoy the beautiful road journey to Chandigarh using the national highways. One of them is No.21 joining Kinnaur and Ambala and the other one is No.22 joining Leh and Chandigarh. Various bus facilities are there like the ordinary, deluxe or semi-deluxe buses which join Chandigarh to the other cities around.
By Train: Chandigarh is connected to many important cities. Shatabdi Express and Himalayan Queen are two daily trains which connect Chandigarh with Delhi, the India Capital.
By Air: The airport which is located about 12 kms from the center of the city connects Chandigarh with important places like Delhi, Amritsar and Leh.
