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Bored with the noise of the city and a never ending routine? You only think that long travelling is peaceful? There are times when one can just go on a short drive to have peace. We have discussed some of such weekend getaways in this article that you can visit in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore and these destinations are ideal for a weekend trip as you do not have to go miles and miles on the road.

Lonavala is a beautiful hill station in the sahyadri range in Maharashtra which can be traveled by 88 km. distance in Mumbai and by 65 km distance to the city of Pune. The ambience of Lonavala is very calm and temperate hence, lay back vacation in this resort is a sweet escape out of the hustling world of the city.

There are well-known locations, which are the Kune Waterfalls, Lohagad Fort, Bhaja Caves, Tiger s Point and Magic Mountain as well as Bhushi Lake.

The area features everything including luxurious villas and cheap homestays.

The other famous hill station of Karnataka is in the district Chikkaballapur in the Bangalore city i.e. Nandi hills at a distance of around 60km have cool air, mornings with clouds and very beautiful locations in sight of sunrise. It has been one of the sites where people go to spend their weekends to get relief from the city’s traffic.

The tourism attractions are Tipu Sultans fort, Nandi temple, Amruth Sarovar and Sunrise view point.

The town provides luxury and stays to affordable guesthouses and eco-friendly ones.

Shanti Niketan Located approx, 160 Kms away from Kolkata in Birbhum state of West Bengal, located in the heart of West Bengal, is a small peaceful town mostly remembered through Rabindranath Tagore and his concept of open air education. Shantiniketan has a quiet, intellectualized and artistic ambiance hence it is an ideal place to spend a leisurely weekend which is full of music, poetry and peaceful soul searching.

The Visva-Bharati campus founded by Tagore, with its open classrooms, and Tagore ashram, where the poet lived, are famous tourist attractions, now turned into museums; there is also a weekend market called Khoai Mela, with tribal crafts and folk shows, and Amarkutir, a cooperative sales place of handmade items.

There are also several resorts, local guesthouses, eco-stays and homely lodges in Shantiniketan.

A beautiful coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu is a wonderful destination called Pondicherry which is located at a distance of about 150 km from the Chennai city. With a calm beach atmosphere, French colonial buildings intermingled with Tamil influence, Pondicherry can be described as a relaxed place. You will be able to see some peaceful streets, bright traditional houses, and spirituality.

There are renowned sites of visit such as French Quarter, Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Rock Beach, Serenity Beach among others.

Pondicherry has its share of French style heritage hotels, eco-stays and low cost beach side cottages.

It is a quiet natural lake and is located in Damdama hills which is approximately 60 km / 37 miles away north of Delhi to near Sohna in Gurgaon district, Haryana. It has a picnic-like atmosphere, with plenty of greenery, the lake is ideal for a one day visit or a weekend visit.

The well-known activities to perform in Damdama Lake are boating; there are paddle boats, row boats, and others; adventure sports, and picnicking with your friends and your family. There is hot air ballooning as well, and other attractions in the close proximity are the Sohna hot springs and an antique Shiva temple.

There are really nice resorts near the lake, and there are few cheaper guesthouses and eco-stays.

Ananthagiri Hills is a dense and green forest area that is found in the Eastern Ghats about 80 km away in the Vikrabad district of Telangana near to Hyderabad.

Popular trails and treks include Sunset Trail, Anandgiri Forest Trail, Wave Point Loop Trail, Goram Gora Trek, and Kothapalli Waterfalls Trek among others and are well known in the hills. These hiking routes passed through dense forests that had waterways and animals.

Ananthagiri Hills provides budget guesthouses and also eco-resorts.

Araku Valley is regarded as a tourist destination 120km north eastern of the Visakhapatnam in the All Nalluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh in the Eastern Ghats, 7,000 feet above the sea level, and is covered in green, dense forests, coffee plantations and visitable tribal villages. It is very cool and calm which makes it just right for leisure weekends and nature escapades.

Popular tourist attractions of the area are Borra caves, Padmapuram Gardens, Coffee Museum, Galikonda Viewpoint which is the highest point of the eastern ghats, Chaparai Waterfalls and Araku Coffee Plantations.

One can find eco-resorts, tribal-type cottages, or as cheap as the guesthouses. Araku Valley has a lot to offer in terms of accommodation.

Mandu is a place with a distance of nearly 100 km to Indore and situated in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. Mandu is a serene, green and old spirit city. It fits the people who love history, architecture or some small vacation on weekends.

Some of the famous attractions of Mandu include Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal, and Rani Roopmati Pavilion, the ideal place to watch sunset, and Jami Masjid.

The beautiful places to stay in Mandu are heritage havelis, guest houses and cheap resorts.

Located some 60 km outside Mumbai, Karnala in Maharashtra covers the Raigad region, where there are green dense forests, refreshing atmosphere with birds chirping making it an ideal short nature break in the bustling city close to Mumbai.

The popular tourist attractions in Karnala are Karnala Fort with beautiful sceneries, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Karnala Backwaters and Shirdhon Village Trails.

The Karnala has low noise hotel accommodation facilities such as forest lodges and guesthouses and eco nature resorts with camping facilities as ways of taking some refreshing overnight breaks.

Now that you’re convinced to plan your next weekend trip, hurry up and pack your bags!

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