Top places to visit in New Delhi

• Akshardham Temple

  Temple · 4.7 rating · about 4 h

  Massive Hindu temple complex displaying millennia of traditional Indian culture.

• Humayuns Tomb

  Cultural · 4.7 rating · about 1.5 h · entry INR 600

  The first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, inspiration for the Taj Mahal.

• Garden of Five Senses

  Nature · 4.3 rating · about 1.5 h · entry INR 50

  Leisure space designed to stimulate the five senses with gardens and sculptures.

• National Rail Museum

  Museum · about 1.5 h · entry INR 50

  Open-air museum in Chanakyapuri showcasing over 150 years of Indian Railways history, including vintage locomotives and royal saloons.

• National Gallery of Modern Art

  Museum · about 1.5 h · entry INR 150

  India's premier museum of modern art, housed in the former Jaipur House near India Gate, with works spanning the 1850s to the present.

• Gandhi Smriti

  Cultural · about 1.3 h

  Formerly Birla House, the site where Mahatma Gandhi spent his final 144 days and was assassinated on 30 January 1948; now a memorial museum.

• Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

  Cultural · about 1.5 h

  Jawaharlal Nehru's former residence at Teen Murti Bhavan, now a museum and research library on modern India, with an on-site planetarium.

• National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy

  Museum · about 1.5 h · entry INR 300

  A living museum of Indian handicrafts and folk art near Pragati Maidan, with over 35,000 artefacts and a village complex of traditional structures.

• Feroz Shah Kotla

  Fort · about 1 h · entry INR 300

  Ruined 14th-century citadel of Firuz Shah Tughlaq's city of Ferozabad, notable for its polished sandstone Ashokan pillar and Jami Masjid.

• Tughlaqabad Fort

  Fort · about 1.5 h · entry INR 250

  Massive 14th-century ruined fort city built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in 1321, perched on Aravalli rock outcrops in south Delhi.

• Siri Fort

  Fort · about 0.8 h

  Ruins of Alauddin Khalji's early-14th-century fortress, the second of Delhi's seven historic cities, set amid a green south Delhi neighborhood.

• Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

  Heritage · about 1 h

  Sufi shrine of 14th-century saint Nizamuddin Auliya, famed for its Thursday evening qawwali sessions performed by descendants of the saint's disciples.

Things to do

• Old & New Delhi Full-Day Tour Sightseeing Tour · 8 h · from INR 2,000 per person
• Old Delhi Street Food Walk Food Tour · 3 h · from INR 1,500 per person
• Old Delhi Heritage Walk Walking Tour · 3 h · from INR 900 per person
• Karol Bagh Food Walk Food Tour · 2.5 h · from INR 900 per person
• Akshardham Temple & Water Show Show · 2.5 h · from INR 250 per person
• Lotus Temple & Kalkaji Visit Cultural · 2 h · from INR 800 per person
• Red Fort Sound & Light Show Cultural · 1.5 h · from INR 1,000 per person
• Chandni Chowk Cycle-Rickshaw Ride Cultural · 1 h · from INR 500 per person

Day trips and tours

• Old & New Delhi Full-Day Tour 8 h · from INR 2,000
• Old Delhi Heritage Walk & Food Evening 6 h · from INR 2,200
• South Delhi Heritage Day Tour 6 h · from INR 1,800

Where to stay in New Delhi

• Connaught Place about INR 8,000 per night

  Historic commercial hub with iconic colonial architecture, upscale shopping and dining

• Karol Bagh about INR 2,500 per night

  Bustling market area with budget-friendly accommodations, street food, and shopping

• South Delhi about INR 12,000 per night

  Upscale residential area with luxury accommodations, parks, and upscale dining

• Old Delhi about INR 1,800 per night

  Historic walled city with centuries-old bazaars, temples, and authentic street food

Hotels

• The Leela Palace New Delhi 5-star · INR 22,000 to INR 55,000 per night
• The Oberoi, New Delhi 5-star · INR 22,000 to INR 50,000 per night
• The Imperial New Delhi 5-star · INR 18,000 to INR 40,000 per night
• The Lodhi 5-star · INR 20,000 to INR 48,000 per night
• Taj Mahal, New Delhi 5-star · INR 16,000 to INR 38,000 per night
• ITC Maurya 5-star · INR 14,000 to INR 35,000 per night

Where to eat

• Karim's Mughlai, North Indian · about INR 500 per person
• Pind Balluchi Punjabi, North Indian, Chinese · about INR 850 per person
• Paranthe Wali Gali Street Food, North Indian · about INR 200 per person
• Andhra Bhavan Canteen Andhra, South Indian, Thali · about INR 250 per person
• Bukhara North-West Frontier, North Indian, Fine Dining · about INR 5,000 per person
• Big Chill Cafe Italian, Continental, Cafe · about INR 900 per person
• Saravana Bhavan South Indian, Vegetarian · about INR 350 per person
• Moti Mahal Daryaganj Mughlai, North Indian · about INR 800 per person

Getting around

• Auto Rickshaw main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Metro main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Ride Hail main way to get around

  Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.

• Walking

  Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.

Safety and scams to avoid

• Pre-paid taxi "broken meter"

  Airports, train stations, popular squares

  Driver insists meter is broken, quotes ~3x the fair price; or detours via "shopping" stops earning commission.

  How to avoid it: Use pre-paid taxi counter at airport, or Uber/Ola/Rapido apps. Insist on meter or agree price upfront.

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