(DK Eyewitness) Top 10 Travel Guide - Delhi

South Delhi ❮❮ 99

South Delhi 1 mauso leum. The name Sultan Ghari
Baha’i Temple
means “Royal Cave”, referring to the
MAP X2 • Kailash Colony
• Open summer: 9am–6:30pm Tue– troglodytic burial chamber beneath
Sun; winter: 9am–5pm Tue–Sun the cen tral octa gonal platform. The
• www.bahaihouseofworship.in tomb is an archi tectural curiosity, as
Completed in 1986 to a design by much Hindu as Muslim in style.
Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba, the
Quwwat-ul-Islam
Baha’i Temple is Delhi’s most strik­ 3
ing modern building. Popularly The centrepiece of the Qutb
known as the Lotus Temple, the Minar complex, the Quwwat­ul­Islam
design was inspired by the image was the subcontinent’s first mosque,
of an unfold ing lotus flower, with 27 begun by Aibak and extended by his
huge white petals emerging from successors, including Alauddin Khilji
nine pools, symbol izing the nine (see p45), who added the fine Alai
spiritual paths of the Baha’i faith. Darwaza red sand stone gate way in
1311. Inside, the prayer­hall screen,
Tomb of Sultan Ghari
2 covered in Koranic carv ings, is one
of India’s finest early exam ples of
MAP T3 • Abdul Gaffar Khan
Marg, Vasant Kunj • Taxi or auto- Islamic architecture (see p24).
rickshaw • Open 24 hrs
Qutb Minar
Marooned on the outskirts of the city, 4
this impressive but little­visited tomb One of Delhi’s most iconic
was built in 1231 by Iltutmish for his sights, the soaring Qutb Minar
son and heir Nasiruddin Mahmud towers over the southern city: a vast
following the latter’s premature minaret begun during the reign of
death. It is the oldest Islamic tomb in the first Delhi sultan Qutbuddin
India, looking more like a fort than a Aibak. The design is quite unlike
anything else in the subcontinent,
AREA MAP OF SOUTH DELHI more Afghan than Indian, with
angular projecting flanges punc­
RAO TULA RAM MG SAROJINISAROJINI INAINA EXTENSION Defence Colony MarketDefence Colony Market tuated by balconies and bands of
RAO TULA RAM MG
M A HATMA GANDH I RO AD (RING ROAD)
SOUTH
SOUTH
Koranic script (see pp24–5).
EXTENSION
NAGARNAGAR
SANGAM MG
SANGAM MG MA H AT M A GAND H I ROAD (RING ROAD) AD) M A HATMA GANDH I RO AD (RING ROAD)

COLONY
Lajpat NagarLajpat Nagar
MA H AT M A GAND H I ROAD (RING RO
Hyatt Regency HotelHyatt Regency Hotel DEFENCE
DEFENCE
AUGU ST KRA NTI MARG
AIIMSAIIMS COLONY

600 metres600 metres GREENGREEN MoolchandMoolchand MATHURA RD
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VASANTVASANT PARKPARK Okhla Okhla
KALKA DEVI MG
VIHARVIHAR TAMIL SANGAM M G AUGU ST KRA NTI MARG KALKA DEVI MG C APTAIN GAUR MARG
N Block
Green Park
Basant Lok MarketBasant Lok Market Green Park N Block
Market
C APTAIN GAUR MARG
TAMIL SANGAM M G
Nehru PlaceNehru Place
NSICNSIC
SIRISIRI
MATHURA RD
RAI PATH
RAI PATH
LALA LAJPAT
ShahpurShahpur
LALA LAJPAT
MARG AT A U R O B I N D O M A R G
Nehru PlaceNehru Place
ParkPark
Jat MarketJat Market
Kalkaji
GAMAL ABDEL NASSER MARG HO C HI MINH MG
N E L S ON M ANDELA MAR G
N E L S ON M ANDELA MAR G JawarharlalJawarharlal SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG Hauz Hauz GAMAL ABDEL NASSER MARG HO C HI MINH MG Kalkaji
BABA GANGANATH MG
BABA GANGANATH MG
MandirMandir
GREATER
O L OF PALME MA
GREATER
O L OF PALME MA RG RG
KAILASH
KAILASH
Govind PuriGovind Puri
JOSIP BROZ
JOSIP BROZ
TITO MARG
Khas Khas
TITO MARG
AR UN A A S AF AL I MARG
PANCHSHEELPANCHSHEEL
NehruNehru
PARKPARK
GEETA NJALI MA R G
UniversityUniversity
MAI N ROAD KALKAJI
MAI N ROAD KALKAJI
SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG
IS U DARS H AN MUNJAL M G
IS U DARS H AN MUNJAL M G
Sanjay VanSanjay Van
MALVIYAMALVIYA
P RESS ENCLAVE MARG
VASANT KUNJVASANT KUNJ AR UN A A S AF AL I MARG ANUVRAT A U R O B I N D O M A R G GE
P RESS ENCLAVE MARG
G U R U R AVI DA S MAR G
NAGARNAGAR
MA ANANDMAYEE MG
MA ANANDMAYEE MG
Malviya Nagar
Malviya Nagar
OKHLA ESTATE MARG
SAKETSAKET
ALAKNANDA B A DARPUR ROAD
Jahanpanah
MAND
City Forest
City Forest
Saket Saket
MEHRAULIMEHRAULI M EHRAULI - B ADARPUR ROAD MAR G IR MAND MAR G IR MAHAR A SHI BAL MIKI MARG MAHAR A SHI BAL MIKI MARG Jahanpanah G U R U R AVI DA S MAR G
BABU JAGJIVAN R AM R
BABU JAGJIVAN R AM ROADOAD MARG
VILLAGEVILLAGE TUGHLAQABADAD
M EHRAULI - B ADARPUR ROAD
TUGHLAQAB
ABDU L GAFFA R KHAN MARG
ABDU L GAFFA R KHAN MARG
0 kilometres0 kilometres 2 2 ANUVR Garden ofGarden of NEB SARAI ROAD NEB SARAI ROAD MEHRAULI - B ADARPU R ROAD OAD
Qutab
Qutab
MEHRAULI - B ADARPU R R
0 miles0 miles 1 1 Minar Minar Five SensesFive Senses Column detail at Qutb Minar
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of ancient monuments, dating from
the 13th to the 19th centuries. There
is a rich cluster of Mughal monu-
ments, ranging from the Jamal-
Kamali Masjid to the Zafar Mahal,
and notable Sultanate-era attra c-
tions such as the Jahaz Mahal and
the serene dargah of the Sufi saint
Qutb Sahib, buried away in the
depths of the village (see pp26–7).
Ashoka’s Rock Edict
7
MAP X2 • Off Raja Dhirsain
Marg • Open 24 hrs
Domes at Begumpuri Masjid Not far from the Baha’i Temple lies
a large boulder, car ved with a faint
Begumpuri and Khirki
5 tracery of fading Brahmi script. This
Masjids
is one of the city’s three monuments
MAP V2 • Off Guru Govind Singh dating from the time of the Mauryan
Road • Hauz Khas or Malviya Nagar Emperor Ashoka (see p51). Ashoka
Metro • Open sunrise–sunset daily converted to Buddhism early in
These mosques are typical of his reign, and erected, across the
their 14th-century Tughlaq era, country, a series of pillars and
the Begumpuri with its arcaded rock edicts on which his various
courtyard topped by domes, the proclamations were recorded. Unlike
Khirki with its tapering shape and the city’s two Ashokan columns, this
almost completely covered courtyard. rock edict stands on its original site.
Hauz Khas Village
Mehrauli Village and
6 8
Archaeological Park
MAP U2 • Hauz Khas Village
MAP U3 • Anuvrat Marg, south of • Taxi, auto-rickshaw or Green Park
the Qutb Minar • Open sunrise– Metro • Open 24 hrs
sunset daily The upmarket village of Hauz Khas
The Mehrauli Archaeological Park is home to a string of ancient monu-
and adjacent village of Mehrauli are ments, the Deer Park (see p56) and
home to an extraordinary collec tion a number of eating and shop ping
venues. The village is centred around
a reservoir, the Hauz-i-Alai, built by
Alauddin Khilji in 1304. The sequence
of buildings girding the lake was
added half a century later.
Monuments at Mehrauli Village



















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A DAY IN SOUTH DELHI
URBAN VILLAGES
Scattered amid South Delhi’s suburbs Deer Park Temple
Baha’i
are the remains of many formerly
isolated villages that have now been Hauz Khas Lal Oh! Calcutta
swallowed up by the advancing urban Village Gumbad CAB/RICKSHAW
tide. The most notable ones are Begumpuri
Nizamuddin, Chiragh and Mehrauli. Masjid Chiragh Delhi
Each is home to an important dargah Qutb Minar CAB/ RICKSHAW Khirki
Masjid
Complex
and retains its original street layout.
Mehrauli Garden of Five Senses
Chiragh Delhi
9 Archaeological
Park
MAP W2 • Off Gamal Abdel
Nasser Marg • Taxi or auto-rickshaw MORNING
Now engulfed by suburban sprawl, South Delhi’s attractions are
the ancient village of Chiragh Delhi spread out, and you will need
has man aged to preserve much of its to take transport between the
traditional atmosphere, retaining various sites. You could pick up
parts of the walls that once sur - auto-rickshaws between each
stop, though it is easiest to hire
r ounded it. The main attraction here a knowledgeable taxi- or auto-
is the dargah of Roshan Chiragh rickshaw-driver for the day to
Delhi, while the tomb of Delhi sultan, ferry you around the various sites.
Buhlul Lodi, lies outside the village. Start the day with an hour or so
at the remarkable Qutb Minar
Complex (see p99) and spend the
rest of the morning exploring
the monuments of the Mehrauli
Archaeological Park and the
adjacent Mehrauli Village. Next,
head to the excellent Garden of
Five Senses (see p56) and have
lunch at Olive Bar & Kitchen
(see p105).
AFTERNOON
After lunch, head north, taking in
some of Delhi’s least-visited but
most absorbing monuments,
Citadel ruins at Tughlaqabad including the Begumpuri Masjid.
Stop in the fascinating urban
Tughlaqabad
0 village of Chiragh Delhi to visit the
dargah. If you have time, visit
MAP X3 • Mehrauli-Badarpur
Road • Taxi, auto-rickshaw or the Khirki Masjid and nearby Lal
Badarpur Border Metro • Open Gumbad (see p44). Then, drive
sunrise–sunset daily • Adm and over towards Hauz Khas. Visit
the beautiful reservoir and sur-
charge for video rounding buildings, the Deer Park,
Constructed during the reign of and then explore the quiet streets
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (see p50), of Hauz Khas Village and its
Tughlaqabad was the third city superb boutique shops. Continue
of Delhi, dwarfing the previous north to the Baha’i Temple
settlements of Siri and Lal Kot, with (see p99), aiming to arrive in the
a string of fortified ramparts and city evening when the lighting makes
it look spectacular. Finally, make
walls stretching for 6 km (4 miles). your way back to Nehru Place to
The walls and citadel within are now the International Trade Tower for a
largely ruined, but still impres sive. meal at Oh! Calcutta (see p104).
Just over the road lies the austere
tomb of Ghiyasuddin himself.
See map on pp98–9
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Places to Shop


Shahpur Jat Market
Nalli
1 7
MAP V1 • D-2 South Extension II
MAP V2 • Shahpur Jat, Siri Fort
• Open daily (shop hours vary) • 2462 9926 • Open 10am–8:30pm daily
Vintage and contemporary clothing, Established in 1928, Nalli is popular
accessories, jewellery, rugs and for its traditional and exquisite silk
home decor are all on offer in the saris in lovely colours and pat terns.
trendy new fashion boutiques of this
Utsav Boutique
chic urban village (see p63). 8
MAP W2 • 3 Krishi Vihar
Kilol
2 Complex • 2624 2420 • Open
MAP W2 • 6-N Block Market,
11am–7:30pm Mon–Sat
Greater Kailash I • 2924 3388 Utsav stocks saris in every possible
• Open 10am–8pm Wed–Mon fabric imaginable, plus accessories.
A lovely store specializing in hand-
block-printed, reason ably priced
fabrics from Jaipur.
Tatsat
3
MAP U2 • E-50 Main Market,
Hauz Khas • 4165 5792 • Open
10am–8pm Mon–Sat, noon–8pm Sun
Tatsat sells garments, accessories,
recycled goods, stationery and
colourful hand-painted chai glasses
and kettles, all sourced from eco-
friendly organ izations.
DLF Emporio
4
MAP T2 • 4 Nelson Mandela
Marg, Vasant Kunj • 4611 6666
• Open 11am–9pm daily
Delhi’s most deluxe shopping mall,
where affluent Delhiites come to
buy designerwear from all the top
international brands.
Exquisite Fabindia furnishings
Ravissant
5 Fabindia
MAP X1 • 50–51 Community
MAP W2 • 7 N Block Market,
Centre, New Friends Colony • 2683 9
7278 • Open Mon–Sat • www. Greater Kailash I • 2923 2183 • Open
ravissant.in 10am–8pm daily
A sophisticated store with beautiful Fabindia stocks everything from
“Indian-inspired” clothes in breezy furniture and natural cos metics
fabrics, home decor and silverware. to organic food and clothes.
Abraham & Thakore
Zaza
6 0
MAP W2 • 25–26 Community
MAP W1 • Moonriver Building,
D-16 Defence Colony • 98717 74436 Centre, Zamrudpur • 4105 2525
• Open Mon–Sat • www.abraham- • Open 10am–8pm daily
andthakore.com A lovely lifestyle store filled with
A Delhi fashion institution best beautiful fur niture, brightly col oured
known for its classic cuts and linen, unusual cutlery and covetable
pristine natural fabrics. home-decor products.
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Bars and Cafés


Lord of the
Polo Lounge
1 6
Drinks Forum
MAP U1 • Hyatt Regency,
Bhikaji Cama Place • 2679 1234 MAP W2 • Epicuria Mall, Nehru Place
• Open 11am–1am daily Metro Station • 3310 5723 • Open
Step back in time at this plush, 11am–12:45am daily
England-inspired bar. With great ambiance and incredible
music, this place offers a selection
Kylin
2 of innovative drinks and cocktails.
MAP T1 • 24 Basant Lok,
Shalom
Vasant Vihar • 95820 01010 • Open 7
noon–midnight daily MAP W2 • 18 N Block Market,
With fantastic cocktails, this is ideal Greater Kailash I • 4163 2280
for a lazy drink at lunch or a lively • Open 12:30–3:30pm & 7:30pm–
evening with friends. midnight daily
Live music, paired with cool
Social
3 Mediterranean decor and great
cocktails, make Shalom one of the
MAP U2 • 9-A & 12, Hauz
Khas Village • 3310 5944 • Open city’s most popular nightclubs.
11am–1am daily
Café Intermezzo
A popular restaurant-bar that 8
serves a range of global dishes, MAP W1 • 34 Defence Colony
creative cocktails and some of Market • 2433 8119 • Open
the best breakfasts in Delhi. 10am–10pm daily
A quiet, friendly, home-style café with
The Piano Man
4 changing art dis plays on the walls.
MAP V2 • B-6-7/22 Safdarjung
PCO
Enclave Market • 4131 5181 • Open 9
noon–3pm & 7pm–12:30am daily MAP T3 • Near PVR Priya
This club, with a grand piano and an Cinema • 4606 2444 • Open
intimate bar, is a great place for live 5:30pm–12:30am daily
jazz performances and cocktails. A “speakeasy”, with a secret entry
code, retro decor and exotic cocktails.
Monkey Bar
5 Café Turtle
MAP T2 • Plot 11 Upper
MAP W2 • 16 N Block Market,
Ground Floor, LSC, Pocket C-6 & 7, 0
Vasant Kunj • 3310 6238 • Open Greater Kailash I • 2924 5641 • Open
noon–12:30am daily 10:30am–8:30pm daily
A hip new bar with a touch of the A relaxed, friendly café atop the
gastropub and great cocktails. lovely Full Circle bookstore.




Coffee and books at Café Turtle
See map on pp98–9





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Places to Eat (Indian)


Swagath
1
MAP W1 • 14 Main
Market, Defence Colony • 2433
0930 • Open 11am–midnight
daily • ₹₹
Swagath is known for serving
some of the most delicious
South Indian fare in town.
Oh! Calcutta
2
MAP W2 • HA-1
International Trade Tower,
Nehru Place • 3040 2415
• Open noon–3:30pm & 7:30–
11:30pm daily • ₹₹ Indian Accent’s cosy interior
Exuding old-world charm, this
Indian Accent
restaurant specializes in excellent 7
traditional Bengali fare. MAP X2 • Manor Hotel, 77
Friends Colony • 4323 5151 • Open
Carnatic Café
3 noon–3pm & 7–11pm daily • ₹₹₹
A swanky yet cosy venue that offers
MAP X1 • Community Centre,
New Friends Colony • 4100 8630 finely prepared local dishes (see p64).
• Open 9am–10:30pm daily • ₹
Zaffran
Innovative dosas and fabulous filter 8
coffee, served at reasonable prices. MAP W2 • 2 N Block Market,
Greater Kailash I • 3310 5215 • Open
Sagar
4 noon–3:30pm & 7:30pm–midnight
MAP W1 • 18 Defence Colony
daily • ₹₹
Market • 2433 3658 • Open A stylish terrace space serving up
8am–11pm daily • ₹ plates of simple but delicious food.
A friendly canteen-style place, with
Punjabi by Nature
reasonably priced, delicious vege- 9
tarian South Indian cuisine. MAP T1 • 11 Basant Lok,
Vasant Vihar • 4611 7000 • Open
Dakshin
5 noon–11:30pm daily • ₹₹
This friendly restaurant is
MAP V3 • Sheraton New
Delhi Hotel, District Centre, most famous for its vodka
Saket • 4266 1122 gol gappas (puffed flour
• Open 12:30–3pm & 7:30– crisps that are filled with
11:30pm daily • ₹₹₹ cumin-spiced water).
Elegant and unassuming,
Potbelly
this place serves the 0
best Malayali food in Rooftop Cafe
the city. MAP V2 • 116-C, 4th
Floor, Shahpur Jat
Delhi Club
6 Authentic Malayali cuisine • 4161 2048 • Open
House
at Dakshin
noon–11pm daily • ₹
MAP U1 • Sangam The authentic
Courtyard, R K Puram • 97175 35533 Bihari cuisine served at this rooftop
• Open noon–12:30am daily • ₹₹ restaurant includes litti chokha – a
This restaurant-bar offers a curated roasted dough ball stuffed with sattu
selection of signature dishes from (roasted chickpea flour), served with
clubhouses across India. mashed roast aubergine and potato.
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Places to Eat (Global)


Tamura
PRICE CATEGORIES 6
For a meal for one, inclusive of taxes and MAP V2 • S-16 Green Park
service charge but not alcohol. Extension Market • 2653 5868 • Open
noon–3pm & 6–10pm daily • ₹₹
₹ under ₹500 ₹₹ ₹500–1,500 This cosy restaurant serves excellent
₹₹₹ over ₹1,500
home­style Japanese fare.
The China Kitchen
Smoke House Deli
1 7
MAP U2 • 12 Hauz Khas Village
MAP U1 • Hyatt Regency,
Bhikaji Cama Place • 2679 1234 • 2656 7001 • Open 10:30–1am daily
• Open noon–2:30pm & 7–11:30pm • ₹₹
daily • ₹₹₹ A modern European restaurant that
A culinary milestone when it comes to focuses on smoked and grilled meats.
Chinese food in the city, complemen­
Lebanese Point
ted with stylish interiors (see p65). 8
MAP V3 • Shop 7 Ground
Hungry Monkey
2 Floor, PVR Anupam Shopping
MAP V2 • B–6/6 DDA Market,
Complex, Saket • 4166 4440 • Open
opposite Deer Park, Safdarjung noon–11:30pm daily • ₹
Enclave • 4604 9801 • Open The best chicken shawarmas in
12:30pm–12:30am daily • ₹ town; decent falafel and mezze, too.
The Hungry Monkey’s terrace comes
La Piazza
complete with its own bar, canopies 9
and lots of greenery, and the menu MAP U1 • Hyatt Regency,
is inspired by California cuisine. Bhikaji Cama Place • 2679 1234 • Open
noon–2:30pm & 7–11:30pm daily • ₹₹
Diva
3 Fresh, hearty Italian dishes amid
MAP W2 • M-8A, M Block
relaxed, rustic surround ings.
Market, Greater Kailash II • 2921 5673
Fio Cookhouse & Bar
• Open 11am–midnight daily • ₹₹ 0
This quiet, understated restaurant MAP W2 • Epicuria Mall, Nehru
serves arguably the best Italian food Place Metro Station • 3310 7873
in town. Sunday brunch is popular. • Open noon–12:30am daily • ₹₹₹
Largely European and Indian cuisine,
Qla
4 along with inventive cocktails that
MAP U3 • 4-A, Seven Style
are concocted using the principles
Mile, Kalka Das Marg, Kila, Mehrauli of molecular gastronomy.
• 3007 9200 • Open noon–midnight
Wed–Mon • ₹₹₹ Fio, great for pizza and drinks
This fine­dining restaurant serves
European­influenced cuisine in
an old haveli (mansion). The lovely
courtyard is ideal for sunny brunches
and atmospheric dinners; the
ter race has great views of the Qutb.
Olive Bar & Kitchen
5
MAP U3 • One Style Mile,
Haveli 6, Mehrauli • 2957 4444
• Open 12:30am–12:30pm daily • ₹₹₹
Located in an atmospheric old haveli,
Olive serves up excellent light Italian
and Mediterranean fare (see p64).
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Getting To and Around Delhi 108
Practical Information 110
Places to Stay 114
General Index 120
Acknowledgments 126
Selected Street Index 128






















































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Getting To and Around Delhi


Arriving by Air the south (including some Pratap ISBT (Intercity
from Agra) use Hazrat State Bus Terminal) in
The city’s Indira Gandhi Nizamuddin, south of the Old Delhi, served by the
International Airport centre near Nizamuddin Kashmiri Gate metro
has two terminals – T3 village, while those from station. Some use Anand
handles international and the east may terminate at Vihar ISBT (Anand Vihar
some domestic flights Anand Vihar, and those metro station), while
(carriers include Air from Rajasthan terminate Rajasthan Roadways
India, Air Canada, Jet at Sarai Rohilla. buses arrive at Bikaner
Airways, British Airways, New Delhi and Anand House near India Gate.
Virgin Atlantic and United Vihar have metro stations,
Airlines), and T1 is used while Delhi Junction is Travelling by
for low-cost domestic served by Chandni Chowk Metro and Bus
flights (airlines include metro. The metro station
IndiGo, SpiceJet and Go at Hazrat Nizamuddin is The Delhi Metro, which
Air). There are currently scheduled to open in runs from 5am until
direct flights to Delhi from 2017. All rail terminals midnight, is the most
all major hubs, including have kiosks for pre-paid convenient way of getting
London, Toronto, New auto-rickshaw fares. around town. Trains run
York and Sydney. For the city of Agra, the every two to four minutes,
The fastest way into most convenient service and tickets are cheap.
town from T3 is via the is the 6am Bhopal Rechargeable Smart
Airport Express Link Shatabdi Express from Cards save time and are
(5am–11pm) of the Delhi New Delhi, returning from worth getting if you intend
Metro, which takes 20 Agra Cantonment station to use the metro during
minutes to reach New at 9.15pm. your trip. The one-day
Delhi rail station (Ajmeri Stations are a hotspot Tourist Card is not good
Gate side). From T1 for theft; always keep an value. Women have
there’s a connecting eye on your baggage, and reserved seats, as well as
shuttle (6am–10pm) to beware of anyone trying the whole first carriage to
Delhi Aerocity station. to distract your attention. themselves, which it is
A 24-hour bus service Foreign tourists should wise to use, especially
connects both terminals buy their tickets from the during peak hours.
to Connaught Place, New Foreigners’ Booking Baggage is limited to
Delhi Station (Ajmeri Gate Office on the upper floor 15 kg (33 lb), or 60 cm x
side), the Red Fort and of New Delhi station 45 cm x 25 cm (23.5 in x
Maharana Pratap ISBT (bring your passport). 17.5 in x 10 in).
(40 minutes). Staff can advise on the DTC (Delhi Transport
For taxis, there are best trains to use, or Corporation) has a good
pre-paid taxi kiosks in the you can check the Indian bus network. Routes can
arrivals area, but prices Railways website for be confusing, and vehicles
vary, so check a few. timetables or call the may be very crowded,
Railway Enquiries phone but at times the service
Arriving by Train number. It’s best to ignore can be very handy. Their
anyone who tells you that website can tell you the
The most convenient the office has closed or best route between any
railway station for most volunteers directions to it two bus stops, but you will
visitors is New Delhi, (almost certainly with the need to know the correct
which, despite its name, intention of directing you names for the stops.
is located between New to a crooked travel agent).
Delhi and Old Delhi. Some Travelling by Taxi
services from northern Arriving by Road
India use Delhi Junction To hail a taxi you’ll need
at the northern end of Old The main intercity bus to haggle, so know in
Delhi. Many services from station is Maharana advance how much you






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want to pay. Your hotel probably have to haggle. the old city. Fares are
should be able to book Know what price you want about half those of an
you a cab, but otherwise to pay before stopping an auto, but again, haggling
it’s best to take one from auto, and agree a fare is the order of the day.
a local stand. Metered before setting off. Fares Cycle rickshaws are
radio cabs are a good should be ₹19 for the first banned from Connaught
option, but they cost a kilometre then roughly Place and central New
little more – Meru Cabs, ₹6.50 per kilometre. You Delhi. Rickshawwallahs
Mega Cabs, and Quick can avoid having to haggle are among Delhi’s
Cabs can be booked (and ensure you don’t get poorest: if they do a good
online, by phone, or via overcharged) by hiring job, be generous.
their apps. Ola and Uber pre-paid autos at official
are booked via their apps. set rates from kiosks Tours
in Connaught Place,
Travelling by Auto- at Janpath (outside the DTTDC runs a range of
Rickshaw tourism office) and at tours in town and out,
major trans port terminals. including a one-day city
Auto-rickshaws (“autos”) tour, and DTC also runs
are the standard way Travelling by one-day city tours by bus.
of getting around Delhi. Cycle Rickshaw HoHo has hop-on hop-off
Autos are fitted with bus tours, and Delhi
meters, but most drivers Cycle rickshaws are a by Cycle runs 3.5-hour
won’t use them and you’ll great way to get around cycle tours.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR Virgin Atlantic DTC
§ 0124 469 3030 § 2331 7600
Air Canada ∑ virgin-atlantic.com ∑ dtcbusroutes.in
§ 4717 2900
∑ aircanada.com ARRIVING BY TRAIN TRAVELLING BY TAXI
Air India Foreigners’ Booking Mega Cabs
§ 1 800 180 1407 Office § 4141 4141
∑ megacabs.com
∑ airindia.in New Delhi Railway
Station, Upper Floor; Meru Cabs
British Airways 8am–8pm Mon–Sat, § 4422 4422
§ 0124 417 3777 8am–2pm Sun ∑ merucabs.com
∑ britishairways.com § 2336 6177
Ola Cabs
Go Air Indian Railways ∑ olacabs.com
§ 2566 2111 ∑ indianrail.gov.in
∑ goair.in Railway Enquiries Quick Cabs
§ 6767 6767
§ 2336 6177
IndiGo ∑ enquiry.indianrail. ∑ quickcabs.in
§ 92127 83838 Uber
∑ goindigo.in gov.in/ntes ∑ uber.com/cities/
Indira Gandhi ARRIVING BY ROAD new-delhi
International Airport Anand Vihar ISBT TOURS
§ 0124 337 6000 § 2215 2431
∑ newdelhiairport.in Maharana Pratap ISBT Delhi by Cycle
§ 6464 5906
Jet Airways § 2386 8694 ∑ delhibycycle.com
§ 3989 3333 Rajasthan Roadways,
∑ jetairways.com Bikaner House DTC
§ 2375 2772 ext 244
§ 2338 3469
SpiceJet ∑ dtc.nic.in
§ 98718 03333 TRAVELLING BY DTTDC
∑ spicejet.com METRO AND BUS § 2336 3607
United Airlines Delhi Metro ∑ delhitourism.gov.in
§ 0124 431 5500 § 2341 7910 HoHo
∑ united.com ∑ delhimetrorail.com ∑ hohodelhi.com

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Passports and Visas you can claim for the loss Lohia Hospital, the East
of individual items. For West Medical Centre,
Everybody (except those medical treatment you and the Apollo Hospitals
from Nepal and Bhutan) may have to pay upfront chain. The US Embassy
needs a visa to enter and claim it back later. Delhi Doctors List is
India. Nationals of most also useful. The Apollo
countries, if arriving at Health Pharmacy in Connaught
Delhi airport with an Place is open 24 hours.
onward or return ticket, Vaccinations against
can get a 30-day tourist meningitis, typhoid, Personal Security
visa online before their tetanus as well as
departure. For a longer hepatitis A are commonly Mugging and violent crime
stay, you’ll need to apply recommended for India, against tourists is rare,
in person or by post at and you should make but petty theft such as
the nearest Visa Office or sure that you are covered pickpocketing and pilfering
alternatively at the Indian against polio. Exactly from hotel rooms is quite
High Commission – there what you need will common, as is credit-card
is a list of the latter on the depend on where you are fraud. If you are paying
website of the Ministry of going, so consult your with plastic, ensure that
External Affairs. It’s best doctor well before your it is swiped in front of
to allow plenty of time. trip. Malaria and dengue you and that the card
Your passport should fever outbreaks can occur, never leaves your sight.
be valid for at least six especially in and after the Transport terminals are
months beyond your monsoon months (July– particular hotspots for
arrival date. The UK, US, September), so bring theft. There have been
Canada, Australia, New high-DEET repellent and instances of travellers
Zealand and many other protect yourself against being offered drugged
countries have consular mosquito bites. food or drink and then
represen tation in the city. Stick to bottled drinking robbed once insensible,
water (or purify your own) so never accept food or
Travel Safety Advice and avoid food left lying drinks from strangers,
out – the busier and more especially while at
Visitors can get up-to-date popular the restaurant, transport terminals.
travel safety information the safer it is likely to be. Most hotels have a safe
from the UK Foreign and Street food can play havoc for valuables, although it
Commonwealth Office, with those who have is not unknown for things
the US Department of delicate constitutions, and to go missing from cheap
State and the Australian ice cream, salads, juices hotels. It is often better to
Department of Foreign and fruit are all notorious use your own padlock
Affairs and Trade. germ-carriers. The most to lock your baggage or
common tourist illness is even the room.
Customs and “Delhi belly” – a stomach Sexual harrassment of
Immigration upset that passes within a women (“eve teasing”) is
day or two (stick to water, unfortunately quite rife,
Duty-free limits are two yoghurt and rice). If your especially in crowds. The
litres of liquor, and 200 symptoms persist, it’s a best response is to point
cigarettes or 50 cigars or good idea to consult a out the perpetrator and
200g tobacco. doctor, in case it’s giardia explain in a loud voice
or amoebic dysentery. exactly what he has done,
Travel Insurance AIIMS (All India Institute as other people will be on
of Medical Sciences) is your side. Violent attacks
Don’t travel without valid one of the country’s top on women occasionally
insurance, and check research hospitals; other occur, so exercise caution
the details of the policy, well-known hospitals after dark. Dressing con-
particularly how much include Dr Ram Manohar servatively and wearing a






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wedding ring may help. If but things are improving. Sources of
you need to contact the Old Delhi in particular is Information
police, call the police’s hard-going in a wheelchair,
Tourist Helpline or their although New Delhi, with India Tourism and Delhi
Women’s Helpline; the its wider pavements (and Tourism have offices off
tourist police also have cow ban) is easier. The Connaught Place, and
posts at the airport, main airport and metro stations Delhi Tourism has offices
stations, major tourist are fully accessible to at the airport and bus and
sights and hotel areas. travellers with special railway stations.
There are also dedicated needs. Major sights such Delhi Diary, which is
numbers for ambulances, as the National Museum, free at the India Tourism
fire brigade and the police. Crafts Museum, Qutb office, lists exhibitions
Minar and the Red Fort and cultural events, while
Travellers with make some effort, with Time Out Delhi has
Special Needs ramps and disabled- entertainment listings.
access toilets; the HoHo Online, check out Delhi
The city isn’t particularly tour buses (see p109) also Capital, Little Black Book
accessible for the disabled, have disabled access. and India for You.
DIRECTORY
PASSPORTS ∑ smartraveller.gov.au PERSONAL SECURITY
AND VISAS UK Foreign and Ambulance
Australian High Commonwealth Office § 102
Commission ∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel- Fire Brigade
∑ india.embassy.gov.au advice § 101
British High US Department Police
Commission of State § 100 or 1090
∑ ukinindia.fco.gov.uk ∑ travel.state.gov Tourist Helpline
Embassy of Canada § 87508 71111
∑ india.gc.ca HEALTH Women’s Helpline
Embassy of the AIIMS § 1091
United States Aurobindo Marg
∑ newdelhi.usembassy. § 6590 0669 SOURCES OF
gov ∑ www.aiims.edu INFORMATION
Ministry of Apollo Hospitals Delhi Capital
External Affairs ∑ www.apollohosp ∑ delhicapital.com
∑ mea.gov.in delhi.com Delhi Diary
New Zealand Apollo Pharmacy ∑ delhidiary.in
High Commission G-8 Connaught Place Delhi Tourism
∑ nzembassy.com/india § 2371 1838 Coffee Home, Baba
Visa Office, Australia Dr Ram Manohar Kharak Singh Marg, opp
∑ vfsglobal.com/india/ Lohia Hospital the Hanuman Temple
australia Baba Kharak Singh Marg § 2336 5358
∑ delhitourism.gov.in
Visa Office, Canada § 2340 4286
∑ blsindia-canada.com ∑ rmlh.nic.in India for You
∑ indfy.com/delhi
Visa Office, UK East West
∑ vfsglobal.com/India/UK Medical Centre India Tourism
38 Golf Links 88 Janpath; open
Visa Office, USA §2469 9229 9am–6pm Mon–Fri,
∑ in.ckgs.us
∑ eastwestrescue.com 9am–2pm Sat
§ 2332 0005
TRAVEL SAFETY US Embassy Delhi
ADVICE Doctors List ∑ incredibleindia.org
Australian Department ∑ in.usembassy. Little Black Book
of Foreign Affairs gov/u-s-citizen-services/ ∑ lbb.in/delhi
and Trade local-resources-of-u-s- Time Out Delhi
∑ dfat.gov.au citizens/doctors ∑ timeout.com/delhi



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Currency and check rates and acces- and the Indian Express.
Banking sibility with your service India Today is an English-
provider at home. language television
The local currency is Alternatively, buy a local network that is broadcast
rupees (₹), which come SIM card (available at 24 hours a day.
in notes of ₹2,000, ₹500, phone shops), for an
₹100, ₹50, ₹20, ₹10 and Indian telephone number Opening Hours
occasionally still ₹5, with and access to cheap local
coins of ₹10, ₹5, ₹2, ₹1 phone rates. Shops typically open
and 50 paise. It is illegal Most hotels provide 10am–6pm Monday to
to import or export Indian Wi-Fi access, and many Saturday. Many museums
currency, and, if you have bars and cafés provide and some tourist sights
over US$10,000 in foreign free Wi-Fi, there are also are closed on Mondays.
currency, you must a few free Wi-Fi zones in
declare it. the city. For internet cafés Time Difference
Banks are usually open try Sunrise and Cyber
10am to mid-afternoon Floor at Connaught Place. Delhi is on India Standard
Monday to Friday, plus a Time (IST), which is 5.5
couple of hours on Sat- Postal Services hours ahead of London,
urday mornings. Private 9.5 hours ahead of New
bureaux de change are There is a handy branch York, 12.5 hours ahead
becoming quite common, of the Post Office at of Los Angeles, and 4.5
especially in Connaught Connaught Place. For hours behind Sydney.
Place and Paharhanj, and poste restante, you will
may offer decent rates. need to go to the General Electrical
Mid- and upper-range Post Office (GPO), also near Appliances
hotels exchange foreign Connaught Place. Sending
cur rency, but rates are letters and postcards is The electricity supply
usually poor. ATMs are easy, but packages do need is 230V 50Hz AC. Most
widespread and accept to be sealed. sockets are triple round-
foreign-issued credit and pin but take European-
debit cards (especially TV, Radio and size double round-pin
Visa and MasterCard). Newspapers plugs. British, Irish and
These two types of credit Australasian devices will
card are widely accepted Most hotel rooms in Delhi need only an adaptor,
in upmarket shops and will have a TV offering local while North American
restaurants, but they may and international channels. devices will need an
attract a surcharge. Local FM radio stations, adaptor and a converter.
including Zabardast Hit
Telephone and FM, Red FM, Radio City Weather
Internet and Radio Mirchi,
play mostly Hindi pop; The best times to visit are
International and national Radio One plays a more spring (February–April)
phone calls can be made international selection. and autumn (mid-
easily and relatively The national radio station, September–November).
cheaply from numerous All India Radio, has three Delhi can be extremely hot
telephone booths (look for daily news bulletins in in May and June (reaching
places advertising STD/ English, and the BBC World 45°C/113°F), rather wet
ISD phone calls). Calls Service can be picked from late June until
can often be made from up in the evenings. mid-September, when
hotel rooms, but there India’s English- the monsoon kicks in,
may be an extortionate language press includes and decidedly chilly in
mark-up, so check rates newspapers The Times of December and January,
first. The country code for India (whose local edition when temperatures can
India is +91; the area code has the useful Delhi dip below 5°C (41°F). Bring
for Delhi is 011. Times supplement) and a jacket and sweater if
If you are planning to Hindustan Times, the you are travelling during
use your mobile in Delhi, left-leaning The Hindu, these months.






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Shopping Hundreds of shops sell good option, consisting of
textiles by the metre, so a selection of curries plus
A wide array of crafts buy some fabric and have rice and breads. The city’s
from all over India is your clothes tailored at Tibetan colony at Majnu
available in Delhi. The affordable prices. ka Tila (see p60) is a great
State Emporia Complex Other top buys include place for Tibetan food.
(see p67) on Baba Kharak accessories such as belts, The restaurants are
Singh Marg has fixed, bags and jewellery; home child­friendly, and if
marked prices and is the decor; natural cosmetics; children find spicy food
best places to start tea and spices, especially hard to deal with, there
looking, while the Crafts at Khari Baoli market (see are many alternatives
Museum shop (see pp28– p66); books (the city has including cafés, Chinese
9) and Dilli Haat (see p96) some excellent book­ eateries, international
also have excellent shops); and Bollywood film chains and multi­cuisine
selections. Even if you posters, which curio shops restaurants among
don’t buy anything, it’s in Hauz Khas Village have others. Haldiram’s (see
worth visiting to check at bargain prices (see p67). p89) is child­friendly.
prices and quality before
heading elsewhere. Dining Where to Stay
Bargaining is de rigueur
in bazaars and most Delhi has a vibrant food Delhi has a huge range
small shops, but not scene. Vegetarians are of accommodation, from
usually in malls and particularly well catered five­star hotels to cheap
government emporiums. for. The Indian staple of backpacker lodges. Rates
Delhi is brilliant for paneer (cottage cheese) is for mid­range accom­
clothes, from upmarket a good alternative to meat modation are a bargain
but still affordable local in curries. Particularly in by Western standards.
chains such as Anokhi Agra be sure to sample Airbnb is very useful for
(see p96) and Fabindia Mughlai cuisine, largely locating unique places to
(see p102) to bargain non­vegetarian, with stay. Couch surfing, which
offerings in clothing creamy, delicately spiced allows travellers to book
bazaars such as Katra sauces, dried fruit and to stay with a family for
Neel (see p67) off Chandni nuts. In south Indian a short period, is also
Chowk (see pp14–15). restaurants, a thali is a available in Delhi.
DIRECTORY
TELEPHONE AND TV, RADIO AND Radio One
INTERNET NEWSPAPERS 94.3MHz FM
∑ radioone.in
Cyber Floor All India Radio
17 Scindia House, 1368kHz MW Red FM
Connaught Place ∑ allindiaradio.gov.in 93.5MHz FM
§ 85859 78587 BBC World Service ∑ redfmindia.in/delhi
Sunrise 1413kHz MW The Hindu
N-9/2, Hindustan Times ∑ thehindu.com
Near SONY Showroom, ∑ hindustantimes.com The Times of India
Connaught Place ∑ timesofindia.com
§ 92129 35568 Indian Express
∑ indianexpress.com Zabardast Hit FM
POSTAL SERVICES India Today 95.0MHz FM
General Post Office ∑ indiatoday.com ∑ hit95fm.in
(GPO) Radio City
Patel Chowk on Sansad 91.1MHz FM WHERE TO STAY
Marg at Ashoka Road ∑ planetradiocity.com Airbnb
∑ airbnb.com
Post Office Radio Mirchi
A-6 Connaught Place; 93.5MHz FM Couchsurfing
10am–7pm Mon–Sat ∑ radiomirchi.com ∑ couchsurfing.com






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PRICE CATEGORIES fountains and beautiful
For a standard, double room per night (with breakfast mini-domes greets
if included), taxes and extra charges. visitors to this hotel. The
Taj’s rooms are just as
₹ under ₹5,000 ₹₹ ₹5,000–15,000 ₹₹₹ over ₹15,000 im pressive, with decor
that is a blend of trad-
Luxury Hotels The Lalit itional and contem porary.
MAP G6 • Barakhamba
The Claridges Avenue, Connaught Place Vivanta by Taj –
MAP N5 • 12 Dr APJ • 4444 7777 • www. Ambassador
Abdul Kalam Road • 3955 thelalit.com • ₹₹ MAP P5 • Sujan Singh
5000 • www.claridges. Rooms are stylish and Park, Subramaniam
com/hotels/the-clarid modern at this sleek five- Bharti Marg • 6626
ges-new-delhi • ₹₹ star just a five-minute 1000 • www.vivanta.
A landmark in Lutyens’s walk from Connaught tajhotels.com/en-in/
Delhi, Claridges is the Place. It is also home to ambassador-new-delhi
epitome of old-world the chic nightclub Kitty • ₹₹–₹₹₹
style. The building, with Su (see p82). Comfortable and stylish
Colonial-style pillars and rooms, with classic
high ceilings, houses 137 Oberoi Maidens interiors, at this centrally
rooms and suites and has MAP G1 • 7 Sham Nath located hotel. The many
great restaurants. Guests Marg • 2397 5464 highlights of staying here
will find it difficult to • www.maidenshotel. include a fitness centre
leave, as did The Beatles, com • ₹₹– ₹₹₹ that offers yoga, a popular
when they stayed in 1968. Built in the early 1900s on-site restaurant and a
and nestled close to the lovely breakfast buffet.
Hyatt Regency city’s leafy Civil Lines
MAP U1 • Bhikaji Cama area, this beautiful white The Imperial
Place • 2679 1234 • www. heritage building, with MAP F7 • 1 Janpath • 2344
delhi.regency.hyatt.com its Colonial archi tectural 1234 • www.theimperial
• ₹₹ style, still retains a strong india.com • ₹₹₹
The Hyatt is ideal for old-world charm. Opened in 1931, the
travellers who like to feel Imperial is considered
the vibrant pulse of the The Park one of Asia’s finest hotels.
city. The imposing struc- MAP F7 • 15 Parliament From its sweep ing palm–
ture houses a flamboyant Street • 2374 3000 lined drive to its classical
lobby space, stylish and • www.theparkhotels. white Colonial structure,
spacious rooms, a sleek com • ₹₹ the place exudes quiet
club lounge and some Contemporary art and elegance and luxury. The
excellent restaurants. design are the highlight walls are lined with a fine
of this hotel’s decor, but collection of European
ITC Maurya the impeccable service “traveller” paintings.
MAP K4 • Diplomatic and chic, spacious rooms
Enclave, Sardar Patel are welcome additions. The Lodhi
Marg • 2611 2233 • www. Unwind at Aqua, the MAP Q6 • Lodi Road
itchotels.in • ₹₹–₹₹₹ pool side restaurant set • 4363 3333 • www.
Nestled in greenery, this around a swim ming pool. thelodhi.com • ₹₹₹
is a delightful accommo- Starting off as part of the
dation option due to its The Taj Mahal Hotel luxury Aman chain, the
impec cable service, loca- MAP P4 • 1 Man Singh Lodhi is now an indepen-
tion, forested Ridge views Road • 6656 6162 dent hotel. The hotel
and excel lent restaurant, • www.taj.tajhotels.com combines modern decor
Bukhara (see p65). It also • ₹₹–₹₹₹ with tradi tional touches
houses beautiful artworks A gorgeous lobby with such as Lodi-inspired jali
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stone floors. The hotel charming accommodation Jaypee Vasant
has a great spa and even option feels a bit like Continental
offers Turkish hammam staying in a friend’s home. MAP T2 • Vasant Vihar
and private plunge pools. The terrace is the perfect • 2614 8800 • www.jay
Suites with excellent place to relax and read peehotels.com/vasant-
views of the city. a book or enjoy a meal. continental-new-delhi • ₹₹
Strategically located, the
The Taj Palace Haveli Dharampura hotel blends business and
MAP K4 • 2 Sardar Patel MAP G4 • 2293 Gali leisure and offers modern
Marg, Diplomatic Enclave Guliyan, Dharampura, accommodation. Ameni-
• 2611 0202 • www. near Jama Masjid Gate ties at the hotel include
tajhotels.com • ₹₹₹ No. 3, Chandni Chowk a swimming pool, health
This grand building is • 4603 5500 • www. spa, fitness centre and
nestled within lovely lawns welcomheritagehotels.in/ a range of dining options.
and has striking interiors. hotel-details/Haveli-
Relax at the nine-hole Dharampura • ₹₹ jüSTa Panchsheel
chip-and-putt golf green Set in an 1887 haveli, this Park
or work out at the state- is a wonderfully atmos- MAP V2 • S-362
of-the-art fitness centre. pheric hotel located in Panchsheel Park • 4058
the bustling alleys of Old 2121 • www.justahotels.
Boutique Hotels Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, com/panchsheel-park-
a short walk from the new-delhi • ₹₹
Amarya Villa Jama Masjid and the The 22 airy rooms at
MAP V1 • A-2/20 Red Fort. The rooms the hotel have beautiful
Safdarjung Enclave are beautiful and the handcrafted Burmese
• 4175 9267 • www. service is excellent. teak furniture and superb
amaryagroup.com • ₹₹ contemporary art on
Conveniently located, this Haveli Hauz Khas the walls. It’s the perfect
hotel is set away from MAP U2 • P-5 Hauz Khas home away from home.
the bustling crowds. It Enclave • 4165 1357
offers a range of spacious • www.havelihauzkhas. Lutyens Bungalow
and stylish guestrooms com • ₹–₹₹ MAP N6 • 39 Prithviraj
that have been themed Located in the peaceful Road • 2469 4523
around the “Navratna”, Hauz Khas Enclave • www.lutyensbungalow.
India’s nine traditional residential colony, this co.in • ₹₹
auspicious gemstones. hotel boasts five rooms, Constructed in 1937, this
each one decorated charming bungalow is
B Nineteen according to a different located in plush Central
MAP S6 • B-19 theme, ranging from Delhi, strolling distance
Nizamuddin (East) Hampi to Ajanta. One of from Lodi Gardens and
• 98710 88629 • www. the highlights of the place Safdarjung’s Tomb. There
bnineteen.com • ₹₹ is the pleasant rooftop is a swimming pool to
A gorgeous boutique hotel, lounge area for guests. relax, and the living room
this blends tasteful con- is furnished with books
temporary style with Hotel Diplomat and a fireplace for cool
traditional decor and lovely MAP K4 • 9 Sardar Patel winter evenings.
wooden fur ni ture. The Marg, Diplomatic Enclave
service is non-intrusive, • 4605 0200 • www.the The Manor
the food excellent and the hoteldiplomat.com • ₹₹ MAP X1 • 77 Friends
location is top notch. Set amid sprawling green Colony (West) • 4323
lawns, this hotel offers 5151 • www.themanor
Colonel’s Retreat tastefully decorated delhi.com • ₹₹
MAP W1 • D-418 Defence rooms with contemporary This opulent hotel is
Colony • 4660 4927 interiors. The on-site situated in a quiet corner
• www.colonelsretreat. restaurant, with a bistro of the upmarket colony. It
com • ₹₹ vibe, is multi-cuisine and houses Indian Accent, a
Calling itself Delhi’s offers all-day breakfast lovely restaurant known
“best-kept secret”, this and a view of the gardens. for its great fusion cuisine.






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The Muse Thikana Devna
MAP W2 • A-1 Chirag MAP V2 • A-7 Gulmohar MAP R4 • 10 Sundar
Enclave • 4065 0000 Park • 98115 43335 Nagar • 2435 5047
• www.musedelhi.com • www.thikanadelhi.com • www.devnadelhi.com
• ₹₹ • ₹₹ • ₹
Though not nearly as Enjoy a comfortable stay Surrouned by greenery
atmospheric as most at this hotel that offers and located in a lovely
boutique hotels in this rooms with ethnic decor neighbourhood, this
city, the Muse is excellent and earthy tones. The guesthouse offers rooms
for business travellers as common areas have decorated with antiques
it is located close to the comfortable chairs, ideal and paintings. There
Nehru Place commercial for sinking into with a is a state­of­the­art
complex. Their rooms are book or a drink. gymnasium next door.
stylish and minimalist.
Mid-Range Hotels Hamilton Hotel
Roseate House MAP V2 • S–153
MAP A6 • Asset #10, Bajaj Indian Panchsheel Park • 2601
Hospitality District, Homestay 5852 • ₹
Aerocity • 7155 8800 MAP E5 • 8A/34 Karol Located at the edge of
• www.roseatehotels. Bagh • 2573 6509 • www. Panchsheel Park, the
com/newdelhi • ₹₹ indianhomestay.com • ₹ Hamilton is ideally
Located close to the The clean and spacious situated for exploring
airport, this hotel offers rooms at this homestay South Delhi’s sights. The
beautiful rooms and are named after Hindu rooms are done up in
excellent service. Guests gods as well as other bright colours, and there
can relax at the outdoor mythological charac ters. is a charming porch with
and indoor spa, enjoy at There is also a charming a foun tain where guests
the movie lounge or shop terrace with views. can unwind on com­
at the luxury brand stores. fortable cane chairs.
BB Palace
La Sagrita MAP E5 • 2638 Bank Hotel Broadway
MAP R4 • 14 Sundar Street, Gurudwara Road, MAP H5 • 4/15-A Asaf
Nagar • 4150 7013 • Karol Bagh • 4761 3500 Ali Road • 4366 3600
www.lasagrita.com • ₹₹ • www.hotelbbpalace. • www.hotelbroadway
The rooms at this small com • ₹ delhi.com • ₹
but swanky boutique hotel A friendly place with a Dating back to 1956 and
are spacious and cool. few pleas ant rooms. Ask sandwiched between
The breakfast is excellent, to see the rooms before Old Delhi and Connaught
and the neigh bour hood booking – those deco­ Place, Hotel Broadway
is quiet and compact, rated with bright colours has a certain endearing
tucked away between and dark wood furniture charm. The friendly staff
India Gate and the grand are lovely. can arrange activities for
Humayun’s Tomb. you, ranging from per­
Bloomrooms Hotel formances of tradi tional
Scarlette MAP R7 • 7 Link Road, dance to walking tours
MAP U1 • B2-139 Jangpura Extension through the old city.
Safdarjung Enclave • 4122 5666 • www.
• 95820 79058 • www. bloomrooms.com • ₹ Hotel Florence
scarlettenewdelhi.com This is a great option MAP E5 • 2719 Bank
• ₹₹ located nearby popular Street, Karol Bagh • 4714
This maison d’hôte offers sights such as Humayun’s 4714 • www.florence
four lovely rooms with Tomb and the Lodi group.in • ₹
French interiors blended Gardens.The rooms are A decent hotel offering
with modern decor. It is pleasant with minimalist com fortable rooms with
the personal touch of the decor in cheerful yellows clean en­suite bathrooms.
two French owners that and whites. Amici Café An in­house restaurant
makes this place stand has a set­up here and serves Indian and some
out from other hotels. serves all­day breakfast. European dishes.






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Ahuja Residency women. There is a choice International Youth
MAP Q5 • 193 Golf Links of double or single rooms, Hostel
• 2461 1027 • www. with en-suite baths and MAP K5 • 5 Nyaya Marg,
ahujaresidency.com • ₹₹ run ning hot water. Chanakyapuri • 2611
Located in one of the 6285 • www.yhaindia.
city’s most upmarket FabHotel Casa org • ₹
residential quarters, this Friends Colony This is a huge favourite
is a good option for a MAP X1 • Mint Casa, among young budget
quiet, relaxing stay. A-10, Friends Colony travellers for its location
Efficient, non-intrusive (East) • 4242 4242 and facilities. Choose
service, beautiful room • www.fabhotels.com • ₹ from a range of dorms, or
decor that blends the The hotel has modern, double rooms with shared
contemporary with the comfortable rooms and or private bathrooms.
traditional, a cosy dining efficient service. It is well
space and all modern located for exploring the Madpackers
amenities, make Ahuja sights of South Delhi. MAP V2 • 3rd floor,
Residency a great place S–39A Panchsheel Park
to stay for a few days. Ginger Hotel • 98186 71874 • ₹
MAP G5 • IRCTC – Rail Conveniently located
Hotel Palace Heights Yatra, New Delhi Railway close to a metro station,
MAP F6 • D-26/28 Station, Bhav Bhutti Marg this informal hostel has
Connaught Place • 4358 • 6663 3333 • www. dorms, including one just
2610 • www.hotelpalace gingerhotels.com • ₹ for women, making it a
heights.com • ₹₹ Winner of the CNBC good choice for female
Taste fully deco rated travel award for the travellers. There are
rooms with lovely paper Best Budget Hotel, this plenty of communal
blinds and warm, woody place has spotlessly clean spaces, including a
colours, an excellent rooms, a gym, Wi-Fi and kitchen and a terrace.
restaurant and a great a restau rant.
location are among the Metropolis Tourist
few reasons to stay at Hotel New Haven Home
Palace Heights. The MAP W2 • E-512 Greater MAP F5 • 1634, Main
terrace restaurant is Kailash II • 2921 8556 Bazar Road, Paharganj
great for a beer and • www.nhh.in • ₹ • 2356 1782 • www.
peppery chicken tikka. This hotel has a good metropolistouristhome.
location in South Delhi com • ₹
Ibis and clean rooms. Guests Owing to its excellent
MAP A6 • Asset #9, can head to the nearby location and friendly
Hospitality District, Delhi Greater Kailash market service, the Metropolis
Aerocity • 4302 0202 • to choose from a variety has fast become a
www.ibishotels.com • ₹₹ of food options. popular budget option
Set near the airport, this among back packers.
chain hotel offers com- Hotel Tara Palace Located in the middle
fortable rooms with MAP H4 • 419 Esplanade of busy Paharganj,
modern amenities. They Road, Chandni Chowk it also has a great
also have a sumptuous • 2327 6465 • www.tara terrace restaurant.
breakfast buffet. palacedelhi.com • ₹
The good location and Stops
Budget Hotels the friendly service MAP H5 • 4/23-B Asaf Ali
compensate for the Road • 4105 6226 • www
Blue Triangle Family lacklustre look of the .stopshostels.com • ₹
Hostel (YWCA) hotel. Set in the heart Join the backpacker
MAP E7 • Ashoka Road of Old Delhi, and with crowd at this cool
• 2336 5441 • www. the Jama Masjid and hostel on the south ern
ywcaofdelhi.org • ₹ Red Fort within walking edge of Old Delhi near
This hostel provides safe dis tance, it makes it Delhi Gate. There’s a
and clean accommo- perfect for exploring kitchen, bar, dorms
dation, particularly for this area. and private rooms.
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YMCA Master Guesthouse well­maintained rooms
MAP F7 • Jai Singh Road, MAP B5 • R-500 New and en­suite bathrooms.
Connaught Place Rajendra Nagar • 2874 The popular malls Select
• 2374 6031 • www. 1089 • www.master- Citywalk and DLF Place
newdelhiymca.in/ guesthouse.com • ₹ Saket are also easily
ndymcath • ₹ The family who run this accessible from here.
Since 1927, the YMCA beautifully kept little
hostel has provided guesthouse are a mine Tree of Life
excellent budget accom­ of information on the city MAP V3 • D-193 Saket
modation for foreign and and their home is a • 98102 77699 • www.
local visitors. The rooms delight. Breakfast is tree-of-life.in • ₹
are basic but clean and included and vegetarian There are seven spotless,
have en­suite bathrooms. meals are available. spacious rooms, along
There is an Internet with a lounge and kitchen,
café and a restaurant On the House at this friendly little
serving traditional MAP V1 • B-4/120 guesthouse in a quiet
Indian food. Safdarjung Enclave neighbourhood near the
• 98110 47414 • www. Qutb Minar, a short walk
B&Bs and bedandbreakfast from Saket metro station.
Guesthouses newdelhi.com • ₹
This B&B has seven Trendy B&B
Dawar Villa B&B rooms, named after trees, MAP R7 • 9-B Mathura
MAP G7 • 50 Todarmal and each is decorated in Road, Jangpura • 98993
Road, Bengali Market vivid colours. It prides 54272 • www.trendybb.
• 9911 321 555 • www. itself on its homely feel, com • ₹
dawarvilla.com • ₹ and the home­cooked Run by a well­travelled
This is a smart, family­ food here is delicious. owner with a network of
run B&B located in It is a favour ite with solo friends across the globe,
Bengali Market, famous women travellers. this B&B has some thing
for its lively restaurants. of a cosmopolitan feel.
Dawar Villa is also close Sai Villa B&B The rooms are spot lessly
to Mandi House, one of MAP W2 • E-578 Greater clean and spacious.
the city’s main cultural Kailash II • 98110 69943
centres. The place has • www.saivilla.com • ₹ Vandana’s B&B
a warm feel to it, with It may not be the most MAP V1 • B-4/124
gorgeous wood panelling, stylish of guesthouses, Safdarjung Enclave
earthy colours and but Sai Villa offers clean, • 2618 6355 • www.
soft lighting. spacious rooms, well­ bedandbreakfast
equipped, en­suite newdelhi.in • ₹
Delhi B&B bathrooms, attentive staff A warm, cosy family­run
MAP X1 • A-6 Friends and a prime location. B&B, this boasts a
Colony (East) • 98110 The B&B also has deals charming rooftop garden,
57103 • www.delhi with a number of nearby perfect for breakfast in
bedandbreakfast.com restaurants, so guests the winter sun or a chilled
• ₹ can ask to have meals drink in the summer.
Boasting bright, quirky delivered to their door.
furni ture, green potted 11 Nizamuddin
plants and lovely wall­ Saket B&B MAP S6 • 11 Nizamuddin
hangings, Delhi B&B is MAP V3 • 3rd Floor, D-21 (East) • 98110 88966
a pleasant place. Pervez Saket • 95828 72580 • www.elevendelhi.com
and Lubna Hameed, the • www.saketbedand • ₹₹
owners, are well travel­ breakfast.com • ₹ Set in an elegant Colonial
led, speak fluent French Located within a walking bungalow with a lawn,
and also offer advice on distance to the metro the rooms are charming,
sightseeing in the city. station and a short dis­ elegantly furnished and
Guests are welcome tance from Qutb Minar, uncluttered. The area is
to watch the hostess Saket B&B is a comfort­ smart, peaceful, quiet and
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monuments such as the charming, with pretty Neemrana Fort-
grand Humayun’s Tomb. fountains and rooms that Palace
There is a gym and a mini hint at a glorious past. MAP B3 • 122nd
sports-complex nearby. Milestone Delhi–Jaipur
Glasshouse on Highway, Neemrana,
76 Friends Colony the Ganges Alwar • 01494 2460 07
MAP X1 • 76 Friends MAP C2 • 23rd Milestone, • www.fort-palace.neem
Colony (West) • 4145 Rishikesh–Badrinath ranahotels.com • ₹₹
4681 • www.76friends Road, Gular–Dogi • 09412 Carved into a hillside,
colonywest.com • ₹₹ 0764 20 • www.glass this architectural jewel is
This elegant B&B has house-on-the-ganges. steeped in history. Guests
cosy and well-ventilated neemranahotels.com • ₹₹ can try the pool, which
rooms with basic ameni- Located in a fruit orchard, offers amazing views
ties. The staff is friendly this hotel has six cottages of the countryside, or
and helpful. Guests overlooking the tumbling indulge in rejuvenating
can relax in the lovely Ganges. Ask the staff Ayurvedic spa treatments.
terrace garden. about booking activities
such as fishing, trekking The Oberoi
G 49 Nizamuddin and white-water rafting. Amarvilas
MAP R6 • G-49 MAP C3 • Taj East Gate
Nizamuddin (West) Hill Fort Kesroli Road, Agra • 0562 2231
• 4737 3449 • www.bed- MAP B3 • Kesroli, near 515 • www.amarvilas.
breakfast.asia • ₹₹ MIS Post Office, Bahala, com • ₹₹₹
Tucked away in a leafy Alwar • 98294 99901 Constructed in a Moorish-
street, this is a relaxed, • www.the-hill-fort-kes and Mughal-inspired
friendly place with elegant roli.neemranahotels.com style, this gorgeous five-
rooms and en-suite • ₹₹ star property, not far
bathrooms. The dining Set in an atmospheric from the Taj Mahal, is a
area and bal cony are 14th-century fort perched beautiful place to stay.
lovely places to while on a rocky outcrop, this
away an evening. charming little hotel Rambagh Palace
offers splendid views of MAP B3 • Bhawani Singh
Hotels Around the surrounding mustard Road, Jaipur • 0141 2385
Delhi fields. The rooms are 700 • www.tajhotels.com
cool, with high ceilings, • ₹₹₹
Tiger Den and are elegantly decora- Built in 1835, Rambagh
MAP B3 • Sariska, ted in tradi tional style. Palace was once the
Alwar • ₹ residence of Maharaja
This state-run hotel is a ITC Mughal of Jaipur. An elegant air
great budget option for MAP C3 • Taj Ganj, Agra surrounds the lavish
visitors to the Sariska • 056 2402 1700 • www. grounds of this property,
Wildlife Sanctuary (see itcwelcomgroup.in • ₹₹ also known as the “Jewel
p73). Speak to the staff This resort houses the of Jaipur”.
about sightseeing and country’s largest spa.
safari tours in the park. After a tiring day’s sight- Tikli Bottom
seeing, relax in a private MAP B3 • Gairatpur Baas,
Diggi Palace hammam (Turkish bath). PO Tikli, Gurugram
MAP B3 • SMS Hospital • 93133 70853 • www.
Road, Jaipur • 99290 Kadamb Kunj tiklibottom.com • ₹₹₹
92482 • www.hotel MAP C3 • NH 11, About an hour from Delhi
diggipalace.com • ₹₹ Fatehpur Sikri, Bharatpur lies this country hotel,
Built around 1727, Diggi • 05644 2201 22 • www. owned by former British
Palace hosts a number of kadambkunj.in • ₹₹ diplomats who stayed on
cultural events, including Located not far from the after their posting in India.
the annual Jaipur Literary Keoladeo Ghana National A Lutyens-style bungalow
Festival, which draws in Park (see p72), the Kadam built around a courtyard,
writers from all over the Kunj is very popular the house has a swim ming
globe. The hotel itself is with birdwatchers. pool and an organic farm.
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Page numbers in bold refer Aurangzeb, Emperor 13, 46 Buddha Jayanti Park 56
to main entries. Auto rickshaws 69, 106–7, Buddhism, festivals 71
109 Buddhist art 35
1857 Uprising 13, 15, 43, Avalokitesvara 32 Budget travel
59, 84 Azad, Maulana 16 accommodation 113,
monuments of 48–9 117–18
1911 65, 79, 82 B tips 69
B&Bs 118–19 Buhlul Lodi, Sultan 45
A Babur, Emperor 19, 30, 42 Bukhara 65, 97
Abdur Rahim 46, 92 Baci 65, 95, 97 Burj-i-Shamali (Red Fort) 13
Abu Bakr 49 Bahadur Shah Zafar II, Bus travel 108, 109
Accommodation 113, 114–19 Emperor 43, 85
Adham Khan’s Tomb 26 Baha’i Temple 54, 99, 101 C
Adhchini 60 Baker, Herbert 20 Cafés
Adiga, Aravinda 58 Bakr Id 71 New Delhi 82
Adilabad 50 Balban’s Tomb 26 South of Centre 97
Afghan Wars 20, 77 Ballimaran 66 South Delhi 103
Agni 79, 82 Baluchari Sari 33 Calligraphy, Taj Mahal 36
Agra 7, 69, 73 Banking 112 Car Parts Bazaar 67
hotels 119 Bara Gumbad Masjid 31 Cemeteries see Tombs
sights 36–7, 38 Bara Gumbad Tomb 31 Cha Bar 79, 82
Taj Mahal 36–7 The Barber’s Tomb 18 Chandni Chowk 6, 10,
Agra Fort 17, 38, 73 Bars 65 14–15, 85, 87
Agrasen Baoli 80 happy hour 69 Changing of the Guard 68
Air travel 108, 109 New Delhi 82 Charbagh (Taj Mahal) 36
Ajmeri Gate 86 South Delhi 103 Chauburji Masjid 88
Akbar, Emperor 36, 38, 42, Basil and Thyme 95, 97 Chawri Bazaar 67, 87
46, 73 Bayly, Christopher 58 Chhattarpur Mandir 61
Fatehpur Sikri 39, 73 Bazaars see Markets The China Kitchen 65, 105
Akbar Shah II, Emperor 46 and bazaars Chini-ka-Rauza (Agra) 38
Akshardham Temple 55, Beating the Retreat 70 Chiragh Delhi 101
94, 95 Begum Samru’s Palace 15 Chor Bizarre 64, 89
Alai Darwaza (Qutb Minar Begumpuri Masjid 44, 51, Chowk-i-Jilo Khana
Complex) 25 55, 100, 101 (Taj Mahal) 36
Alai Minar (Qutb Minar Bharatpur 72, 119 Churches
Complex) 25 Bhuta Sculpture Gallery Cathedral Church of the
Alauddin Khilji, Sultan 25, (Crafts Museum) 28 Redemption 20, 80
43, 44, 45, 50 Bijay Mandal 51, 61 Central Baptist Church
Ali, Ahmed 59 Birds see Wildlife 15
Aliganj 61 Birla, B D 54 St James’ Church 7, 49,
Alwar 73, 119 Books 54, 85
Amritsar 72 Delhi-inspired 58–9 St Martin’s Church 80
Anangpal II, Raja 42, 61 shopping 67, 69, 96 Cities of Delhi 50–51
Aqua 65, 79, 82 Bose, Nandalal 52 City Palace (Jaipur) 73
The Arab Serai 19 Boutique hotels 115–16 Clothing
Aravalli Range 48 British Residency 7, 48 bespoke suits 69, 81
Architecture, Mughal 47 British rule 43 shopping 81, 96, 102
Ashoka, Emperor 88, 100 1857 Uprising 13, 15, Club Pangaea 65
Ashoka Column 88 48–9 Concerts, free 68
Ashoka’s Rock Edict 100 Bronzes (National Museum) Connaught Place 7, 67,
Asita’s Visit to Suddhadhana 32, 33, 34 77, 79
(bas-relief) 33 Bu Halima’s Garden 19 Coronation Park 57
Athpula (Lodi Gardens) 30 Buddha Jayanti 71 Correa, Charles 28




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Crafts Feroz Shah Kotla 45, 51, 88 Gurgaon (Gurugram) 51,
shopping 29, 81, 96, Feroz Shah Tughlaq, Sultan 119
102, 113 45, 50, 51, 88 Guru Purab 71
Surajkund Crafts Mela 70 Ferozabad 45, 51 Gurudwara Bangla Sahib 54,
Crafts Museum 11, 28–9, Festivals and events 70–71 69, 80
52, 79, 113 Films Gurudwara Sisganj 14
free entry 68 Delhi in 59 Guesthouses 118–19
itineraries 6, 7, 79 free 68 Gyms, open-air 68
Currency 112 Fio Cookhouse & Bar 65,
Customs regulations 110 105 H
Cycle rickshaws 109 Flagstaff Tower 48 Haldiram’s 87, 89, 113
Food and drink Halwa 15
D budget tips 69 Hanuman Mandir 80
Dalai Lama 60 health 110 Har Krishnan, Guru 54
Dalrymple, William 59 places to eat 64–5, 113 Harappan civilization 11, 32,
Dance 62–3, 71 see also Restaurants 34, 52, 77
Dancing Girl (bronze) 32 Forts Hardy, Justine 58
Daniell, Thomas 52 Adilabad 50 Hauz Khas Deer Park 56,
Dara Shikoh, Prince 32, 48 Agra Fort 17, 38, 73 69, 101
Dargah Qutb Sahib 26–7 Alwar Fort 73 Hauz Khas Village 44, 50, 67,
Dariba Kalan 66 Purana Qila 46, 51, 71, 69, 100, 101
Daryaganj Sunday Book 93, 97 shopping 113
Market 67 Red Fort 10, 12–13, 47, Hauzwali Mosque 88
Daulaltabad 42, 51 85, 87 Hawa Mahal (Jaipur) 73
Daulat Khana (Fatehpur Salimgarh Fort 13 Hayat Bakhsh Bagh
Sikri) 39 Tughlaqabad 45, 50, 101 (Red Fort) 12
Deeg 72 Fraser, William 85 Health 110, 111
Delhi Sultanate 42 Free attractions 68–9 Hinduiusm
sights 44–5 Frykenberg, R E 58 festivals 71
Deol, Abhay 59 see also Temple, Hindu
Desai, Anita 58 G Hiran Minar (Fatehpur Sikri)
Design features, Mughal 47 G-Bar 65 39
Dhabas 69 Gandhara kingdom 34 History 42–3
Dilli Haat 67, 96, 113 Gandhi, Indira 43, 53, 57, Hodson, William 49
Disabled travellers 111 78, 85 Holi 71
Diwali 71 Gandhi, Mohandas K 43 Hostels 117–18
Diwan-i-Aam (Fatehpur Gandhi Smriti 6, 7, 53, Hotels 113, 114–19
Sikri) 39 68, 79 around Delhi 119
Diwan-i-Aam (Red Fort) 13, National Gandhi Museum boutique 115–16
90–91 52, 68, 88 budget 117–18
Diwan-i-Khas (Fatehpur Raj Ghat 57, 85 luxury 114–15
Sikri) 39 Gandhi, Rajiv 53, 57, 85 mid-range 116–17
Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort) 13 Ganesh Chaturthi 71 House of the Turkish
Dussehra 66, 71 Ganga (statue) 32 Sultana (Fatehpur Sikri)
Gardens see Parks and 39
E gardens Humayun, Emperor 19, 46,
Electrical appliances 112 Gauri Shankar Mandir 6, 51, 93
Entertainment 62–3 15, 88 Humayun’s Tomb 10, 18–19,
bars and nightclubs 65 George V, King 57 46, 74–5, 95
Excursions 72–3 Ghalib, Mirza 43, 88, 95 itineraries 6, 7, 95
Ghantewala 15
F Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, Sultan I
Fatehpur Sikri 7, 36, 39, 44, 45, 50 Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan 30, 42
69, 73 Guliyan Bazaar 66 The IIC Experience 71
Fatehpuri Masjid 6, 15, Gupta, Narayani 58 Iltutmish, Sultan 24, 25,
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Immigration 110 K M
Independence 43 Kalan Masjid 60 Madhi Masjid 26
India Coffee House (ICH) Kali (bronze) 33 Madrasa of Alauddin
79, 82 Kamani Auditorium 62 Khilji 25
India Gate 6–7, 10, 20, Kanwarji’s 87 Magazine 49
77, 79 Karim’s 7, 65, 87, 89 Maha Shivarati 71
India Habitat Centre 63 Kashmiri Gate 6, 49, 86 Manju ka Tila 60
India International Centre Katra Neel 67 Mariam’s Tomb (Agra) 38
63, 71 Keoladeo Ghana National Markets and bazaars
Indian Accent 64, 104 Park 72 Ballimaran 66
Indira Gandhi Memorial Khair ul Manazil Masjid 95 bazaars of Old Delhi 66–7,
Museum 53, 68, 78 Khan, Imran 59 86
Indo-Pakistan conflict (1971) Khan Market 67, 79 Car Parts Bazaar 67
20 Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah Chawri Bazaar 67, 87
Indraprastha 50, 51 60 Dariba Kalan 66
Insurance 110 Khan-i-Khanan Tomb 46, 92 Daryaganj Sunday Book
International Mango Festival Khari Baoli 6, 66, 87, 113 Market 67
70 Khas Mahal (Red Fort) 12 Guliyan Bazaar 66
Internet 112, 113 Khirki Masjid 45, 101 Janpath Market 67
Iron Pillar 24 Khizr Khan, Sultan 30, 45 Katra Neel 67
Itimad-ud-Daulah (Agra) Khurrana, Ayushmann 59 Khan Market 67, 79
38, 73 Khusrau, Amir 55, 95 Khari Baoli 6, 66, 87, 113
Itineraries Kinari Bazaar 66 Kinari Bazaar 66
A Day in New Delhi 79 Kinari Bazaar (Agra) 38 Kinari Bazaar (Agra) 38
A Day in Old Delhi 87 Kitty Su 65 Meena Bazaar 16, 67
A Day South of the Centre Kizr Sultan 49 Nai Sarak 66
of Delhi 95 Krishen, Pradip 58 Masjid see Mosques
A Day in South Delhi Krishna Janmashtami 71 Mathura 72
101 Kushan art 34 Maurya Empire 34–5
Four Days in Delhi 6–7 Kylin 65, 103 Mausoleums see Tombs
places to eat 89 Medd, Henry 20
Two Days in Delhi 6 L Meena Bazaar 16, 67
Lahori Gate (Red Fort) 13 Mehman Khana (Taj Mahal)
J Lakshmi Narayan Mandir 37
Jahanara, Princess 55 54, 79 Mehra, Rakeysh Omprakash
Jahangir, Emperor 46 Lal Darwaza 49 59
Jahanpanah 51, 55, 69 Lal Gumbad 44, 101 Mehrauli Archaeological
Jahaz Mahal 27, 100 Lal Kot 42, 50 Park 7, 27, 68, 100, 101
Jai Singh II, Maharaja 78 Lal Mandir 6, 14, 55, 87 Mehrauli Village 99, 101
Jaipur 73, 119 Lala Chunna Mal’s Haveli 15 festivals 71
Jama Masjid 10, 16–17, Literature 58–9 sites around 26–7
22–3, 46, 55, 86 Lodi Dynasty 30, 44, 45, Mehtab Bagh (Agra) 38
itineraries 6, 7, 87 56, 93 Metcalfe, Sir Thomas 26,
Jama Masjid (Agra) 38 Lodi Gardens 11, 30–31, 44, 27, 85
Jama Masjid (Dargah 56, 93 Metcalfe’s Folly 27
Mosque) (Fatehpur Sikri) itineraries 6, 7, 95 Metro 69, 108, 109
39 open-air gym 68 Military parades 21
Jamal-Kamali Masjid and restaurant 31, 95 Miller, Sam 58
Tomb 26, 47, 100 Lotus Pool (Taj Mahal) 36 Miniature paintings 34, 35
Janpath Market 67 Lutyens, Edwin 20, 21, 43, 51 Mirza Ghalib Haveli 88
Jantar Mantar 7, 78, 79 India Gate 77 Mirza Mughal 49
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Mughal Gardens 56 Mosques
Museum 53, 68, 80 Rajpath 78 Bara Gumbad Masjid 31
Jewellery 81, 96, 102 Rashtrapati Bhavan 21, Begumpuri Masjid 44, 51,
Jodhabai’s Palace (Fatehpur 78, 79 55, 100, 101
Sikri) 39 Luxury hotels 114–15 Chauburji Masjid 88




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Mosques (cont.) Museums and galleries National Zoological Park 93
Fatehpuri Masjid 6, 15, 48, (cont.) Nativity Painting, Mughal
87 Jawaharlal Nehru 33
Hauzwali Mosque 88 Memorial Museum 53, Nehru, Jawaharlal 53,
Jama Masjid 10, 16–17, 68, 80 57, 85
22–3, 46, 55, 86 National Gallery of Nehru Park 57, 68
Jama Masjid (Agra) 38 Modern Art (NGMA) 52, New Delhi 43, 51, 76–83
Jama Masjid (Dargah 68, 80 A Day in New Delhi 79
Mosque) (Fatehpur Sikri) National Gandhi Museum bars and cafés 82
39 52, 68 map 76–7
Jamal-Kamali Masjid 26, National Museum 6, 7, 11, places to eat 83
47, 100 32–5, 52, 77, 79 shopping 81
Kalan Masjid 60 National Philatelic sights 77–80
Khair ul Manazil Masjid Museum 52, 68, 80 Newspapers 112, 113
95 National Rail Museum 52, Nicholson, Brigadier-
Khirki Masjid 45, 101 95 General John 49
Madhi Masjid 26 Shankar’s International Nicholson’s Cemetery 6,
Masjid Mubarak Begum Dolls Museum 60 49, 88
60 Sikh Museum 14 Nightclubs 65
Mosque (Taj Mahal) 37 Sulabh International Nila Gumbad 19
Mosque and Tomb of Isa Museum of Toilets 53, 68 Nizamuddin 40–41, 46, 54–5,
Khan 18 Music 94–5
Moti Masjid (Red Fort) festivals 71 itineraries 6, 7
12 forms of Indian classical music 63
Pataudi House Mosque 63 qawwalis 69
17 free concerts 68 Noida 51
Quwwat-ul-Islam 24, 45, performing arts venues Northern Ridge 48, 84, 88
99 62–3 Nur Jahan 38
Sunehri Masjid 15 shopping 81
Zinat ul Masjid 46, 54, 86 Muslims 43 O
Mosquitoes 110 festivals 71 Ochterlony, Sir David 60
Moti Masjid (Red Fort) 12 see also Mosques Off the beaten track 60–61
Mughal Dynasty 42 Mutiny Monument 48 Oh! Calcutta 101, 104
miniature paintings 35 Old Delhi 42, 50–51, 84–9
Red Fort 13 N A Day in Old Delhi 87
sights 46–7 Nadir Shah 15 bazaars 66–7, 86
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan Nai Sarak 66 map 84
in Dara Shikoh’s Marriage Nair, Mira 59 places to eat 89
Procession 32 Naqqar Khana (Red Fort) 12 sights 85–8
Mughal Gardens 21, 56 Nasiruddin Mahmud, Prince Old Fort Dance Festival 71
Muhammad bin Tughlaq, 99 Olive Bar & Kitchen 64, 101,
Sultan 42, 43, 45, 55 National Bonsai Garden 30 105
Bijay Mandal 51, 61 National Gallery of Modern Opening hours 112
Muhammad Ghori 24, 42 Art (NGMA) 52, 68, 80 OTW 125
Muhammad Shah’s Tomb National Gandhi Museum
30 52, 68, 88 P
Mumtaz Mahal 36 National Museum 11, 32–5, Pachisi Court (Fatehpur
Museums and galleries 52, 77 Sikri) 39
52–3 itineraries 6, 7, 79 Paharganj Christian
Crafts Museum 11, 28–9, National Philatelic Museum Cemetery 61
52, 68, 79 52, 68, 80 Palaces
free entry 68 National Rail Museum 52, Begum Samru’s Palace
Gandhi Smriti 6, 7, 53, 95 15
68, 79 National School of Drama Bijay Mandal 51, 61
Indira Gandhi Memorial 62 City Palace (Jaipur) 73
Museum 53, 68, 78 festivals 70 Deeg Palace 72






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Palaces (cont.) Q Sangeet Natak Akademi 62
Feroz Shah Kotla 45, 51 Q’BA 79, 82 Sansad Bhavan 20, 79, 80
Hawa Mahal (Jaipur) 73 Qila Rai Pithora 50 Santushti 67
Jahaz Mahal 27, 100 Qudsia Bagh 6, 56, 88 Saravana Bhavan 64, 83
Jodhabai’s Palace Quli Khan’s Tomb 26, 27 Sariska Tiger Reserve 73
(Fatehpur Sikri) 39 Qutb Festival 71 Sarojini Nagar 67
Panch Mahal (Fatehpur Qutb Minar Complex 11, Satellite cities 51
Sikri) 39 24–5, 44, 99 Sayyid dynasty 30, 44, 45, 56,
Zafar Mahal 27, 46–7, 100 itineraries 7, 101 93
Panch Mahal (Fatehpur Qutbuddin Aibak, Sultan 24, Secretariat Buildings 20, 51,
Sikri) 39 42, 43, 45, 99 80
Panipat, Battle of 42 Quwwat-ul-Islam 24, 45, Select Citywalk Complex
Parks and gardens 56–7 99 67
The Arab Serai 19 Shah Jahan, Emperor 14,
Bu Halima’s Garden 19 R 38, 42, 43, 84
Buddha Jayanti Park 56 Radio 112, 113 Jama Masjid 17, 46
Charbagh (Taj Mahal) 36 Rail travel 108, 109 master builder 17
Coronation Park 57 Raisina Hill 20, 21 painting of 32
Garden of Five Senses 56, Raj Ghat 57, 85 Red Fort 12, 13
101 Rajon ki Bain 26 Shahjahanabad 51
Hauz Khas Deer Park 56 Rajpath 6–7, 10, 20–21, Taj Mahal 36, 37
Hayat Bakhsh Bagh (Red 78, 79 Shahi Burj (Red Fort) 13
Fort) 12 Rama Navami 71 Shahpur Jat Market 102
Humayun’s Tomb gardens Rambagh Gardens (Agra) Shajahanabad 12, 42, 51
18 38 Shankar’s International
Lodi Gardens 6, 7, 11, Rang Mahal (Red Fort) 13 Dolls Museum 60
30–31, 44, 56, 93 Rashtrapati Bhavan 10, 21, Sher Shah Suri 19, 43,
Mehrauli Archaeological 51, 78 51, 93
Park 7, 27, 68 itineraries 7, 79 Shish Gumbad 31
Mehtab Bagh (Agra) 38 Razia Sultan 43, 45, 87 Shiva Nataraja (bronze) 33,
Mughal Gardens 21, 56 Red Fort 10, 12–13, 47, 85 77
National Bonsai Garden 30 itineraries 6, 87 Shopping 113
Nehru Park 57, 68 Religious festivals 71 bazaars of old Delhi 66–7
Qudsia Bagh 56, 88 Republic Day Parade 21, crafts 29
Raj Ghat 57 70 New Delhi 81
Rambagh Gardens 38 Restaurants 64–5, 113 shops and markets 67
Talkatora Gardens 56, 70 New Delhi 83 South of the Centre 96
Parsi Anjuman Hall 62–3 Old Delhi 89 South Delhi 102
Passports 110, 111 set menus 69 see also Markets and
Pataudi House Mosque 17 South of the Centre 97 bazaars
PCO 65, 103 South Delhi 104–5 Shri Ram Centre for
Perch 95, 97 Road travel 108–9 Performing Arts 62
Performing arts venues Round Tower (Lodi Gardens) Sikandar Lodi, Sultan 36,
62–3 31 45
Personal security 110–11 Russell, Robert Tor 77 Sikander Lodi’s Tomb 30
Phool Walon ki Sair 71 Sikandra (Agra) 38
Pietra dura 37, 47 S Sikh Museum 14
Pir Ghaib 88 Sabz Burj 19 Sikhs 43
Police 111 Safdarjung’s Tomb 6, 7, 47, festivals 71
Places of Worship 54–5 94, 95 see also Temples, Sikh
Postal services 112, 113 Safety Singh, Khushwant 58–9
Prithviraj Chauhan III, King personal security Siri 44, 50
42 110–11 Siri Fort Cultural Complex
Puppets 62 travel safety advice 110, 63
Purana Qila 46, 51, 71, 93 111 Skinner, Colonel James 54,
itineraries 6, 7, 95 Salimgarh Fort 13 85




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SodaBottleOpenerWala 64, Temples, Hindu (cont.) Tombs (cont.)
79, 97 Gauri Shankar Mandir 6, Taj Mahal (Agra) 7, 8–9, 11,
South of the Centre 92–7 15, 88 36–7, 73
A Day South of the Centre Hanuman Mandir 80 Tomb of Ghiyasuddin
of Delhi 95 Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Tughlaq 44
map 92–3 54, 79 Tomb of Iltutmish 25
places to eat 97 Temples, Jain, Lal Mandir 6, Tomb of Imam Zamin 24
shopping 96 14, 55, 87 Tomb of Isa Khan 18
sights 92–5 Temples, Sikh Tomb of Maulana Azad
South Delhi 98–103 Golden Temple (Amritsar) 16
A Day in South Delhi 101 72 Tomb of Razia Sultan 87
bars and cafés 103 Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Tomb of Sultan Ghari 99
map 98–9 54, 69, 80 Tomb of the Unknown
places to eat 104–5 Gurudwara Sisganj 14 Soldier 20, 77
shopping 102 Textiles Tourist information 111
sights 99–101 National Museum 35 Tours 109
Spear, Percival 58 shopping 81, 96, 102 Town Hall 14
Special needs 111 Textile Gallery (Crafts Travel 108–9
Spice Route 64, 83 Museum) 29 budget tips 69
State Emporia Complex 67, Theatre 62–3, 71 safety advice 110, 111
81, 113 Tibetan colony 60, 113 Trees 57
Stepwells (baoli) 26, 80 Tickets, discount 69 Triveni Kala Sangam 62
Sulabh International Time difference 112 Triveni Tea Terrace 79, 82
Museum of Toilets 53, Timur 30, 42 Tughlaq Dynasty 42, 44
68 Tomar Dynasty 42, 50 Tughlaqabad 45, 50, 101
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Tombs Turkman, Hazrat Shah 86,
72 Adham Khan’s Tomb 26 87
Sultans 45 Balban’s Tomb 26 Turkman Gate 86, 87
Sunehra Makan (Fatehpur Bara Gumbad Tomb 31
Sikri) 39 The Barber’s Tomb 18 V
Sunehri Masjid 15 Chini-ka-Rauza (Agra) 38 Vaccinations 110
Surajkund Crafts Mela 70 Humayun’s Tomb 10, Vegetarians 113
Surajkund Dam 61 18–19, 46, 74–5, 95 Vijay Chowk 21, 70
Swaminarayan, Bhagwan Itimad-ud-Daulah (Agra) Vintage Car Rally 70
Shri 55 38, 73 Visas 110, 111
Sweets 15, 87 Jamal-Kamali Tomb 26 Vrindavan 72
Khan-i-Khanan Tomb 46,
T 92 W
Tailors 69, 81 Lal Gumbad 44, 101 Wasabi by Morimoto 65, 83
Taj Mahal (Agra) 7, 8–9, 11, Mariam’s Tomb (Agra) 38 Water, drinking 110
36–7, 73 Muhammad Shah’s Tomb Weather 112
Taj Nature Walk (Agra) 38 30 Wildlife
Talkatora Gardens 56, 70 Nicholson’s Cemetery 6, Hauz Khas Deer Park 56,
Tarain, Battle of 42 49, 88 69, 101
Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste Nila Gumbad 19 Lodi Gardens birdlife 31
37 Nizamuddin 40–41, 46, National Zoological Park
Taxis 108–9 54–5, 94–5 93
Tea 69, 96 Paharganj Christian Sariska Tiger Reserve
Telephone services 112, Cemetery 61 73
113 Quli Khan’s Tomb 26, 27 Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Television 112, 113 Sabz Burj 19 72
Temples, Hindu Safdarjung’s Tomb 6, 7, 47, World War I 20, 77
Akshardham Temple 55, 94, 95
94, 95 Shish Gumbad 31 Z
Chhattarpur Mandir 61 Sikander Lodi’s Tomb 30 Zafar Mahal 27, 46–7, 100
free entry 69 Sikandra (Agra) 38 Zinat ul Masjid 46, 54, 86






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128 ❯❯ Map Index

Selected Street Index

Africa Avenue U1 Desh Bandhu Gupta Lalkuan Bazaar Road G4 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Ajmal Khan Road D3 Road F5 Lambi Gali G4 Marg N3
Ajmeri Gate Road G4 Dr Bishambar Das Liberty Road E2 Raisina Hill M3
Akbar Road M5 Marg M1 Link Road D5 Raisina Road N2
Alaknanda Badarpur Dr Rajendra Prasad Lodi Road P6 Raj Niwas Marg F1
Road W3 Road N2 Lok Sabha Marg M2 Raja Dhirsain Marg W2
Amrita Shergill Marg N5 Dr Zakir Hussain Lothian Road G2 Rajaji Marg M4
Anuvrat Marg U3 Marg Q4 Maharaja Aggarsain Rajesh Pilot Marg N5
Arab Ki Sarai Road S6 Dupleix Road M4 Marg F3 Rajpath N3
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg U2 Eastern Avenue X1 Maharaja Ranjeet Rajpur Road F1
Asaf Ali Road H5 Esplanade Road H4 Singh Marg G6 Rajya Sabha Marg M2
Ashoka Road N2 Feroz Shah Road P1 Maharishi Balmiki Ram Bagh Road D2
Atul Grover Road P1 Geetanjali Marg V2 Marg E3 Rama Krishna Ashram
August Kranti Marg V2 Grand Trunk Road E1 Maharishi Raman Marg L1
Aurangzeb Road N5 Guliyan Bazaar G4 Marg P5 Rani Jhansi Road E3
Aurobindo Marg V2 Guru Ravi Das Marg X3 Mahatma Gandhi Rao Tula Ram Marg T1
Azad Market Road E2 Gurudwara Rakab Marg S5 Ring Road S4
Baba Ganganath Ganj Road M2 Mahatma Jyoti Rao Road No 13a Y2
Marg U2 Hailey Road G7 Phule Road Q2 Roshanara Road E1
Baba Kharak Singh Hamilton Road G2 Main Bazar Road E5 Safdarjung Road M5
Marg E7 Hanuman Road N1 Man Singh Road P3 Sansad Marg M2
Bahadur Shah Zafar Harsha Road S7 Mandir Marg D6 Sardar Patel Marg K4
Marg H6 Hindu Rao Marg F1 Mathura Road R4 Satya Marg K7
Bahadurgarh Road E2 Hoshiar Singh Marg E3 Maulana Azad Road N3 Satya Sadan L7
Ballimaran G3 Humayun Road P4 Maulana Mohammad Shaheed Bhagat
Bangla Sahib Road E7 Idgah Road E3 Ali Marg X2 Singh Marg E6
Bara Hindu Rao Indraprastha Marg J7 Max Mueller Marg P6 Shaheed Jeet Singh
Road E3 Jai Singh Marg N1 Meena Bazaar H4 Marg U2
Barakhamba Road G7 Janpath N3 Mehrauli-Badarpur Shah Jahan Road P4
Basant Road F5 Jantar Mantar Road N2 Road W3 Sham Nath Marg G1
Bazaar Chitli Qabar Jaswant Singh Road P2 Mirdard Marg H6 Shanti Path K6
Marg H5 Jawaharlal Nehru Moolchand Flyover W1 Shershah Road Q3
Bhagwan Das Road Q2 Marg H5 More Sarai Road H3 Shraddhanand Marg F4
Bhai Vir Singh Marg E7 Jawaharlal Nehru Mother Teresa Shyama Prasad
Bhairon Marg R3 Stadium Marg Q7 Crescent K2 Mukherji Marg G3
Bharat Scouts & Jhandewalan Road E4 Motilal Nehru Marg N4 Sikandra Road Q1
Guides Marg R6 Jor Bagh Road N7 Munirka Marg T2 Siri Fort Marg V2
Bhav Bhutti Marg G5 Josip Broz Tito Marg W2 Nai Sarak G3 Sitaram Bazaar Road G4
Bhisham Pitamah Kachehri Road F2 Nauroji Nagar Marg U1 South Avenue L4
Marg P6 Kali Bari Road D7 Nawab Road E3 Subramaniam Bharti
Birbal Road R7 Kalindi Kunj Road Y2 Naya Bans Bazaar F3 Marg P5
Brassey Avenue L3 Kamal Ataturk Marg M6 Naya Bazaar F3 Swarna Jayanti Marg T1
Car Parts Bazaar G4 Kamaraj Road M4 Nehru Place Road X2 Talkatora Road M2
Canning Road P2 Karnal Road F2 Nelson Mandela Tambraparini Marg R3
Central Golf Link Kasabpur Road E4 Marg T2 Tansen Marg G7
Road Q6 Kasturba Gandhi Netaji Subhash Teen Murti Marg M5
Chamelian Road E3 Marg P2 Marg H4 Tees January Marg N5
Chandni Chowk G3 Kasturba Hospital New Rohtak Road D3 Thyagaraja Marg M4
Chandragupta Marg K5 Marg H4 Nicholson Road G2 Tilak Marg Q2
Chawri Bazaar G4 Katra Bariyan F3 Niti Marg L6 Tolstoy Marg N1
Chel Puri G4 Katra Neel G3 North Avenue L2 Tughlaq Road N5
Chelmsford Road F6 Kautilya Marg L5 Nyaya Marg K6 Turkman Marg G6
Chirag Delhi Main Khari Baoli F3 Outer Ring Road X2 Vandemataram
Road W2 Khel Gaon Marg V2 Panchkuian Road E5 Marg D5
Church Mission Khirki Main Road V2 Panchsheel Marg K5 Vedanta Desika
Marg G3 Kinari Bazaar G3 Pandara Road Q4 Mandir Marg U2
Church Road L2 Kotla Marg H6 Pandit Pant Marg M1 Vasant Marg T1
Churi Walan Gali G4 Kripa Narayan Marg G1 Park Street L1 Vijay Chowk M3
Connaught Circus F7 Krishna Menon Poorvi Marg T2 Vikas Marg J7
Copernicus Marg Q2 Marg M4 Press Enclave Marg V3 Vinay Marg L7
Dara Shikoh Road M3 Lal Bahadur Shastri Prithviraj Lane P5 Viviekanand Road
Dariba Kalan H3 Road R6 Prithviraj Road N5 (Minto Road) G5
Daulat Ram Marg F3 Lala Hardev Sahai Purana Qila Road Q3 Zoological Park
Deen Dayal Marg G2 Qutab Road F3 Road R4
Upadhyaya Marg H6 Lala Lajpat Rai Path R7 Race Course Road M5 Zorawar Singh Marg E2
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