Private Delhi 2 Days City Tour

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. ★Highlights⌄

   Get picked up from anywhere in Delhi/Noida/Gurgaon/Ghaziabad/Faridabad.

   It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the first Garden Tomb of India. The sole purpose of Humayun's wife was to build this tomb after his death.

   This place marks an area where Gandhi spent most of his life and also where he was assassinated. It was the house of one of the biggest Business Tycoons of India 'Birla Family' however later on as a remembrance of Gandhi it was bought by the government.

   The 1921 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' has names of 13,300 Indian army servicemen carved on the wall who died during the First World War.

   It is an impressive 330 acres architecture of 1929, constructed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker who are in fact responsible for constructing almost whole of the New Delhi.

   It is the tallest minaret built up in 1192 with bricks. It is also a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in Mehrauli. The area around is known as the Qutub complex.

   It is Asia's biggest and oldest market of 17th century and is a one stop for all necessary things. It is known as chandni chowk as it is 'lit' all the time. Special flea bazars are situated here on sundays.

   A memorial ground dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi after his assassination in 1948. Originally a 'ghat' (River Bank), this place is surrounded by other memorials and is a true reflection of Gandhi's love for peace and nature.

   It is known as the 21st Century Taj Mahal. There are total 9 lotus temples around the world. 9 is a special number that characterize the Baha'i religion for which this lotus temple is built.

   This was the main residence of Mughal dynasty in Delhi. Apart from this every year the Prime Minister of India hoists the Indian flag at its main gate.

   Sir Edwin Lutyens had finalized the designs of the Mughal Gardens as early as 1917, however, it was only during the year 1928-1929 that plantings were done. His collaborator for the gardens was Director of Horticulture, William Mustoe. Like the building of Rashtrapati Bhavan have two different styles of architecture, Indian and western, similarly, Sir Lutyens brought together two different horticulture traditions together for the gardens, the Mughal style and the English flower garden. Mughal canals, terraces and flowering shrubs are beautifully blended with European flowerbeds, lawns and private hedges.

   It is one among the world's largest mosques. It was built in 1656 with the help of 5000 workers. It is situated in front of the royal residence 'Red Fort', in the midst of Chandni chowk.

   Get dropped off anywhere in Delhi