Old Delhi and New Delhi Tour: Private Guide, All UNESCO Sites
Walk through Old Delhi's bazaars and Mughal monuments, then see New Delhi's government buildings and temples in one day.
A full-day private tour of New Delhi and Old Delhi with a live English-speaking guide, private air-conditioned vehicle, and hotel or airport pickup. You visit UNESCO World Heritage sites including Jama Masjid (India's largest mosque), Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, and Qutub Minar, plus Lotus Temple, India Gate, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, and Parliament House. Entrance fees are included. The itinerary lets you choose between Humayun's Tomb or Akshardham Temple, and Raj Ghat is optional.
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Explore Old and New Delhi
- Pickup from hotel in Delhi
- Meet guide at Sunheri Masjid
- Ride tuk-tuk through Old Delhi bazaars
- Visit Jama Masjid mosque
- Tour Red Fort
- Visit Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
- See India Gate memorial
- Drive past Parliament House
- Drive past President's House
- Visit Humayun's Tomb or Akshardham Temple
- Visit Qutub Minar
- Visit Lotus Temple
- Optional visit to Raj Ghat memorial
- Complimentary drop-off in Delhi area
- New Delhi passing by
- Chandni Chowk 1h
- Jama Masjid 1h
- Red Fort 1h
- Gurudwara Bangla Sahib 30m
- India Gate 30m
- Parliament House New Delhi passing by
- Presidential Palace New Delhi passing by
- Humayun's Tomb 1h
- Swaminarayan Akshardham 30m
- Qutub Minar 1h
- Lotus Temple 30m
- Raj Ghat 30m
- New Delhi passing by
What’s included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle and guide for the full day.
- pickup from your Delhi hotel, airport, or train station and drop-off anywhere in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, or Faridabad.
- entrance fees to the monuments (depending on your option).
- bottled water throughout the day.
- Every day 06:30 08:00
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Private full-day tour of Old and New Delhi with your own guide, visiting Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar and Lotus Temple.
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The experience
The day starts with pickup from your Delhi hotel, airport, or train station. Your guide meets you at Sunheri Masjid in Old Delhi, and from there you move through the crowded, colorful bazaars of Chandni Chowk by tuk-tuk. Your guide explains how these markets function for locals, not just tourists. Jama Masjid, built in 1656 with 5,000 workers, is your first major stop. You walk the red sandstone courtyard and see the mosque's scale up close. Red Fort sits nearby, a massive structure from 1639–1648 that served as the main Mughal residence and spans 2 kilometers of walls.
The route then moves into New Delhi's wider, planned streets. You pass Gurudwara Bangla Sahib (a Sikh temple with a tank of water believed to have healing properties since 1664), India Gate (a 1921 memorial to 13,300 Indian soldiers from World War I), Parliament House, and the Presidential Palace: stops where you photograph the exteriors and take in the scale of the capital's civic architecture. You choose between two major sites: Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and India's first garden tomb, or Akshardham Temple, a massive Hindu temple completed in 2005 but built in a style suggesting centuries of history. Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret built in 1192, rounds out the UNESCO sites. The day ends at Lotus Temple, a Bahá'í House of Worship shaped like a flower and dedicated in 1986, before your guide drops you anywhere in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, or Faridabad.
The tour runs 14 hours and includes your private guide, air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water, all entrance fees (depending on your option), and round-trip transfers. Raj Ghat, Gandhi's memorial, is optional. You're not arranging transport between sites or hunting for ticket windows. The guide handles the route and the timing holds together across the full day.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 13).
What is Jama Masjid and why is it the first stop?
Jama Masjid is India's largest mosque, built in 1656 in the heart of Old Delhi near Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. It's the first major stop because it anchors Old Delhi's history and sits at the center of the bazaars your guide takes you through by tuk-tuk.
Can I choose which temples or tombs to visit?
Yes. The tour includes either Humayun's Tomb (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and India's first garden tomb) or Akshardham Temple (a large Hindu temple completed in 2005), and you choose which one fits your interests. Raj Ghat, Gandhi's memorial, is optional.
What's included in the price?
The tour includes your private guide, private air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water, pickup and drop-off from your hotel or airport, and entrance fees to the monuments (depending on which option you book). Food, drinks, and gratuities are not included.
How long is the full day tour?
The tour runs 14 hours from pickup to drop-off, covering both Old Delhi's bazaars and monuments and New Delhi's government buildings and temples in a single day.
Where can I be dropped off at the end of the day?
Your guide will drop you anywhere in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, or Faridabad. You choose the destination when the tour ends.
What is Qutub Minar?
Qutub Minar is the tallest minaret, built in 1192 and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mehrauli. It stands at the center of the Qutub complex and is one of the tour's major monuments.
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Old Delhi and New Delhi Tour: Private Guide, All UNESCO Sites
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