Do you need a Road Map in Delhi?
A road guide map in your hand will help you to know where in the city you are, how to reach your destination, and finally return to your place of lodging. These maps have not only the locators but also the briefs about the famous locales in the city.
A Road Map will provide you the following Information
- The network of roads and railways
- The timings of buses and trains
- Information of bus depots and railway stations
- List of hotels and lodges in the city
- Listing of the tourist highlights (area-wise)
- The distances of important places in the cities and modes to reach them
- The contact numbers which are useful for the tourists in the city (hotels, airport and railway enquiry, travel agents, police, hospitals, courier companies and much more)
When to visit Delhi?
Well! You are welcome to Delhi all over the year at your own discretion. The summer months of May and June experience temperatures as high as 45°C or 113°F. During your day out you will face "Loo"- a scorching wind (which initiates in Rajasthan). So, if you value comfort please do schedule your vacation in this city of wonder between November and March. Though it is chilly in December and January, you can manage with woolies and proper day-planning. Moreover, a number of festivals which make the city lively are celebrated during this period.
Modes of Travel To and Fro from Delhi
Airport
The Indira Gandhi International Airport is located in the south-western end of Delhi.
Railway
Besides the main New Delhi railway station, there are stations in different nooks and corners of the city like Tilak Bridge, Shakur Basti, Shahdara, Purani Dilli, Pragati Maidan, Okhla, and Hazrat Nizamuddin. There are autos and buses as well individual rented cars in the city to help you accordingly. So, you need to proactively track the location of their offices, or at least how you can avail their services from your Delhi Road Companion.
Road Transport
There are autos and buses as well individual rented cars in the city to help you accordingly. You need to proactively track the location of their offices. You should at least gain awareness regarding how you can avail the services of the road transport facilities from your Delhi Road Companion.
Want to relax, chat and drink- COFFEE...
If relaxation is in your mind, the city has a plethora of coffee-bars where you can gulf your "cuppa" and engage in leisurely talk. The renowned hotels in Delhi have Coffee Bars. Even, some unknown locations of the city have such relaxing venues. Most of these Coffee Shops are opened round the clock and are very happening venues, especially for the youngsters. For the unique pleasure over a coffee cup, you may visit:
- Pavilion at the ITC Maurya Sheraton
- Mist at the Park
- New Town Cafe at the Park Plaza
- Grand Cafe at the Grand
- Cafe 24 at the City Park in Pitampura
- Cafe Coffee Day (in several locations)
- Barista (in several locations)
Want to satisfy your taste buds with a variety of delicacies?
You will find an array of mouth-watering food at the restaurant named "Greek" in Safdarjung. Chinese, Thai and Italian cuisines are on the platter in "Olive Bar" as well as "the Kitchen" in Mehrauli. The city also boasts of American and Mexican Food.
Restaurants in Delhi having Good Testimonials
:Defence Colony at Lajpat Nagar
Kasbah Restaurant
Greater Kailash I
I-T-Alia Restaurant
Vasant Kunj
Bell Peppers
Wazirpur Phase III
Carara Punjabi Dhaba
Tilak Nagar
4 S Chinese Restaurant
Malviya Nagar
Aka Saka Restaurant
Lajpat Nagar
Alien Restaurant
Janakpuri
Amar Restaurant
Main Road
Ambar Restaurant
Connaught Place
Angan
Karol Bagh
Dance Clubs and Discotheques in Delhi
This is possible if you enter an apt discotheque or a dance club. The 5-star hotels have such facilities. A few of them are C.J.'s at Le Meridien, Annabelle's at The Hilton, Dubliner at Maurya Sheraton, Oasis at Hyatt Regency, Djinn's at Hyatt Regency, My Kind of Place at Taj Palace. Some good dicotheques and dance clubs which maintain their ingenuity and individuality are Shalom in Greater Kailash, Voda in Saket, Buzz in Saket, T'zers also in Saket, Punjabi by Nature in Vasant Vihar, and Fabric at Gurgaon-Mehrauli road.
Markets and Shopping Locales in Delhi
- Delhi Haat
- Chandni Chowk
- Lajpat Nagar
- Sarojini Market
- Connaught Place
- Palika Bazar
- Janpath
- Nehru Place
Tourist Highlights of Delhi
- Pitampura TV Tower
- Tughlaqabad Fort
- Sansad Bhawan or Parliament House
- Safdarjang's Tomb
- Rashtrapati Bhawan
- Qutab Minar
- Old Fort or Purana Qila
- Nehru Planetarium Delhi
- National Museum
- Mughal Gardens
- Lotus Temple
- Kalindi Kunj
- Jantar Mantar
- Jama Masjid
- Dolls Museum
- India Gate
- Humayun's Tomb
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
- Five Senses Garden
- Lal Quila or Red Fort
- Deer Park
- Connaught Place
- Chandni Chowk
- Birla Temple
Medical Facilities in Delhi
If you feel you need medical attention while you are in Delhi- you need not worry. The capital of India has innumerable hospitals which possess advanced equipments to give relief to the ailing individuals. Many hospitals in Delhi have research units attached to them. Not only Allopathic treatments but also Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Siddha, Unani are available in the city. Many socialites are well-versed in Pranic and Reiki healing. They render a healing touch to all those who believe in them and their beliefs.
List of Delhi Hospitals (in case of emergency situations)
- Safdarjung Hospital
- Medanta - The Medicity
- Max Super Specialty Hospital
- Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
- Shroff Eye Center
- Golden Hospital
- Maharaja Agrasen Hospital
- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- Ganga Ram Hospital
- National Heart Institute
- Moolchand Hospital
- Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
- Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre
- Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
- AIIMS Hospital
- Apollo Hospitals Delhi
