Delhi travel guide

At a glance

megacity and union territory of India. For a first visit, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Lotus Temple, India Gate are strong starting points. This guide brings together 14 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Jama Masjid, Delhi — mosque in Delhi, India
• Lotus Temple — Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India
• India Gate — Triumphal arch in New Delhi
• iron pillar of Delhi — 7.2 m pillar in the Qutb complex, Mehrauli, Delhi, India, erected in the 5th century CE
• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium — building in India
• National Museum — National and art museum in New Delhi, India
• Gandhi Smriti — museum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India
• Old Parliament House — former seat of the Parliament of India

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• lassi — yogurt-based drink from Indian subcontinent
• papad — snack food from Indian subcontinent
• Panipuri — Indian snack
• rosogolla — syrupy dessert popular in the Indian subcontinent and regions with South Asian diaspora
• barfi — sweet confectionery from the Pakistani subcontinent
• masala chai — flavoured tea beverage made from milk, aromatic spices and herbs

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Jama Masjid, Delhi · Red Fort · National Gandhi Museum · National Museum of Natural History

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Jama Masjid, Delhi · Red Fort · National Gandhi Museum · National Museum of Natural History

Day 2 · History and landmarks

India Gate · National Museum · Kartavya Path · Parliament House

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Old Parliament House · Gandhi Smriti · Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium · Purana Qila

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Jama Masjid, Delhi · Red Fort · National Gandhi Museum

Day 2 · Museums and art

National Museum of Natural History · India Gate · National Museum

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Kartavya Path · Parliament House · Old Parliament House

Day 4 · Museums and art

Gandhi Smriti · Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium · Purana Qila

Day 5 · History and landmarks

Lotus Temple · iron pillar of Delhi

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Jama Masjid, Delhi · Red Fort

Day 2 · Museums and art

National Gandhi Museum · National Museum of Natural History

Day 3 · History and landmarks

India Gate · National Museum

Day 4 · Architecture and city fabric

Kartavya Path · Parliament House

Day 5 · Architecture and city fabric

Old Parliament House · Gandhi Smriti

Day 6 · Architecture and city fabric

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium · Purana Qila

Day 7 · History and landmarks

Lotus Temple · iron pillar of Delhi

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.