60 Amazing Things You Can Do in New Delhi

By 08/10/2016India

India’s capital city, New Delhi, has so much to offer.

Here are 60 amazing things you can do in New Delhi:

  1. Take in the interior design at Indira Gandhi International Airport
  1. Find a good deal at the airport’s duty free shops
  1. Get immersed in the Indian local culture
New Delhi

New Delhi’s Hauz Khas Fort

  1. Drink coconut water
  1. Go to the park to have fun and exercise
  1. Eat chicken Shish Kebab
  1. Give the local security officers the salute




  1. Have a drink on the terrace of Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj
  1. Visit Hauz Khas Fort
  1. Feel pity for the burden donkeys
  1. Eat kathi roll
  1. Pierce your ears at Priya in Vasant Vihar
  1. Pray to the spirit of the tree
  1. Observe the locals
  1. Drink pomegranate juice
  1. Be amazed by nail string art
  1. Go to a sweets shop
  1. Keep an eye for street cats. They are very rare!
  1. Eat beef momos
  1. Admire the graffiti wall in the parking lot of Hauz Khas
  1. Go on a rickshaw ride
  1. Get fresh vegetables from the mobile carts
  1. Explore New Delhi’s side alleys
  1. Drink mango lassi
  1. Tease the urban monkeys
  1. Travel by auto rickshaw
  1. Visit Jama Masjid
  1. Get a three-piece suit at Indian National Arts
  1. Get a local fix
  1. Mind the cows roaming on the road
  1. Shop for clothes at Sarojini Nagar Market
  1. Explore the streets of Old Delhi
  1. Visit the Red Fort
  1. Find Romanian made cars
  1. Try pani puri
  1. Go shopping for jewelry at Janpath Tibetan Market
  1. Use pre-paid taxi service to avoid the hustle of bargaining
  1. Drink fresh lime soda
  1. Visit the Lotus Temple
  1. Celebrate someone’s birthday
  1. Get stuck in a traffic jam
  1. Get mehndi hena tattoo on your hands
  1. Buy a bracelet from street hawkers
  1. Exchange gifts with the locals
  1. Enjoy the animal life
  1. Find the greener areas of New Delhi
  1. Drink banta lime juice
  1. Shop for souvenirs at Delhi Haat
  1. Keep an eye open for makeshift buildings
  1. Explore Hauz Khas Artists’ Village
  1. Visit India Gate
  1. Buy trinkets at India Gate
  1. Stop by at the India Gate Canopy
  1. Take photos with parade officers (India Gate)
  1. Buy a scarf at Dilli Haat
  1. Visit the Parliament Building
  1. Buy a recorder
  1. Go to an Indian wedding
  1. Have fun all the time
  1. Wave your national flag in the wind

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Author V.M. Simandan

is a Beijing-based Romanian positive psychology counsellor and former competitive archer

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Join the discussion 3 Comments

  • guy says:

    really long list here with lots of great tips, pretty much mapped out someones first trip lol

  • Glad you liked it. There’s much more one can do in New Delhi, but you would need more than just a few days to see all the sights and experience everything the city has to offer.

    PS: I hope you enjoyed the video too1

  • guy says:

    ya definitely did, also really like the new layout of your site fwiw

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