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Our customers share their travelling experiences in India. Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation. Also, you might want to read our Delhi city guide, and Mumbai/Bombay city guide.

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W Buehrer	25 July 2004
Stayed at Taj Mahal Palace and Tower - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
The Museum of Western India (former Prince of Wales Museum) is always a wonderful experience. Especially its collection of miniature paintings is worth seeing.
M Normoyle	04 July 2004
Stayed at Suba Palace, Hotel - Mumbai (Bombay), India.
I took a tour from Mumbai to Kathmandu with a company called the Imaginative Traveller which was absolutely brilliant. The guides were excellent and it was brilliant value for money. I would advise anyone travelling to India for the first time not to start their trip in Mumbai. The trip from the airport was shocking- nothing but slums coupled with terrible smells, loads of stray dogs etc. Delhi would be much less intimidating.
U Malik	02 July 2004
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
For shoppers a must stop is the Govt. owned Cottage Emporium about a 10 min walk from the hotel and showcasing Handicrafts from all over India. The prices are a little more expensive than the smaller privately owned shops lining Janpath Street(provided you are good at haggling at the smaller shops) but the quality is guaranteed so you are assured of not being taken for a ride. A nice not too expensive restaurants is the Standard Cafe located on the first floor adjacent to the Regal Cinema 5 min walk from the Hotel. Try their Tandoori Platter! Taxis and Auto Rickshaws are easily available from outside the Hotel, but try to get an idea of the fare (to your intended destination) from the Hotel so you can negotiate effectively.
J Leman	13 June 2004
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
A couple of great restaurants nearby are Spice Route in the hotel Imperial, and the Blue Elephant at the top of the Intercontinental. Also just south of Delhi is a great Muslim restaurant, Karims...An absolute must!!
K Benjamin-stowe	24 May 2004
Stayed at Crowne Plaza Surya - New Delhi, India.
If you want to visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal it is worth booking with India Tourism or arranging to hire a car with other parties. Many companies offer tours to Agra which is rather expensive.
G Potin	20 May 2004
Stayed at Ajanta, Hotel - New Delhi, India.
With the hotel, we rented a taxi to visit differents historic sites in Delhi. After, we travel alone, by our-self. It's very pleasant to go to Varanasi. The Alka hotel (it seems, it's not on your list), is a very good hotel, with view on the gange! I recommend it! Visit Sarnath, close to Varanasi! We had the lonely planet and the guide du routard, which give very good address of restaurants and hotel! We stay after one night at the Clark's hotel at varanasi and one night before to go back to France, at the Imperial hotel at Delhi! of course, the price are not compare to Ajanta hotel!
K Heston	09 May 2004
Stayed at Lalitha Mahal Palace - Karnataka - Mysore, India.
The Mysore palace is well worth the trip, but you have to check your camera once inside the gates, so leave it behind. The sellers in front of the palace are some of the most agressive I've seen in India, and will swarm you with postcards and hand-carved boxes as you walk to and from the palace (and they get really bad if you buy something, with others literally running from their stalls to try to sell you something else). Haggling is worth your while, since they cut their prices from a start of 950 rupees for one box to 3 boxes for 500 rupees, which is quite a good deal.
S Taylor	14 April 2004
Stayed at Park New Delhi, The - New Delhi, India.
Delhi - interesting but frustrating city. Old Delhi worth a visit if you have the energy! Worth taking a rickshaw around the bazaars there. Beware of touts at all tourist sites. Some are good and worth the money many are worthless. The one we had at the Taj Mahal was not very good at all. The one we had at Fatehpur Sikri was very good. Worth the money. Don't hire one until you have listened to them for 5 mins or so and know if they know their stuff. The guide at the National Museum in Delhi was very good and would not accept any money for his tour. Good Indian restaurant in Sheraton Hotel. Go to Agra by train. The 6.30am express executive class is great, a big surprise with breakfast and a newspaper.
T Malmberg	08 April 2004
Stayed at Bajaj Indian Home Stay - New Delhi, India.
The owners run tourist business as well, so they could make taloir made trips round India at very reasonable prices. We have travelled by car provided by hotel to Agra anf Keoladeo National park, which worse seeing especially before March, so driver was at our disposal for 3 days and it was not expensive. There is a very good Indian restaurant round the conour from the hotel, recommended by the owners.
K Pillay	29 February 2004
Stayed at Jaypee Palace Hotel, Agra - Agra, India.
The Taj Mahal is absolutely worth the trip to Agra. If the major cities of Rajasthan (Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur) are also in your itinerary, you can skip the Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Make sure you are at the Taj as early as possible.