Full day sightseeing in New Delhi
Delhi city and national capital territory, north-central India. The city of Delhi actually consists of two components: Old Delhi, in the north, the historic city and New Delhi, in the south, since 1947 the capital of India, built in the first part of the 20th century as the capital of British India.
Old Delhi is a walled part of New Delhi, founded by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 and originally named Shahjahanabad. It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty and was later rechristened Old Delhi by the British. It offers spectacular pieces of architecture, a mouthwatering variety of food, and a living, breathing piece of history.
Places to be explored in New Delhi:
Qutub Minar
Lotus Temple
India Gate
After breakfast, explore some of the
main attractions in Old Delhi. Visit to
Qutub Minar.
Qutub Minar
A major attraction of
this monument is the wishful iron pillar. It is postulated that people who can
hug the pillar can hope for fulfilled wishes. Qutub Minar is one of the
famous historical
sites in Delhi which has marked the dawn of the Mughal
rule in India; thus it can be referred to as their conquest fort. This five
storey tower was built across the 12th century to the 14th century with a
failed attempt to build the sixth floor.
After Exploring Qutub Minar, Our next
stop going to be Lotus Temple which is approximately 10 km from Qutub Minar.
Lotus Temple
The
national capital of New Delhi, the Lotus Temple is an edifice dedicated to the
Baha'i faith. The magnificent structure of this building unfolds in the form of
a stupendous white petal lotus and is one of the most visited establishments in
the world. The design of this shrine was conceptualized by Canadian architect
Fariborz Sahba and was completed in the year 1986.
After visting lotus temple, it’s time to
drive to India Gate which is 9 km away from Lotus Temple.
India Gate
At the centre of New Delhi stands the 42 m high India Gate, an “Arc-de-Triomphe” like archway in the middle of a crossroad. Almost similar to its French counterpart, it commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the World War I. The memorial bears the names of more than 13,516 British and Indian soldiers killed in the Northwestern Frontier in the Afghan war of 1919.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
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