Tour to New Delhi City

The tour to Imperial Delhi will include a visit to the Qutub Minar, the tallest stone tower in India. Qutub-ud-din Aibak started it in 1199. Pulling down 27 Hindu and Jain temples and using their columns erected the attached Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque also built by him. Visit Lotus Temple, then visit Humayun’s tomb, built by the widow of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun, it is an outstanding monument in the Indo-Persian style, a precursor of the Taj Mahal. The tour also includes a drive past the imposing India Gate (War Memorial), the Parliament Building and the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the President’s residence

Note: Humayun’s tomb & Lotus Temple is closed on Monday.