Delhi which is the national capital of India and also one of the metropolitan cities is rich and abundant with monuments and historical sites for tourists to visit. Most of these places that we are going to list out for you are considered the best places to visit in Delhi.
Tourism has flourished through the years in Delhi and also local tours in the surrounding regions such as Noida, Gurgaon & Agra. Delhi is an amalgamation of traditional in cultures and heritage and modern in terms of its shopping, sight-seeing and local as well as national eateries. The surrounding areas such as Gurgaon and Noida are also easily connected with the metro and hence tourism has improved in those areas as well for the modern generation.
The one day Delhi tour begins with your arrival at Delhi Airport or Railway Station or any other pre-decided point. Our tour representative welcomes and provides an overview of Delhi sightseeing tour on the meeting. Start by visiting Raj Ghat, the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the nation).
Continue Delhi one day tour package by car and get ready to drink in the inimitable peace and serenity at India’s largest mosque Jama Masjid. This 17th century mosque boasts of stunningly constructed domes and minarets and has sprawling courtyards with the number of pigeons adding to the charm.
The next attraction of Delhi sightseeing tour is Red Fort which is a World Heritage Site and includes palaces, pavilions, halls, squares and museums, all inside a huge walled complex guarded by massive gates.
Chandni Chowk is the perfect place to shop in. We will guide you to the streets of Chandni Chowk so you can shop from lehengas & sarees to spices & stationery items, without getting confused.
It is a Hindu temple and a spiritual-cultural place in Delhi. The temple displays millennia of traditional Hindu and Indian culture, holiness, and architecture.
A world heritage site under UNESCO, the Humayun’s Tomb was built in 1570 by Humayun’s wife Haji Begum. It is unarguably one of the most amazing works of Mughal Architecture to which Taj Mahal owes its design.
Next attraction is Qutub Minar. The Qutub Minar is a towering 73-meter high tower built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak in 1193. The tower was built to celebrate Muslim dominance in Delhi after the defeat of Delhi’s last Hindu ruler. This is the tallest tower in India.
Set amid the beautiful surroundings of South Delhi, Chattarpur is a popular temple founded in the 1970s by Sant Shree Nagpal Baba. This divine temple has an incredible architecture and it’s a perfect blend of north and south.
Famously known as the Lotus temple in the list of famous tourist places in Delhi, Lotus in the Bahai Temple symbolizes four religions namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Islam. This temple belongs to the Bahai faith which proclaims that all people and religions are united. Worshippers of every religion are welcome here. You will find nine doors of this temple which allows 2500 visitors at the same time. For mesmerizing architecture, this building has achieved several awards and rewards.
It is one among the most popular picnic spots in Delhi that has beautiful lawns, boating rides in the pristine lake and the best time to visit this place is in evening.
On the opposite of the Rajpath is residence of the President of India. Not among the typical tourist places in Delhi, access to this grand piece of architecture is restricted. With four floors and 340 rooms in a floor area of 200,000 square feet, it has a huge presidential gardens (Mughal Gardens), large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. This grand architectural building is the largest residence of any head of the state around the world.
Constructed in 1724 by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur, Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory. Fascinating for their ingenuity, the instruments at Jantar Mantar can no longer be used accurately because of the tall buildings around. However, a visit to admire the science of Indian astronomy makes it one of the most visited tourist attractions in Delhi.