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.

1. Qutub Minar: World heritage site
2. Lotus Temple: Peaceful & Beautiful house of worship
3. Humayun’s Tomb:World heritage site
4. India Gate: Victory arch modeled on Arc De Triomphe
5. President’s Palace: Largest residence for head of state
6. Connaught Place: Lunch and a walk around in imperial Delhi. It will remind you of places in the UK
7. Red Fort: World heritage site
8. 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