Delhi Places To Visit | Delhi City Guide

Around Delhi, innumerable sights exist that require to be visited as these gives insight of capital past and various cultures shifted to India with people.

Agra is a famous place across the world for its magnificent human creation on earth, Taj Mahal. The city of Agra is located on the west bank of the river Yamuna. Apart from Taj Mahal city has other monuments, which include famous Jama Masjid, Diwan-I-Am and Jehagir’s Palace.

In the west direction of Delhi Pink City Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan has some unbelievable places to visit. Jaipur shows a perfect blend various culture and colors. Mathura is particularly popular among people for its highly embellished temples and other sacred places.

AGRA
The city of Agra is 200 Kms from Delhi. Agra was the capital of Mughals and the city has retained the Mughal fever in its buildings and social life. Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal. Taj is one of the most extravagant monument ever built for love. The whole structure is built with white marble and is surrounded by fountains & gardens. Agra also has the imposing Red fort built by Akbar. Near Agra is the Fatehpur Sikri which is also known as Red sandstone capital of Emperor Akbar. This city is built in Red sandstone and has some of the best examples of Rajputana architecture in combination with Moghul architecture. To reach Agra there are conducted tours from Delhi as well as state transport buses ply from Delhi to Agra. There are train services also for Agra.

JAIPUR
The capital of Rajasthan is just 300 kms from Delhi and one can take the conducted tour or train or state transport buses to this Pink city. In Jaipur the culture, the tradition, the art, the architecture of Rajasthan appear in full bloom. The Hawa Mahal, the imposing Amer Palace, Nahargarh fort, the city palace, Jantar Mantar and many other places are worth visiting. Jaipur also acts as the corridor to other places in Rajasthan.

BHARATPUR BIRDS SANCTUARY
A six hour journey from Delhi, well connected by road and railway is the former princely state of Bharatpur. Time has seen this place in great splendour and today Bharatpur is famous for the Keoladeo national park or popularly called as the Bharatpur Birds sanctuary. The sanctuary houses nearly 400 species of birds and many reptiles and animals. The place is visited by migratory birds and the Siberian cranes. Bharatpur also has the Deegh fort and the museums which tell the saga of a glorious past.

There are three lakes in Haryana which can be easily reached from Delhi. The Badhkal lake, the Dum-Dama lake, the Sohna lake are just an hour or so drive from Delhi. Though there are no bus services from Delhi, there are hired taxis available which can take you to these lakes. The Suraj Kund lake is just out the border of Delhi. This Kund has the famous handicraft mela organised in November. There are five star accommodation facility at Suraj Kund.

SULTANPUR LAKE
About One and half hour away from the national capital is located a peaceful picnic spot which experiences crowds only on holidays. Sultanpur a lesser known place around Delhi was developed as Birds sanctuary on the lines of Bharatpur. The place has good accommodation facility and restaurants for food. The swamps of the lake has many species of birds, even some migratory birds have been visiting this sanctuary.

Visitors surely do not get to face any problem of lodging as city’s infrastructure includes everything from expensive and luxurious five star hotels to less expensive hotels. The city also has tourist’s lodges and guesthouses that may be not having excellent facilities, but good enough to stay. These small hotels and guesthouses can be found in every locality of the city. Tourists can freely choose places of stay, which suits them most. Suppose if they are planning to concentrate on historical monuments, then they can stay in the Connaught place area, as it is much closer to Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Parliament House and Rajghat. The Taj Palace, Oberoi Meridian, The Park royal are the names of five star hotels with which we all are familiar and impart world class services.

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