Delhi Nutz and Bolts
The Basics
City Name: Delhi
Where is it located?: New Delhi is in northern India.
Why do people go there?: The capital of India, New Delhi is rich with color, people, animals, cars, old buildings, new buildings – and overall chaos. Delhi can be very daunting for those having just arrived in India. After adjusting to the craziness and with an open mind, travel
How do travelers get there?: Most travelers arrive in New Delhi from various international destinations around Asia. From Delhi, you can also catch trains, buses and domestic planes to the rest of the country.
Currency: Rupee
City Code: 11
Other phone tips:
Population: 14602200
Languages: Hindi & English, there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout n
Travel Information
Neighborhoods:
Attractions: Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, New Delhi
Accommodations: New Delhi Hostels
Tourist Office: India Tourism Office
Off-the-beaten-path: Coronation Durbar Site, Raj Ghat
Health Issues: Cholera, Dengue Fever, Hepatitis, Malaria, Meningococcal Meningitis, Typhoid
Tips for Visiting
When to go: India is vast – with various mountain ranges, ecosystems and climate factors that make it impossible to say the best time to visit India. In one part of the country it will be cool, and in the other part it will be humid, hot and raining. Generally speaki
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City Specific Events: Delhi has so many possible events and festivals that we could write a huge book about it. Some of the bigger events are the following: Holi: March, International Mango Festival: July, Ganesh Chaturthi: August, Janmashtami: September
How to get around?: Local transport runs the gamet of the experience. It all depends upon how much money you want to pay an how much of the experience you want controlled, although it seems like nothing works in Inida. You can have everything from a horse-drawn carriage to v
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