Best of Old and New Delhi tour in one day

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Treat yourself to this bespoke tour, with an itinerary based entirely around your personal wish list!

Guide will curate your day-long experience as you seek out hidden treasures in areas of Delhi that few visitors are ever lucky enough to find.

We Before Anywhere Else (BAE Travels) are a team of enthusiastic professionals who are masters of their trade and each of them brings with him/her a unique set of experience adding value to the traveler’s overall experience of the country. We look for the best value for money by sourcing the best materials at the best price. And we‘re always looking for ways to make our services work more efficiently and effectively.

This Tour grants access to Old and New Delhi in a single day and includes a private chauffeured vehicle and guide for eight hours. This package is designed to help you see the best of Delhi in a day—and see it at your own pace and in your own unique way.

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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: New Delhi, India
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips



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What to Expect When Visiting New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Treat yourself to this bespoke tour, with an itinerary based entirely around your personal wish list!

Guide will curate your day-long experience as you seek out hidden treasures in areas of Delhi that few visitors are ever lucky enough to find.

We Before Anywhere Else (BAE Travels) are a team of enthusiastic professionals who are masters of their trade and each of them brings with him/her a unique set of experience adding value to the traveler’s overall experience of the country. We look for the best value for money by sourcing the best materials at the best price. And we‘re always looking for ways to make our services work more efficiently and effectively.

This Tour grants access to Old and New Delhi in a single day and includes a private chauffeured vehicle and guide for eight hours. This package is designed to help you see the best of Delhi in a day—and see it at your own pace and in your own unique way.

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Stop At: Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid), 6 km North of Connaught Pl. across from Lal Qila, New Delhi India

The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees, and was inaugurated by an Imam from Bukhara, present-day Uzbekistan.The mosque was completed in 1656 AD with three great gates, four towers and two 40 metres high minarets constructed with strips of red sandstone and white marble. The courtyard can accommodate more than 25,000 people. There are three domes on the terrace which are surrounded by the two minarets. On the floor, a total of 899 black borders are marked for worshippers. The architectural plan of Badshahi Masjid, built by Shah Jahan’s son Aurangzeb at Lahore, Pakistan, is similar to the Jama Masjid.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Chandni Chowk, Near Red Fort, New Delhi 110006 India

The Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, India. Chandni Chowk is located close to Old Delhi Railway Station. The Red Fort monument is located within the market. It was built in the 17th century by Mughal Emperor of India Shah Jahan and designed by his daughter Jahanara. The market was once divided by canals to reflect moonlight and remains one of India’s largest wholesale markets.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Agrasen Ki Baoli – Leamigo, Hailey Road, K.G. Marg Block G,22 Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, New Delhi 110001 India

Agrasen ki Baoli, designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958, is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well on Hailey Road near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India. Although there are no known historical records to prove who built Agrasen ki Baoli, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen, and rebuilt in the 14th century by the Agrawal community which traces its origin to Maharaja Agrasen. It is a popular tourist destination and hangout in New Delhi.. The Baoli is open for public viewing seven days a week from 9 am to 5.30pm. The entry is free for all. Photography charges are also nil.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Humayun’s Tomb, Mathura Road Opp Nizamuddin Mosque, New Delhi 110013 India

Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila, that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri’s court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals, constructed in 1547 CE.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Lotus Temple Rd, Bahapur, Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Kalkaji Near Kalkaji Temple, East of Nehru Place, New Delhi 110019 India

The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, is a Bahá’í House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986, costing $10 million. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all Bahá’í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion or any other qualification. The building is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad “petals” arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides, with nine doors opening onto a central hall with a height of slightly over 40 metres and a capacity of 2,500 people. The Lotus Temple has won numerous architectural awards and has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles. A 2001 CNN report referred to it as the most visited building in the world.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Qutub Minar, Qutb Minar, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110030 India

The Qutub Minar, also spelled as Qutab Minar, or Qutb Minar, is the tallest minaret in the world made up of bricks. The minaret forms a part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India. Qutub Minar is a 73-metre tall tapering tower of five storeys, with a 14.3 metres base diameter, reducing to 2.7 metres at the top of the peak. It contains a spiral staircase of 379 steps. Its design is thought to have been based on the Minaret of Jam, in western Afghanistan.

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Pass By: Red Fort, Netaji Subhash Marg, New Delhi 110002 India

Red fort

Pass By: India Gate, Rajpath Near Connaught Place New Delhi, New Delhi 110001 India

Nation war memorial

Pass By: Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajpath, New Delhi 110004 India

Biggest president palace in the world

Pass By: Climb Central Delhi, Indira Estate, Metro Pillar 173 Mehrauli Gurugram Road Nearest Metro Station: Arjangarh, New Delhi 110047 India

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