New Delhi Trip Overview
Delhi is jam-packed with stunning historical sights, but navigating the sprawling city—made up of eight historic capitals—takes serious planning. Skip the hassles of finding your own way with this exciting, all-inclusive adventure, which makes stops at all of the city’s top attractions. Travel between locations with your own private chauffeur and guide as you visit world-famous highlights like Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid, India Gate, and more.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: New Delhi, India
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Full-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Delhi is jam-packed with stunning historical sights, but navigating the sprawling city—made up of eight historic capitals—takes serious planning. Skip the hassles of finding your own way with this exciting, all-inclusive adventure, which makes stops at all of the city’s top attractions. Travel between locations with your own private chauffeur and guide as you visit world-famous highlights like Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid, India Gate, and more.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Connaught Place Market, Hanuman Road Area, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
We pick you on central Delhi and tour starts from your Delhi hotel and visits all major tourist destinations in Old Delhi, New Delhi & South Delhi. See the major sights of Delhi while learning about the history and culture of the city. You will visit the following places:
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Birla Mandir Temple (Lakshmi Narayan), Connaught Place, New Delhi 110002 India
Also called The Laxmi Narayana Temple, this temple is adorned with many shrines, fountains, and a large garden. The temple is one of the major attractions of Delhi and attracts thousands of devotees on the Hindu festivals of Janmashtami and Diwali.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: India Gate, Rajpath Near Connaught Place New Delhi, New Delhi 110001 India
The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. It was built in 1931. Originally known as All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the British Indian Empire, or more correctly the British Raj in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi Road, New Delhi 110002 India
Raj Ghat is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. It is a black marble platform that marks the spot of Gandhiji’s cremation on 31 January 1948. It is left open to the sky while an eternal flame burns perpetually at one end. It is located on the banks of the river Yamuna on Ring Road, which is officially known as Mahatma Gandhi Road.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Red Fort, Netaji Subhash Marg, New Delhi 110002 India
The Red Fort us usually transcribed in English as Lal Qil’ah or Lal Qila. It is a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Lal Qila in the walled city of Old Delhi (in present day Delhi, India) that served as the residence of the Imperial Family of India. It also served as the capital of the Mughals until 1857, when Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled by the British Indian government. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid), 6 km North of Connaught Pl. across from Lal Qila, New Delhi India
This is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 1628 AD. It is the largest and best-known mosque in India. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, the Chawri Bazar Road.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Humayun’s Tomb, Mathura Road Opp Nizamuddin Mosque, New Delhi 110013 India
The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 CE and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and is located in Nizamuddin East, close to the Dina-panah citadel that Humayun founded in 1533.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Qutub Minar, Qutb Minar, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110030 India
This tower is the world’s tallest brick minaret with a height of 72.5 meters (237.8 feet). Construction commenced under Qutb-ud-din Aibak and was finished by Iltutmish. 8. Lotus Temple: The Bahá’í House of Worship is popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flowerlike shape. It was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent.
Duration: 1 hour