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Public Question Asked by Diyan Simms about New Delhi
3 days in Delhi, need advise for -low cost /backpacker accommodation, - place to visit+how to go there by public transp
- food we must try as their local food
Answers (6)
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Answered by Suez Akram , Delhi, India
Hi, welcom to Delhi....
Low cost accommodation is available in Paharganj and Karol Bagh areas and most backpackers stay there.. You can visit Red Fort, Walk around the old city and reach the Jama Masjid and then proceed to India Gate and British Delhi then on to Qutab Minar, Humanyun's Tomb, Khirki Mosque, Akshardham Temple and so much more to visit. Depends on your interests. Delhi now has a reasonable system of Metro which is very comfortable and safe and also inexpensive. For areas not covered by Metro,I suppose you will have to take local busses (not comfortable) or Auto rickshaws (Tuktuk).
All kinds of food and eating places can be found in Delhi. There is a very wide choice of restaurants from very cheap to very high end and expensive ones and everything in between. But I would strongly recommend Karim's near jama Masjid if you wish to taste the authentic Delhi food and be safe. Yet Another one is Al Kausar in R K Puram, next to Swami Malai Mandir... these are not to be missed places and reasonably priced too.
Hope you have a great time in Delhi.
suezakram@gmail.com
Answered by Anurag Kumar Goel , Vadodara, India
Already you've got the low-cost options for the Backpackers in New Delhi which mostly all Foreign Tourist already know about it or get informed before reaching Delhi.
If you're alone then you can also go for the following Youth Hostels in New Delhi but which will not be low-cost but of medium-budget & centrally located : -
YWCA International Guest House
Connaught Place, New Delhii
Ph.: 011-23360133
Category: Lodging
Public Transit: Patel Chowk Metro Station (0.2 km.) Delhi Metro:Yellow Line
Check-out the following for all the details from Rooms / Charges / Location etc.
http://www.yhaindia.org/hostels/index/5
The best way to use Public Transit is to use Delhi Metro & in the areas where its not available use the Bus network which is efficient but very crowded during peak hours of the day.
Answered by Shivank Bansal , Delhi, India
Hi,
Best accommodations as a backpacker is Karol Bagh and Paharganj but please be aware of place as there are some cases of loots and miss-happening but Delhi is a safe place for any traveler.
As, I can offer you can please contact me in case you need a personal guided tour as my friends and my guest. You just need to confirm the dates so I can plan accordingly and take you around the city and best places to dine the local food.
All you need to do is contact me on shivank.bansal@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Shivank
Answered by Rahul Seth , New Delhi, India
Karol bagh and paharganj are extremely crowded, try hostellers.com website to find other budget options.
Answered by Rahul Seth , New Delhi, India
sorry its hostelworld.com
Comment by Diyan Simms from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
if we seeking advise by hostelworld.com, then we may no need to put question here. we put questions here, cos we seeking an answer from the local who really knows whats going on in their area.. thanks ;-)
Answered by Akshay Chhugani , New Delhi, India
All you need to do for it is simply log on to the following link...n u wud get insider local info specially about Delhi with a whole list of B&B as well as Backpacker Hostels
http://www.indianbackpacker.com
Comment by Akshay Chhugani from New Delhi, India
http://www.indianbackpacker.com/delhi.html
Comment by Suez Akram from Delhi, India
Hope you are a guide approved by the ministry of tourism Shivank... othrwise, guiding a tourist around monuments is illegal...so,please be careful....you might end up in custody....... Loots etc. happen everywhere in the world.. and tourists are always advised to be carefull on that..
Jan 31, 2010