Delhi travel guides & articles
All 7 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Delhi — newest first.
Delhi's Mughal Gardens: Where Paradise Still Grows
A walking route through the Persian paradise gardens the Mughals built across Delhi — from Humayun's Tomb's founding charbagh to a newly reopened pavilion in Shalimar Bagh — and where to still find them quiet in 2026.
The Stepwells of Delhi: The Ancient Water Palaces Hidden Beneath the Megacity
Long before the Mughals built upward, Delhi's rulers dug down — and nine of their stepped, subterranean water palaces still survive, from a five-minute detour off Connaught Place to a fort most visitors never reach.
Chandni Chowk on an Empty Stomach: Delhi's Old City Food Walk, One Lane at a Time
A lane-by-lane route through Chandni Chowk's parathas, kebabs, jalebi and century-old sweet shops — what to order, what to skip, and when to show up before the crowds do.
Delhi's Sufi Soul: Thursday Night Qawwali at Nizamuddin Dargah
Every Thursday after dark, a 700-year-old shrine lineage still sings Amir Khusrau's verses in Nizamuddin's own courtyard — here's how to be there, and where to turn if the crowd, the calendar, or the etiquette feels like too much.
The Language of Spice: How Delhi Speaks Through Its Markets
From the chilli haze of Asia's oldest spice bazaar to a century-old stall's stuffed-fruit kulfi, an honest, dish-by-dish route through the markets and kitchens where Delhi does its real talking.
The Delhi Dichotomy: Navigating the City's Two Souls in a Single Day
One honest, hour-by-hour route through Old Delhi's roar and New Delhi's calm — the monuments, the langar, the mutton korma and the metro stops that make both halves work in a day.
The best private city tours in Delhi: Old and New Delhi in a day
How to see the tangle of Old Delhi and the wide avenues of New Delhi in a single well-planned day — with the private guides, food walks and ethical outfits actually worth booking in 2026.