Independent Delhi Museum Tour with Private Car Transfer
New Delhi, India
Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 8 hours
On this tour, explore Delhi's large collection of museums and galleries which house dazzling treasures. You will explore the Indian heritage and cultural treasures in Gandhi Smriti Museum, the Indira Gandhi Memorial, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the National Museum and the National Rail Museum. This tour includes a private driver who will take you to each museum for you to explore independently.
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On this tour, explore Delhi's large collection of museums and galleries which house dazzling treasures. You will explore the Indian heritage and cultural treasures in Gandhi Smriti Museum, the Indira Gandhi Memorial, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the National Museum and the National Rail Museum. This tour includes a private driver who will take you to each museum for you to explore independently.After being picked up from your Delhi city hotel, you will be taken by private car on a tour of Delhi's museums. It will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to the first museum be car, but driving times can be a different due to your Delhi city hotel location.
Your first stop will be the Gandhi Smriti Museum, where Mr. M.K.Gandhi (the father of the nation) used to stay during his visits to Delhi. Gandhi Ji was assassinated here on his way to offer customary evening prayers. It has a large collection of photographs as well as a few personal belongings and a series of small dolls houses. Gandhi Ji's life is the attraction of this museum.
After spending 40 to 60 minutes at the museum you will be driven to the National Gallery of Modern Art. The gallery is a repository of the cultural ethos of the country and showcases the changing art forms through the passage of the last 150 years, starting from around 1857 with Visual and Plastic arts. The National Gallery of Modern Art collection is undeniably the most significant collection of modern and contemporary art in the country today.
After the gallery visit you may choose to visit the National Museum. This is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the prehistoric era to modern works of art. After spending an hour here you will be taken to have lunch (at your own expense) at a nice Delhi restaurant.
After Lunch you will proceed to visit the National Rail Museum. It opened on the February 1, 1977 and holds models of train engines and coaches, it is a train-lovers delight. Its pride is a model of India's very first train, a steam engine that made its journey from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. The locomotives here are all displayed in the open and the museum, and also located here is a storehouse of information on the history of railways in India. Its vintage displays include the oldest locomotive in the world still working, the Vice Regal Dining Car (1889), the Prince of Wales Saloon (1875), the Maharaja of Mysore's Saloon (1899), and the Maharaja of Baroda's Saloon (1886). The star attraction is the Fairy Queen, built in 1855, and considered to be the best preserved steam locomotive engine of her age.
After spending an hour here you may request to be driven to the Indira Gandhi Memorial. The former residence of Indira Gandhi is now a museum dedicated to the former Prime Minister’s life and family. It displays her personal artifacts, including the blood-stained sari she was wearing when she was assassinated in 1984. Many rooms are preserved offering a window into the elegant lives of Delhi’s political elite. An exhibit at the rear charts the similarly truncated life of Indira’s son, Rajiv, who was assassinated in 1991. In the garden, an enclosed crystal pathway marks Indira Gandhi’s final footsteps.
Finally, drive back to your Delhi city hotel with happy memories of Indian heritage, culture and art.
Your first stop will be the Gandhi Smriti Museum, where Mr. M.K.Gandhi (the father of the nation) used to stay during his visits to Delhi. Gandhi Ji was assassinated here on his way to offer customary evening prayers. It has a large collection of photographs as well as a few personal belongings and a series of small dolls houses. Gandhi Ji's life is the attraction of this museum.
After spending 40 to 60 minutes at the museum you will be driven to the National Gallery of Modern Art. The gallery is a repository of the cultural ethos of the country and showcases the changing art forms through the passage of the last 150 years, starting from around 1857 with Visual and Plastic arts. The National Gallery of Modern Art collection is undeniably the most significant collection of modern and contemporary art in the country today.
After the gallery visit you may choose to visit the National Museum. This is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the prehistoric era to modern works of art. After spending an hour here you will be taken to have lunch (at your own expense) at a nice Delhi restaurant.
After Lunch you will proceed to visit the National Rail Museum. It opened on the February 1, 1977 and holds models of train engines and coaches, it is a train-lovers delight. Its pride is a model of India's very first train, a steam engine that made its journey from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. The locomotives here are all displayed in the open and the museum, and also located here is a storehouse of information on the history of railways in India. Its vintage displays include the oldest locomotive in the world still working, the Vice Regal Dining Car (1889), the Prince of Wales Saloon (1875), the Maharaja of Mysore's Saloon (1899), and the Maharaja of Baroda's Saloon (1886). The star attraction is the Fairy Queen, built in 1855, and considered to be the best preserved steam locomotive engine of her age.
After spending an hour here you may request to be driven to the Indira Gandhi Memorial. The former residence of Indira Gandhi is now a museum dedicated to the former Prime Minister’s life and family. It displays her personal artifacts, including the blood-stained sari she was wearing when she was assassinated in 1984. Many rooms are preserved offering a window into the elegant lives of Delhi’s political elite. An exhibit at the rear charts the similarly truncated life of Indira’s son, Rajiv, who was assassinated in 1991. In the garden, an enclosed crystal pathway marks Indira Gandhi’s final footsteps.
Finally, drive back to your Delhi city hotel with happy memories of Indian heritage, culture and art.
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