Step Back In Time: Uncover Delhi’s History With These Heritage Walk Groups
Looking for a fun way to experience Delhi's rich history? Join a heritage walking group and get your steps in while discovering the city's iconic landmarks and hidden gems
Delhi’s history is etched deep within its architecture, food and culture. Each winding path takes you down the memory lane, tracing moments in time when Old Delhi would be the epicentre of kingdoms and trade. There is much to explore and learn, and there are many heritage walks that allow you to soak in the city’s kaleidoscopic culture. Here are a few heritage walk organisers you can sign up with for an exploratory journey into Delhi’s heart.
Delhi Food Walks
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Run by the avid culinary explorer Anubhav Sapra, Delhi Food Walks takes travellers, more specifically foodies, on a journey to experience Delhi’s epicurean wonders. From the best street foods of Dilli to a refreshing brunch tour that covers the culinary history of the city, this company endeavours to offer heritage on a plate with a side of history. What’s more, they also organise food festivals in the city.
Delhi Walks
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Sachin Bansal, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, founded Delhi Walks in 2010 with a vision to provide travellers with an authentic and immersive experience of the city. The Mughal Walk, which explores the city’s Mughal legacy, and the Bazaars of Old Delhi Walk, which takes guests on a journey through the city’s ancient markets, are just two of the special interest walks offered by Delhi Walks.
Masterji Kee Haveli
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Offering a combination of cycle rickshaw and walking tours, the organisers at Masterji Kee Haveli take you on a whirlwind trip to Old Delhi on excursions that are helmed by experienced locals from the area. From meeting owners of intergenerational shops that have stood the ravages of time and modernisation, to feeling your senses come alive at Asia’s largest spice market, there are a plethora of experiences that will leave you in awe of the city’s past.
Purani Dilli Waalon Ki Baatein
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An Old Delhi-based cultural initiative founded by Abu Sufiyan, Purani Dilli Waalon Ki Baatein is one of the city’s most popular heritage walk organisers. They take you through the bylanes of Old Delhi and help you take a page from the city’s glorious historical diversity. You can opt to join them on an evening walk in the Qutub complex or explore the story behind the rise and fall of Awadh at Safdarjung Tomb.
Delhi Karavan
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With a focus to explore Delhi’s history, heritage and culture through walks at unusual locations across the city, Delhi Karavan will recount tales from mediaeval Delhi as you sit agape at one of the capital’s iconic monuments. Trust lead heritage walk organiser Asif Khan Dehlvi to make sure your weekends are filled with stories through their literature-based baithaks (storytelling events), karavans (walks) and daawats (food walks)
Delhi's famous Jama Masjid mosque
