Nature & Outdoors
34 destinations
Places to Explore
New Delhi · Delhi
Humayun's Tomb
India's first great Mughal garden-tomb — a 16th-century red-sandstone and marble mausoleum that was the architectural prototype for the Taj Mahal.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lodhi Garden
Delhi's favourite green escape — a 90-acre landscaped park dotted with 15th-century tombs, free to enter and perfect for a morning walk.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Mehtab Bagh
The Moonlight Garden on the Yamuna's north bank — the finest sunset and post-sunset vantage for the Taj Mahal.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Keetham Lake (Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary)
A serene bird sanctuary and wetland reserve 20 km from Agra, home to 300+ bird species and the Wildlife SOS Bear Rescue Facility.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Taj Nature Walk
A protected forest trail 500m from the Taj East Gate — a quiet green corridor that offers filtered Taj Mahal views through tree canopy.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Ram Bagh (Aram Bagh)
The oldest Mughal garden in India, laid out by Emperor Babur in 1528 on the Yamuna riverbank — a peaceful char-bagh just 4 km from the Taj.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Agra Bear Rescue Facility (Wildlife SOS)
India's largest bear rescue centre — run by Wildlife SOS near Keetham Lake, rehabilitating Sloth Bears rescued from the illegal dancing-bear trade.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Elephant Conservation Center (Wildlife SOS)
Wildlife SOS's dedicated elephant rehabilitation centre near Agra — home to rescued elephants formerly used in tourism, logging, and street begging.
Agra · Uttar Pradesh
Paliwal Park
Agra's beloved green lung — a colonial-era landscaped park in the heart of the city, perfect for morning walks and a peaceful respite from the monument circuit.
Gurugram · Haryana
Aravalli Biodiversity Park
Gurugram's green lung — a 380-acre native forest rewilded from a mining wasteland, laced with walking and birding trails, free to enter.
Gurugram · Haryana
Damdama Lake
A wide natural lake in the Aravalli foothills near Sohna — Gurugram's favourite weekend escape for boating, birdwatching, and picnics.
Noida · Uttar Pradesh
Okhla Bird Sanctuary
A birdwatchers' haven where the Yamuna widens into a reservoir at the Noida-Delhi border — hundreds of species, busiest in winter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sunder Nursery
Delhi's showcase heritage park — a 90-acre Mughal-era garden of restored tombs, lily pools and rose beds beside Humayun's Tomb, perfect for a slow, green half-day.
New Delhi · Delhi
Hauz Khas Complex
A 14th-century royal reservoir, madrasa and tomb overlooking a lake and deer park in South Delhi — medieval ruins beside a buzzing café village.
New Delhi · Delhi
National Zoological Park (Delhi Zoo)
Delhi's 176-acre zoo beside the Old Fort — Royal Bengal and white tigers, Asiatic lions, elephants and winter migratory birds, a favourite family day out.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sanjay Lake
East Delhi's favourite lake-and-park — a large man-made lake ringed by a green DDA park, popular for morning walks, paddle-boating and winter migratory birds. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Garden of Five Senses
A 20-acre themed leisure garden near Saket — sculptures, murals, spice and herb beds, an amphitheatre and cafés, designed to delight all five senses.
Gurugram · Haryana
Sultanpur National Park
A compact wetland bird sanctuary near Gurugram — a winter magnet for hundreds of resident and migratory bird species, with watchtowers and an easy nature trail.
New Delhi · Delhi
Nehru Park
A sprawling 80-acre park in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri — rolling lawns, jogging tracks and open-air concerts, a favourite for morning walks. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
A 200-acre open-air museum of ruins beside the Qutub — a Lodhi-era stepwell, Balban's tomb, colonial follies and a thousand years of Delhi's history in one green sprawl. Free.
Gurugram · Haryana
Leisure Valley Park
Gurugram's central green space in Sector 29 — landscaped lawns, jogging tracks and a musical fountain, ringed by the city's biggest food-and-leisure hub. Free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Buddha Jayanti Park
A tranquil 80-acre garden on the Central Ridge honouring the Buddha's enlightenment — a gilded Buddha statue, a sacred Bodhi-tree sapling and forest walking paths. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Yamuna Ghat (Vasudev Ghat)
Delhi's most photogenic riverfront — a restored Mughal-style ghat near Kashmere Gate famous for winter seagulls at dawn, sunrise boat rides and an evening Yamuna Aarti. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Yamuna Biodiversity Park
A restored Yamuna floodplain of wetlands, grassland and forest in North Delhi — 200+ bird species on guided nature walks. Free; Monday–Saturday by prior arrangement.
New Delhi · Delhi
Japanese Park
Rohini's huge, much-loved park (Swarn Jayanti Park) — a big boating lake, a musical fountain and themed gardens, a favourite family day out in North West Delhi. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Talkatora Garden
A historic Mughal-era reservoir-garden near Rashtrapati Bhavan — lawns, waterways and spring flowerbeds, and the 1737 staging ground of Bajirao's raid on Delhi. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Roshanara Bagh
A 17th-century Mughal Char Bagh laid out by, and the resting place of, the princess Roshanara Begum — a marble baradari, water channels and a bird-rich lake in North Delhi. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sanjay Van
A wild city forest on the South Ridge between Mehrauli and Vasant Kunj — trails, peafowl, 200+ bird species and the ancient Lal Kot fort walls. Free; daylight only.
Noida · Uttar Pradesh
Botanic Garden of Indian Republic
A 165-acre national botanical garden beside the Botanical Garden metro — themed plant sections, a glasshouse, a cactus house and a lake, run by the Botanical Survey of India. Closed Sundays.
Faridabad · Haryana
Surajkund
A 10th-century amphitheatre-shaped Sun reservoir on the Aravalli ridge — and the grounds of India's famous February crafts mela. Largely free.
Faridabad · Haryana
Badkhal Lake
A once-beloved Aravalli lake near Faridabad — dried up for over a decade and now revived with treated water, boating and a musical fountain. Small charge.
New Delhi · Delhi
Kamla Nehru Ridge (Northern Ridge)
North Delhi's forested ridge park — the city's richest cluster of 1857 sites (Flagstaff Tower, the Mutiny Memorial) plus an Ashokan pillar and Tughlaq ruins. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Kalindi Kunj Park
A Mughal-style riverside garden on the Yamuna by the Okhla Barrage — symmetrical flower beds, tiered fountains lit after dark, and a favourite family evening spot. Small ticket.
New Delhi · Delhi
Bhardwaj Lake
A hidden turquoise quarry-lake deep inside the Asola Bhatti sanctuary — a rugged Aravalli trek for prepared hikers and photographers, not swimmers. Closed weekends.