Delhi Tour Package, 2 Nights 3 Days with Old Delhi and Akshardham

What does this Delhi tour package include?

This is a 2 nights and 3 days Delhi tour package. It starts and ends at Delhi airport. You stay two nights near Connaught Place, in the centre of New Delhi, so every drive is short.

In three days you see the best of both Delhis. Old Delhi gives you the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk and Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib. New Delhi gives you India Gate, Kartavya Path, the National War Memorial and Rashtrapati Bhavan. You also see all three UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the city: the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar.

For darshan, you visit Swaminarayan Akshardham, the Laxminarayan Temple (Birla Mandir), ISKCON, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and the Lotus Temple. If you want a slower city day with a guide, see our Delhi sightseeing tour.

Which day should you start your Delhi trip?

This one question spoils more Delhi trips than any other. Many places in Delhi close on one day of the week. Most package pages never tell you this.

• Monday: Akshardham, the Lotus Temple, Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya are closed. Rashtrapati Bhavan also closes on gazetted holidays.
• Sunday: most shops in Chandni Chowk stay shut. The lanes are quiet, and the shopping is poor.
• Friday: the Taj Mahal in Agra is closed for general viewing. Keep this in mind if you add the Agra day.
• The Red Fort is now open every day. It used to close on Mondays. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) changed this by an order of 13 February 2026. Many websites still show the old rule.

So the best plan is simple. Arrive on any day from Monday to Friday. Then Day 2 and Day 3 never fall on a Monday, and Old Delhi never falls on a Sunday. If you must arrive on a Saturday or Sunday, tell us. We will swap the days around for you.

One more closure to know. In 2026 the Red Fort was closed to the public from 15 July to 15 August, to prepare for Independence Day. The ASI says it closes like this every year before Independence Day. If you travel in late July or early August, ask us first.

How do you reach Delhi, and where do you stay?

Most families fly into Indira Gandhi International Airport. Our driver meets you at the arrival gate. From Terminal 3 to central Delhi is about 18 to 20 km. It takes about 45 minutes, or up to 1.5 hours at rush hour.

If you come by train, we pick you up at your Delhi station. You stay near Connaught Place. From here, India Gate, Bangla Sahib and Birla Mandir are only a short drive away.

For NRI and OCI families, we suggest this. If your flight lands at night, keep Day 1 very light. Sleep first. Delhi traffic and a long flight do not mix well.

Old Delhi: the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk

Shah Jahan built the Red Fort in the 17th century, as the palace fort of his new capital, Shahjahanabad. You enter by the Lahori Gate and walk through Chhatta Chowk, an old covered bazaar. Inside you see the Diwan-i-Aam, where the emperor met common people, and the Diwan-i-Khas of white marble. Four museums in old army barracks, together called Kranti Mandir, opened in 2019. One tells the story of 1857, and one is about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the INA.

Jama Masjid is a short walk away. Shah Jahan built it between 1650 and 1656. Its courtyard holds about 25,000 people. Delhi Tourism says Indian visitors may enter from 11 am till sunset. Incredible India shows a break from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. You can hire a robe at the northern gate.

Then you take a cycle rickshaw through Chandni Chowk. Princess Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's daughter, laid out this market in 1650. You stop at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib, where Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, was beheaded in 1675 on the orders of Aurangzeb. In 2025, Delhi marked 350 years of his martyrdom.

The temples and gurudwaras on this tour

• Swaminarayan Akshardham: built by BAPS and opened on 6 November 2005. In 2007 Guinness World Records named it the World's Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple. It has about 20,000 carved figures and 234 carved pillars.
• Laxminarayan Temple (Birla Mandir): built by the Birla family in 1939. Mahatma Gandhi opened it on one condition: people of every caste must be allowed in.
• ISKCON Delhi (Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir): on Hare Krishna Hills near Nehru Place. It keeps a giant printed Bhagavad Gita of about 800 kg.
• Gurudwara Bangla Sahib: Guru Har Krishan, the eighth Sikh Guru, stayed here in 1664 and served the sick during a smallpox and cholera outbreak. Devotees take the sarovar water home. The langar serves free meals to thousands every day.
• Lotus Temple: a Bahai House of Worship, opened in December 1986. People of every faith sit inside in silence. There are no rituals and no sermons.

New Delhi: India Gate, Kartavya Path and Rashtrapati Bhavan

India Gate is a 42 m war memorial designed by Edwin Lutyens. It honours about 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. Under the canopy near it stands a 28-foot statue of Netaji, unveiled on 8 September 2022. On the same day, Rajpath became Kartavya Path.

Next to India Gate is the National War Memorial, opened on 25 February 2019. On 21 January 2022, the Amar Jawan Jyoti flame from India Gate was merged with the flame here. The memorial is open from 9 am to 7:30 pm from November to March, and till 8:30 pm from April to October.

Rashtrapati Bhavan is the home of the President of India. You can visit it only with an online booking on the official portal, visit.rashtrapatibhavan.gov.in. Bookings open up to 7 days ahead. Visits run from Tuesday to Sunday. Every Indian visitor must carry a valid photo ID. Public visits also stop for about a week before Republic Day (21 to 29 January in 2026). The Change of Guard ceremony takes place on Saturday mornings, and the Amrit Udyan opens only during the Udyan Utsav, in February and March and again in August and September.

If the slots are full on your dates, we take you to the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya at Teen Murti instead. It opened in April 2022 and tells the story of every Prime Minister of India. It is closed on Mondays.

The three UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Delhi

Delhi has three UNESCO sites, and this tour covers all three.

• Humayun's Tomb (listed in 1993): built in the 1560s and finished around 1570, for Emperor Humayun. His wife, Bega Begum, paid for it. UNESCO calls it the first garden tomb of the Indian subcontinent. More than 150 members of the Mughal family are buried here.
• Qutub Minar (listed in 1993): 72.5 m tall. Qutb-ud-din Aibak raised the first storey in 1199, and Iltutmish added three more. You cannot climb it today.
• Red Fort Complex (listed in 2007): Shah Jahan's palace fort, with the older Salimgarh fort beside it.

Akshardham rules, in simple steps

Akshardham has strict rules. Families who do not know them lose an hour at the gate.

• Mobile phones, cameras, pen drives and all electronic items are not allowed. Leave them in the car, or in the free cloakroom.
• No luggage, food or drinks inside. Keep your wallet with you, as the cloakroom does not take money or valuables.
• Dress: shoulders, chest and upper arms must be covered, and lower wear must go below the knees.
• Akshardham is closed on Mondays. Entry to the campus and darshan in the mandir are free. The exhibitions and the water show need tickets. Please confirm the current rate on the official site.
• The Sahaj Anand water show runs after sunset and lasts about 24 minutes. The temple site gives the current show time.

Tickets, timings and the Delhi Metro

You can buy ASI tickets online for the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar. Since January 2026, ASI tickets for more than 170 monuments are also sold through ONDC apps. Online tickets cost a little less than cash tickets at the counter. Please confirm the current rate on the official site.

Our car takes you everywhere on this tour. But the Delhi Metro is clean and fast, and many NRI families enjoy one ride. Useful stations: Lal Qila (Violet Line) for the Red Fort, Chandni Chowk (Yellow Line) for the old market, Chawri Bazaar for Jama Masjid, Akshardham for Akshardham, Jangpura (Violet Line) for Humayun's Tomb, Central Secretariat for India Gate and Kalkaji Mandir for the Lotus Temple.

Connaught Place station is called Rajiv Chowk. The first coach of each train is for women. Expect a security check at every station, and long queues at rush hour.

When is the best time to visit Delhi?

The best months are October and November, and February and March. Days are mild, about 15 to 25 degrees Celsius. December and January are cold, with thick fog in the mornings, so flights and trains can run late.

April to June is very hot, and the temperature can reach about 45 degrees Celsius. The monsoon runs from July to mid-September.

Here is the honest warning that most pages skip. From late October to January, Delhi's air quality is often very poor, and on some days severe. In November 2025 it stayed in the very poor to severe range. On such days the government applies GRAP, a set of anti-pollution rules. At higher stages, old BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel cars cannot run in Delhi, and some older buses are stopped. These rules were revised again in September 2026. Our cars follow these rules, but elders and anyone with asthma should carry N95 masks and ask their doctor before travel.

Add a day for Agra, or make it a longer trip

Many families add one day for the Taj Mahal. By road, Agra is about 220 to 230 km from central Delhi, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours each way on the 165.5 km Yamuna Expressway. The Taj Mahal opens 30 minutes before sunrise and is closed on Fridays.

You can also take a fast train. The Gatimaan Express runs from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantt. When it started in 2016, it took about 100 minutes. Check the current timings on IRCTC before you book.

Choose what suits you. Our same day Agra tour by car fits into one long day. The Delhi Agra tour package for 2 days gives you a night in Agra. For Lord Krishna's land, see the Agra Mathura Vrindavan tour from Delhi. If you have a week, the Golden Triangle tour adds Agra and Jaipur.

Is this Delhi tour good for elders and NRI families?

Yes. This is an easy tour. There are no steep climbs. But you walk a lot, often on stone floors and uneven lanes.

Elders should wear soft shoes with a good grip and carry socks for the temples and gurudwaras. Keep the Chandni Chowk part short, by rickshaw. Rest in the car between stops. In the hot months, see the open monuments early in the morning.