Private Full-Day Delhi Tour: Old & New Delhi with Guide
Red Fort to Lotus Temple: Eight Hours Through Delhi's Mughal and Modern Heart
A private full-day Delhi sightseeing tour with an English-speaking guide covers Old Delhi's Mughal monuments (Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar), and New Delhi's modern landmarks including the Lotus Temple and India Gate. Hotel pickup and drop-off, air-conditioned transport, and a professional guide are included. Monument entrance fees are separate.
Step-by-step itinerary
Full-day Delhi sightseeing tour
- Visit Red Fort
- Explore Chandni Chowk markets
- Visit Jama Masjid mosque
- Tour Humayun's Tomb
- See Qutub Minar
- Drive past India Gate and Presidential Buildings
- Visit Lotus Temple
- Deer Park 8h
- Red Fort 1h
- Chandni Chowk 2h
- Humayun's Tomb 1h
- Qutub Minar 1h
- India Gate passing by
- Lotus Temple 1h
- Jama Masjid 30m
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- air-conditioned private vehicle with driver.
- English-speaking guide (available in Spanish, Italian, French and two additional languages).
- all transportation between sites.
- Every day 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
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Private full-day Delhi sightseeing tour with English-speaking guide, hotel pickup and air-conditioned vehicle: visit Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar.
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The experience
Chandni Chowk opens the day: the heart of Old Delhi, where markets overflow with spices, dried fruit, silver jewelry and vivid saris, and narrow side streets crowd with shops selling oils, stationery and traditional sweets. From there, the Red Fort, the main residence of Mughal emperors for nearly 200 years until 1856, now houses a museum complex at the center of the old city. The 17th-century Jama Masjid stands nearby, a vast red-sandstone mosque with towering minarets built by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1650 and 1656.
The route then moves into New Delhi's designed landscape: Deer Park and India Gate, the war memorial on the ceremonial axis of the capital, laid out by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker after the foundation stone was set in 1911. Humayun's Tomb, commissioned in 1569–70 by the emperor's first wife and designed by Persian architects, shows the grandeur of Mughal architecture in its red sandstone and marble work. Qutub Minar, a minaret forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area, stands as another monument to that era.
The Lotus Temple closes the tour: a Bahá'í House of Worship dedicated in 1986, notable for its flowerlike shape and open to all visitors regardless of religion. An English-speaking guide travels with you throughout the eight-hour day in an air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver, handling the route and the stops so the sequence holds without you arranging the transport or the timing.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
What is Chandni Chowk like when the tour arrives there?
Chandni Chowk is a busy shopping area in the heart of Old Delhi filled with markets selling spices, dried fruit, silver jewelry and saris, with narrow side streets crowded by tiny shops offering oils, stationery and traditional Indian sweets.
Can I enter the monuments on this tour, or do I just see them from outside?
The tour visits the monuments and sites, but monument entrance fees are not included in the tour price and are paid separately if you choose to enter.
How long does the full-day Delhi tour take?
The tour runs for eight hours, covering Old Delhi's Mughal landmarks and New Delhi's modern attractions in a single day with hotel pickup and drop-off.
Is the vehicle air-conditioned?
Yes, you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver throughout the day, making the journey comfortable between stops across the city.
Does the tour include lunch or meals?
Meals are not mentioned as part of the tour inclusions, so you can plan to eat at a restaurant of your choice during the day or arrange meals separately.
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