Its was long time I been deciding on getting on to some beach destination for 3 days with my family. I began to prepare my itinerary for weekend tour to Ganpatipule. I called up my friend Shanker who joined me along with his family. We decided to drive from Mumbai to Ganpatipule.
When I was in Ludhiana, one day I received a call from my friend Gunjan to plan a single day trip to any nearby place. Choosing a single day trip is really difficult, if you are not in mountainous region or not so close to any historical place. Luckily, being in Delhi we have some options like Agra, Mussoorrie or Amritsar out of Delhi. So, this time we decided a single day trip to Amritsar and Wagah Border. She left from Delhi by Chhattisgarh Express and I boarded the train in Ludhiana. Around 5.30 AM, we were in Amritsar. There are some buses available at Amritsar junction. You can board them and take the trip to The Golden Temple free of cost, but we didn’t have any idea of the timings. So we left to the temple by a rickshaw and within 20 minutes we are at the Golden Temple, also known as Harmandir Sahib.
Last weekend we planned to visit the nearby areas of Mehrauli – Gurgaon road. So we covered Qutub Minar , Ahinsa Sthal & Chattarpur Mandir on the same day. These spots can be visited within a day as they lie on the same path. Visiting these spots is a good time spend for whole of the day.
Qutab Minar
Orchha, is a charming village on the banks of river Betwa, a prominent river system in the Bundelkhand region. For those who are not familiar with Bundelkhand, this is the region which lies in the central most part of India, occupying southern region of UP and northern region of MP. Prominent cities include, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Banda, Chattarpur, Khajuraho, Panna, Tikamgarh, Sagar to name a few. The economy is mostly farming and little bit of tourism, mostly due to world renowned Khajuraho temples and Orchha, which is fast picking up as a major tourism attraction and is en-route to Khajuraho. I primarily belong to Bundelkhand region, and as a child growing up here, I have been to most of these places, but among all, Orcha is my favorite. It’s located on the banks of a beautiful river, famous Ram temple, Forts (with Bundeli and Mughal influence), national park and nice resorts.
Sunset at banks of river Betwa
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