  |
|
|
|
|
| ||
 |
|
|
|
 |
| Home Page |  |
| About IDEAS | |
| Conference Concept | |
| Programme | |
| Registration | |
| Bursaries/Proposals | |
| Venue | |
| Hotels | |
| About New Delhi | |
| Tours & Sightseeing | |
| General Info | |
| Contact Info | |
|
Dilli Darshan - Tour of Old Delhi Back to Tours Page |
||||||||||||
|
 |
|||||||||||
|
Please read the Terms and Conditions Please click here to Book a Tour |
||||||||||||
|
Delhi, India’s capital city, is growing at a breathless pace, beyond the
scattered citadels of erstwhile dynasties and far beyond the ken of the
colonial and latter-day town planners. The pressures notwithstanding, it
remains a modern and convenient gateway to India. Remnants of the past and
its pace-setting ambitions also make the city a fitting introduction to the
often-bewildering aspects of an ancient civilization absorbing contemporary
values. New Delhi is a world away from its older counterpart. Yet, Old Delhi has a richer and more colourful character, stemming from its organic growth over several centuries and its still somewhat medieval ambience. Tour Old Delhi visiting India Gate and the Red Fort. A Cycle Rickshaw tour through the lanes and by-lanes of the famous and colourful bazaars of Chandni Chowk will be arranged. |
 |
|||||||||||
| Program | ||||||||||||
|
0900 hrs |
||||||||||||
|
Assemble in the hotel lobby to proceed for a panoramic tour of the Old Delhi Drive past India Gate India Gate, a majestic structure, 42 metres high, is set at the end of Rajpath was built in memory of the 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I. The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the walls of the arc of the gate. Late in 1971, an eternal flame was lit here in memory of the unknown soldiers who died in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. Lal Qila ( Red Fort) Red sandstone battlements give this imperial citadel its name, Lal (“Red”) Qila (“Fort”). Commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1639 the Mughal emperor built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument . The fort is a delight to one's imagination. Within are the Naqqar Khana (Drum room), the Diwan-e-Am (Hall of Public Audience), the Mumtaz Mahal, Rang Mahal (Palace of Colours), Khas Mahal (Emperor's Palace), Diwan-e Khas (Hall of Private Audience), the Hammam (bathing area) and Shah Bhurj. Chandni Chowk This large trading area in North India was once a quiet road, shaded by banyans, with a canal flowing along its entire length. Jahanara, Shah Jahan’s daughter. On a clear night the water reflected the light of the moon; so it came to be known as Chandni Chowk, the moonlit square. Jama Masjid This grand Mosque, with three imposing black and white marble domes and twin minarets framing its great central arch, was built in 1656 by the Emperor Shah Jahan. |
   |
|||||||||||
|
1300 hrs |
||||||||||||
|
Drive back to the hotel. |
||||||||||||
| Other Details | ||||||||||||
|
Tour Program Include:
The Tour Program does not include:
Important:
|
||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||