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The poetic mist mornings, a hot cup of coffee, a book in your hand and a crisp breeze gives you a pleasant felling on the onset of winter. Snuggling into a quilt and giggling with your lover in nights of winter are the fantasy of most persons.
Winters are the best time to go on a vacation with your spouse, family, friend or even all by yourself on India. It is the peak time of vacation in India. Domestic as well as the visitors from abroad also prefer to travel to India due to the favorable weather.
It is better to go on vacation this winter to discover new heights of your relationship in to the heights of the Himalaya or the Land of Maharaja’s to give your lover a feeling of your royal love.
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Delhi the capital of India’s culture and politics
Delhi Calling – A Unique Travel Destination
Whether you are visiting Delhi very first time, second, or third time it still unexplored. The reasons can be any leisure, official or education purposes, the city’s ambience will amaze you. Gone are the days, when the city was visited by the travelers for the purpose of admiring Lal Qila, Red Fort and heritage buildings. The new and improved version of Delhi is offering you a special treat of extraordinary travel experiences. India’s capital city is not just limited to the city’s history, but will connect you to the incredible heritage, food, temple, life and culture through a versatile way.
The article is you for sharing the unique experiences, tips for travelers and locals and recommended destinations and will give you the best travel experience ever.
How to reach:
Being the capital of India, there are many options you can choose from, for reaching Delhi. The flight option is a good and a time saving option. There are frequent domestic and international flights reaching at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, which is connecting flights to all the major cities within India and worldwide. However, if your budget is a little lower, then the train would be a good option and the main railway stations of Delhi are Old Delhi Railway Station, New Delhi Railway Station, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. Another good option is reserving a ticket in an air conditioned deluxe bus. The journey is quite comfortable and relaxing. You can book tickets online before24 hours of your journey. And, if you are thinking of hiring a car or driving on your own, then city’s traffic will disappoint you at some point.
Climate
Delhi is famous for its severe hot summers and very cold winters. We would recommend you to pack sundry of your woolens and body warmers, if you are planning to visit during December or January and light woolens during February or March. For other seasons, light cotton clothes are a good option. Please don’t forget to pack your hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, if you are planning your summer holiday in Delhi
Transport Facilities
Delhi offers numerous options to explore the city’s interiors. But, the cheapest and most secure way to experience the insights of the city is Delhi Metro. Travelers often complain of Delhi not being a clean city. Nevertheless, the metro is a very clean and safe journey option. The intelligent way is to buy a metro card and credit it according to the route plans rather than buying a single ticket every time. Even, it’s a very reliable choice for solo woman travelers who are choosing to travel alone. There is also a separate compartment for women travelers. Please look for the women reserved compartment sign board.
City ride on Wheels
Whenever, we travel overseas, we prefer to explore the city via a city tour bus so as to de-tour and glance at the city from close. It saves time and energy. Moreover, travelers are able to comprehend the main tourist attractions of a particular city. Delhi’s Hobo bus service is perfect for tourists who love to discover the details and sightseeing of incredible Delhi. The air-conditioned Hop-On and Hop-Off luxury bus is running along specific routes allowing a flexibility to be picked at any point and drop off at any point. The fantastic bus tour covers around 19 main tourist spots, including main attractions: Lappet Nagar, Saket mall, etc. across Delhi. The ticket is available onboard and on www.hohodelhi.com that is valid for a day for any of the buses. The timings are 8 am to 8 pm days from Monday to Sunday.
Qutub Minar’s Majesty
Delhi’s trip is incomplete without standing in front of Qutub Minar and making a wish. The brilliant monument ‘Qutub Minar’ is a traveler’s top choice because of the history associated with the majestic building. You will mesmerize by the five storeys, creative structure located in Mehrauli, South Delhi recognized as the world’s tallest brick minaret with detailed carving. It’s believed that if you stand against the pillar, make a wish with stretching your arms, then your wish will come true soon. You can’t resist the strong aura of the grandeur. Don’t miss out this extraordinary experience. And don’t miss out the majestic presence of India’s oldest Mosque “Quwwat-Ul-Islam Mosque” and “Asoka pillar” in the vicinity of the Minar. The timings are from 6 am to 6 pm and there are a nominal entry fee and are available daily. You must not wait to get close to the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site portraying the imprints of pre-Mughal dynasties in Delhi.
Rickshaw Tour:
Your Delhi’s tour can be more memorable by choosing the indifferent Rickshaw Tours as the rickshaws are an integral part of Indian culture and tourism industry. The newly launched royal rickshaw safari will make you feel you are truly in Delhi. The very Indianised grand rickshaw tour will be taking around in and out of the city showing you the real colors and craziness of bustling bazaars, decorated shops, ethically dressed people and historical attractions. You can have flexible route plans and the very popular ride tours among visitors ride through the lanes of the famous “Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid and Red Fort. The price would be around Rs. 2000 for two persons for an air-conditioned rickshaw vehicle with an English-speaking our guide. There would be extra monument fees as per decided by the Indian Government. This desiride is worth taking experience!!
Temple tour: Temples of Delhi
Whether you are very religious or not religious or coming for pilgrimage or just want to know India’s ethnic culture, then Delhi would be very promising to offer you the India’s best historical temple experiences. The popular religious destinations include Lotus Temple, Iskcon Hare Krishna Temple, Kalkaji Mandir, Jama Masjid, Akshardham Temple, Gurudwara Bangla Saheb, and Laxmi Narayan Mandir. And the best way to visit the temple or pay homage to the lord is taking a full-day temple tour of visiting Lotus temple, Laxmi Narayan, Akshardham Temple and Gurudwara Bangla Saheb. The tour takes around 8 hours to indulge into an enchanted environment of peace and solace. The tour would be the best recommended for those tourists who are coming for pilgrimage or paying homage to lord and to those who are seeking knowledge of other religions and historical sites. The grandeur tour will give you India’s religious history in the best possible way.
The following time-table will ease your journey. Please see the temple opening hour’s timings before you plan the Temple Tour:
Lotus Temple 9 am-7 pm
Monday closed Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Kalkaji Mandir 8am-7pm Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Jama Masjid 8am -7 pm
Monday closed Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Iskcon Hare Krishna Temple 8 am 30 minutes to sunset Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free but extra charges for clicking photos
Akshardham Temple 9:30 am-6:30 pm, Monday closed Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Gurudwara Bangla Saheb 5 am-9 pm Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Laxmi Narayan Mandir 6 am- 10 pm Rickshaws, Auto rickshaws Free
Food Tour
Your cravings will be aroused after reading this piece of advice. Delhi’s street food is known for its mouth-watering and flavorsome cuisines. The food-lovers can find the delicious street food, best served on the Pandhara Road. If you are visiting Delhi then don’t miss to go around Pandhara road where you must try scrumptiousGulati’s best vegetarian meal of Dal Makhani, Dahi key Kebab The meat lovers can try the famous Kashmiri Chicken kebab, Bhuna Gosht or Kadhi Murgh Masaledar. If you are addicted to Butter Chicken, then Have n more Restaurant is for you on Pandhara road. Not only this, the market will give you the exclusive variety of foods to try on. For getting here, take the train towards Khan Market. Delhi is reserving a special place for tea-lovers. The Asia Tea House is best to step in the aromatic world of tea where you can choose from a variety of pure Darjeeling teas. The price starts from Rs 60 for a 100 gram. The shop is in Sunder Nagar Market. Don’t forget to buy some tea bags from this old tea shop. The city is serving the best coffee at De Paul’s coffee. De Paul’s Coffee is not just a coffee, but an experience. A famous place for giving you an excellent customer service along with an outstanding experience of drinking coffee combined with eating delicious grilled sandwiches or some cheese balls the cafeteria is in Jan path Bhavan. Take a metro to Rajiv Chowk
Shopping Tour: Connaught Place
If your budget is not allowing you to shop around Delhi, then you will be surprised by the cheapest and good quality shopping experience offered at Connaught place at Palika Bazaar at the vicinity of Connaught Place. The Connaught place will take you beyond the pre-assumed perceptions of Delhi, a central hang out place for youngsters, full of high-branded stores, standardized restaurants and an underground market Palika Bazaar for shopping. Take the Delhi Metro to Rajiv Chowk Station. If you are not fond of shopping, then just go there with friends and family to hang around the popular market where you can find anything to everything. The Use of smart phones map would be preferred for first time visitors to avoid route confusions. The timings for the shops and restaurants are from 10 am every day.
Be Blessed: Qawwali at Nizamuddin Dorgan
If you are a Sufi music lover, then don’t miss out the unique soulful experience of listening to Qawwali sung by locals and international artists. Choose Thursday to go as every Thursday, people from many places across the globe get together to align with the majestic spirit of God. The Dorgan is located in the Nizamuddin West neighborhood of New Delhi, surrounded by bustling market and loud crowd that attracts tons of people and street vendors. The best suggestion you to visit the Dorgan on any Thursday and very important, please dress decently, cover your head and take off your shoes before entering the Dorgan. It’s a compulsion over there.
Rural Village Tour
If you love knowing insights of the Delhi’s countryside, then Rural India portrays India’s real picture. It’s well said that a country is well known from the comprehensions of rural life. Book a Rural Village Tour to get Delhi’s traditional experience where village people are preserving their traditional lifestyle and culture .This one and only experience will make you acquainted with true country spirit. You can meet a number of farmers, local artists singing and dancing and craftsman, not only this you will get you to know their beliefs, customs, the role of women, superstitions, culture, lifestyle and problems they are facing. You can also enjoy tractor ride and gain good knowledge of agriculture.
We always knew Delhi from Jantar Mantar, Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Qutub Minar. Now Delhi has changed entirely offering you the versatile new and improved destinations you want to explore. Hope this article will make your Delhi experience worth.
Winter Vacation in Kullu
Kullu is one of the best places if you are looking for peace want to away from city’s dust and crowd. Kullu is Surrounded with hills and river Tirthan flowing gives you an experience that is beyond words. Go with friends, soul mate, or family a trip spend days to relaxing and enjoying the magnificent views. The beautiful valley is absolutely a photographer’s delight.
Stop at sunset to get some really beautiful photographs of valley. It offers a lot to the nature lover. For adventure lovers there are opportunities for hiking and trekking, camping and take in the peace and quiet of this lovely valley. The road to the very famous spot in Kullu“ Prashar lake” is not an easy one , one needs an experienced driver and a good car to reach here safely. Exploring the valley with a hired taxi is a better way
In valley you should be ready for some extra walk as car parking is pretty below and you have to walk up to the lake from parking zone. Have a good pair of shoes which are not slippery. For real experience of this sit on the slopes have foods at tiny food joints/road side food stall.
It is also good place for the people like to visit temples. In Kullu you will be stunned by the wooden carving and the architecture of Raghunath Temple, having an idol of Lord Rama passed from Ayodhya by Raja Jagat Singh during 17th century, also the legend of broken Shiva Lingam has broken into numerous pieces by thunder and lightningthat’s also the thought behind the popularity of Bijli Mahadev Temple. Other ancient temple, Basheshwar Mahadev Temple is a 9th century temple, which is popular for its intricate stone carvings.
Kullu is well connected by road, rail, and air. The nearest airport is Bhuntar Airport. The winter is best time to visit Kullu, go here between October to March and enjoy the beauty of this valley, localised Chinese foods, Continental, Traditional Himachali foods. Go there, stay there and live the life of a true Himachali.
Stroll on the Mall road of Shimla
One must visit the Mall road in Shimla, a premier shopping precinct in the heart of the town featuring various sundry and souvenir shops to buy variety of clothes, carpets, pickles, jams whilst the bustling sound of lower bazaars is best to meet local people who are popular for selling, hardware, confectionery, spices, fabric etc. Once you are indulging in the exhilarating shopping experience you can see the echoes of ancient charm of British-India history in the hand-painted signs and portraits seen around the market. The unforgettable experience of going down the mall road is the best ever experience and if you want to explore more, you will discover some of the best food stalls on the Mall road to must try Shimla’s special Shepherd’s Pie and yummy Uradh dal served with steamed rice.
Experience the real snowfall in Kufri
If you are a snow lover and would love to do skiing then half an hour drive from Shimla to Kufri will give you the real chilling experience of snow. Kufri is a major snow resort of Himachal Pradesh and a premier ski destination for adventure sports over from nation and across the nation and around the globe. You will experience the spectacular views as you whiz down the slopes on your snowboard or skis on this fascinating day trip. Pony riding to the top of the mountain is one of the highlights of the snow town. Kufri has everything you need for the perfect winter experience.
Adventures 14 days’ mountain biking
The extra adventure is mountain cycling on the hills from Shimla to Kaza which includes Rekong Peo and Sumdoh, around 320 km long route features the very rough and tough slopes to experience the adventure ride to the cyclists with different types of riding is strictly used by the professionals on raw slopes. The 475 km long route is the Leh-Manali road linking Ladakh to the tourist town gives you the extra puffing experience inclusive of riding on very rough roads and cold desert of Ladakh, Spiti and Lauhaul. This expedition can last for 14 to more days.
