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| September 27, 2010 | Sheila Dikshit launches 14 ‘Ho Ho’ air-conditioned tourist buses for Dilli Darshan | | New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday launched 14 air conditioned buses under Hop on Hop Off Bus Service,
arranged by the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC).
To
be known as ‘Ho Ho’ buses, these new purple tourist AC buses will facilitate an
easy and convenient Dilli Darshan or, tour across Delhi . Started in partnership
with Purple UMTC Transit Pvt. Ltd. by the DTTDC, the buses will run across the
city covering many important tourist destinations including historic monuments,
museums and markets. Tourists can hop on and hop off at any of the stops along
the way as per personal convenience. The special buses will ply at half hour intervals
from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM everyday throughout the year. Stating that the number
of buses would be increased after taking into considering tourists’ feedback,
the Chief Minister expressed confidence that the new service would prove to be
beneficial to the tourists during the Games. “The service is, no doubt, going
to stay even after the Games. As per an agreement it has been started for the
next 10 years,” she stated. Dikshit today flagged off a new bus and inspected
the buses from inside which were decorated suitably. She stated that the new service
for the public will start from the October 1 whereas the Ho Ho buses will run
during 28th to 30th September, 2010 free of cost for under-privileged children,
senior citizens, etc. The buses will start from Coffee Home, BKS Marg and will
have stoppages at Delhi Gate, Red Fort, Raj Ghat, National Gallery of Modern Art
India Gate, Purana Quila, Humayun Tomb, Defence Colony Metro Station, Lotus
Temple,
Metropolitan Mall Saket/Select City Walk, Qutab Minar, Hauz Khas Village, Dilli
Haat (INA), Safdarjung Tomb, Santushti near Hotel Samrat, Teen Murti
Marg-Nehru
Museum, National Museum Janpath and Jantar Mantar. The visitors will be able to
visit Khooni Darwaza, Feroz Shah Kotla, Gandhi Museum, Ambedkar Stadium,
Jama
Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Salimgarh Fort, various Samadhis around Raj Ghat,
National
Stadium, Children’s Park, India Gate, Pragati Maidan, Crafts Museum, National
Zoological Park, Isa Khan Tomb, Nizamuddin Dargah, Gole Gumbaj, Sunderwala
Burj,
Defence Colony Market, Lajpat Nagar Central Market, Kalkaji District Park,
ISKCON
Temple, Hotel Intercontinental Eros, Hilton Garden Inn, Garden of Five Senses,
Quila Rai Pithora, Ahimsa Sthal, Butterfly Park, Indian Handicraft Emporium, Deer
Park, Hauz Rani monument, Hauz Khas Market, Dilli Haat, INA Market, Lodi
Garden,
Jaipur Polo Ground, Nehru Planetarium, Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, Janpath
Market, Crafts Emporium, etc. The passengers will have to buy one ticket and the
could be able to Hop on and Hop Off from any of the stoppages after visiting nearby
monuments, markets and other places. A comprehensive Ho Ho route covers most
of
the major attractions in Delhi and these are a mix of famous historic sites, museums
and markets of Delhi . One will also be able to visit many of Delhi ’s most famous
places to eat during the tour. Every bus has a “Guest Relations Executive” who
will give information about all the sites which are part of the tour and which
can be accessed. One can hop off the bus at any Ho Ho bus point and explore the
site/museum/market at leisure and then hop on the bus from the same Ho Ho point
and continue with your tour. The buses will arrive at every Ho Ho point along
the route at an interval of approximately 30 minutes. The Ho Ho buses are spacious,
air-conditioned and have on-board entertainment facilities. Entry tickets to major
monuments like Red Fort, Qutab Minar and Humayun’s Tomb and some other sites
like
Dilli Haat will be available for sale inside the Ho Ho bus. One can book a ticket
online at www.hohodelhi.com or www.delhitourism.gov.in or just hop on the bus
and buy a ticket on board. Some Ho Ho bus stops have been conveniently planned
near metro stations to facilitate traveling to other parts of the city. Metro
stations near Rajiv Chowk ( Connaught Place ), Lajpat Nagar, Dilli Haat and the
Lotus Temple are near Ho Ho points. At Rs.300/- only per adult and Rs.150/- every
child (below the height of three feet) the Ho Ho bus is surely the best way to
see Delhi.
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