Tourist Places in Gurgaon
Sohna
Sohna has been provided with an exclusive Barbet Hut complete with its own sitting area and an attached kitchen. A motel at Sohna offers air-conditioned rooms for comfortable stay to the tourists. A four-bed dormitory, family huts and simple camper huts are available to suit the budget of various tourists.
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is another major tourist attraction. Founded by Dr. Salim Ali it is situated 20 km from Gurgaon and 46 km from Delhi. A stretch at marshy land has been remodelled. Hundreds of species of migratory birds have winged in to stay in the sanctuary. During winters birds migrate from as far as Siberia and Europe. Darters, egrets, shovellers, gadwell and geese can be easily spotted in the sanctuary. Sultanpur is home to Teals, kingfishers, lapwings, sandpipers and demoiselle cranes. The hideouts, watchtowers and a museum attract bird watchers to the sanctuary. The guest rooms, restaurant, family cottages, bar, hide outs, water towers and catering is enjoyed by all the tourists to Gurgaon.
Damdama Lake
Gurgaon also boasts of another tourist attraction - the Damdama Lake. Tourist facilities at the Lake include restaurant, bar, motel wing, conference hall, hovercraft, lawns and camping site, adventure activities and lake for boating.
Shama
Located on the Delhi-Jaipur highway is the Shama. Its location makes it a popular halt with the travellers. The motel, restaurant, bar and lawns make it an excellent excursion or weekend trip from Delhi. It has hosted several family gatherings and celebrations
Other Places of Interest are:
Dhankot
Saiyad
Ata
Malab
Sanghel
Ujina
Gurgaon Hotels:
The Galaxy Hotel by Clarion 5*
Todays Crown Plaza 5*
Hilton Towers 5*
Trident Hilton 5*
The Bristol 5*
The Park Plaza 4*
Fortune Select Global 4*
Lemon Tree Hotel, Udyog Vihar 3*
Lemon Tree Hotel, Sector 29 3*
Hotel Plaza Solitaire, Scetor 4 3*
The Vatika Group has started the construction of "The Westin" of Starwood Hotels. Also the Crowne Plaza Hotels has joined hand with Todays Group for the Development of Hotel in Sector 29
Shopping Malls
Shopping Malls
DLF City Centre
DLF Grand Mall
DLF Mega Mall
DLF Star Mall
Galaxy Mall
MGF Mega City Mall
MGF Metropolitan Mall
Sahara Mall
The Plaza
Gold Souk
OMAXE Plaza
Ambi Mall
Mall of India
Raheja Mall
The Wedding Mall
The ARDEE Mall
The city requires an effective traffic planner to help develop economic growth.
Gurgaon's roads are its Achilles' heel. While the road layout in the city is well-planned, Drives to improve the condition of non-arterial roads continue.
Besides roads, the main problem of the city is its virtually non-existent intra-city public transport. There are a handful of local buses plying a few routes. The only other form of public transport is shared auto rickshaws, which are generally overcrowded.
The Main Bus Depot of the city is the oldest and most used. It connects not just to nearby Delhi but all neighbouring towns. The buses to Delhi are the most frequent and have a choice of routes between AIIMS (via Mehrauli) and Dhaula Kuan. It also connects to Rohtak (2h15"), Jammu (12h), Faridabad (45min") to name a few. The bus service has remarkably improved after the construction of Golden Quadrilateral — a 8 lane freeway passing through the city.
Gurgaon has its railway station located at the extreme corner of the city. The rails connect to both Rewari on one side and Delhi Cantt on other. Daily commuters using the trains either come using two wheelers and buy a monthly parking ticket or use the shared auto rickshaws that do trips between the station and the main bus depot. Car parking space is extremely limited at the station. Gurgaon residents mostly depend on railway stations in Delhi or Faridabad (on Delhi-Mumbai/Chennai track) for long-distance travel.
Plans to extend the Delhi Metro to Gurgaon have now been formally approved by both Delhi and Haryana governments, both having reached a cost sharing arrangement. The work is moving at a fast pace in full- swing. Hence, Delhi Metro to Gurgaon can now be expected fully functional by he year 2010.
An eight lane toll expressway between Gurgaon and New Delhi, and provides non-stop connectivity to the Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Domestic Airport and to Dhaula Kuan in Delhi over a distance of 28 kilometers (18 miles), and includes 7 flyovers and 5 underpasses along the stretch.
Gurgaon is a city that is rapidly embracing modernity and a globalized economy. it is in the process of building a world-class city.
