Old Delhi: Spice Market Tour, Rickshaw Ride & Sikh Temple

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Old Delhi’s tangled streets, spice market scents and rickshaw rides

You’ll weave through Old Delhi’s buzzing alleys with a local guide, ride a rickshaw past the Red Fort, taste the air inside Khari Baoli spice market, and step quietly into Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib’s kitchen where thousands are fed daily. Expect moments that stick—like laughter over chai or the sudden hush inside the temple—long after you leave.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Old Delhi markets and landmarks

Pass hardware, kitchen, kite markets
Visit mosque built by Shahjahan
Walk through Khari Baoli spice market
Rickshaw ride to Red Fort
Visit Red Fort outside
Explore bicycle market
Walk Old Delhi alleys and residential area
Visit Dariba Kalan jewellery market
Visit Kinari Bazar wedding market
See Jain temple from outside
Visit Hindu temple of Shiva
Learn about Sikhism at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib

The Experience

The first thing that hit me in Old Delhi was the noise — not just car horns but this hum of voices and bicycle bells. We’d barely squeezed out of the metro when our guide, Anjali, waved us into a narrow lane. There was a hardware shop with metal pans stacked like silver pancakes. I remember brushing past someone selling kites — bright paper triangles fluttering above heads. It was all so much at once, but somehow it worked.

We ducked into Chandni Chowk and I nearly lost sight of our group. Anjali pointed out the Red Fort through a tangle of wires overhead (she laughed when I tried to pronounce “Lal Qila” — I definitely butchered it). Then we climbed onto these battered rickshaws for a short ride. The driver grinned at us in the mirror as we jolted along, passing wedding shops with marigold garlands spilling out onto the street. The air smelled like fried snacks and something sharp — maybe turmeric? Hard to say.

Khari Baoli spice market was wild — sacks of red chilies piled up almost to my shoulder, and men scooping cardamom pods by the handful. At one point I sneezed so hard from all the pepper dust that an old woman selling nuts handed me her scarf with a smile. We also stopped outside a Jain temple (just looked from outside), then walked on to Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib. Inside, there was this calm after all that chaos; people moving quietly, hands washing steel plates for lunch service. Anjali explained how they feed thousands every day — it made me feel small in a good way.

I still think about the sound of those temple bells echoing behind us as we stepped back out into sunlight. My shirt smelled faintly of cumin for hours after. If you’re looking for an Old Delhi & Spice Market Tour that actually gets under your skin (and maybe up your nose), this is it.

What’s included

Your day includes an English-speaking local guide leading you by foot and rickshaw through Old Delhi’s markets and temples, plus water or cold drink along the way before finishing near Chandni Chowk.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

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