Oriental Delhi Tour

Oriental Delhi Tour

Delhi is the heart of India, a pulsating capital, the epicentre of power, a city with rich heritage, history and culture. The tour gives you an understanding of the diverse culture and unity existing in the Capital city of the Largest democracy of the World. The tour is bound to mesmerize you by giving you an experience of old India and new; rich with the fragrance of the past merging beautifully with a cosmopolitan lifestyle. It is in this sprawling landscape that modern India radiates its charming new look amidst towering vintages of the past. The citizens of the city are proud of the city and often regard it as ‘Dilwalon ki Dilli’ (city of large hearted people) in Hindi.

Itinerary
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Stop At: India Gate, Rajpath Near Connaught Place New Delhi, New Delhi 110001 India

Visit the war memorial arch built in the honour of 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in World War 1. Below it burns the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the eternal flame in tribute to all martyred soldiers of India

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajpath, New Delhi 110004 India

The President House designed by Lutyens, is the official residence of the President of India. It is an imposing structure with 340 rooms, constructed high up on Raisina Hill.

Pass By: Parliament House, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110002 India

Visit the landmark sights of Rajpath

Stop At: Gandhi Smriti, 5 Tees January Marg Birla House, New Delhi 110011 India

Gandhi Smriti formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India. It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid), 6 km North of Connaught Pl. across from Lal Qila, New Delhi India

The largest and most splendid mosque in India was built in 1656 by Emperor Shah Jehan ( who also built The Taj Mahal ) This worship place has three majestic domes built in black and white marble covering the prayer hall and can seat 20,000 people. In the vicinity of Chandni Chowk, The Silver Street, that has witnessed the majestic processions for the coronation of kings.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chandni Chowk, Near Red Fort, New Delhi 110006 India

Rickshaw Ride at Chandni Chowk, the Silver Street

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Red Fort, Netaji Subhash Marg, New Delhi 110002 India

In 1638 Shahjahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. It is enclosed by a rubble stone wall, with bastions, gates and wickets at intervals. Of its fourteen gates, the important ones are the Mori, Lahori, Ajmeri, Turkman, Kashmiri and Delhi gates, some of which have already been demolished. His famous citadel, the Lal-Qila, or the Red Fort, lying at the town's northern end on the right bank or the Yamuna and south of Salimgarh, was begun in 1639 and completed after nine years.

The Red Fort is different from the Agra fort and is better planned, because at its back lies the experience gained by Shahjahan at Agra, and because it was the work of one hand. It is an irregular octagon, with two long sides on the east and west, and with two main gates, one on the west and the other on the south, called Lahori and Delhi gates respectively. While the walls, gates and a few other structures in the fort are constructed of red sandstone, marble has been largely used in the palaces.

Duration: 1 hour