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Get exclusive access to the otherwise restricted architectural sites - I'll arrange the passes for you
Enter inside Le Corbusier's iconic architectural structures, including the Capitol & hear their REAL story - not the one promoted by the government. All passes and arrangements done by me in advance.
We visit UNESCO World Heritage Site List's Open Hand monument, and then the Chandigarh museum to know the history behind it and see its original blueprints
See landmark sculptors created in continued legacy of Le Corbusier's vision by Indian architects
Couple friendly, safe and I won't be third wheeling you either

2 Day The Hipster Chandigarh Experience

By Rusty
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $140 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Using my decade-long experience as a journalist, & being born and raised here my whole life, we will explore culturally iconic landmarks such as the Capitol Complex, The Rock Garden, 3 different types of museums one solely dedicated to architecture and many, many more hidden gems.

You'll hear the authentic storey behind the city's construction, its socialist vision, its current state of capitalist living & its contrast with Corbusier's master plan. Hear and witness the insider stories of corruption, bureaucracy, VIP privilege & how Chandigarh still tried to remain accessible to all while seeing the open hand.

We will get exclusive inside access to public offices, buildings & different types of housing more than 45 years old designed by Pierre Jeanneret .

NRI? Foreigner? Single female traveller? Couple? Influencer? Diplomat? Official business trip? A large crowd of architectural students? Hippie backpacking through India? Awkward amount of time to kill? Family? No problem!

Activity location

  • Capitol Complex
    • Sector-1
    • Chandigarh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sector 17
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

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2 Day The Hipster Chandigarh Experience
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 11:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $139.68 x 1 AdultCA $139.68
Total
Price is CA $139.68

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedParking Fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedWe'd be making frequent snack stops - paid by you - but they're all very cheap

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret's Architecture
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Accommodation is to be selected by you at your own cost, but I'd be happy to help & give my non-sponsored reviews
Capitol Complex
  • 5h
• Visiting the Capitol Complex, with the Open hand monuments. Hear the REAL storey behind it - not the one the city's government wants you to hear. Know facts never found on Google. • Especially pre-arranged passes and paperwork filled already to visit the parliamentary building, also designed by Corbusier, normally not accessible to the public. • Visit the 12+ acre giant sculpture garden made entirely out of ceramic and constructional waste and hear the storey of the rogue artist hiding its origin from the government for 18 years • Lunch at an authentic 40 year Punjabi eatery serving actual authentic goat curry and chicken Korma. • Visit actual public housing still standing designed by Corbusier in his minimal style. • Visit several different types of public office buildings designed by Pierre Jeanneret. • And more!
Day 2: Chandigarh's Parks, food & Urban life
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Accommodation is to be selected by you at your own cost, but I'd be happy to help & give my non-sponsored reviews
Leisure Valley
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket included
* We check out multiple museums, one specific to the architectural history of Chandigarh, one a general one to India, and finally one more surprise! * We visit the beautiful luscious parks and gardens where we relax a bit and grab India's answer to gelato ice cream * We check out more obscure open spots in the city, including the outskirts and the lake to take a slow relaxing day Chandigarh is famous for * We stop by for shopping at a Government verified price shop that sells everything from organic health supplement to Indian clothes

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCapitol Complex
    • Sector-1
    • Chandigarh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESector 17
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

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