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Nagpuris a city inMaharashtraState,Indiafamous for its Nagpur oranges. It is the headquarters of theVidarbhadivision. It is also the "second capital" of Maharashtra state, which means that some administrative functions are carried out here, and one of three sessions of the Legislative Assembly in a year occur here.

[edit]Understand

Summers can be way too hot & winters can be somewhat cold so ensure that you have appropriate clothing.People are friendly in nature & do have plenty of time to help & navigate you across the city.City has one of the best infrastructure & traffic woes are really a distant dream here.

[edit]Get in

[edit]By train

Nagpur is the center of India.zeromilestone of India is located in the city. It is almost equidistant from all the major metros. Nagpur is connected with all major cities with trains several times a day. Trains run through the day to all parts of the country. All metros are more or less an overnight journey.

[edit]By plane

To meet the increase in demand of air traffic in India and provide the required world-class infrastructure for the aviation sector, Mihan[1]Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport is set at Nagpur.

• Nagpur airport[2]is just 7 km from the city-centre. is connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Raipur, Nashik, Bangalore, Ahemadabad, Indore, Pune, Bangkok (Thailand), Sharjah (UAE), Doha(Qatar) and Dubai(UAE). Host of airlines fly in and out of Nagpur.

Indian Airlines operates twice daily to Mumbai, Delhi and thrice-weekly to Kolkata and Hyderabad. Jet Airways has two daily flights to Mumbai and one every evening to Delhi.Air Deccanoperates daily a direct flight from Mumbai with the Airbus A320 flight. Also there are flights from Mumbai to Kolkata which has a stop at Nagpur.

Many new airlines, namely Indigo Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines have started operations recently (Aug 2006).

Air Arabia has started flying to Nagpur. They operate five times a week, slated to become daily soon. Indian Airlines also has started a direct Nagpur-Bangkok flight twice a week. Direct flights toSingaporeare slated to start in June 2006 on Silk Air.

Nagpur is also a Haj terminal and in season Air India operates 747s direct toJeddah.

Recently Qatar Airways have announced launching of Nagpur - Doha bi-weekly flights.

[edit]Get around

[edit]By Rickshaw

The best way to get around are the yellow and black 3 wheeled taxicabs known as the Autorickshaws or simply Rickshaws. Hollering 'Auto' or 'Rickshaw' at a passing Rickshaw should be enough to catch the drivers attention. In most cases the drivers would be able to understand Hindi and maybe even a few words of English. They are normally quite helpful and are not known to cheat tourists. There are taxis (cabs) available at the Airport and Railway Station. You can also rent a "Qualis", a slang generic term for a SUV-taxi named after the common Toyota Qualis(but now are available as many other brands, such as the Chevy and India's own luxury brand, Mahindra). Normally they are offered with a driver, and they will stay with you all day, week, or even month if you'd like. This chauffeur can normally understand English, and knows the city very well.

[edit]By car

There are many car rental companies available.

[edit]By bus

For using the local buses, you will need to know the routes and numbers. You can take help from people standing on bus stops (usually people are helpful and may be able to communicate in English). Besides, buses are the most common transport facility for the common people in the city and hence they are overcrowded at times. Now Star Bus service started here also. Bus mainly go to Buldi station from there u can conveniently to other places.Frequency of City buses are quite good enough to reach local destinations and suburbs area.

[edit]Talk

The local language is Marathi. Hindi is understood by almost everyone and English is prevelant to educated people. Nagpur city had a literacy rate of 89.3% in 2001, which is quite high by Indian standards, as Nagpur is a major education centre in Central India that attracts students from all over the country. English is at least partially understood by most people in the tourist industry.

[edit][add listing]See

• Ambazari lake and garden
• Shri Ganesha Temple near Railway station
• Mata mandir in Koradi is near from Nagpur
• Dragon Temple in Kamptee
• Shri Shantinath Jain Temple in Ramtek
• Telankadi or Futala Lake.
• Kasturchand Park.
• The botanical gardens.
• Shukrawari Lake.
• Telankhedi Hanuman Temple & Gardens.
• Telankhedi Shiv Mandir.
• Ramtek fort temple is near from Nagpur.
• Dhamma Chakra stupa(Diksha Bhumi).
• Taj Bagh
• RSS headquarter at Reshimbagh.
• Raman Science Center
• Maharaj Bagh
• Lake garden Sakkardara.
• Japanese rose garden
• Musical Garden
• Seminary Hills & Air Force Station
• Parsi Cemetery
• NEERI Campus
• Pavnar (About 50 km westwards from Nagpur)
• Sadar Nagpur
• Bohra Masjid it is very big and beautiful mosque, at Itwari
• Babbu Hotel in Mominpura, worth eating biryani and coldrink.
• It has world class cricket Stadium controlled by Vidarbha Cricket Association, popularly known as "VCA".
• Sonegaon Lake,Khamla Road(South).Migratory birds seen in winters edit
• Shiv Mandir,HB Estate(South).400 yr old shiv Mandir edit

[edit][add listing]Do

Come for morning walk at seminary hills garden walking track, and spend your evenings along Futala lake.

• Narrow Gauge Rail Museum,Kadbi Chowk, Kamptee Road.It is a Rail Museum having old & Haritage articles of Indian Railway, Old Steam Engines, coaches, saloons and many more things related to Narrow Gauge Indian Railway. A very good garden is there with a Toy Train. It is a very good Rail Museum for childrens for the knowledge of Indian Railway edit
• Shiv Mandir,HB Estate, Sonegaon(South).1000, years old Sonegaon Lake and Shiv Mandir edit
• bishop cotton school,sadar nagpur.bishop cotton school is an heritage building from the british era it is in the heart of city and pride of nagpur edit
• Saoji
• Mouth watering Saoji food

[edit][add listing]Buy

During summers don't forget to buyOranges. Nagpur is easily called "Orange City" of India.If you are missing summer, then try Orange Burfi, a milk based sweet with orange flavor.

Itwari, Sitabuldi, Sadar and Dharampeth areas are especially known as shopping areas due to the large number of shops and pavement hawkers in these areas. Bargain is MUST incase you are not familiar with the area.Sunday Foot path market is a very good market at Sitabuldi for shopping household things.

Nagpur is also famous for Cotton articles. Various handicrafts mostly cotton based can be purchased from Sitabuldi, Itwari.

[edit][add listing]Eat

Nagpur has a lot of good places to eat.

For Non-Veg, many restaurants in Momin pura (this neighbourhood is a must visit during month of Ramzan) serve specialities like Biryani and other eats in places like M.L.A. Canteen, Tanveer Hotel, Babban Hotel, Hotel Al-Zam-Zam on CA Road, Babbu's Hotel in Dharampeth. Many of these restaurants have branches in otehr places within Nagpur.

The best continental can be savoured at 10 Downing Street in Ramdas Peth while Fountain Sizzlers & Bistro serves amazing sizzlers.

Mount Road near Sadar is the best hang-out for foodies. Ashoka for continental or Indian, Nanking for Chinese, Barbecue for Punjabi (Indian Tandoori), Veeraswamy's and Kamat for South-Indian Food.

Zinq for Italian food, Masala for Indian, China for Chinese. V5, a group of 5 different restaurants including a bar, a family restaurant and a disco is a neat establishment. Village Tadka on outer(?) ring road serves excellent Saoji cuisine and Saoji Chicken is a must try.

Haldiram's is also a good place to eat it also provides packed food for Air/Railway Passengers.

Some of the restaurants of the hotels also offer a great dinner opportunity like Tuli's 'Frontier Post' for Afghani food (peshawari naan and frontier dal recommended) and LB's 'Drums of Heaven'. The Pride Hotel, a favourite amongst air-travelers due to its proximity to the airport, holds numerous food festivals throughout the year for food conneussiers.

For food on the run The Kathi Crossing near VCA Ground, Poonam Chambers Byramji Town, Pratap Nagar and LAD Collge offer amazing rolls which are a meal in themselves.

For street food, roadside carts are lined up with pani puri, Chat, Pav Bhaji and the Indianised version of Chinese noodles and Manchurian at Bajaj nagar and Yeshwant Stadium.

It has one of the biggest Grocery market in Central India near Shaheed Chowk. Shaheed chowk(square) is also very famous in the night for variety of street foods.

There is also a place for people who are on tight on budget namely " Calcutta Rolls " it is located in Sadar and one near Shankar Nagar Square.

[edit][add listing]Drink

One can find numerous places in Nagpur for variety of drinks. Almost, all the hotels in City are fully licensed. There is lot of diversity amongst the drinks, one will find here.

[edit][add listing]Sleep

Since its a booming economy for Nagpur, many of the good hotels have set up their businesses here. There are many hotels ranging from Budget to Star. MTDC counters at Railway Station and Airport will be able to help you find a good place to sleep. Below are few good hotels where a good bargain can be obtained.

• Hotel Center Point,
• Hotel Pride,
• Hotel Tuli International,
• Hotel LB,
• Hotel Airport Center Point,
• Hotel Heritage

• Vits Hotel Nagpur(near railway station),7 Dhantoli, Warda Road,☎0712-2452891 / 92 / 93 / 61517555,[3]. checkin:noon; checkout:11:30AM.4000.  edit

• Hotel Siddhartha Inn,90 Central Avenue, Near Agrasen Sqaure, Gandhibagh,☎(0712) 2727488,[4].Hotel Siddhartha Inn is centrally situated in the industrial market area. Nagpur Airport is just 15 min drive and Railway Station is just 2 Km. Each of 25 Rooms are Centrally Air Conditioned & elegantly furnished. Specialty Restaurant with an exotic ambience serving South Indian, Finest Indian, Chinese Cuisines taking care of your personalised services. edit

• Serai TygerA camp / resort near Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, with Air conditioned and air cooled tents providing very good services in the remote place. phone="+91 9552224149" email="tigers@seraitiger.com" [[[5]]]

[edit]Get out

• Wardha- 70 km south west to Nagpur, this place has great importance in the history of independent India. Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram at Sewagram and Vinoba Bhave's Paramdham Ashram at Pawnar are 6 km and 9 km from Wardha. This place is also famous for its Khadi cloths. Ramtek is about 40kms from Nagpur a Hill where Lord Rama Visited.

• Tadoba- 130 Kms South of Nagpur in Chandrapur district, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve which has a population of about 55-60 tiger and in addition about 25 cubs are spotted in 2009-2010 aged from 4 months to 18 months. Tadoba is very well connected to Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha & Ballarshah.