The Area around the capital of my state Ranchi is so full of greenery and natural beauty that you won’t believe. I want to share my experience of when I went on a trip around this area with my friends.

How to reach Ranchi: Ranchi is linked to very well by rail and to every important part of the country by road and Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata & Raipur by air.

     

Dasam Falls: We reached Ranchi at 9.00 am. Check in to the hotel.  After the breakfast, we hired a car and headed straight towards Dasam Falls. It’s so named because of its number of streams falling. It's a lovely picnic spot. You can buy Plum from tribal’s. The real fun was having picnic. 


 

Hundru Falls: Next day we started very early in the morning for Hundru Falls. There were around 700 steps to be climbed down. But once we reached there, the scene took our breath away.


 
Jonha Falls: Jonha Falls was our next stop. There are more than 1000 newly laid steps. It’s also called Goutamdhara. It falls into the shining bed of Kanchi River and it's wonderful to touch the falls and play in the knee deep water below. We enjoyed it very much. 

 
Netarhat: Next day we went to Netarhat. Our hotel had a sprawling campus surrounded by big trees overlooking a valley where the river. We took bath and lunch before starting for local sight seeing.
Pear Gardens were fully blossomed. Then we went to see the Netarhat Dam. We also visited the famous and beautiful Netarhat Public School, established in 1954 by Charles Napier. But the best was the Pine trees.
Sunset at Netarhat: As recommended we went to the Mangolia point to see the Sunset. It was simply breathtaking. Soon after the sunset, suddenly the clouds from the hills below gushed towards us and it started raining. 


 
Sunrise at Netarhat:  Got up early to catch up with the rising sun. Sitting in the corridor, sipping hot tea alongside my friends and looking for the rising sun - it was just exhilarating.

Betla National Park: Next day we started by 8 am for Betla, missing a few water falls en route because we were trying to reach as early as possible. The road was through dense forest and breathtaking. Hundreds of deer’s were grazing around in the vast field. It was a wonderful welcome. So many monkeys, bird and animals happy and busy with their family and friends greeted us. We took our lunch in a road side hotel. There was also a vast landscape cut out of the jungle. I spent half an hour in walking over the sand and collecting white marbles. We also saw three elephants and a couple of Bison out for an evening saunter. The Park also houses Royal Bengal Tiger

    

Palamu Fort: Then came the trip to the Palamu Fort. It’s better known as Raja Medini Roy's Fort. It just took our breath away. It's fantastic.  We climbed up a broken stairs to the top of the fort - it was risky but worthwhile.

Full Moon: Later that nigh we stayed in the Forest hotel. It was full moon. The forest and the field were flooded with moonlight. Standing in the balcony I was able to listen to the sound of the falling leaves. 

    
 
Elephant Safari: We woke up early and jumped out for the Elephant Safari. Wow, the jumbo, fondly named lilly, carried 4 of us including the Mahut, Shafiq, so easily. She went through the difficult terrains, crossed ditches, climbed hills and took us to the Tiger Cave, the Palace of the tigress. We spotted a couple of peacocks and a vivid variety of birds. The pleasant chirping and twittering of the birds filled the morning jungle.

The next day our trip was over and we returned back to our cities, back to work and grind of life.