Budget Travel
12 destinations
Places to Explore
New Delhi · Delhi
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi's 17th-century market street — India's most famous vegetarian street-food lane and a maze of spice, textile, and jewellery bazaars.
New Delhi · Delhi
Connaught Place
New Delhi's grand colonial-era shopping and dining circle — Georgian colonnades, big-brand stores, street markets, and famous vegetarian restaurants.
New Delhi · Delhi
Agrasen ki Baoli
A dramatic 60-metre medieval stepwell of 108 stone steps hidden minutes from Connaught Place — one of Delhi's most photogenic and atmospheric monuments, free to enter.
New Delhi · Delhi
Dilli Haat (INA)
A permanent open-air crafts bazaar opposite INA metro — handlooms and handicrafts from every Indian state, plus a food court of regional vegetarian specialities.
Gurugram · Haryana
Sultanpur National Park
A compact wetland bird sanctuary near Gurugram — a winter magnet for hundreds of resident and migratory bird species, with watchtowers and an easy nature trail.
New Delhi · Delhi
Tughlaqabad Fort
A vast, rugged 14th-century ruined fortress in South Delhi — massive sloping stone walls and bastions spread over a rocky ridge, steeped in legend.
New Delhi · Delhi
Sarojini Nagar Market
Delhi's legendary budget-fashion bazaar — export-surplus clothes at throwaway prices, plus vegetarian street food. A bargain-hunter's rite of passage.
New Delhi · Delhi
Feroz Shah Kotla
The 14th-century citadel of Firozabad — a rugged Tughlaq fort crowned by a polished 3rd-century-BC Ashokan pillar, with a rare circular stepwell and ruined halls.
New Delhi · Delhi
Lajpat Nagar Central Market
One of Delhi's most iconic mid-range bazaars — ethnic wear, fabrics and home goods at bargain prices, roadside mehndi artists and lively vegetarian street food. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Janpath Market
Delhi's favourite budget street bazaar beside Connaught Place — boho clothing, embroidered juttis and silver, plus a decades-old Tibetan Market of curios. Free.
New Delhi · Delhi
Karol Bagh Market
Delhi's great all-in-one bazaar — the pedestrian Ajmal Khan Road for fashion and bridal wear, Bank Street for gold, Gaffar Market for electronics, and iconic veg street food. Closed Mondays.
New Delhi · Delhi
Khari Baoli Spice Market
Asia's largest wholesale spice market — centuries-old lanes at the west end of Chandni Chowk stacked with chilli, turmeric, saffron, dry fruits and tea. Free; closed Sundays.