A Sunday well spent!
We decided about a picnic to Damdama lake at 10.30am on Sunday morning. After a bit of hasty planning, we had bajre-ki-roti and baign-sabji packed in our lunch-boxes. There was an assortment of other snacks and fruits as well in the trunk of the car. Finally a camera, water-jug, a few winter clothes completed the preparations.
Route and timing
We started around 12:30 from home, filled the tank (over-kill for such a short drive) and were on the Sohna road quickly. The atmosphere was pleasant. There was some traffic at the Badshahpur market. But that's usual. We took left turn after the village Bhondsi. There are no clear signage. But once we take the turn, there is a yellow color board declaring water body or such stuff. There is around 7-8 Km road after leaving the highway. The road is not good but motor able anyway. In total it is <30 Km or 1Hr drive.
Place and amenities
There are two main campuses. 1. Saras complex - tourist complex operated by Harayana govt. 2. Botonix - a resort.
Saras has a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a few rooms for overnight stay. It is situated right on damdama lake. Overall it is decently maintained. There are camel rides, boating and couple of mari-go-rounds. It is good to spend 2-3 Hrs there. Or may be overnight for lake enthusiasts on a full-moon night.
Botonix comes around half Km before Saras complex. We could not explore all the facilities available. In fact we could not find the Reception / office. However, what we found was a beautiful vast garden - well maintained and divided into multiple areas. Sports area had golf (I guess). Adventure area had some 8-9 adventure activities (think of a commando training centre - without the trainer shouting at you). There was actually a small scale botanical garden as well. But I could not explore it. There was a bullock cart and a camel parked in the drive way. Overall, the natural air and beautiful surrounding made it a per fact place to spend the evening / afternoon.
On the way back, we saw many vegetable sellers. Since there were n-number of vegetable fields near by, we were tempted to stop by a couple of places to buy some just-out-of-the-field fresh vegetables. But they disappointed us. Apparently, it is better to buy veggies from a mall!
We were back to home by around 6.30p. Really good for the kids as they might have to wake up for school next morning.
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