Guided tour

3-Hour Old Delhi Heritage Walking Tour With Rickshaw Ride

Activity provider: Go City Adventures
Guided tour

3-Hour Old Delhi Heritage Walking Tour With Rickshaw Ride

Activity provider: Go City Adventures
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Walk through the streets and bazaars of Old Delhi and experience traditional Indian lifestyles. Visit the Jama Masjid mosque, Red Fort and the Chandni Chowk market. Taste some famous snacks, and enjoy a short ride by rickshaw to the spice market.

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Duration 3 hours
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Skip the line through a separate entrance
Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Walk through the lanes and markets of Old Delhi
  • Get insights into Indian culture from a local guide
  • Taste the local snacks of the city, such as the "paratha" flatbreads
  • Visit a lane full of ancient houses with breathtaking doors and get a chance to visit the jewellers who actually served the royal family back in time
  • Travel to the Spice Market on a rickshaw and learn about the medical and health benefits of Indian spices, herbs and teas
Full description
Benefit from a pick-up by a local guide and walk to the nearest metro station to start your tour of Old Delhi. If your hotel is far from the metro station, your guide will pick you up by tuk-tuk and take you to the station. Explore the Red Fort, spread over 255 acres, connecting Old and New Delhi. Built in 1648, this Fort has royal residences, sections for public audiences used by Mughal emperors and fountains. Learn the history of Shah Jahan, who also commissioned the Taj Mahal in Agra, and admire the architecture of an era gone-by. Ride the metro to experience Delhi's lifeline first hand. Upon arrival in Old Delhi, stroll the streets to discover the heritage buildings and watch the lifestyle and culture come to life. Go to the Jama Masjid mosque, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656. Dive down the lanes of Old Delhi to visit the bazaars, where your guide will share ancient stories. Stop on one of Old Delhi's most famous streets to taste an Indian paratha flatbread, commonly served as a snack. Go to one of the city's gurudwara (Sikh temples), and then travel by cycle rickshaw to the spice market to get an insight into the produce on sale. 
Includes
  • Hotel Pick-up and drop-off by Tuk-tuk & Metro (Only when option/add-on is selected)
  • English-speaking local guide
  • Snacks (parantha aka flatbreads)
  • Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi
  • Metro tickets
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Entrance fee to Jama Masjid (350 Rs. per person for 9:00 AM & 1:30 PM, 500 Rs per person for 5:00 PM tour)
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Meeting point

United coffee house in Connaught Place. (Please exit from Gate 4 of Rajiv Chowk if coming by Metro/subway).

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sun hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Scarf

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Knees and shoulders must be covered at all places of worship.
  • Comfortable walking shoes/slippers are recommended.
  • Shoes and slippers need to be removed at all places of worship. They can be stored for you in a safe place
  • The Red Fort is closed to visitors on Mondays. However, the rest of the Old Delhi tour runs every day of the week
  • As parts of the Red Fort are undergoing restoration work, some sections may have restricted entry
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 124 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Service
    4.7/5
  • Organization
    4.6/5

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Suraj's tour was the highlight of my trip to Delhi. It was extremely well organized, fun, safe, and he provided detailed information throughout. What really stands out is the breadth of the experiences we covered in just three hours. From the markets to mosques to a tuk tuk to a metro ride, there is no way we would have stumbled upon all of these things ourselves. Suraj's expertise gave us a wonderful taste of just how vibrant and diverse old Delhi is.

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March 30, 2023

We booked the Old Delhi walking tour on our last day in Delhi and glad we did. It was a highlight of the week in India, wish we had done it upon arrival instead of waiting. Our guide, Deepak, was very good, explaining history and locations and taking photos for us. He was adept at handling the logistics of the Delhi subway (very nice subway, by the way), multiple rickshaw rides and a food stop. Old Delhi is a must-see -- it's not touristy or gentrified, it's authentic and very much part of daily life for locals.

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March 30, 2023

Enjoyable tour exploring streets, temples and markets of Chandni Chowk and Old Delhi.. Our guide was great! He was very friendly, courteous and passionate about providing us with information so that we could better understand and enjoy our experiences.

March 30, 2023

Product ID: 71165