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Destination guide
Delhi
India
Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली Dillī, Urdu: دہلی Dihlī, Punjabi: ਦਿੱਲੀ Dilī), India's largest city, is the country's thriving melting pot. Home to New Delhi, the country's capital, Delhi is at the centre of India's arts, commerce, education, tourism and transit.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 4 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- November–February
- Getting around
- Metro · Bus · On foot
- Vetted picks
- 24 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 16 vetted creator sources
AI insights
Computed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and YouTube view counts on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "Top 10 Places to Visit in New Delhi | Delhi Tourist Places | दिल्ली दर्शन " by EXPLORE YRS (272K views) — a solid first watch.
EXPLORE YRS and Yatra ki Jankari are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: by metro, by bus, on foot and 2 more — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
6 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 24 picks are sourced
1 of 24 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet — and each card names its own. The remaining 23 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 16 creator videos, 2 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 22 of the 24 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
Top 10 Places to Visit in New Delhi | Delhi Tourist Places | दिल्ली दर्शन
EXPLORE YRS · 272K viewsLocalhi
Deadly Indian Pizza in New Delhi, India! Plus the CRAZIEST Pizzas around Asia!
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दिल्ली में घूमने की 14 सबसे खूबसूरत जगह | Delhi Famous Paryatan Sthal | Delhi Top Tourist places
Yatra ki Jankari · 40K viewsLocalhi
India’s Best Meal Costs 2 Cents!!
More Best Ever Food Review Show · 4.6M viewsFood
Best Indian Street Food in Old Delhi!! (Sells Out in 30 Minutes)
Mark Wiens · 2.5M viewsFood
New Delhi India Travel Guide: Best Things To Do in Delhi
Island Hopper TV · 1.3M views
Surprise Trip to INDIA! Experiencing a Different Side of Delhi & Agra
Kara and Nate · 730K views
Chandni Chowk FOOD TOUR
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Ultimate Chandni Chowk Breakfast Tour | Delhi Street Food | Veggie Paaji
Veggie Paaji · 440K viewsFood
OLD DELHI Indian Street Food Tour w/ LEGEND @delhifoodwalks
Abroad and Hungry · 632K viewsFood
Epic 100 Year Old India Street Food in Old Delhi 🇮🇳
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India’s CRAZIEST Street Food Collection 😱 | Delhi Lucknow Kanpur Mega Food Tour
Tastie · 233K viewsFood
99/- Street Food CHANDNI CHOWK | Delhi Street Food Tour | Ba**ds Of Purani Dilli | Top 3 Must Haves
Harry Uppal · 61K viewsFood
Top 15 Must-Visit Places in Delhi | Ultimate Travel Guide 2025
TEECEE ENTERTAINMENT · 49K views
NEW DELHI, INDIA TRAVEL GUIDE for first-time visitors, places to visit, what to eat, sights
Tina Huegel · 33K views
First-Timer's Guide to Delhi | The ULTIMATE India Travel Guide
What’s Next Ab? · 26K views
Best time to go
Best window: November–February
April, May, June, July and August are the months to avoid — punishing heat. The window below is when it is genuinely pleasant.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By metro
The fast-growing Delhi Metro network provides a cheap, quick, mostly hassle-free and air-conditioned way of zipping around the city, although its increasing popularity means that rush hour crowds at key interchanges are starting to resemble Mumbai.
By bus
All parts of Delhi are well connected by buses and with tickets ranging from ₹5-25 they are very cheap, but they are also quite crowded most of the time. The red and blue buses are air-conditioned and the green and orange ones are not.
On foot
Much of Delhi is quite pedestrian-hostile. Distances are long, road signage is poor, and in the more tourist oriented areas, you'll be constantly accosted by beggars and touts. Crossing roads often involves wading across multiple lanes of heavy traffic.
By taxi
A taxi or hired car (usually with driver) is required to see many of the far-flung sites within and around Delhi. However, the metro is a far cheaper and equally comfortable option.
Transportation network taxis
Delhi is also serviced by various transportation network ("ridesharing") companies including Uber and Ola Cabs. Make sure to check the tariffs in these before you pay.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Mutiny Memorial
Single sourceAfter the Mutiny of 1857 several memorials were erected all over the subcontinent in memory of the Britishers and Indian soldiers who fought for the British.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Humayun's Tomb
Single sourcenear Hazrat Nizamuddin station
is one of Delhi's three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. - The tomb is in large, immaculately maintained gardens in the Persian Char Bagh (four corners) style that were thoroughly renovated in 2003 with the…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Pir Ghaib
Single sourceDelhi has countless monuments and they are located in the most unusual places. The Hindu Rao Hospital houses a couple of ruined buildings dating back to the Delhi Sultanate.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Fatehpuri Masjid
Single sourceFathepuri Masjid stands at the very western end of the Chandni Chowk. Fatehpuri Masjid was built in 1650 by Fatehpuri Begum, one of Emperor Shah Jahan's wives who was from Fatehpur Sikri.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Coronation Park
Single sourceThe venue of the three Delhi durbars. A durbar (दरबार darbār, meaning "court") is an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organised by the British to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Single sourceAn important Sikh place of worship. Built on the spot where their ninth guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to do
National Zoological Park
Single sourceBus 374, 402, 404, 404EXT, 405, 405A, 409, 410, 419, 423, 425, 435, 436, 438, 449 to 'Delhi Public School' or Metro Violet Line 'JLN Stadium'
The Delhi Zoo is a very large and sprawling park dedicated to preserving the rich biodiversity of the country.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Single sourceIndia's fourth largest stadium, often called just "Nehru Stadium". Mainly used for athletics and football games but also for concerts. It's the home stadium for the Indian football team.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Yamuna Sports Complex
Single sourceMaster Somnath Marg, Surajmal Vijar
One of India's best maintained sport complexes. Play over 20 sports and activities including archery, squash, table tennis, aerobics, fencing, yoga, chess and snooker.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Waste to Wonder Park
Single sourceBlock A, Ganga Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan
Opened in 2019, this theme park has replicas of some of the world's wonders including the Colosseum, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Great Pyramid of Giza, Eiffel Tower, Christ the Redeemer Statue and…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Sanjay Lake Park
Single sourceGate no 3 Sanjay Lake, Mayur Vihar
A newly built adventure park comprising a range of outdoor activities, from water sports and treetop courses to archery and beach volleyball.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Garden of Five Senses
Single sourceSaket Metro Station
Partly built over a rocky terrain, the garden has various theme areas, including a section on the lines of Mughal Gardens, plus pools of water lilies, bamboo courts, herb gardens and a solar energy…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to eat
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Karim's
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Mughlai institution near Jama Masjid since 1913, famed for burra kebab and slow-cooked nihari.
Vetted sources
Haldiram's
Single source1454/2 Chandni Chowk just west of the fountain and other outlets around town
This is a famous manufacturer of Indian snacks and sweets that has now gone global.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Aap ki Pasand
Single sourceopposite the post office, walking distance from Red Fort
Tea Shop, A great place to sample Indian chai and the exotic Darjeeling and Assam teas and buy tea in handcrafted fabric bags.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Barbeque Nation
Single sourceB-1 623, Opp. District Centre, Janakpuri
Offers an option where customers can make their food on their personal grills, which are embedded in each table.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Amritsari Kulcha King (Karol Bagh wale)
Single sourcenear Jwala Heri Market
If you are into amritsari kulcha, you probably can't miss this.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
T.L.R. Cafe & Kitchen
Single sourcenear Green Park and Aurobindo Place in South Delhi
Popular among tourists, expats and locals. Continental menu featuring a variety of pastas and panini sauce. Kitchen open 11AM-11PM daily. Also Spanish, Moroccan and American styles, plus desserts and drinks.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Where to stay
Haveli Dharampura
Single sourceA heritage hotel built in 1887 as a haveli (mansion) around a central courtyard.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel Delhi
Single source1, CBD Maharaj Surajmal Rd
The Convention Centre is spread over 70,000 sq. feet and comprises one pillarless hall that can accommodate roughly 3,000 guests in theatre style and offers 13 break-out rooms and several outdoor options.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
BnB New Delhi Bed and Breakfast
Single sourceI - 9 Maharani Bagh, adjoining Friends Colony
House with a cosy family atmosphere. Free wifi, tea & coffee making tray in room, DVD player with bollywood and hollywood movies, games, children movies. LCD satellite TV, refrigerator.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Ajanta
Single sourceMain Bazaar· Moderate
Decent restaurant and nice atmosphere on a rooftop bar, although the rooftop seems like a construction site.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
City Inn DX
Single sourceabout a 10-min walk from the railway station
Rooms with double bed, flat screen TV (with HBO, VH1, CNN, lots of Hindi channels), clean bathroom with Western toilets. Each bathroom has its own hot water heater. Room service, computers in the lobby/hr. Very friendly staff.
Vetted sources
Hare Rama Guest House
Single sourceDown the side road near the Khanna Cinema
Popular hotel and place to book sleeper buses if you're heading to Dharamsala or Pushkar. They're very laid back staff which makes a nice change.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Build your day
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Where to next
Nearby cities in India we’ve vetted too.
- AgraHome to the Taj Mahal, the marble mausoleum Shah Jahan built for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
- RishikeshThe self-declared 'Yoga Capital of the World' sits on the Ganges where it exits the Himalayan foothills.
- JaipurThe Pink City's Amber Fort and City Palace showcase Rajput architecture alongside kachori shops like Rawat Misthan Bhandar.
Travel content from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Encyclopedic context from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Videos via the YouTube Data API.