Chandni Chowk

9hanover · Dec 27th, 2005, 21:48

How safe would it be for two middle aged women to walk around Chandi Chowk in Old Delhi? We've been told 'don't'..... Have done it previously in a cycle rickshaw but would like to explore on foot.

pkibbee · Dec 27th, 2005, 21:56

I have been there alone many times, going down side lanes to Kinari Bazaar for trims, loading two huge bags, then catching a tuk tuk back to my hotel. I felt perfectly safe. Be careful with your handbags, otherwise no problem.

Chandra · Dec 27th, 2005, 22:09

I can't see why you shouldn't go there. It's a nice and interesting area, and I've never felt unsafe there, be it with company or alone.

guerik · Dec 27th, 2005, 22:26

No problems for me either, have been there alone and with other female friends and not had any problems. Well worth a visit too, lots of interesting things to see and bargains to score! (Nice paper shops and statue shops were the highlights for me)

Merchant · Dec 27th, 2005, 23:17

Why would there be a problem?

SHIMLA · Dec 28th, 2005, 07:22

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Originally Posted by 9hanover

How safe would it be for two middle aged women to walk around Chandi Chowk in Old Delhi?

Pretty safe ! Certainly during daytime and till late evening.

freenote · Dec 28th, 2005, 08:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

Why would there be a problem?

The problem is with the tour companies who have to cater for the lowest common denominator so there advise to there clients is ,Play safe
,Don't go out alone ,don't look at anybody,don't talk to anybody ,only stay in the best hotels , and this advise trickles down and is taken heed of .There ultimate aim is to sell expensive excursions,and keep there clients safe .It's the same the world over !!

Merchant · Dec 28th, 2005, 08:45

Ah, yes--the economics of fear. There is a ton of money to be made from scared people (cf. The United States of America).

PeakXV · Dec 28th, 2005, 08:51

The only time I took a rickshaw through CC Some little B__tard drilled me in the back of the head with an apple ... and I can still feel it to this day!

I find that place a bit of a circus but fairly safe as long as you follow standard safety protocol.

jgv · Dec 28th, 2005, 10:05

I did get touched up by 2 guys but I elbowed one and shoved the other so I did okay out of it. I was walking around though not in a rickshaw.

I enjoyed it though. There was a really good food shop that one of the locals recommended to me heading down towards the fort on the left. It was packed. I had the best samosa and a few other tidbits.

Just go for it.

anandi · Dec 28th, 2005, 10:06

Sometimes while in Delhi I have to go to Chandni Chowk every day for work and I stand out... being a blonde! I've walked everywhere around there from the busiest bazaars to little alleys where very few tourists ever go and I've never had a problem. You will be approached by many people trying to take you to a sari shop. You can go with them... I've found great places like that, but be prepared to pay more when there is a comission guy. Just bargain hard and have fun!

jgv · Dec 28th, 2005, 10:28

Maybe I am more beautiful than you! hehehehe

(P.S. I am joking!)

jyotirmoy · Dec 28th, 2005, 11:14

A walking tour of Chandni Chowk is highly recommended. Browse the shops selling all kinds of stuff, very colourful. Go to the adjoining Paratha Wali Gali & savour the mind boggling varieties pf parathas. Leave the achar alone. Near the paratha shops you will find sweet shops selling great Rabdi. Seek out the stall on the left pavement of Chandni Chowk selling fantastic Jalebis.
If you are shoping bargain hard.

traceyam · Dec 28th, 2005, 13:49

I'm sure it's okay. After seeing K3G several dozen times, I've dying to go there!

skell · Dec 28th, 2005, 22:29

I loved walking around Chandni Chowk! It was my favorite area of Delhi and it never even crossed my mind to worry about safety.

Dec 27th, 2005, 21:48	#1
9hanover Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 83	Chandni Chowk How safe would it be for two middle aged women to walk around Chandi Chowk in Old Delhi? We've been told 'don't'..... Have done it previously in a cycle rickshaw but would like to explore on foot.

Dec 28th, 2005, 08:51	#9
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,514	Walking is safer .... The only time I took a rickshaw through CC Some little B__tard drilled me in the back of the head with an apple ... and I can still feel it to this day! I find that place a bit of a circus but fairly safe as long as you follow standard safety protocol. __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Dec 28th, 2005, 13:49	#14
traceyam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 426	I'm sure it's okay. After seeing K3G several dozen times, I've dying to go there! __________________ "Don't you sometimes wish the arctic was strawberry flavoured?" -- Thermoman

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Dec 27th, 2005, 21:56	#2
pkibbee Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 58	I have been there alone many times, going down side lanes to Kinari Bazaar for trims, loading two huge bags, then catching a tuk tuk back to my hotel. I felt perfectly safe. Be careful with your handbags, otherwise no problem.

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Chandra Compulsive India traveller Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo/Trondheim, Norway Posts: 199	I can't see why you shouldn't go there. It's a nice and interesting area, and I've never felt unsafe there, be it with company or alone.

Dec 27th, 2005, 22:26	#4
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	No problems for me either, have been there alone and with other female friends and not had any problems. Well worth a visit too, lots of interesting things to see and bargains to score! (Nice paper shops and statue shops were the highlights for me)

Dec 27th, 2005, 23:17	#5
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	Why would there be a problem?

Dec 28th, 2005, 08:45	#8
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	Ah, yes--the economics of fear. There is a ton of money to be made from scared people (cf. The United States of America).

Dec 28th, 2005, 10:05	#10
jgv Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 95	I did get touched up by 2 guys but I elbowed one and shoved the other so I did okay out of it. I was walking around though not in a rickshaw. I enjoyed it though. There was a really good food shop that one of the locals recommended to me heading down towards the fort on the left. It was packed. I had the best samosa and a few other tidbits. Just go for it.

Dec 28th, 2005, 10:06	#11
anandi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: toronto Posts: 182	Sometimes while in Delhi I have to go to Chandni Chowk every day for work and I stand out... being a blonde! I've walked everywhere around there from the busiest bazaars to little alleys where very few tourists ever go and I've never had a problem. You will be approached by many people trying to take you to a sari shop. You can go with them... I've found great places like that, but be prepared to pay more when there is a comission guy. Just bargain hard and have fun!

Dec 28th, 2005, 10:28	#12
jgv Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 95	Maybe I am more beautiful than you! hehehehe (P.S. I am joking!)

Dec 28th, 2005, 11:14	#13
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,725	A walking tour of Chandni Chowk is highly recommended. Browse the shops selling all kinds of stuff, very colourful. Go to the adjoining Paratha Wali Gali & savour the mind boggling varieties pf parathas. Leave the achar alone. Near the paratha shops you will find sweet shops selling great Rabdi. Seek out the stall on the left pavement of Chandni Chowk selling fantastic Jalebis. If you are shoping bargain hard.

Dec 28th, 2005, 22:29	#15
skell Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The OC Posts: 975	I loved walking around Chandni Chowk! It was my favorite area of Delhi and it never even crossed my mind to worry about safety.

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