Morni Hills
Haryana, India
Nearby attractions
Tikkar Taal, Morni
Panchkula, Haryana
Twin lakes folded into Morni's pine ridges — boating, an adventure park of ziplines and treetop trails, and Haryana's only true hill quiet.
Ramgarh Fort, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
A 360-year-old Chandel rajput fort on the Morni road, restored as a heritage stay of ramparts, cannon terraces and Shivalik sunsets.
Nada Sahib Gurudwara
Panchkula, Haryana
The Ghaggar-bank shrine where Guru Gobind Singh rested en route from Paonta to Anandpur — white domes against the first blue rise of the Shivaliks.
Chandi Mandir, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
The war-goddess shrine that named Chandigarh itself — an old Shivalik-foot temple of Chandi between the tricity and the hills.
Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens
Panchkula, Haryana
A 17th-century Mughal char-bagh falling in seven terraces — Fidai Khan's palaces over water-channels, mango groves and a night-lit fountain walk.
Kali Mata Mandir, Kalka
Kalka, Haryana
The goddess who named the Shimla gateway town — a hill-foot shrine of Bengal-style curves at the very first milepost of the UNESCO toy-train climb.
National Cactus Garden, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
Asia's largest outdoor cactus and succulent collection — 3,500 species across glasshouses and rockeries, at bloom-riot best each spring.
Barog
Solan, Himachal Pradesh
The toy-train's prettiest halt — a pine hollow named for the tunnel engineer of the ghost story, with orchard walks and Choor Chandni views.
Mansa Devi Shaktipeeth, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
The tricity's guardian goddess on a Shivalik foothill — Manimajra-era murals, Navaratri seas of devotees and a garden corridor of old shrines.
Manimajra Old Town & Fort
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
The pre-Chandigarh walled town absorbed by the city — an old fort-palace of the Manimajra estate, a bustling bazaar and temples that predate the master plan.