Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nearby attractions
Lotus Temple
Delhi, Delhi
Twenty-seven marble petals unfold into a colossal lotus — the Baháʼí House of Worship where people of every faith sit in silence beneath a 34-m central hall. One of the world's most visited buildings, serene amid nine reflecting pools and gardens.
Sarai Kale Khan Bird Sanctuary & Yamuna Ghats
Delhi, Delhi
A quiet riverside patch of the Yamuna floodplain near the ISBT — waders, reed beds and one of central Delhi's few surviving riverbank walks.
Kalkaji Mandir
New Delhi, Delhi
An ancient self-manifest goddess shrine on a Kalkaji mound facing Lotus Temple — a 12-sided marble sanctum thronged through Navaratri.
Waste to Wonder Park (Seven Wonders)
New Delhi, Delhi
Replicas of the world's seven wonders built entirely from industrial scrap — a floodlit Eiffel, Taj, Pyramid and Colosseum by the Nizamuddin flyover.
Chattarpur to ISKCON Temple, East of Kailash
New Delhi, Delhi
The Glory of India ISKCON temple — soaring shikharas, the animatronic Vedic-expo, robotic Gita show and the world's largest printed Bhagavad Gita.
Akshardham Temple, Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
The Guinness-record Swaminarayan monument — 20,000 carved figures in pink sandstone, boat rides through Indian history and a musical dancing-fountain finale.
Humayun's Tomb
Delhi, Delhi
The Mughal garden-tomb that inspired the Taj — Humayun's red-sandstone-and-marble mausoleum centred in a perfect Persian charbagh of channels and fountains, restored to full glory and glowing gold at sunset.
Lajpat Nagar Central Market
New Delhi, Delhi
The trousseau-and-textile bazaar — suits, lehengas, mehndi lanes, home goods and a legendary street-food strip of chaat and momos.
Sunder Nursery
New Delhi, Delhi
A 90-acre heritage park beside Humayun's Tomb — restored Mughal monuments, lakes, a bonsai house and rose gardens laid over the Grand Trunk Road.
Isa Khan's Tomb & Humayun Complex Gardens
New Delhi, Delhi
The octagonal 1547 Lodi-style tomb-garden that predates Humayun's Tomb inside its complex — sunken lawns, a mosque and glazed-tile echoes.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Baoli & Basti Walk
New Delhi, Delhi
The 14th-century stepwell blessed by the saint amid the living Nizamuddin basti — kalimi-kebab lanes, tombs, calligraphers and Sair-e-Nizamuddin heritage walks.
Nizamuddin Dargah & Qawwali
New Delhi, Delhi
The 14th-century shrine of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya — a marble dargah wrapped in incense and Thursday-night qawwali, with Amir Khusrau and Jahanara beside.