Luxury resorts near Chandigarh

Chandigarh is one of the finest cities, in the Indian subcontinent. A tourism hub of North India located at the foothills of the mighty Shivalik mountain range is one of the famous tourist destinations of India. This gateway to the mountains was built by Le Corbusier, a legendary French Architect. It came on the world map based on its unique architectural design. As a stopover destination on the way to the hills, a business trip or to bask in the city’s beauty and uniqueness of the architecture, a lot of luxury resorts have come up around Chandigarh to cater to the needs of the visitors coming from the world over. 

Some of the reckoned tourist resorts around Chandigarh worth mentioning are The Golden Tulip – in Panchkula a satellite town of Chandigarh and The Ramgarh Heritage – Ramgarh, Panchkula. On a visit to Chandigarh, it is worth recommending a visit to the Bhakra Nangal Dam, which is one of the highest concrete gravity dams in the world and the third largest reservoir in India, after Indirasagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh and Nagarjuna Sagar Sam. A part of the larger multipurpose Bhakra Nangal Project it also became a tourist spot during later years because of its huge size and uniqueness. 

On a visit to Bhakra Nangal dam, one can stay at the grand Gaj Retreat, a famous resort, 20 minutes drive from Nangal and approx. 2 hours from Chandigarh in the lap of nature at village Mansawal, in Punjab. It’s a great environment-friendly exotic, luxury eco-resort in complete peace and harmony with nature and a famous spa destination which offers excellent rejuvenation programs at its Spa & Wellness centre. Its exotic blend with nature and forests makes it a special experience and a place worth staying. The surrounding landscapes, the majestic sunset and the beautiful, spotless sky with its starry nights get you mesmerized. It offers independent spacious, luxurious and chic hotel rooms with excellent balcony view, Signature Chateaus and super luxury tent accommodation with Victorian bathtubs and shower cubicles at down to earth price ranges. It also houses conference rooms for all your social get-togethers, kitty parties, wedding ceremonies and conferences cum corporate meetings. 

For the adventurous guests, it offers night safari, horse riding, all-terrain Vehicles (ATV’s) and bikes for those interested in explorations and fun. It also has activities for those interested in seeing the local village life by arranging village walks and picnics. For the guests interested in games and activities there is a swimming pool to beat the heat with a pool bar to enjoy your favourite cocktails, tennis and badminton courts to rejuvenate themselves and a host of other activities like pool/snooker table, table tennis, board games and a reading room. The place is also famous for bird watching as the resort being in the midst of a forest you can see rabbits, deers, wild boars and a variety of colourful and chirpy birds. For those interested to check for places of interest, there is the famous 1200 years old Nina-Devi temple, Anandpur Sahib  - a holy seat of the Sikhs and the place where the  Khalsa was founded. Famous for the annual Hola Mohalla festival, it also houses the famous Sri Guru Teg Bahadur museum. 

Last but not the least, Gaj Resorts, a luxury resort near Chandigarh, is an experience of a home away from home, always bringing back sweet memories when sitting in precincts of your house and recollecting the pleasantries’ of life.