Delhi
City Tour : Rs 750/- per person
Includes air-conditioned transport,
English-speaking guide, mineral
water bottles on board, buffet
lunch at "Chor Bizzare"
restaurant & that too inclusive of all taxes.
9.00 - 9.30 hrs : Leave
your hotel.
Jama Mosque -
This Grand Mosque, built in 1656,
by the Emperor Shahjahan, on a
natural rocky outcrop, took 6
years and 5000 workmen to get constructed
at the cost of nearly a million
Rupees. A huge 28 m square courtyard
accommodates upto 20,000 people
at prayer times especially during
Friday prayers and on Id when
it looks like a sea of worshippers.
Red
Fort -Its red sandstone
battlements gave this imperial
citadel its name Red Fort (Lal
Quila). Commissioned by Shahjahan
in 1639, it took 9 years to build
and was the seat of Mughal power
until 1857, when the last Emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar was dethroned
and exiled. (It remains close on Mondays).
Raj Ghat - India's most potent
symbol of patriotism is this very site
of Mahatma Gandhi's Cremation.
A somber black granite platform
inscribed with his last words
"Hey Ram" (Oh God) now
stands here.
On Monday pay a visit to Jantar
Mantar - Sawai Jai Singh
II of Jaipur built this observatory
in 1724.
13.00
- 13.45 hrs : Free time for lunch
at "Chor Bizzare".
14.
00 hrs :India Gate &
around - At the Eastern
end of Rajpath, the 30 ft wide
India Gate was built to commemorate
the Indian and British soldiers
who died in World War 1 and those
who fought in battle of the North-West
Frontier Province and Third Afghan
War.
Presidents
House - Designed by Edwin
Luyten's, it used to be the focal point
of New Delhi during British rule,
this house was built for the viceroy
and today it is the President of
India's official residence. It
stands on the crest of Raisina
Hill. Parliament House was a later
addition following the Montagu
- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 to
house the Legislative Assembly.
Qutab Minar
- The Qutab Minar towers
over this historic area where
Qutabuddin Aibak laid the foundation
of Delhi Sultanat in 1193. He
built the Quwwatul Islam Mosque
and the Qutab Minar to announce
the advent of Muslim sultans.
Later Iltutmish, Alauddin Khilji
and Ferozshah Tuglak added other
buildings bringing in the new architectural
style.
Free time for Shopping.
Humayun's
Tomb - Humayun, the second
Mughal Emperor is buried at this
tomb, the first great example
of Mughal Garden tomb and inspiration
to the incomparable wonder of
the world - Taj Mahal. Built in
1565 by a Persian architect Miraq
Mirza Ghiyas.