Delhi Guide

Zazzlethorpe · Sep 21st, 2008, 13:18

Hello Everyone.

I am very excited because I am about to embark on my first trip to India! I will be in Delhi for one week in October .

I thought it would be great to hire a guide around my age, 30, to show me around the sites, and to some good local restaurants. Maybe some nightlife. Possibly to a day trip to the Taj Mahal.

My questions are,

1. How much do you think this would cost per day?

2. Would I have trouble finding someone like that? How would I go about arranging that.

Thanks
-Z

wonderwomanusa · Sep 21st, 2008, 23:32

For sightseeing and your possible day-trip to Agra and back, I recommend Namaste India Tours; their rates are reasonable and their drivers very nice people.

I don't know, however, that they can help you with "night life."

jyotirmoy · Sep 21st, 2008, 23:53

I am available....

machadinha · Sep 22nd, 2008, 00:48

Heheh. While this site doesn't normally encourage vague and random hook-up attempts, I think we can all safely vouch for Jyotirmoy as the guide of your life, Z.!

A most esteemed and respected member here. Hardly thirty though, methinks?

But, yeh, go for it, I'm sure he'll show you a Delhi few tourists get to see, and rumored to be quite the night owl to boot.

wsminkapila · Sep 22nd, 2008, 01:39

Cheers to Jyoti Da

karuna · Sep 22nd, 2008, 01:51

Most car tour company drivers aren't guides, though. Just drivers. I mean they don't know all about the sights (well...depends on the driver). Tour companies can arrange guides to go with you, but this will obviously cost you more, and they'll be the same type of people you could pick up yourself if you need to, really.

KABAARY · Sep 22nd, 2008, 02:44

Why do you need a guide ? If you find one, he'll probably rip you off anyway [and if it's Jyotida, you'll only get to see Delhi's bars

]

Get some ideas here :
http://delhi.burrp.com/events/catego...htlife-parties

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some good local restaurants

Ask away here and you shall get all the answers here.

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Maybe some nightlife

Same as above...other than questions on GB Road..

Haylo · Sep 22nd, 2008, 02:48

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Originally Posted by KABAARY

if it's Jyotida, you'll only get to see Delhi's bars

You say that like it's a bad thing!

KABAARY · Sep 22nd, 2008, 03:01

Not really...but then he gets on to all this magic stuff and what not...he even does stuff like this :
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2OQKK_0sY

karuna · Sep 22nd, 2008, 03:06

Oooh- what word was incorrect English Kabaary? Was it "stampled"? Somebody said that last night at the pub, it was a mixture of stamped and trampled. I like it. More!

Haylo · Sep 22nd, 2008, 03:13

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Originally Posted by KABAARY

Not really...but then he gets on to all this magic stuff and what not...he even does stuff like this :

That is hilarious - and not a little mean!

puchoo · Sep 23rd, 2008, 18:31

Dont listen to dada , it will end up costing you a bomb on fenni or old monk!

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

I am available....

Gametotravel · Sep 23rd, 2008, 19:04

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Originally Posted by KABAARY

Same as above...other than questions on GB Road..

What is GB Road or could it be GT Road?

jyotirmoy · Sep 23rd, 2008, 19:12

GB Road is an infamous area of Delhi.

karuna · Sep 23rd, 2008, 19:13

Hey, come on jyoti, you're a guide- you've got to give a little more info than that!

Sep 21st, 2008, 13:18	#1
Zazzlethorpe Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sapporo, Japan Posts: 16	Delhi Guide Hello Everyone. I am very excited because I am about to embark on my first trip to India! I will be in Delhi for one week in October . I thought it would be great to hire a guide around my age, 30, to show me around the sites, and to some good local restaurants. Maybe some nightlife. Possibly to a day trip to the Taj Mahal. My questions are, 1. How much do you think this would cost per day? 2. Would I have trouble finding someone like that? How would I go about arranging that. Thanks -Z

Sep 21st, 2008, 23:32	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,570	For sightseeing and your possible day-trip to Agra and back, I recommend Namaste India Tours; their rates are reasonable and their drivers very nice people. I don't know, however, that they can help you with "night life." __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Sep 22nd, 2008, 00:48	#4
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,445	Heheh. While this site doesn't normally encourage vague and random hook-up attempts, I think we can all safely vouch for Jyotirmoy as the guide of your life, Z.! A most esteemed and respected member here. Hardly thirty though, methinks? But, yeh, go for it, I'm sure he'll show you a Delhi few tourists get to see, and rumored to be quite the night owl to boot. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Sep 22nd, 2008, 01:39	#5
wsminkapila * ॐ * Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: India Posts: 222	Cheers to Jyoti Da __________________ "Deus é um........Dieu est un......Gott ist ein......God is een.......Ο Θεός είναι ένας........Dio è uno.......Bóg jest jedną......Бог один.......Dios es uno......GOD IS ONE.......सबका मालिक एक !!"

Sep 22nd, 2008, 01:51	#6
karuna The cat's mother Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the wrong side of the Y-A-M-U-N-A Posts: 2,012	Most car tour company drivers aren't guides, though. Just drivers. I mean they don't know all about the sights (well...depends on the driver). Tour companies can arrange guides to go with you, but this will obviously cost you more, and they'll be the same type of people you could pick up yourself if you need to, really. __________________ Indiamike mod squad's odd bod. Coexist. [Indian Mona Lisa by Dinesh; can't find original uploader to credit in full.]

Sep 21st, 2008, 23:53	#3
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,722	I am available....

Sep 22nd, 2008, 03:01	#9
KABAARY Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: INDIA Posts: 446	Not really...but then he gets on to all this magic stuff and what not...he even does stuff like this : http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2OQKK_0sY Last edited by KABAARY : Sep 22nd, 2008 at 03:05. Reason: deleted a word which was incorrect english

Sep 22nd, 2008, 03:06	#10
karuna The cat's mother Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the wrong side of the Y-A-M-U-N-A Posts: 2,012	Oooh- what word was incorrect English Kabaary? Was it "stampled"? Somebody said that last night at the pub, it was a mixture of stamped and trampled. I like it. More!

Sep 23rd, 2008, 19:12	#14
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,722	GB Road is an infamous area of Delhi.

Sep 23rd, 2008, 19:13	#15
karuna The cat's mother Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the wrong side of the Y-A-M-U-N-A Posts: 2,012	Hey, come on jyoti, you're a guide- you've got to give a little more info than that!

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