Shantivan — Attraction in Delhi

First of all Shantivan and Rajghat are two different sites of same place. So it's better to visit the all together in a same day.

Timings: open from 6:30am to 6pm. Either early morning or afternoon time is best to visit here. TRY TO AVOID THE NOON TIME.

Expense: No entry tickets, Free parking facility available.

Park your vehicle in the FREE PARKING AREA (near Rajghat Swachhata museum). First take a look at SWACHHATA MUSEUM (Regarding the Swachhata mission of PM Narendra Modi)_it will take hardly 5-15min. Then cross small road there to get in through RAJGHAT ENTRY (security check in will be done there) KISHAN GHAT: (Samadhi of former PM Charan Singh) RAJGHAT: Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. It is well maintained one out of all the samadhi here. Also there is ample greenery with rolling space around to sit and chill in the evening. BIR BHUMI: samadhi of former PM Rajib Gandhi. SHAKTI STHAL: samadhi of former PM Indira Gandhi on the way to Shantivan: Big pond with many birds, specially in the evening time... quite a good area to hang around. SHANTIVAN: here lies the samadhi of 2 former PMs - Pt Jawaharlal Nehru and a little behind, that of Sanjay Gandhi.

Overall a nice place to hang around, for half of your day. Spend a family time here and take back a good memory.

*BATHROOM/WASHROOM: one at car parking space. Another on the way to Shantivan.

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