Explore the highlights of New Delhi including the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in a private half day Guided city tour of New Delhi. We will cover Historical and Heritage places like India Gate, President House, Parliament Building, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar & Shopping and more. A Private English Speaking Driver and professional Tour guide and comfortable AC vehicle.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Pick up and Drop-off from your Hotel in Delhi.
✔ English Speaking Professional Tour Guide cum Driver.
✔ Air Conditioned Private Vehicle
✔ Government taxes
✖ Expense of personal nature
✖ Monuments Entry Fees
✖ No Accommodation
✖ No meals in the Tour
✖ Driver & Guides Tips / Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Townhouse 1007 Hotel Premium Inn
2. Super Hotel O The Swarnim
3. Fabhotel Cosy Tree Homes Sector 62
4. Livia Residency
5. The Signature Hotel
6. Collection O 30118 Oshy Marg
7. Hotel Mohan International
8. OYO Flagship 387 Moulsari Avenue
9. FabHotel Emerald
10. OYO Home Plot No 40 Dwarka BnB Near Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station
11. Cosmos International Hotel
12. The Crown Palace Guest House(DLF Phase-2)
13. The Classic Inn
14. The Franklein IGI Airport
15. OYO 66409 Apna Pg And Guest House
16. OYO 607 Hotel Camria
17. Moulsari Inn
18. OYO 84067 Sunshine Inn Hotel
19. Hotel 1589 Manor
20. OYO 74362 Hotel Pradhan 2
Additional Info: We pick them up from Delhi airport also to start the Delhi Tour.
Itinerary
1
India Gate
India Gate, memorial built in the year 1931 to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I & the Afghan Wars. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls.
Duration: 20 minutes
2
President's House (Rastrapati Bhawan), the official residence of the President of India, built in the year 1931. Until 1950 it was known as Viceroy's House & served as the residence of the Governor-General of British India.
3
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb, memorial of Mughal Emperor Humayun, built in the year 1562. The complex is a World Heritage Site & the first example of this type of Mughal architecture in India. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture. It is well known that Humayun picked up the principles of Persian architecture during his exile, and he himself is likely to have planned the tomb, although there is no record to that effect. Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian, was the architect employed by Haji Begam for this tomb.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Qutub Minar
Qutab Minar is a soaring, 73 m-high tower of victory, built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom. Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced the construction of the Qutab Minar in 1200 AD, but could only finish the basement. His successor, Iltutmush, added three more storeys, and in 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey. The first three storeys are made of red sandstone; the fourth and fifth storeys are of marble and sandstone. At the foot of the tower is the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, the first mosque to be built in India.
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Lotus Temple
Lotus Temple (Bahai Temple - Monday Closed): this temple is built in the shape of a lotus flower and is the last of seven Major Bahai's temples built around the world. Completed in1986 it is set among the lush green landscaped gardens. The structure is made up of pure white marble. The architect Furiburz Sabha chose the lotus as the symbol common to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. Adherents of any faith are free to visit the temple and pray or meditate.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
