Weekend Getaways in Uttar Pradesh
57 places in Uttar Pradesh under weekend getaways. Short trips that fit into two days.
Explore with dates- Allen Forest ZooKanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Jungle TrailsA zoo set in 76 hectares of real forest with a lake, the shadiest place in Kanpur.
- Ambedkar Memorial ParkLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & Heritage107 acres of red sandstone, stupa and stone elephants. Go late, stay for the lights.
- Assi GhatVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe wide southern ghat where Varanasi starts its day with music and aarti before sunrise.
- Bara ImambaraLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe 1784 imambara with a beamless hall and a real labyrinth above it. Take the guide.
- Barua SagarJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsAn 18th century lake, a Bundela fort above it and a 9th century temple beside it, 24 km from Jhansi.
- Bhrigu Ashram & Dadri MelaBallia, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesSage Bhrigu's temple and the Dadri Mela, India's second largest cattle fair, on the Ganga sands each Kartik.
- BHU & Bharat Kala BhavanVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsA vast green campus, a first-rate miniature painting museum (closed Sundays) and a temple open to all.
- Bijnor Ganga BarrageBijnor, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsThe Ganga barrage at Bijnor, for winter ducks at dawn and sunsets after.
- BithoorKanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesGanga ghats, Valmiki's ashram and Nana Sahib's lost palace, 25 km up from Kanpur.
- BrijghatHapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe nearest Ganga ghat to Delhi, right off the Moradabad highway.
- CharkhariMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA princely town ringed by seven lakes under a hill fort, the self-styled Kashmir of Bundelkhand.
- Chowk and AminabadLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsKebabs, nihari and chikan in the old-city lanes. Come hungry, come in the evening.
- Chunar FortMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA sandstone fort over the Ganga that Sher Shah, Humayun, Akbar and Hastings all held.
- City Forest GhaziabadGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · Eco TourismGhaziabad's planted forest and lake on the Hindon, for a winter morning walk.
- Company BaghSaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh · Eco TourismOne of the oldest botanical gardens in India, now a big shady city park.
- Dashashwamedh Ghat & Ganga AartiVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe main ghat of Varanasi and its evening Ganga aarti, best watched from a boat.
- Dashavatara Temple, DeogarhLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA Gupta Vishnu temple of around 500 CE, among the earliest stone temples in India.
- DohrighatMau, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesKartik Purnima bathing fair on the Saryu at the Mau to Gorakhpur crossing. Floods in the monsoon.
- Etawah Safari ParkEtawah, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesBus safaris past Asiatic lions in the Fisher Forest outside Etawah. Closed Mondays.
- GarhmukteshwarHapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesDelhi's nearest Ganga town, and the site of western UP's biggest Kartik Purnima fair.
- HastinapurMeerut, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Kuru capital of the Mahabharata, now a sprawling Jain tirth on the old Ganga.
- Jhansi FortJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe 1613 Bundela fort that Rani Lakshmibai held against the British in 1858.
- Kachhla GhatBudaun, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesBudaun's Ganga ghat under the Kasganj bridge, with a Kartik Purnima fair.
- Kalinjar FortBanda, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe Chandela hill fort where Sher Shah Suri died, with a rock-cut Neelkanth temple near the top.
- Kannauj Attar BazaarKannauj, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsIndia's perfume town, still distilling attar in copper degs into sandalwood oil.
- Khurja Pottery TownBulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe kiln town of north India, for GI ceramics at kiln prices and khurchan sweets.
- Khusro BaghPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThree Mughal tombs in a walled guava garden, including Jahangir's rebel son Khusrau.
- Kuchesar FortBulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · FortsAn 18th-century Jat mud fort turned quiet heritage stay, 80 km from Delhi.
- Lakkad BazaarSaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe lanes where Saharanpur has carved sheesham wood since the Mughals.
- Lord Cornwallis TombGhazipur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageA domed Grecian mausoleum for the Governor-General who died here in 1805. Odd, grand and empty.
- Lucknow Zoo and State MuseumLucknow, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsThe 1921 city zoo, with the State Museum and its Egyptian mummy inside the same gate.
- Mirzapur GhatsMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe ghats of a 19th century Ganga port, with carpet looms and brass workshops behind them.
- Musakhand DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA quiet reservoir on the Karmanasa under the Vindhyan hills, good for a sunset on the way back from Rajdari.
- Naugarh Fort & Latif Shah DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA hunting fort of the Kashi rajas above two dams on the Karmanasa, on the forest edge of Chandauli.
- Nawabganj Bird SanctuaryUnnao, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsA roadside lake between Kanpur and Lucknow that fills with migratory ducks each winter.
- Okhla Bird SanctuaryGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsThe Yamuna barrage marsh on the Noida border with 300-plus bird species in winter.
- Peetal Nagri Brass BazaarMoradabad, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe brass city, where you can watch the casting and buy at workshop prices.
- Pilkhuwa Handloom BazaarHapur, Uttar Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsThe bedsheet town on the Hapur highway, where the printing is done in the open.
- Rajdari & Devdari WaterfallsChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · WaterfallsTwo monsoon waterfalls in a sandstone gorge an hour and a half from Varanasi. Go on a weekday.
- Ram ki Paidi and the Saryu GhatsAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesAyodhya's Saryu ghats, lit by millions of lamps on the night before Diwali.
- Ram MandirAyodhya, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThe Ram Janmabhoomi temple, consecrated January 2024. Early weekday, no phone, long queue.
- Ramgarh TalGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsGorakhpur's 700-hectare lake with a promenade, boats and evening crowds.
- RamghatChitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesChitrakoot's main ghat on the Mandakini, with an evening aarti best watched from a boat.
- Rampura FortJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA lived-in Sengar Rajput fort in the ravine country, run as a quiet heritage stay.
- Rashtriya Dalit Prerna SthalGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe pink sandstone memorial park in Noida, best in the late afternoon light.
- Rihand DamSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA 1962 dam holding one of the largest reservoirs in India, at the heart of the Rihand valley.
- SarnathVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the Buddha gave his first sermon. Dhamek Stupa, Ashoka's pillar and a quiet deer park.
- Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological ParkGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesGorakhpur's 2021 zoo beside Ramgarh Tal, with Kushmi forest behind. Closed Mondays.
- Shahi BridgeJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageAkbar's governor built this bridge over the Gomti in 1568 and Jaunpur still drives over it every day.
- ShukratalMuzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the Bhagavat was first recited, under a banyan by the old Ganga.
- Sunrise Boat Ride, Assi to ManikarnikaVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · AdventureA rowing boat along the ghats at sunrise, the one thing in Varanasi everyone should do.
- Swarna Jayanti ParkGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · Eco TourismIndirapuram's big landscaped park, the easy winter outing on the Delhi border.
- Taj MahalAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe tomb Shah Jahan built for Mumtaz Mahal. Go at opening time, before the light and the crowds change.
- Taramandal Planetarium and Railway MuseumGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · MuseumsGorakhpur's planetarium and rail museum, for kids and hot afternoons. Closed Mondays.
- Tigri Ganga MelaAmroha, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesAmroha's week-long Kartik Purnima tent city on the Ganga sands.
- Triveni SangamPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, by boat, with the Magh Mela every January and February.
- VindhyachalMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA great Shakti peeth on the Ganga, with the 8 km Trikon walk up to Ashtabhuja and Kali Khoh.
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