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In today’s fast-paced world everyone needs a break. India is a vast country with a population of over 1 billion. Most of the cities of India are overcrowded and people sometimes feel bored. People living in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, etc. feel the urge to flee away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Interestingly, all these major cities have excellent weekend getaways.
In the recent time several places close to these metros have become popular as weekend destinations. In fact, the concept of long vacation is out, now people like a getaway weekend. Through short weekend breaks to weekend destinations people rejuvenate themselves. Weekend destinations can be reached by driving a few hours or by other means of transport like train, bus or taxi. To celebrate special occasions like marriage anniversary and birthday ceremony people also visit their nearby weekend destinations.
Usually during the weekends people living in metros plan two to three days long getaway weekend. Weekend destinations ranging from a quiet hill station, a small unspoilt village to an old historic place dotted with forts and palaces. Sometimes people also visit comparatively smaller towns as their getaway weekend destinations. Some of the famous weekend destinations options are weekend getaways bangalore delhi, weekend getaways delhi, weekend getaways chennai, weekend destinations around Mumbai, getaway weekend around Kolkata.
From Delhi people visit the weekend destinations like Agra, Nanital, Shimla, Jaipur, Jammu and other nearby cities. Getaway weekend around Mumbai are Karjat, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Khandala - Lonavala, Malshej Ghat and Panchgani. Around Kolkata getaway weekend places are Bakkhali, Sunderbans, Bishnupur, Digha and Shantiniketan.
Weekend getaways around Bangalore include Bheemeshwari, Shivanasamudram, Srirangapatnam, Hassan and Mudumalai. Weekend destinations around Chennai are Covelong, Mammalapuram, Kanchipuram, Tirupati, Pondicherry and Kodaikanal. ‘City of Nizams’, Hyderabad also has several getaway weekend closeby. Weekend getaways around Hyderabad are Golconda Fort, Ramoji Film City, Nagarjunakonda, Warangal, Vishakhapatnam and Srisailam.
With the increasing popularity of getaway weekend, the hotels and resorts located in the weekend destinations offer accommodation at reasonable budget. While visiting weekend destinations, you can have access to the highest standards of comfort and hospitality at a very reasonable charge.
For travellers in search of weekend getaways in India, tour operators also offer special customised weekend break packages. For avoiding any type of hassle, you can book any getaway weekend of your choice to nearby destinations through the travel agents. But, if you have the complete information about the weekend destinations, it is advisable to plan the trip yourself.
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