Lonely Planet Best of India

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788686679
• Print ISBN:
  9781787013926

Delhi

Red Fort

Old Delhi’s Bazaars

Qutab Minar

Walking Tour: Lutyens’ Delhi

Sights

Tours

Shopping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Information

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

Where to Stay

Delhi at a Glance…

Mystery, magic, mayhem. Welcome to Delhi, where the past meets the future. Medieval bazaars and timeless temples are squeezed between colonial-era railways and 21st-century expressways. This pulsing metropolis has more people than the Netherlands, and woven into its fabric are elements of pure beauty, such as soulful Sufi songs, a hearty cuisine and colourful kites flying from rooftops. Delhi has been repeatedly ravaged and reborn, with vestiges of lost empires in almost every neighbourhood.

Street bazaar, Old Delhi | DMITRY RUKHLENKO / SHUTTERSTOCK ©

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: almazoff / shutterstock ©; meinzahn / getty images ©; meinzahn / getty images ©; instants / getty images ©

Two Days in Delhi

On day one discover Delhi’s unexpectedly calm corners, such as Lodi Garden and the National Museum. Have a cocktail at 1911, and dine on North Indian dishes at Pandara Market.

Get to the Red Fort early to beat the crowds on day two, then plunge into Old Delhi’s action-packed bazaars. Feast afterwards on sizzling kebabs at Karim’s.

Four Days in Delhi

Start day three early for dawn at the Qutab Minar then explore Hauz Khas and Shahpur Jat, followed by live music at Piano Man Jazz Club.

On day four explore the splendours of Humayun’s Tomb and the Crafts Museum. Spend a few hours in quiet contemplation at Hazrat Nizam-ud-...

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