One day Itinerary for Delhi
Travelers have a hard time making sense of Delhi. Delhi is big and crowded but only 1/15th of it or about 7% has most of the important sights, shopping and eats.
Here is a one day itinerary for Delhi. You can get this done in less than 8 hours and get a good sense of what Delhi has to offer.
DELHI NCR REGION
- 1500 Sq kilometers
- 27 Million people
- Continuous habition for over 3500 years
- Easy access to all historic sights
- 2nd largest variety of birds any capital city in the world Asia’s largest wholesale spice market
- Many walled cities with gates
- Largest fruit and vegetable market in Asia
- Most popular tourist destination in India
- Second most used Metro system in the world
The Area of Interest in Delhi
- Only 1/15 of the total area of Delhi
- 100 Sq Kilometers
- 2 Million People
- 8 capital cities
- 3 world heritage sights
- Great food Great people
Itinerary for Day 1 in Delhi
Here are the 8 things to see in Delhi if you only have a day.
- Qutub Minar: World heritage site
- Lotus Temple: Peaceful & Beautiful house of worship
- Humayun’s Tomb:World heritage site
- India Gate: Victory arch modeled on Arc De Triomphe
- President’s Palace: Largest residence for head of state
- Connaught Place: Lunch and a walk around in imperial Delhi. It will remind you of places in the UK
- Red Fort: World heritage site
- Jama Masjid: Largest Mosque in India
Grab lunch at any of the following places in Connaught place:
- Khan Chacha
- Farzi Cafe
- Sarvana bhavan
- Haldiram
- Burger Singh
- Starbucks Coffee
- Cafe Coffee Day or CCD
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