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Private Spiritual Tour in South Delhi: Visit Akshardham, Lotus and ISKCON Temples
4.4
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New Delhi
Embark on a private spiritual tour in South Delhi and visit the Akshardham, Lotus, ISKCON, and Chattarpur Temples. Experience the rich cultural heritage and receive insightful commentary from your private guide.
Embark on a private spiritual tour in South Delhi and visit the Akshardham, Lotus, ISKCON, and Chattarpur Temples. Experience the rich cultural heritage and receive insightful commentary from your private guide.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Swaminarayan Akshardham - Begin the day with a convenient hotel pickup by a private driver, who will take you to Akshardham Temple, the largest temple complex in India, inaugurated in 2005.
Akshardham Temple showcases an intriguing blend of magnificent temple architecture and state-of-the-art interactive displays reminiscent of a theme park. An…
- Swaminarayan Akshardham - Begin the day with a convenient hotel pickup by a private driver, who will take you to Akshardham Temple, the largest temple complex in India, inaugurated in 2005.
Akshardham Temple showcases an intriguing blend of magnificent temple architecture and state-of-the-art interactive displays reminiscent of a theme park. An optional boat ride offers a journey through 10,000 years of Indian history, depicted through 3D dioramas.
- Lotus Temple - Proceed to the next destination, the Lotus Temple, a Bahai house of worship uniquely designed in the form of a lotus flower. Constructed in 1986, this breathtaking white marble ‘flower’ is set amidst 26 acres (10.5 hectares) of beautifully landscaped gardens, pools, and red sandstone pathways. The central prayer hall, which can accommodate approximately 2,500 people, appears to be open to the sky.
- ISKCON Temple Delhi - Nearby, visit the opulent ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple, established by the Hare Krishna movement in 1998. This expansive complex boasts intricate high-tech exhibits based on the Bhagavad Gita (a revered Hindu scripture), along with extensive gardens and spacious halls.
- Chhatarpur Temple - The final stop is Shree Adya Katyayani Shaktipeeth Mandir, also known as Chattarpur Temple. Dedicated to the goddess Katyayani, this temple complex is the second largest in India, following Akshardham. Founded in the 1970s by Baba Sant Nagpal, the complex features numerous shrines and large halls, vibrant altars and paintings, accommodations for devotees, and a towering Hanuman statue.
The tour concludes with a drop-off at your hotel.
What's Included
- Private guide for personalized experience
- Hotel pickup & drop-off included (Delhi city hotels)
- Comfortable travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Admission fees to all attractions covered
- Complimentary bottled water
- Private guide for personalized experience
- Hotel pickup & drop-off included (Delhi city hotels)
- Comfortable travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Admission fees to all attractions covered
- Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Tickets for any shows or exhibits
- Guide inside Akshardham
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Tickets for any shows or exhibits
- Guide inside Akshardham
Additional Information
Book the tour offered by one of the most reputable local tour companies in India! As a family business since 1971, the company specializes in hosting international travelers from U.S., Europe, Australia, and everywhere else, and provide high quality service and cultural experience.
After complimentary pickup at your accommodation in Delhi by a private…
Book the tour offered by one of the most reputable local tour companies in India! As a family business since 1971, the company specializes in hosting international travelers from U.S., Europe, Australia, and everywhere else, and provide high quality service and cultural experience.
After complimentary pickup at your accommodation in Delhi by a private vehicle, start your spiritual journey to South Delhi with your friendly, professional private guide and driver. You will visit some of the most popular and spiritual attractions in South Delhi including the immense Akshardham Temple, the renowned Bahai house of worship named Lotus Temple, the Hare Krishna’s ISKCON Temple, and Chattarpur Temple (also known as Shree Adya Katyayani Shaktipeeth Mandir). Enjoy the undivided attention from your guide who will provide insightful commentary throughout the day at each attraction and point out other landmarks en route.
- Some places of worship will require your head to be covered; a scarf or a handkerchief will be enough, and headgear will be available at these locations, as well
- If your tour falls on a day that has a religious significance, places of worship may be very crowded on these occasions
- Overall duration of the tour may vary depending on traffic conditions and the time spent at each site
- For language guide (other than English), a supplement of Indian Rupees 900 will be applicable
Location
Swaminarayan Akshardham
Nh 24, Akshardham Setu
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(25 Ratings)
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David_a
Apr 25, 2020
All the iconic places in one afternoon. - To be able to visit so many iconic spot on one tour was amazing. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The Akshardham, though newly built, was history in the making. The carvings and craftsmanship will be there for years to come. Amazing work. Amazing cultural setting. Warm, friendly and welcoming. A+++
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Daydream21815652266
Jan 17, 2020
Worthwhile - What started poorly with lack of communication with tour company turned out amazing! Young guide Prashan was exceptional! Knowledgeable, courteous, kind, friendly & fun! As taxi drove he filled us with facts & history of temples & took our pics as allowed. Driver was great too & waited for us at each site.
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Agnesvdk
Dec 13, 2019
An amazing spiritual tour - This trip was really amazing. My friend and I (both female) went on a trip to India. We both realize that India is not very safe as it can be difficult sometimes. But with proper planning and sticking to the itinerary we aced it. it became an experience of a lifetime. I was always fascinated by temples, and this was my chance to explore Hinduism and temple architecture. it was only because of the guide who took us all the way and explained everything in an interesting way. Akshardham was the best- it has the amazing magnitude of detaining and ornamentation. It was spectacular to see this beautiful temple. I really liked the peacefulness of Lotus Tempel as well. Thanks to the guide and the team. Congrats.
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Gabyboddy
Dec 1, 2019
Best examples of Hinduism, this tour is a must! - Our guide Sing was waiting at the lobby for us. He was so cordial and very chilled. First we went to Akshardham temple. We got there at 9:30 which is so important to beat the crowds. You want to be able to move freely through the temple and look everything closely. The beauty of having the driver is that we left all our things in the car, since you can’t bring phones or cameras inside with you.
I asked him about the fountains, the movie and the boat ride. It’s totally fine to skip that. The movie is about this man of faith, the boat ride is an indoor thing like it’s a small world and I can’t emphasize the advantage of going with less people.
The ISKCON temple is wonderful, flower petals are being sewn into necklaces, there is singing, and the altars are phenomenal.
Lotus temple, beautiful, peaceful.
Lunch was delicious at a restaurant with great service.
We ended with the Qtub Minar. The knowledge and vastness of stories and details that Sing gave us were amazing.
This tour is a must.
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Kickthecow
Dec 11, 2018
Great tour & introduction to Delhi - I traveled solo to Delhi and had a few days in the city. I originally hoped to find a group tour of the city and contacted numerous tour operators to see if they had any group tours going but, alas, I didn't find any. Of the various tour companies I contacted, Delhi Airport Services Pvt Ltd had one of the better values for a private solo tour, and the experience was fantastic. The tour included a guide and driver, which is nice because it saved time getting dropped off & picked up right in front of the sites, and my guide Girdhar was super informative, and helped me learn a lot about India, Delhi, and many aspects of Hindu culture and other religions. Akshardham was beautiful and there were virtually no other foreign tourists there, but it's well deserving of a visit. Next was the Baha'i "Lotus temple" and ISKON temples. Then a break for lunch at Lord of the Drinks, which felt like the TGIFridays of India and was fun to experience. After lunch it was around 2pm and rather than fight the Delhi traffic to get to Chattarpur temple, my guide proposed that we change the itinerary to see a Sikh temple instead which was located closer to my hotel and I agreed. The Sikh temple was a wonderful experience to see the devotion of the local people, chanting inside and bathing in a large pool outside, and there was a large dining room where any person, regardless of religion, can come to get a free meal. It was fascinating to take a walk through the kitchens (barefoot!) where volunteers cook huge vats of veggie stews and roti bread is handmade by the hundreds.
If you are debating whether to take a tour, you could certainly either hire a taxi for 8 hours to take you from site to site, or just take taxi, Uber or rickshaws relatively inexpensively, however the experience with the guide was infinitely richer, and I learned so much more about India and the local culture by having my guide Girdhar point out features of the art and architecture, and help show you where to take your shoes off, cover your hair, etc at the temples, since there aren't many explanatory signs and all of the temples are quite crowded and you don't want to waste time in the wrong line. Additionally if you are the only guest(s) on the tour, you can customize a bit as I did. This was a great tour to do on a Monday since all of the temples are open, while some other sites around Delhi are closed on Mondays. Highly recommended!
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Maeve333
Dec 8, 2018
Great tour - This tour was excellent. We had previously done other tours in other parts of India but found this tour to be the most informative. The guide was very helpful and incredibly knowledgeable. The temples were beautiful.
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J_loughnan
Oct 17, 2018
Private Tour: Akshardham Temple and Spiritual Sites of South Delhi Including ISKCON Temple. - My wife and I arrived in Delhi and found ourselves a little overwhelmed trying to get around. After looking on trip advisor we found the private tour of Akshardham Temple and Spiritual Sites of South Delhi Including ISKCON Temple.
Our guide Girdhar Singh was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about culture, traditions, history and religions. Singh made our experience extremely memorable. We would highly, highly recommend him as a tour guide. Absolutely fantastic!!!!!
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Hans
Oct 8, 2018
Great introduction to India - We were quite intimidated by Dehli on our first day there and needed a tour guide on Day 1 to help us get our bearings. We booked this tour at 10pm for the morning but our guide was at the hotel with a big smile first thing in the morning. We had a really excellent and informative day. We were set after that. No hesitation whatsoever in recommending this to anyone.
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Hewolivia
Oct 26, 2018
Modern Taj Mahal - This is an amazing place!!! Too bad we can’t take pictures inside so many people don’t know about it. Must do when in New Delhi.. if you like Art you enjoy the unique man work s. in this modern time how they can make it and take a long time to made .please visit this Akshardham Temple
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Priscilla_e
Jan 30, 2025
I did not get to visit... - I did not get to visit the lotus temple because it was republic day, no forewarning about this. No monetary compensation as well. I was instead brought to a scarf shop, was pressured into buying a subpar scarf for INR500. A lot of hard selling, then I was treated coldly after, not even shown out of the place. Crossed a river, was pressured by the driver to take a picture of it with my film camera. Went to Iskcon, was not allowed to leave as I was seen as a tourist and had to pay for books i did not want. Was very very awkward. Offered INR100 for him to leave me alone, he wanted INR500.
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