What You Will Do
Explore Old Delhi with your own guide on a private 10-hour tour that includes UNESCO World Heritage sites, temples, and a traditional market. See the largest mosque in India, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, and the Red Fort (Lal Qila). Learn about Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, ride a rickshaw around the vibrant Chandni Chowk Bazaar, and tour the immense Hindu temple Swaminarayan Akshardham witnessing a breathtaking 24-minute Multimedia Water Show. Includes private guide and vehicle, cycle rickshaw ride in Old Delhi, Multimedia water show at Akshardham temple, bottled water, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Humayun's Tomb
1 hour
Begin with pick-up at 9am from your desired place in Delhi, Gurugram (Gurgaon) or Noida and visit Humayun's Tomb (Unesco World Heritage site) - is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi. Sublimely well proportioned, seeming to float above its symmetrical gardens. It's thought to have inspired the Taj Mahal, which it predates by 60 years.
2
Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid)
30 minutes
Explore the country's largest mosque, built in 1656, where thousands of Muslims offer prayers. The great mosque of Old Delhi is both the largest in India, and the final architectural extravagance of Shah Jahan with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees.
3
Chandni Chowk
Wind through the labyrinthine lanes in a rickshaw (Tricycle) which gives passengers an opportunity to see a different prospective of Chandni Chowk, which is otherwise only regarded as one of the favorite shopping avenues of Delhi.
4
Red Fort
1 hour
Red Fort (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) - Founded by Emperor Shah Jahan and surrounded by a magnificent 18m-high wall, this fort took 10 years to construct (1638–48) and is rumoured to have had the decapitated bodies of prisoners built into the foundations for luck. It once overlooked the Yamuna River, which has now shrunk to some distance away.
5
Raj Ghat
30 minutes
On the banks of the Yamuna River, this peaceful, very well maintained park contains a simple black-marble platform marking the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated following his assassination in 1948. This memorial is a thought-provoking spot, inscribed with what are said to have been Gandhi’s final words, Hai Ram ('Oh, God').
6
Swaminarayan Akshardham
2 hours
Heralded by the Guinness World Record as the World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple is breathtakingly lavish. Artisans used ancient techniques to carve the pale red sandstone into elaborate reliefs, including 20,000 deities, saints and mythical creatures. The centrepiece is a 3m-high gold statue of Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan surrounded by more, fabulously intricate carvings.
7
Sahaj Anand- Multimedia Water Show- Akshardham
30 minutes
Within the Akshardham temple complex evening witness The Sahaj Anand Water Show is a breathtaking 24-minute presentation which unites a variety of intriguing media to bring to life a story from the Kena Upanishad. Multi-color lasers, video projections, underwater flames, water jets and surround sound in symphony with lights and live actors produce a captivating and inspiring presentation. International experts contributed their expertise with BAPS volunteers and sadhus to produce this one-of-a-kind presentation.
Later after the sightseeing drop-off at your desired location in Delhi, Noida, or Gurugram (Gurgaon).
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