Sohna is known for its hot springs.
Haryana Government has built a Barbet Hut complete with its own sitting area and an attached kitchen for tourists. A motel wing has air-conditioned rooms for stay.
A four bed dormitory, family huts and simple camper huts have been built for every-budget tourists. In February every year, a Statesman
Vintage Car Rally to the
Sohna hill is held and
Haryana Tourism celebrates the day with a mela event.
Ever since its inception in the year 1964, the Sohna Car Rally has evoked a nation wide interest. This festival of old cars has aroused so much of attention that people from all corners of the country come over to Gurgaon to witness it. The Vintage Car Rally winds its way starting at Delhi, then passing through Gurgaon and finally reaching Sohna.
Sohna lies on the Delhi Alwar highway. This hilly attraction commands a lovely view of the plains below. Beautiful bougainvillea trees and other flowery shrubs and plants enhance the beauty of the spot. Adequate accommodation facilities are available at Sohna so that the visitors do not face any difficulty if they consider staying back. Sohna attracts largest number of visitors during the Sohna Car Rally. It is in fact one of the most important events in and around Gurgaon. Haryana Tourism also takes great interest in this event.
The best part about the Sohna Car Rally is that it gives one the rare opportunity to see so many motoring glories of the past. All these old cars which stormed the roads at one point of time now vie with each other for the coveted honors. There is strong competition in every field right from restoration to maintenance to performance. Many trophies are kept to be distributed.
And even though there is a lot of thrill and excitement in seeing which vintage car finally emerges as the winner, the most lucrative aspect of the Sohna Car Rally is that you get to see all those cars about which you've so longed read in books but seldom have had the scope of beholding in front of your eyes. Right from the elegant Rolls Royce to the rougher and tougher Fords and Austins, all these old cars that you will get to see at the Sohna Car Rally are sure to entice the visitors with their classic charm.
