Sirpur
Chhattisgarh
~1.6 h approx. drive · ~78 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,850 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Weekend getaways›From Raipur
Within 6 hours
Weekend getaways from Raipur
4 places within 6 hours of Raipur, 2 of them under 3 hours — the nearest is Sirpur at roughly 1.6 h.
All are approximate drives: straight-line distance × 1.3 for the road at 50 km/h, with the hill stretch (the last 50–80 km into the hills) at × 1.6 and 30 km/h. Islands and high-Himalayan places are listed only with a curated time.
Under 3 hours
Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh
~2.7 h approx. drive · ~134 km
Best: Nov–Jun · From ₹3,300 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
3–6 hours
Bhoramdeo Temple
Chhattisgarh
~3 h approx. drive · ~151 km
Best: Oct–Mar · From ₹2,860 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)
Chitrakote Falls
Chhattisgarh
~5.9 h approx. drive · ~295 km
Best: Jul–Oct · From ₹3,540 for two, 2 days (stay, food, local; excl. travel)