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Introduction of Delhi |
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Delhi, a city that existed for about two
thousand years is the modern cosmopolitan and capital city of India.
It is one of the most famous tourist destination, seat of the
Parliament, the Supreme Court and the President of India. It is one of
the oldest and the newest cities of the world with various startling
contrasts. Various monuments built by the great Mughal emperors,
museums, art galleries, bazaars and modern shopping areas are situated
in this city. The city boasts of tourism infrastructure which is one
of the best in Asia. This city is one of the most oriental, a modern,
green, political and progressive city.
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31 Days
Rajasthan Tour (Including Delhi)

31 Days / 30 Nights
Delhi - Alwar - Deeg - Bharatpur -
Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Dholpur - Ranthambore - Tonk - Bundi -
Jhalawar - Kota - Bijolia - Chittorgarh - Dungarpur - Banswara -
Udaipur - Rajsamand - Nathdwara - Kumbhalgarh - Ranakpur - Mount Abu -
Rohetgarh - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Nagaur - Mandawa - Sikar
- Jhunjhunu -Jaipur - Delhi
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Tour Including Delhi |
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Architecture of Delhi - Old &
New Delhi |
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The age of the Delhi cannot be known
today. But, some of the stone inscriptions, Buddhist and Jain
scriptures, earthenware and pottery found here describes that it
belongs to the 3,000 B C. There is also difference in the opinion of
the historians regarding the number of cities built by different
rulers over hundreds of years. According to some people there were
only 7 cities while as per others there were only 15. But now, the
ruins of only seven cities are present. In the Mahabharata, the great
epic, Delhi was known as Indraprastha which was found by the Pandavas
on the banks of the Yamuna river. In the 11th century A D, Raja
Anangpal of Kanauj, established Lalkot as his capital inside the
present day Qutub Minar area. Historically, this was the first city of
Delhi and ruins of this city are still present. Anangpal’s successors
ruled from it for almost a century until Vishaldeva, conquered it. In
the end of the 12th century, Mohammad Ghori came to Delhi and defeated
Prithviraj Chauhan and occupied Delhi. He did not make Delhi his home
and left his new kingdom in the hands of Allauddin Khilji. Lalkot was
the Khilji’s capital until he built a new capital after defeating the
invading Rajputs at Siri where he built his own capital in 1303. The
city of Tughlaqabad, which took about four years to built, was built
by Ghyas-ud-din Tughlaq and was abandoned due to scarcity of water.
Due to this, his son Mohammad, built another capital, Jahanpanah,
quite close to the Qutab Minar. Delhi's fifth city, Ferozabad was
founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the Ferozshah Kotla area. Delhi’s
sixty city was founded by Emperor Humayun between 1533 and 1534 AD in
the old Indraprastha site, where the Purana Quila is situated. Later
this city was ruled by the Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah Suri built a
beautiful hall and a mosque in the old Fort and the Grand Trunk Road.
He ruled from Delhi till 1555 until the Humayun recaptured it and
returned to power. Shahjahanabad also known as the Old Delhi, was
built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as Delhi’s seventh city between 1638
and 1649. The main monument of the old Delhi is the magnificent Red
Fort, built of red sandstone and Jama Masjid and the Chandni Chowk,
the famous market of the Mughals. New Delhi, the Delhi’s eighth city,
was developed by the British in the 20th century. Sir Edward Lutyens
and Sir Herbert Baker, the two famous British architects were
commissioned to design the new capital. In 1911, the Britishers
decided to move the capital to a more central place and selected Delhi
as the city was the nation’s capital for several centuries. They
designed the city of New Delhi to reflect the power and glory of the
British Empire and Hindu, Muslim and European architecture with the
scope for expansion so that it can accommodate 70,000 people. In 1931,
the New Delhi was formally inaugurated as the capital of India. The
main places in the New Delhi are the Rajpath, India Gate, President
House, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Secretariat buildings, Old Fort and the
Humayun Tomb. |
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Tourist Attraction in Delhi |
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The main tourist attraction in Delhi are
Rajghat,
Akshardham temple, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Jama
Masjid, Humayun Tomb,
Lotus
Temple, Lakshmi Narayan or Birla Temple,
India Gate and various Government
Buildings in New Delhi area like Rajpath, Parliament House,
Rashtrapati Bhawan, etc. The Red Fort
is built of red sandstone. It is the Delhi's most magnificent
monument, which was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648.
Jama Masjid is the largest mosque
in India, and stands across the road from the Red Fort.
"Qutub Minar" is 71 meter high and
consists of five stories. In 1199 work began on this tower which was
intended to be the most glorious tower of victory in the world.
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Shopping in Delhi |
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Delhi is a
shopper’s paradise and as such shopping here is an unforgettable
experience for the travelers. The shopping in Delhi is very unique, as
the visitor can visit the modern air-conditioned stores and the
traditional shops where the artisan himself is often present to
explain the intricacies of the craft. The city of Delhi attracted the
craftsmen who created various masterpieces that would assure them
royal patronage. Now, as the Mughals have gone, but the craftsmen have
passed on their talent to the further generations, making Delhi the
show-window of India’s craftsmanship. Delhi is the home of some of
India’s finest designers who blended the traditional styles with the
latest international trend to create garments, sarees, jewellery,
silk, brass, carpets and pearls that find place in some of the most
prestigious stores in all over the world. The Central Cottage
industries emporium, the State Government emporium are the famous
shops for the Indian handicrafts. These government-owned
air-conditioned emporiums offers an unbelievable variety of textiles,
leather, jewellery, carpets, ceramics and furniture at very reasonable
prices. Delhi’s gold and silversmiths are well known all over the
country and due to this an entire street in Old Delhi is known as the
Chandni Chowk or the ‘Silver Street’. Besides gold and silver, Delhi
offers a variety of precious gems and various semi-precious stones
like cornelian, garnets, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds.
Besides jewellery, the shoppers can also buy the fabric, trendy
readymade garments, antiques and rare objects like miniatures and
bronzes, wood carvings and unusual household objects, footwear,
furniture and furnishings, carpets and durries, spices and tea and
wide range of fashion accessories. |
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How to get here |
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By Air:
New Delhi is well connected to major metropolitan cities of India like
Bombay, Kolkata and Chennai. It is also well connected to other cities
of India and abroad through regular flights of Indian Airlines, Jet
Airways and Sahara Airlines.
By Rail:
Various important trains daily run between New Delhi and other major
cities.
By Road:
New Delhi is well connected by road to the various parts of India.
Regular bus service operates between Delhi and major cities like
Jaipur, Agra and rest of the cities in India. |
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31 Days
Rajasthan Tour (Including Delhi)

31 Days / 30 Nights
Delhi - Alwar - Deeg - Bharatpur -
Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Dholpur - Ranthambore - Tonk - Bundi -
Jhalawar - Kota - Bijolia - Chittorgarh - Dungarpur - Banswara -
Udaipur - Rajsamand - Nathdwara - Kumbhalgarh - Ranakpur - Mount Abu -
Rohetgarh - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Nagaur - Mandawa - Sikar
- Jhunjhunu -Jaipur - Delhi
28 Days Rajasthan Heritage
Tour (Including Delhi)

28
Days / 27 Nights
Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bhandarej - Jaipur - Mandawa - Bikaner
- Gajner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Rohetgarh - Deogarh - Ranakpur -
Mount Abu - Udaipur - Dungarpur - Chittorgarh - Kota - Ranthambore -
Bharatpur - Delhi
24 Days Forts and Palaces Tour
(Including Delhi)

24 Days / 23 Nights
Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bhandarej - Jaipur - Mandawa - Bikaner
- Gajner - Jaisalmer - Osian - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Mount Abu -
Udaipur - Kota - Ranthambore - Bharatpur - Delhi
19 Days Rajasthan and North
India Tour (Including Delhi)

19 Days / 18 Nights
Delhi - Shekhawati - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Osian - Jodhpur - Ranakpur
- Udaipur - Pushkar - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Khajuraho -
Varanasi - Delhi
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