Delhi is a fiesta of good food. Many restaurants specialise in Mughlai and Tandoori dishes, but others offer a wide variety of cuisine: Continental, Chinese, so-called North-west Frontier and even Polynesian. Unfortunately, in the mid- to upper-price ranges few Delhi ...

Accommodation in Delhi is very good, if expensive. As in Bombay, budget travellers stay here just long enough to acclimatise to the country or recover from it, before moving out to cheaper regions. The busy time for Delhi hotels is ...

You can buy practically anything in Delhi. It has the best selection of goods from all parts of India, often sold more cheaply than at their point of origin. For instance, smart leather shoes sell here for 20-30% less than ...

Delhi offers a very good choice of cultural entertainments. For a full listing of forthcoming dance shows, music recitals, art exhibitions etc., buy a weekend copy of the Indian Express or Friday’s Times of India; for a short precis of ...

National Museum-Zoological Gardens-Purana Qila-Crafts Museum- Rail Transport Museum-Hauz Khas Village Delhi’s lesser-known sights don’t get seen often enough, partly because there are so many of them, but also be cause 2 days’ sightseeing is more than enough for most people. ...

Dolls Museum-Feroz Shah Kotla-Raj Ghat-Jama Masjid-Chandni Chowk- Red Fort Start around 3 pm with a cab or rickshaw over to the International Dolls Museum in Nehru House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. It is located 2 km (I/3 miles) east of ...

WHAT TO SEE Delhi has more sights than any other Indian city, so you’ll need to be selective. As a new arrival, your best bet is probably to take a full-day or two half-day conducted tours. Delhi’s tours aren’t the ...

If you arrive in early January, don’t expect warm tropical sun: it can be as cold here as in London. The popular season here may be October to March, but it gets decidedly chilly in December and January. Delhi is ...

15 different cities are said to have risen and fallen in and around Delhi since the 11th century. The first four ‘Dillis’ were Rajput structures, erected in the southern hills near the present situation of the Qutb Minar. The first ...

Delhi, Jaipur and Agra tourism is the most important and historical cities of India. Delhi is the capital of India, and the ancient historical city. Jaipur is another historical city full of amazing architectural structure and Agra is famous for ...