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Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
Asia's largest rose garden
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
- Rose beds
- Variety courts
- Fountain stop
- Lawn walk
- Return
Geography & terrain
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden lies in the Chandigarh district of Chandigarh, 2 km from Sector 17 and 6 km from the lake — the rose park of the region, its 40,000 plants, the 1,600 varieties and the fountains set on the city's green centre.
History & culture
The garden's story runs with the 1967 founding era — the rose park of the 1967 founding (the Asia's largest) and the 40,000 plants of the bloom life, with the garden's modern role as the morning stop of the Chandigarh circuit and the home of the 1,600 rose varieties and the 2010s-era fountains and the musical lawns; the garden's history of the 1990s-era expansions and the annual rose shows, gives the Rose Garden its rose character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹1,000–2,500/nightMid-range
₹2,500–5,000/nightComfort
₹5,000+/nightThings to do
Rose gardens
Variety courts
Fountain decks
Musical lawns
Morning walks
Eat & drink
- Butter chicken with naan
- Kulcha (stuffed bread)
- Rasmalai
- Chole bhature
Getting there
- Fly
- Chandigarh (IXC)
- Train
- Chandigarh Junction
- Road from Delhi
- 250 km / 4.5 hr
- Getting around
- Buses, autos, e-rickshaws
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹3,000–8,000 (1 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹1,000–5,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Activities
- ₹700–1,100
Month by month
Practical info
- Language: Hindi / Punjabi (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Feb–Mar (bloom)
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The bloom season asks the Feb-Mar days
- The mornings hold the calm
- Pairs with Rock Garden for the circuit
Frequently asked questions
The rose park of the Chandigarh.
The beds, the varieties and the walks.
A full day.
Asia's largest rose garden
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