Delhi

New Delhi travel guide

Chaos, spice, and thousand-year whispers

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What New Delhi is like

New Delhi hits you immediately—the noise, the smell of cumin and exhaust, the sheer density of humanity. Skip the guidebook tourist circuit and eat at Karim's in Old Delhi, where butter chicken tastes like it did in 1913. Wander Lodhi Garden at dawn when it's just joggers and peacocks. The National Museum is criminally underrated if you want to understand what you're seeing everywhere else. Stay in Hauz Khas Village for actual personality—vintage shops, rooftop bars, and a 14th-century fort literally next to hipster cafés. Get lost in the lanes of Chandni Chowk (seriously, embrace it). Take the Metro to Dwarka Sector 21 at rush hour just to understand modern Delhi's scale. Every meal—from street samosas to fine dining—costs almost nothing by Western standards. This city rewards curiosity and punishes rigid schedules.

Mughal monuments
India Gate
Street food culture
Government capital
Ancient temples

Before you go

Best time to go: October to March offers pleasant weather with temperatures between 15–25°C, avoiding the intense heat and monsoons of other months.
Cost per day: $25 budget · $60 mid-range · $150 comfortable
Currency: INR (₹)
Plugs: Type D, M
Time zone: UTC+5:30

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