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Red Fort

Delhi, India

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Red Fort

Vast sandstone-walled fort with gardens, audience halls and royal apartments – a high point of Mughal military architecture.

Adult price: £5

Best for ages 13+

Raj history in Delhi

Delhi, India

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Bucket List Experience
Exterior view of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, is the official residence of the President of India

Britain’s rule from 1858 to independence in 1947 known as the ‘Raj’ was a defining period in India’s history.

Best for ages 18+

Delhi’s food & drink

Delhi, India

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Bucket List Experience
Delhi’s food & drink

The most varied and cosmopolitan cuisine in India, served in every venue imaginable, from world-class restaurants to sprawling food markets.

Best for ages 13+

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National Museum of India

Delhi, India

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National Museum of India

The National Museum houses five millennia’s worth of Indian culture alongside an eclectic collection of its celebrated art forms.

Adult price: £7

Best for ages 13+

Friday Mosque

Delhi, India

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Friday Mosque

Completed in 1656 by Emperor Shah Jahan, this is one of India’s largest and most beautiful mosques.

Adult price: £3

Best for ages 18+

Humayun’s Tomb

Delhi, India

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Humayun’s Tomb

Stunning mausoleum and precursor to the Taj Mahal, with tranquil well-maintained gardens.

Adult price: £1

Best for ages 13+

Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

Delhi, India

Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

The former bungalow residence of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is now a slightly macabre museum. Assassinated here in 1984 by her bodyguards, even that very spot remains spotted with blood.

Best for ages 18+

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National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi

Delhi, India

National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi

Formerly a palace belonging to the Maharaja of Jaipur, the gallery is now a superb repository of Indian paintings, sculpture and even photography.

Adult price: £5

Best for ages 18+

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Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi

Delhi, India

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Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi

Hire a cycle rickshaw for a genuine, earthy experience of Old Delhi’s atmospheric backstreets.

Adult price: £1

Best for ages 8+

Duration: 15+ minutes

Qawwali singing

Delhi, India

Qawwali singing

A unique opportunity to experience traditional devotional music, performed in the courtyard of an ancient Sufi tomb-shrine in south Delhi.

Best for ages 13+

Duration: 1 hour

When: Daily

Frequency: daily

Lodi Garden

Delhi, India

Lodi Garden

Among Delhi’s quietest and leafiest parks, Lodi Gardens contain several 15th- and 16th-century tombs and monuments, most relating to the Afghan Lodi dynasty, which was eventually replaced by the Mughals.

Best for ages 13+

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