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  • New Delhi

    Capital of India and third biggest megalopolis of the country, New Delhi is located North, in the Delhi Union Territory. Stretching to infinity, the current Delhi is surrounded by an impressive urban belt

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Roupie
Language(s)
English,
hindi

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India, the towns and cities

Delhi, Mumbai, previously Bombay, Calcutta, Chennai (Madras), Pondicherry and Varanasi (Benares) rank amongst the largest cities in India. Just like India itself, they are full of contrasts. While the cities of the Rajasthan attract visitors to the world of fantasy of the Arabian Nights with their splendid palaces and temples, other cities like Calcutta or Bombay are blighted by such an abject poverty that can put off some visitors. In this gigantic land, each town has its own living standard, culture, traditions and customs and even its own language. Consequently, instead of only discovering a city, you discover a whole new culture.

pros

  •  India is a mosaic of clutures and enjoys a rather unusual secular history.
  •  From north to south and from east to west, you can appreciate its numerous Hindu, Jain and Sikh temples, its mosques, churches and other rich and majestic monuments.

cons

  •  The violent culture shock tourist have difficulties coping with.
  •  Political tensions limit trips to certain regions.
  •  Trips to discover the Laquedives, Andaman and Nicobar islands require special regulated permits for foreigners.
  •  The monsoon seasons between June and August are to be avoided due to difficulties in travelling.

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Our Editorial team's advice

In Kerala, you can sail on the "backwaters", a network of canals along the sea that penetrate deep into the country. You should at least offer yourself a night in one of the magnificient palaces of the Maharajas transformed into luxury hotels in the Rajasthan. Watch out for tigers, elephants and other migratory birds during a safari-photo tour to the numerous natural reserves in the country. You can equally take an excursion in the western ghats of the Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Mumbai you will return to the world of glitz and glamour of the Hollywood film studios. And at Varanasi you can watch the pujas on the ghats in the sacred waters of the Ganges.

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