One Day Tour

If you wish to see the capital in a day’s time, then start the day by a visit to the Red Fort built by the great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648. Next visit the biggest mosque in India, the Jama Masjid, which was also built by Shah Jahan in 1650. After your fill of ‘Old Delhi’, just drive back to New Delhi. On the way back, visit Raj Ghat, the memorial built for Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated by a fanatic on 30th January 1948. Drive around India Gate, the All India War Memorial built after the 1st World War in memory of 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Take photo stops at the Rashtrapati Bhawan (the Presidential house), the two blocks of the Secretariat and a drive through Parliament House and Connaught Place, the circular market designed by the British to connect Old Delhi with New Delhi. Visit Gandhi Smriti, the old Birla House, where Gandhiji was shot dead as he was coming out for his usual evening prayer on 30th January 1948. It has been turned into a museum where Gandhiji’s meager belongings are kept on display. Post lunch visit the World Heritage site Humayun’s Tomb, which was built by Humayun’s Widow Hamida Banu, in the memory of her husband and after nine years of his death. It is also believed that this site was an inspiration for the famous Taj Mahal. From here, drive on to the highest Minar (tower) in Delhi known as Qutub Minar. This Minar was built to celebrate the victory of Mohammed Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192 A.D, by his viceroy Qutub-ud-din Aibak.