Rashtrapati Bhavan: Here Is How, When Can You Visit The President's House

Common people can visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan for six days a week from June 1 onwards, except on Mondays and Gazetted Holidays.

Common people can visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan for six days a week starting June 1. This is the first time that the Bhavan will be open for public viewing and to welcome visitors on all days except on Mondays and Gazetted Holidays. Earlier the doors would open only for five days barring Mondays and Tuesdays in a week. Citizens can now visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan in seven time slots between 09:30 AM and 4:30 PM on all working days. All they need to do is to get the registration done on the official website and pay the ticket booking fee of Rs. 50 per visitor per Circuit.

Rashtrapati Bhavan, home to the country's president, was the creation of architects of exceptional imagination and masterfulness -- Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. It was Sir Lutyens who conceptualised the H shaped building, covering an area of 5 acres on a 330 acre estate. This mansion has a total of 340 rooms spread over four floors, 2.5 kilometres of corridors and 190 acres of garden area, according to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Here is a breakdown of how and when you can visit the President’s House in Delhi:

How To Register?

Citizens can place a visiting request and register online through the official website-https://rb.nic.in/rbvisit/visit_plan.aspx. Notably, online-booking can be made 7 days in advance only.

The general public will have to pay the registration charges of Rs. 50 per visitor per Circuit, and visitors below the age of 8 years will be exempt from the payment of registration charges.

How Many Circuits To Visit?

The Change of Guard Ceremony will be carried out every Saturday at Rashtrapati Bhavan between 8 am and 9 am. However, the event is not held on gazetted holidays or if notified by Rashtrapati Bhavan during some special circumstances.

There are a total of three Circuits to visit in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. First and the main Rashtrapati Bhavan building can be visited by booking Circuit No.1. It is open for the general public and visitors throughout the week barring Monday and Gazetted holidays.

 In Circuit 1, visitors can see the main building and central lawn of Rashtrapati Bhavan and its premier rooms like the Ashok Hall, Durbar Hall, Banquet Hall and drawing rooms.

In Circuit 2, a tour of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex is given. The visitors can visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex (RBMC) after booking Circuit No. 2.  This is also open for the general public and visitors throughout the week barring Mondays and Gazetted holidays.

In Circuit 3, visitors take a tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan’s famous gardens such as Amrit Udyan, Herbal Garden, Musical Garden and Spiritual Garden. The general public can visit the Mughal Gardens and other gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan by booking Circuit No.3.

It is open during Udyanotsav, which is held between February to March every year, as per the Official website of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.