Sights to See in Delhi, India
Ever have an amazing reason to travel?
Not just because you wanted to, which is reason enough… but I mean, to visit a loved one or for work. It’s like killing two birds with one stone!
My amazing reason last year was to go to my friends’ wedding which was in India!
This was my first and only time being in Asia and it was such an incredible experience to say the last.
Not to mention that since coming to Europe, I’ve mostly only had solo travels.
This time I was going to India with 3 others, 2 of whom I didn’t know very well but you better believe we became the closest of friends by the end of the trip. Travel has a way of doing that.
And after 11 or so hours of travel and a 4 hour time difference, we finally made it to Delhi, India early in the morning.
We were able to make some time to see some of the most beautiful sights in the city. Let’s get into why you should make your way here and see them too!
Red Fort
This is an amazing historic fort completely made of red sandstone. It used to be where the old Mughal emperors lived starting in the 17th century.
Looking at it from the outside, I can’t imagine how enemies ever penetrated the fort. But they grew plenty of mary jane around the fort so I’m sure that helped ease the pain.
It was 500 rupees to get into the Red Fort which is about $7 USD.
One thing you’ll notice in these places is that there’s one line for foreigners, and one line for locals.
The line for foreigners is more expensive which makes sense because of the way our money converts, so no complaints there.
Once you’re inside, there are a lot of historical structures and every structure has its own story. After we got our dose of history, we made our way to another sight.
Gurdwara
I had no idea what this was at the time, but I learned a thing or two while I was out there!
There’s a religion called Sikhism so this is basically their church.
They were so welcoming here. We even got the chance to dip our feet in the holy water.
That wasn’t even the best part- the best part was seeing that they fed thousands of people everyday in the Gurdwaras for free!
Their staple food is chapati. Some also call it roti but it’s basically a flatbread which is usually eaten by breaking it apart and scooping up your food. This is similar to injera in Ethiopia.
Watching a whole process from start to finish was an eye-opener and showed me how much effort and care goes into making Indian food!
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India so it’s safe to say that climbing the humongous towers takes a lot of work. Trust me when I say this will be your leg day.
This place is incredible and you get to have a nice view of the city.
The Jama Masjid mosque was built in the 1650s just like the Red Fort in the Mughal Empire times. It’s considered to be the best of all the mosques built in that era because of its mixture of marble and limestone along with its 3 great gates and 4 towers.
Humayun's Tomb
This was the highlight of the sightseeing for me. Let me break down why this place is so dope.
Humayun was a Mughal Emperor who died and his wife was like, “nah I love you so much. I’m not gonna give you a funeral, Ima build you a mausoleum.”
She made her sole purpose in life to build the most magnificent mausoleum for her late husband and centuries later Humayun’s body rests in a place which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His wife also rested there.
But this place is a lot more than just that. This is also home to a lot of other historical figures and family members with some extremely impressive tombs. I mean, each one looks like a small mosque with their very rich and detailed architecture.
It’s making me want to step up my tombstone game for when I go away.
If you ever get the chance to travel to India, you already know it comes highly recommended from me.
I’m planning my next trip there because I know I didn’t even scratch the surface of all of the incredible sights and rich history.
Have you ever traveled to Delhi before? If not, you might wanna check out this Youtube video of my time there. Beware: you WILL book the next flight out.
