- Best time
- Oct–Mar
- How long
- 1–2 days
- Stay a night
- ₹1,200–9,000
- Food a day
- ₹400–2,000
- Nearest railhead
- 0 km away
- Nearest airport
- 12 km away
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Plan this tripAbout Chandigarh
India’s planned city — Nek Chand’s Rock Garden built from waste, Sukhna Lake below the Shivaliks, Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex, rose gardens and Pinjore’s Mughal terraces nearby.
Things to do in Chandigarh
Rock Garden
Nek Chand’s sculpture garden made of broken tiles and scrap.
Sukhna Lake
Boating and a promenade below the Shivaliks.
Capitol Complex
UNESCO Le Corbusier buildings and the Open Hand; guided tours only.
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
Asia’s largest rose garden; the Rose Festival is in February.
Government Museum & Art Gallery
Gandhara sculpture and Pahari miniatures.
Pinjore Gardens
Terraced 17th-century Mughal garden of fountains.
Morni Hills
Haryana’s only hill station, with Tikkar Tal lakes.
Where to stay in Chandigarh
Sector 17 & 22
Central, near the plaza and bus stand.
Industrial Area & Zirakpur
Cheaper hotels and big chains.
Sector 35 & 43
Business hotels near the food streets.
What to eat
Pal Dhaba, Sector 28
Butter chicken and dal makhani, a local institution.
Sector 7 & 26 cafes
The city’s cafe strips.
Chole bhature at Sindhi Sweets
Sector 17 classic.
Good to know
- Capitol Complex tours start from the tourist centre — carry ID.
- Chandigarh is a natural stop on the way to Shimla, Kasauli or Manali.
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