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 New Delhi, India travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in New Delhi, India.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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Delhi city guide,
and Mumbai/Bombay city guide.
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| D Chisholm |
18 February 2005 |
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
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Do research on restuarants befor visiting, generally the quality in the tourist areas is poor, whereas good in the better residential areas in the south of the city. For good quality Indian fabrics try Fabindia in Greter Kailash I. Plus a few other good Indian houseware/fabric/clothing & book shops with an upmarket indian restaurant (Zaffaron.) The shops on this little garden square don't pay rickshaw drivers commission, so prices are fixed & reasonable plus open to 7 pm.
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| E Fortier |
28 January 2005 |
Stayed at Crest Inn, Hotel - New Delhi, India.
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I highly recommend the N block Cybercafe at Connaught Place and warn all to make sure that any ride, be it in taxis, cars or risckshaws is "direct and without shopping or emporiums".
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| A Qureshi |
31 December 2004 |
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
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Mughal Empire Monuments were worth visiting in Delhi as well as Agra. Pahar Gung market is very interesting.
For a very tasty chicken, lamb or goat tandoori meat visit KARIM Restaurant near Nizamuddin tomb in Delhi.
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| M Garneau |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Chand Palace, Hotel - New Delhi, India.
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A little tip for those who think about hiring a driver to go to Rajasthan (or elsewhere) from Delhi. We hired a driver (through Akshat Tours & Travels) for 26 days and we had a wonderful time (no problems at all, except for a flat tire once). Before we left, we made it very clear -and had written in our contract- that we wanted a very flexible itinerary and that we would choose our own hotels and our own restaurants during the whole journey. If you don't want to get frustrated, this is probably the best thing to do. We have met many travellers in Rajasthan who had also hired a private driver through various agencies, but with a package tour formula: they could not choose their hotels (and often felt they did not get what they had paid for), they were taken to shops and factories where they did not want to go and most of all, they could not change their itinerary. Many of them were really frustrated, so better know before you leave...
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| M Bennett |
29 October 2004 |
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
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My suggestion is to NOT go to Old Delhi between the hours of 8 - 11 am and 5 - 7pm. I tried to get up to the mosque for a sunset - well traffic was a standstill and the mosque closes prior to sunset for prayer...get the right info and do some research - this will save precious time and save frustration - listen to the drivers - they sometimes do know best...however much we try to think otherwise.
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| M Biefnot |
24 October 2004 |
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
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We had a great time in India around the Golden Triangle (Delhi-Agra-Jaipur). We travelled by train, which was fine in sleeper class (upgrade possible on the train!) and by tuk-tuk within the city (know your fare and stick to your destination, as drivers can be quite cunning). When the Metro is finished, Bajaj will be very near a line. A good place for food in Delhi is the Embassy restaurant on Connaught.
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| G Williams |
09 October 2004 |
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
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We visited Gandhi's memorial and Emperor Humayun's Tomb (the very, very impressive predecessor to the Taj Mahal) in New Delhi, then hired a vehicle for a one-day round trip tour to the Taj Mahal in Agra (it's well worth the trip, but if I had to do it over again I would overnight in Agra to really soak up the splendor of the Taj). Our most unusual experience was riding a camel-drawn cart from the parking lot of the Taj to the main entrance. I'm glad I wasn't sitting near the camel's backside because it sure was stinky. We flew to Madras (Chennai), where we toured a silk farm, then shopped at several stores specializing in silk clothing. We ended our stay in southern India by visiting friends in Vellore and Tiruvannamalai. Something I didn't expect to see was a monkey walking unattended (or otherwise) through a hotel lobby. And no, the monkey wasn't checking in, I think he was checking things out. Nobody seemed alarmed, and nobody said anything; I guess that's just the way it is in India --- wonderful, exotic India!
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| C Buchet |
29 September 2004 |
Stayed at Radisson Hotel Delhi - New Delhi, India.
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Visited Mirik near Darjeeling, specially the Kagyu Monastery of the late Bokar Rinpoche and stayed at the Jagjeet Hotel. Staff was friendly, did everything possible to make stay pleasant.
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| P Brann |
17 September 2004 |
Stayed at Le Meridien New Delhi - New Delhi, India.
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YOU ARE ABLE TO BOOK A PRIVATE TAXI FROM THE HOTEL WHICH IS VERY REASONABLE WHO WILL TAKE TO WHERE EVER YOU WANT TO GO (PLUS A FEW OTHER PLACES*)HE WILL WAIT FOR YOU WHILE YOU ARE SHOPPING OR WHATEVER.
BOOKED A TOUR TO TAJ MAHAL THRU TOUR DESK AT HOTEL AND IT WAS VERY GOOD-TRANSPORT IN 4WD-VERY PROFESSIONAL/FRIENDLY.
*CRAFT/HANDICRAFT SHOPS
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| A Wiederhold |
29 August 2004 |
Stayed at Taj Mahal Hotel - New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
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Recommend to go to Sheratons Bukhara restaurant, with fabulous central asian and indian bbq food. You can even ask to go into the grill room and they give you a cook hat, so take your fotos! Bill Clinton was also dining in this restaurant.
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