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Leisure Valley Park
The Leisure Valley Park, spread over an area of 25 acres is one of the best open garden located at Sector 29 main road in Gurgaon. The major attraction of the park is the mighty musical fountain, which is one of its kind in the city. The fountain that illuminates at night, gives the place a glittering effect and makes the valley very attractive. Water gushes out of these fountains of different kinds to make a pattern and it gives a picturesque view.

The leisure valley is a perfect place to spend an evening with the loved ones. The vast green space of the park is fully decorated with water body, rose garden with different variety of roses, ornamental trees, fancy lights and beautiful concrete path ways. There is a jogging track suitable for health conscious people. The entry to the park is free. Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has constructed a shopping complex and a restaurant with enormous parking space around the valley.

Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary
Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary sprawls over an area of 143sq.km is located on the Gurgaon - Farukh Nagar Road, at a distance of 16 km from Gurgaon and 46 km from Delhi. This small sanctuary, founded by Dr. Salim Ali, is well known for migratory and indigenous birds. During winter season, birds migrate from as far as Siberia and Europe. The sanctuary is the home to hundreds of various mammals like Blackbuck, Blue bull, Nilgai, Hog deer, Sambar, Wild dog or dhole, Caracal, Wild cat, Hedgehog, Mongoose, Striped hyena, Indian porcupine, Rattle badger, Leopard, Wild pig and Four horned antelope.

The sanctuary has fertile soil which is carpeted with lawns, trees, shrubs and heaps of bougainvilleas.  The flora includes grasses, dhok, khair, tendu, ber, berberis and neem and acacia. The Sultanpur Lake located within the sanctuary offers boating facilities. There are hide outs, watch towers and a museum of sorts for those keen on serious study. Guest rooms, restaurant, family cottages, bar, hide outs, water towers and catering wing, are there for bird watchers and tourists. The Haryana Tourism Development Corporation runs a tourist lodge inside the park. The best time to visit the sanctuary is during the month of November to February.   Read More>>>
Contact Address :
Divisional Inspector,
Wildlife, Sultanpur National Park,
Dist. Gurgaon. C/o DFO (Terr.)
Gurgaon (0124) - 6322057

Damdama Lake
Covering an area of 3000 acres, Damdam lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in the state of Haryana, situated about 20kms from Gurgaon on Gurgaon - Alwar road. Surrounded by the Aravali Mountains, it is one of the popular picnic spot to spend the weekend holidays in the city. The ranges gives a scenic atmosphere to the lake and one can enjoy boating in row boats, paddle boats and motor boats. Damdama lake provides ample scope for adventure lovers. There are facilities to enjoy trekking near the Aravalli Hills. Apart from these, other attractions here are  hot air ballooning, para Sailing, kayaking, cycling, angling, rowing, fishingand nature walks.

Best time to visit the lake is from October to March , late summers and monsoons. Damdama lake is a natural home for birds and more than 190 species of birds, migratory as well as local, visit here during winter season i.e from November to March. Some of the major birds seen here are water fowl, cranes, cormorants, terns, egrets, kingfishers etc. 

Along the lake side, there are several resorts like Botanix Nature resort, Dream Island Resort , Waterbank Island Resort ,Sans Eco Adventure Resort and and one can enjoy day trip or overnight packages here with family or corporates groups. These resorts has many features to attract the tourist like restaurant, bar, motel wing, conference hall, hovercraft, lawns and camping site. Saras Tourist Complex, run by Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited is located on the bank of Damdama Lake. There are around 15 cottages built in the design of traditional huts and each of these cottages has a separate balcony facing the lake. Tourist can choose any of the cottage depending on their budget and taste.


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