Tourist Destination in Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi, India

Posted on Jun 29 2014 - 11:49am by Shem MD

With its vibrant culture, New Delhi offers wide range of tourist destinations to visit. Hauz Khas is one of its prominent tourist destinations, where people from around the world love to spend their holiday. Hauz Khas offers the most vibrant culture of India, where you can enjoy both rural and urban environments, surrounded by attractive places.

There is no better place in New Delhi to enjoy the country’s excitement of shopping and sightseeing than Hauz Khas Complex. Both the urban part, and Hauz Khaz Enclave, Market and the rural area or the Hauz Khas Village have their own history and attractive hotspot for holiday destination.

Modern Side of Hauz Khas Village

When the designer Bina Ramani opened the first boutique in 1988, Hauz Khas developed its status as the national capital of ethnic city, leading to the opening of hundreds of boutiques and shops afterwards. The tight alleyways of the village are crammed with shops selling Indian traditional clothing, handicrafts, Indian carpets, handmade furniture, and designer clothing lines. Antique shops are also available for visitors who like to stock up their collection with ancient saris, salwar, and vintage accessories from the ethnic shops. It is also interesting to see many LGBT activists set up their shops and communities in this area.

Hauz Khas Village also offers endless entertainment options for tourist to spend their days and nights. The music venue like Downstairs At Zo gives you different atmosphere, as it is located underground with restaurant attached to it. This site often held performance and occasional parties. Enjoy teatime and Indian cuisines at the restaurants and café available. A cozy afternoon will be perfect by having tea or in ultimate relaxed atmosphere, or have a taste at Indian traditional cuisine, rasam and other dishes in restaurants you find along the streets.

Rural Side of Hauz Khas Village

Both urban and rural areas coexist in the harmony of vibrant culture of Hauz Khas Village. One of the most favorable sites in Hauz Khas Village is the Deer Park, which was previously a farmland, located near Safdarjang Enclave. Tourists can enjoy their time visiting beautiful meadow and well-maintained trees in this area. It is also popular place to see spotted deer. In addition, you can also spot guinea pigs, rabbits, and various kinds of birds by having a tour in the Deer Park.

The road to Hauz Khas Village is dominated by ancient stone monuments, characterized by ancient Muslim Royals tombs in the village. Just like the name implies, Hauz (means lake) and Khas (means royal), Hauz Khas also characterized by the reservoir built by Alaudin Khilji as water sources.

In Hauz Khas Village, there is also Firuz Shahi Madrasa built in 14th century, a form of Islamic learning institute and considered as the most complete and largest Islamic seminary education at that time. Across the reservoir, there are also six pavilions in the garden, built with various shapes and sizes. Muslim tombs and mosque that available in Hauz Khas Village make Islamic nuances can be deeply felt in this area.

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