We spent three days on our own in India before joining a Gate 1 tour and did three all-day tours with three different guides. Mona was by *far* the best, He was knowledgable, friendly, accommodating, and extremely helpful. Highly recommended!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- English speaking local guide.
- Bottled water
- Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi
- Parantha (The local flatbread)
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Entry Ticket to Jama Mosque
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Visit the largest mosque of India, where 25000 people can pray at a single time! One of the most revered places for the Muslims of the subcontinent.
Explore the liveliest bazaar of Delhi!
A historic Sikh-temple, with its massive kitchen. Experience the beauty of this amazing religion.
Find out more about this small, but influential, religion of India. Also, one of the oldest!
Visit the largest spice market of Asia!
Language Offered
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
The day of my booking i was sick, the guide propose me the day after generously, it was very kind from him, I accept. The tour was nice in old Delhi, lot of informations. Thanks to him.
Old Delhi is hectic, no way around it, but having Dev with us made it actually enjoyable. Around Chandni Chowk it’s just chaos but he kind of keeps you grounded and explains things in a chilled way, not like a history class. Also went into Jama Masjid which I didn’t expect to like as much as I did. Dev’s easy to talk to, answers random questions, and doesn’t rush you. That made a big difference.
We really enjoyed our time exploring Old Delhi with Dave. The best part was that it didn’t feel like a typical tour—he took us through smaller streets and local areas we would never have discovered by ourselves. He shared interesting stories about the history, culture, and daily life, but in a very easy and relaxed way, not like a lecture. We visited temples, a mosque, busy spice and silver markets, the Red Fort, and also saw the wedding market, which was something quite unique. Dave is friendly, polite, and easy to talk to. His English is very clear, and you can tell he has a strong background in history. Overall, it felt like spending the day with someone who truly knows and loves the city. Definitely a great experience.
Fabulous tour just what we needed in the time frame we had. Excellent information and a visual onslaught for the senses. Having a personal guide and transport makes trip so worthwhile. You would never see and experience places without it. Highly recommend Mona was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We felt safe and absolutely loved everyone he showed us with perfect professionalism. Thank you Till next time Namaste 🪷
Mona is an amazing guide and takes great care of his guests!! I will recommend him to family and friends traveling to India!
Excellent guide. Knowledgeable, friendly, and incredible service. Kind hospitality with the perfect combination of history, culture, food, chai, and shopping…from spices to jewelry.
We're very happy with Mona. He is very kind and knowledgeable. He shows us many things and gives very good advice during the tour. Very good photographer as well!
Rickshaw Ride was excellent. Great driver and guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Visited Jama Mosque and Spice Market also. Had a great time.
Great tour in the heart of Old Delhi. A great experience in a super busy part of the city. Architecture meets spices and history. Our guide Jatin was amazing! Highly recommended tour!
Jatin was an absolutely fantastic guide. He took us to scenes and places in Old Delhi where we would never have gone by ourselves. We had a special request to visit the Kashmiri gate, and it was amazing. We really experienced the full kaleidoscope of Delhi’s sounds, sights and smells. Justin was amazing. When I come back to Delhi I will ask for Jatin to guide us again.
Jerry was an excellent guide. It was a perfect midday tour through Old Delhi. If you only have one day in Delhi, I highly recommend this. Did not disappoint!
This was an unreal experience! Great way to see Old Dehli with out the stress. We got to see temples, architecture, spice market and really see what this part of India is like. Our guide was amazing- making sure we got to see what we wanted, and things we didnt even know we would want to see! Great transport from hotel and back.
Excellent tour for the sights, sounds, and smells of Old Delhi. Jatin was a great tour guide - he was very knowledgeable and courteous of our group.
Mona is an amazing and knowledgeable guide. He planned a great outing for our family of four. We highly recommend this tour.
Mona was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide who planned a perfect trip for our family of four. We learned history, had a fantastic time in the streets of old Delhi, and sampled some delicious food. We highly recommend this tour.
Really nice tour and we ended up being the only ones. Highly recommend! The tour guide was ery knowledgeable.
Crazy good and intense experience of old Delhi. Our guide took excellent care of us. Would highly recommend
5/5 Deepak was a wonderful guide, he provided a great experience, sharing his knowledge of India and old Delhi. We traveled on the metro, by rickshaw and on foot exploring the narrow lane ways of old Delhi. The spice market was a highlight as was the visit to Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib where we were able to see the kitchen that feeds thousands of people daily, in full action. Delicious lunch and a stop for chai along the way. Deepak was extremely helpful, ensuring we had tickets for the trip back to our hotel on the metro. Great way to see Old Delhi would highly recommend.
Our walking tour of Old Delhi with was an excellent experience. Deepak was informative without information overload. Deepak took us down many fascinating streets providing a genuine insight into Old Delhi. Would highly recommend.
Really nice walking tour. Interesting and authentic. Mouna was so kind and helpful in every way and answered every question:)
Thanks Isha for those great photos in Jama mosque. I had a great time with her, we’ve visit spice market and different types of transportations. Good experience!
Amazing tour with Jatin! Enjoyed the markets, mosque and the cultural immersion. Very knowledgeable. Recommend this tour
A great way to see the local area, seeing the highlights and history without getting lost. The rickshaw ride was great, the businesses of this place and culture is unmatched. I had so many questions and my guide patiently answered them all. Thank you Dave.
A great private tour. I was feeling nervous as first time going Solo but my wonderful guide soon made me feel safe and comfortable.
Very knowledgeable guide and well organized tour Mona provides personalized attention, and ensures your comfort and safety.
Had an eye opening experience visiting the Taj Mahal and 2 markets. Our tour guide, Mona, was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of historical context of India, Delhi, Agra and the Taj Mahal. He ensured we were safe, comfortable and well hydrated. He offered us a tour of the Fort but we declined, however he took us 2 markets, 1 was a carpet making place everything is hand woven and the other was a masonry where everything is made of natural sound. Both are considered a dying art! I highly recommend Mona and this tour services!
Loved my trip to the Taj with Mona. He’s friendly, knowledgeable and guided us through the Taj chaos with ease. Highly highly recommend this company and the Taj tour!
Where to begin… Mona is patient, incredibly knowledgeable, and so kind. He and Jatim gave us a once-in-a-lifetime experience and tour. I honestly cannot recommend them enough. If you’re in the area and looking for a tour that will not only exceed your expectations, but also completely blow you away, don’t hesitate to book now.
Great experience in the Old Delhi and market, and very good explanation. Isha was always smiling. I really suggest to do
The experience was amazing. Mona is very knowledgeable and you can see he loves his country and loves to talk about India’s history. The food sports were also great, we had a lot of fun! Also, Mona being fluent in Spanish was very helpful for us Spanish-speaking folk, he was able to explain everything with great detail.
Mona was INCREDIBLE!! We had only 24 hours in Delhi before we flew to Bhutan and Mona allowed us to see, experience, and taste as much as possible in our half day tour. He went above and beyond any expectations, including picking us up from the airport, which removed a lot of stress from our shoulders since this was our first time in India. He was friendly, extremely knowledge, and considerate of what we wanted to do. BOOK HIM!! I definitely will when we return in the future! I only wish we had more time!
I really enjoyed this half day tour in Old Delhi with my guide Mona. He gave me so many informations!
Loved seeing the sites of old Delhi with our guide. Delhi can be quite overwhelming and having a knowledgeable guide is so helpful! Loved visiting the temple and mosque.
I did the guided tour with my sister. We were picked up from our hotel on time and taken to the Friday Mosque. Mona (our tour guide) was very insightful and answered all of our questions. He was also kind enough to take our pictures. He took us around the mosque explaining both the history and architecture of it. Afterwards we did an amazing tour of Old Delhi by foot. It was quite overwhelming as it is crowded but we felt very safe with Mona who was attentive to our movements. He took us to some great spots and we even had some food. We also went to the spice market which was amazing. Mona was quite flexible with what we wanted to see as my sister and I had already been to some of the sites. Overall I highly recommend this tour!
Mona was a wonderful guide. He gave us a comprehensive overview of how to get around both Old and New Delhi. He showered us with his extensive knowledge of Indian and Delhi history, which he expertly intertwined with the guided tour. He showed us hidden gems of Old Delhi that made the trip feel deeply authentic. My favourite stop was a beautiful Jain temple Mona brought us to. I highly recommend Mona as your tour guide to feel safe and taken care of while you explore Old Delhi’s fascinating streets.
We loved our tour with Mona! He is a great storyteller, keeps the tour interesting, and points out small details in culture and architecture that we would have otherwise missed. He has done a great job with the pace and schedule of this tour- you get to see big beautiful buildings, tour the fascinating and chaotic spice market of old Delhi, enjoy a rickshaw ride and see some of the daily life of locals. Throughout the tour Mona looked out for us, both for our safety and in preventing “Delhi belly” even as we enjoyed delicious parantha at a street vendor’s stall. He also accommodated our schedule at the last minute by coming to pick us up earlier than we originally agreed. We’d highly recommend this tour. It is a great value!
We loved our tour with Mona! He is a great storyteller, keeps the tour interesting, and points out small details in culture and architecture that we would otherwise have missed. He has done a great job with the pace and schedule of this tour- you get to see big, impressive buildings, tour the fascinating and chaotic spice market daily of old Delhi, enjoy a rickshaw ride and see some of the daily life of locals. None of it was too tiring. Throughout the tour Mona looked out for us, both for our safety and in preventing “Delhi belly” even as we enjoyed delicious parantha in the spice market. He also accommodated our schedule at the last minute by coming to pick us up earlier than we originally agreed. We’d highly recommend this tour. It’s a great value!
A very precious and beautiful experience! A touring guide with a broad (historical) knowledge about the city and tells you anything you want to know, just ask! Everything is included: drinks, food and above all.. a wonderful experience by seeing the special spots of Delhi which you would not have seen with Mona (the guide). Highly recommended!
Had a great tour. They picked me up from my hotel. Were super professional and made me feel very welcome and safe. Many they tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and enlightened me on the diverse and vast history of Dehli. He definitely made the tour special. Highly reccomend!
Definitely a memorable experience! Spice market had a very strong aroma, but overall a true Old Dehli experience
I enjoyed my tour of Old Delhi. Mona was a great guide and was easy to talk to. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Delhi. You will see places that only locals would know to share.
It was an amazing experience! One of the best I ever had. Old Delhi is fantastic when you see it along with a knowledgeable local like Mona. I appreciated the authenticity and craziness of the city thanks to him. He was very passionate about the history of India and he got to transmit me his emotions. He even adapted the tour to me and we spoke only in Spanish. I’m grateful I did this experience and met Mona. I feel like I have a new friend!
I would definitely recommend Mona for showing you around Old Delhi. He is very knowledgeable, courteous and knows his way around the maze of Old Delhi. Not only did we feel very safe (two female travelers), but he also showed us places that we would not have visited on our own. We rode a rikshaw, saw several markets and Jama Masjid, tried street food and watched the sunset from a rooftop. Mona met us at a metro station near our hotel and we took the metro to Old Delhi together (and back). Thank you Mona!
A Awesome tour and I would definitely recommend Mona, if you want to see the real Delhi Thank you mate
Excellent tour of Old Delhi! Deepak was a really great guide, very knowledgeable, punctual for our pickup at the hotel, and extremely nice. He was very thoughtful, looked after us well (as was our driver for the day.) It is important to know that there were a couple of the sites visited (entry to the mosque and sikh temple) in which footwear +\- socks need to be removed. We booked this tour at the last minute, and overall we were extremely pleased with this tour and it was a great experience to visit the sites of Old Delhi with an excellent guide! Thank you!!
The half day visit of Old Delhi was a highlight during our short stay in India. Mona is an excellent guide and took us to a variety of interesting places and shared with us all his knowledge of Indian history and culture. I would happily reccomend him to future visitors.
Mona/Madhavendra and I were connected through another friend. I am from India and know old Delhi well, but had two American friends visiting and wanted an expert who could tell us a lot more. Mona surpassed my expectations- it was such a pleasant, informative and fun-loving jaunt through our ancient history. We had yummy street food that was safe, saw amazing markets and then a grand mosque- Jama Masjid and Humayun's Tomb! I learned much more than I ever knew from books and he kept my friends safe and enthralled. Mona also has a great way of personalizing the tour for his audience. In short, our trip was simply outstanding.
Manu is passionate, dedicated, careing guide who knows a lot about the history and able to lite up the interest in everybody easily. We visited incredible places where alone I would have not gone, but he made this experience fun and safe. All my respects to the rickshaw drivers! If you are looking for unique angle, something different than the sugarcoated reality, I highly recommend you to take this tour!
I was first-time visitor to India when I took this adventurous tour of Old Delhi. Step back into time on streets and among buildings which have been in active use for centuries. My tour guide "Mona" is formally trained in Indian history, multi-lingual, and an area resident for many years. His numerous tours through the area have brought him to ever-increasing knowledge about the layers of history hidden behind the sights and sounds of this populated city. Our tour took us through the working merchant distrct of Old Delhi, where small store fronts hide the major business-to-business being conducted. Many shops sell to consumers, but a large portion of daily traffic are merchants dealing in volume trading. Wares include building supplies, fabrics, hardware and jewelry. The streets are old and narrow and require navigating among crowded portions and moving scooters and motor bikes: but stay with your guide and he helps you navigate this adventurous walking portion. Our historical look includes a visit to Jama Masjid, still an active mosque. Many Muslims come for worship, locals come to socialize, and visitors come to admire the architecture and culture. The large open area could hold 25,000 people. Also on the tour are notable buildings combining Indian and foreign styles. Mona points out the architectural features of different buildings which show the artistry expressed in decoration and construction. Today, the patterns used are a source of historical and native pride, creative history on current display. The final portion includes a rickshaw ride to the spice market. Being in the open vehicle gives an up-close look at Delhi traffic. Granted, Delhi pollution can be irritating -- but I had my particulate mask to ease the hit. The spice market is famous, and one may find quality ghee too. Again, much of the business is commercial, but your guide will show you where consumers may find quality and variety. For the several hours it was, this interactive adventure stimulates body and mind and senses in a place dominated by local merchants and residents. The buildings are historical, but the activity is real and turbulent and current. No tour book or video can capture the full experience of simply going and exploring Old Delhi with a knowledgeable guide.
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