Old Delhi holds its richness with the contrasts of history and the modern civilisation. The famous landmarks such as Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Jama Masjid sustain its prime attraction of old Delhi and where we take our guests for an early morning bicycle tour. Not only this, after walking a little through the narrow alley, the real market gets to start with the buzz of vendors selling and attracting customers with their offers which opens after 10:00 AM and closes every Sunday. The oldest bazaar that is densely populated has been around for over three centuries and is the perfect place for shopaholics.
The maze-like alleys, the congested streets, the shopping buzz, the stalls and the authentic food aroma in the breeze of Chandni Chowk, is what makes it charming. This fortified city has a long and astonishing history, the remains from its glorious past, which still makes it an amazing place to explore. Old Delhi was often called as Great Walled city during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639, who built Delhi as India’s Capital and protected this city by a wall and with its 14 gates which still can be seen in the form of these glorious fortifications. Some are still standing upright around the city- Kashmiri Gate, Ajmeri Gate, Turkman Gate, Delhi Gate, and Feroz Shah Kotla. Purani Dilli, also known as the capital of Muslim India, since 17th – 19th century, houses the number of forts, heritage buildings, monuments, Havelis (mansions) and mosques. The streets, smell, and structures of old Delhi still reflect the shimmering moonlight on Chandni Chowk which is a house for merchants trading with gold, silver, spices, perfumes and other wholesale shops. Temples and shrines, still grace and whisper the stories of the Mughal Era.
Experience Old Delhi by bike, intense and full of history.
The Shah Jahan Tour is a classic recipe for an exhilarating glimpse into the life and times of the great Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan and the 1500 acre expanse of his capital – Shahjahanabad. At the time of its construction in the 17th Century, it was arguably, the most prosperous and beautiful city in the world. On this Old Delhi bike tour, you will see glimpses of the past
Today, when you pass through its four-hundred-year-old web of alleys held together with great big meshes of electric cables and infused with the smell of brewing tea and simmering breakfast curry, you see a mind-boggling co-existence of the past and the future, competing for your attention.
Emerging from this rainforest, thick with traditional architecture- typical of Shah Jahan’s time, you will find yourself in a Delhi of another time while you also see the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, the Spice Market and tranquil Civil Lines, the former British colonial area as a sharp contrast to hectic Old Delhi.
This Old Delhi bike tour is here to give you all these experiences. Come to experience Old Delhi with our Shah Jahan tour.
Shot this video for @delhibycycle. This was by far the best experience of my life to live Old Delhi in this way.
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