New Delhi for my first time

owen · Sep 27th, 2003, 22:09

I need advice from you seasoned globehoppers,

Going to New Dehli in two weeks for the first time. Staying at the Imperial India -Is it nice?
What should I avoid?
How is the best way to visit the Taj Mahal and how far is that? Also how much is it? I've seen varying prices for foreigners like me.
Tipping? Just general info.
Thanks for your help.

indiaguide · Sep 27th, 2003, 22:47

Hi
Tajmahal Is little far from Delhi. It's in Agra. Lot of travel agency doing Agra tour from Delhi.If you like to do it your self buy train ticket for Agra Cant.Satabdi Express is best for you. It's start early in the morning from New Delhi Station( 6 A.M ) and reaching Agra( 8.30A.M).for other train information visit http://www.indianrail.gov.in
So you have whole day for Visiting Agra Fort , Tajmahal and Fathepur, Itmatdullah.
Again you may take evening train ( satabdi express)for Delhi

bijapuri · Sep 28th, 2003, 10:03

yep- take the shatabdi down and back, see the Taj and Red fort, and the other small thingee (forget what it's called- help!)

The Imperial is one of the better hotels in Delhi, and none too cheap!

bijapuri · Sep 28th, 2003, 10:04

oh, and no need for a tour to see agra

wonderwomanusa · Sep 28th, 2003, 11:25

I think the Taj costs Rs750 for foreigners... in rupees, not dollars.

vinayverma · Sep 28th, 2003, 13:01

Other option is, if you are more than one person, is to hire a car..there are many car hire guys just outside the Imperial hotel..
Start early morning and visit Taj, Agra fort during the daytime..withiut any rush-rush. Then move to Fatehpur sikri during the evening, spend the night there (its very quiet and beautiful). Visit Fatehpur sikri nest day morning and leave for Delhi. On the way ask the driver to take you to Vrindawan and Mathura temples....
you'll easily make it back to Delhi before Dinner.

bijapuri · Sep 28th, 2003, 14:38

wow- I think I'll take a page from that and use it this winter.

always wondered how to see those temples, now I know!

go to Agra from Delhi by car, see the temples on the way, then lose the car when we get to Agra.

owen · Oct 4th, 2003, 00:10

Plans have changed slightly. Now staying at the Oberoi. Website looks nice but not much detail.

radz · Oct 4th, 2003, 00:18

If you dont like going alone car, You can chek private tour operators ,they give u guided tour with English speaking Guide.Chek this out , you can book online too...I availed there service its good. www.panickerstravel.com/.

bijapuri · Oct 4th, 2003, 01:58

Was looking forward to your report on the Imperial, Owen, but I think you'll be able to tough it out at the O.

owen · Oct 6th, 2003, 02:52

hey bij, I'll still check out the Imperial and let you know. Some of my group are staying there.
By the way, how do I get a pic posted by my name?

steven_ber · Oct 6th, 2003, 02:59

Click on 'Control Panal' at the top of the page, then click on 'Edit Options', then go to the bottom of the page and click on 'More Info' (just under Avatar).

LonelyWoolf · Oct 6th, 2003, 03:17

owen · Oct 6th, 2003, 22:54

Okay, I am now starting to see how this trip will play out. My hotel has changed for the third time due to our Indian hosts. The new hotel is the Taj Hotel in New Dehli.
What do you think about this new place???? I am leaving on Friday. May the force be with me.

vinayverma · Oct 6th, 2003, 23:09

Is it Taj on Man Singh Road Near India Gate? If yes...its central and quiet location.
Good Coffee room and nice club called 'Ricks' (especially on the weekends)

Sep 27th, 2003, 22:09	#1
owen Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: texas Posts: 48	New Delhi for my first time I need advice from you seasoned globehoppers, Going to New Dehli in two weeks for the first time. Staying at the Imperial India -Is it nice? What should I avoid? How is the best way to visit the Taj Mahal and how far is that? Also how much is it? I've seen varying prices for foreigners like me. Tipping? Just general info. Thanks for your help.

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bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,602	yep- take the shatabdi down and back, see the Taj and Red fort, and the other small thingee (forget what it's called- help!) The Imperial is one of the better hotels in Delhi, and none too cheap! __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,570	I think the Taj costs Rs750 for foreigners... in rupees, not dollars. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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vinayverma Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,302	Other option is, if you are more than one person, is to hire a car..there are many car hire guys just outside the Imperial hotel.. Start early morning and visit Taj, Agra fort during the daytime..withiut any rush-rush. Then move to Fatehpur sikri during the evening, spend the night there (its very quiet and beautiful). Visit Fatehpur sikri nest day morning and leave for Delhi. On the way ask the driver to take you to Vrindawan and Mathura temples.... you'll easily make it back to Delhi before Dinner. __________________ If Life is a journey....travel on...and on..on..on.....

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radz Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: India Posts: 748	If you dont like going alone car, You can chek private tour operators ,they give u guided tour with English speaking Guide.Chek this out , you can book online too...I availed there service its good. www.panickerstravel.com/. __________________ My Photo gallery

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indiaguide Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Calcutta(Kolkata) Posts: 330	Hi Tajmahal Is little far from Delhi. It's in Agra. Lot of travel agency doing Agra tour from Delhi.If you like to do it your self buy train ticket for Agra Cant.Satabdi Express is best for you. It's start early in the morning from New Delhi Station( 6 A.M ) and reaching Agra( 8.30A.M).for other train information visit http://www.indianrail.gov.in So you have whole day for Visiting Agra Fort , Tajmahal and Fathepur, Itmatdullah. Again you may take evening train ( satabdi express)for Delhi

Sep 28th, 2003, 10:04	#4
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,602	oh, and no need for a tour to see agra

Sep 28th, 2003, 14:38	#7
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,602	wow- I think I'll take a page from that and use it this winter. always wondered how to see those temples, now I know! go to Agra from Delhi by car, see the temples on the way, then lose the car when we get to Agra.

Oct 4th, 2003, 00:10	#8
owen Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: texas Posts: 48	Plans have changed slightly. Now staying at the Oberoi. Website looks nice but not much detail.

Oct 4th, 2003, 01:58	#10
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,602	Was looking forward to your report on the Imperial, Owen, but I think you'll be able to tough it out at the O.

Oct 6th, 2003, 02:52	#11
owen Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: texas Posts: 48	hey bij, I'll still check out the Imperial and let you know. Some of my group are staying there. By the way, how do I get a pic posted by my name?

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Oct 6th, 2003, 22:54	#14
owen Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: texas Posts: 48	Okay, I am now starting to see how this trip will play out. My hotel has changed for the third time due to our Indian hosts. The new hotel is the Taj Hotel in New Dehli. What do you think about this new place???? I am leaving on Friday. May the force be with me.

Oct 6th, 2003, 23:09	#15
vinayverma Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,302	Is it Taj on Man Singh Road Near India Gate? If yes...its central and quiet location. Good Coffee room and nice club called 'Ricks' (especially on the weekends)

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