Welcome back to another episode of Incredible India. In the previous episode, I took you to Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan's Alwar.
In this episode, I will take you back to the capital city of New Delhi and will explore a beautiful garden in the heart of the city. It is knowns as The Garden of Five Senses.
The Garden of Five Senses
The Garden of Five Senses is a park in Southern Delhi, which spreads well over 20 acres and is developed by the Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation. It was inaugurated in Feb 2003 and right from that time it has become one of the favourite places for nature lovers.
This park is perfect for taking nature walks and stimulating the senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing. The garden is divided into different sub-sections each depicting a unique theme. Before delving deep into the park and exploring each section let's talk about how to reach here.
How to reach
The park is located in Said-ul-ajab village, near Saket and Mehrauli Heritage site in the southern part of Delhi. And Since Delhi is one of the most prominent tourist places and the capital city, it is well connected with the rest of India.
You can come by road from the neighbouring cities like Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida etc. I took the metro as I was coming from Gurugram, it took me about an hour, the nearest metro station is Saket. From there you can walk or take a private cab or rickshaw to reach here. I prefer walking especially when it's still early in the morning.
Source - GoogleMaps
The nearest airport is the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. And it is less than half an hour's distance from the park. After landing at the airport either you can take the metro or a private cab and get to the park in less than half an hour.
Exploring the Park
It is a big park with a couple of entrances. Only one of them is active now, the southern one. After entering the park you will be greeted with a site place and a crossroads of some sort where you can take left and go all the way to the West Bazar at the northernmost tip of the map.
The map needs a bit of update as a few areas are not operational or blocked off, not sure if permanent or just for maintenance.
One thing which you can't avoid here is flowers, everywhere you see are flowers, red, yellow, white, pink, purple etc you name the colour and it will be available in a 50-meter radius. Big
You will see a lot of flower beds with bright contrasting coloured flowers. For flowers and nature lovers, this place should be on top of their list.
It makes perfect sense to make use of these flowers and install some Bee houses in the park. A perfect ecosystem with both bees and flowers benefiting from each other.
Not just from its natural beauty, the park attracts visitors to its man-made structures as well. For instance, the following elephants, are carved from red sandstones.
There is a naturally elevated hill in the middle of the park which is largely left untouched and you can see the rest of the city from here. A few statues are also placed with some depicting showing Yoga poses.
The next one is the circular arched path around the lily pond area.
 |  |
|---|
It also has a solar energy park. However, this section had some closed building, these gets their electricity from the Solar panels installed on the roofs of the buildings.
Both sides of the trails have flowering plants and their fragrance will refresh your mind and soul.
There is an amphitheatre used for open exhibitions and art shows. It uses the natural slope of the landscape with stone seat places that provide a great viewing experience for the audience. The park hosts a variety of shows and exhibitions.
It is a big park to explore with eye-catching beauty all around the park. One of the most peaceful places I have been to, this is popular among youth and students came here often after skipping their classes. I have visited it a couple of times once in the midst of monsoon season and everything was bright and shiny the rain cleaned the leaves and they were glistening. That was a memorable experience. Sadly, the few photos I took were all gone now, I didn't back them up and got rid of them accidentally from my old phone.
Anyways, let me know if you would like to come and visit this park. I recommend it if you have some time, it may take well over an hour to take a full walk inside the park but it would be worth your time for sure. The birds, the flowers, the trees and the interesting structures all make it a wonderful place to visit.
Namaste 🙏
Stay tuned for more episodes...
Latest Episodes
Ep - #17 Karni Mata Temple, Alwar, Rajasthan
Ep - #16 Radha Rani Temple, Barsana, UP
Ep - #15 National Zoological Park
Ep - #14 Keoladeo National Park
Ep - #12. Alwar's Moosi Maharani Ki Chattri
Ep - #10. Jamali-Kamali Mosque and Tombs
- All the content is mine unless otherwise stated.
- Banner created in Canva.
- Photos were taken from my phone and edited using the "Snapseed" app.
- Text dividers are from @cryptosharan.
I am part of these awesome communities/servers on Hive. Feel free to join.
Click on the banner to join
Click on the banner to join