Duration: 1 Day
Destination Covered:Qutub Minar- India Gate- Parliament House
Historically capital of 7 cities, The city of Delhi, or Old Delhi on the Yamuna River, adjoins New Delhi in the east central part of the state and is a commercial center. It was enclosed by high stone walls erected in 1638 by Shah Jahan. Delhi is a city where ancient and modern blend seamlessly together. Delhi attracts many visitors wether Local or Foreign. Explore the bustling national Capital earlier known as Shahjanabad. Old Delhi has very majestic buildings of great historical importance too. Delhi is a historical city. The old buildings remind us about its glorious past. The people come to Delhi to see the historical places like Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Jantar Mantar, Parliament House, India Gate and much more.
Early Morning, We will pick you from your Hotel, Start your city tour with the blessings of Sri Laxmi Narayan Temple. It was the first large Hindu temple built in Delhi. It is also known as Birla Mandir or it is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Vishnu. The temple complex also has Geeta Bhavan, and a Buddha temple, with fresco paintings. It is constructed with white marble and red sandstone. After the Darshan go for a Short Breakfast, Break. As the Delhi is most famous for its food. For gourmets, Delhi is synonymous with Mughlai and Frontier Cuisine. A delightful spot offering a range of Indian Cuisine are the food stalls at Dilli Haat.
After Breakfast proceed to The India Gate which is located at the heart of India’s capital city, New Delhi. It is the Largest War memorials in India having the name of our Indian Army who passed away in World War are inscribed on it. All India War Memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, a leading war memorial designer at that time. One other most famous thing of The India Gate is ‘’ AMAR JAWAN JYOTI’’ which is situated below the ‘’India Gate Arch’’ capped by war helmet on a Platform made in black marble. Four urns surround the structure with permanently burning flames fueled by CNG and each face of the cenotaph has the words "Amar Jawan" inscribed in gold.
After that visit, The Famous Red Fort whose walls are made up of Red sand stone erected in 1639 by Shah Jahan. If there is a Paradise on Earth, It is this!!! Explore the beautiful capital of India. After visiting the Red Fort proceed to Jama Masjid, A wonderful piece of Mughal pomp and India’s Largest Mosque, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees. The highly decorative mosque has three great gates, four towers and two 40 m-high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble. After that visit the huge towering Qutub Minar made by Qutub- ud- din- Aibak later on completed by iltutmish. Also famous for its calligraphy on it.The Minar is surrounded by historically Significant monuments which was also built at the same time as minar like Qutub Complex & the iron pillar of Delhi which is much older.
After visiting the famous monument take a short break and go for Lunch, after a delicious Lunch and a short rest be ready to visit the Sansad Bhawan which is the house of Parliament of India. The Parliament house is a circular colonnaded building which is also the houses of ministerial offices and a numerous committee rooms. After that do visit the Jantar Mantar which was constructed in 1724 by Maharaja Jai Singh. It is the collection of astronomical instrument, but accurate observations can no longer be made from here because of the tall buildings around.
After that visit the ‘’Lotus Temple’’which is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides, with nine doors opening. After visiting all of the famous monuments it’s time to see the eternal place of devotion, purity & peace that is ‘’ Akshar Dham Mandir’’ a traditional mandir (temple) dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan that reflects the beauty and spirituality of India’s ancient art, culture, and architecture. As it is also said the World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple, by the Guinness World Record. After Exploring the wonders of the city, Our driver will drive you back towards Hotel by Car. Tour end with Sweet memories of the Heritage city Delhi.