Trip to Delhi : 4/28/23 to 5/1/23

 Delhi and Agra tour:

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1) 2 families. 8 members

2)  Traveled by Indigo.

3) Did not avail package. planned on our own.

Day 1.
 
We reached Delhi at around 2 pm. Checked in to hotel silver stone, Karol bagh. Accessibility is good from this hotel. Area is congested. Rooms are small. 4 of family will feel little cramp. Very normal hotel. Rates,, 3500/- night. Lot of food options in this area, including South Indian. After having lunch, we went to redfort. Redfort usually closes by 5 pm. Redfort is a good visit. Next we went to Chandni chowk, which is right opposite to redfort. Rickshaw options are there, but not required. Chandni chowk is very crowded. It's a big market place where we do shopping. Electronic items are available. Rates are bit cheaper when compared to Bangalore.
 
Day 2:
 
Delhi sight seeing
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We hired an ertiga ( arranged by hotel) . Charges 3400/- for 8 hours/80 kms. We started at 8:30. First we went to India gate. Must visit. Near to India gate, we can see rashtrapati bhavan, parliament. Cabs are not allowed to stop. Cabs stops at India gate. Area is very beautiful. Next we visited Lotus temple. Chappals are not allowed inside the temple. Must see for its calmness inside the temple. Next we went to Humayun Tomb. There are 2 tombs. One is small, which is Isa Khan's. The big tomb is Humayun's. We have to climb few steep steps to reach the tomb. it's a very vast area. We went to lunch after that. Driver took us to Delhi haat. It's a shopping area where restaurant is at the top. It's a very expensive restaurant. After lunch, we went to qutub minar. Entry is tree for children under 15 years.its a very steep monument which is 72m height. Next we went to Indira Gandhi memorial. Very neatly maintained. It's kind of museum where the details are stored. This was the house where Indira Gandhi stayed while she was PM. The assassination area is covered with glass sheet. Next we got down at sarojini nagar market. Very crowded market for shopping. Mainly clothes, bags, shoes etc can be shopped.

Missed areas which are must visit.
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1. Akshar dam temple
2. Gurudwara moti sahib
 
 
Day 3
 
We hired a TT with A/C ( arranged by hotel) . Charges 17500/- including toll, parking and bata charges. We started at 5:30 am. After Noida, we stopped for breakfast. Usually most of the travels stops there for breakfast. After having breakfast, we went to Vrindavan. Vrindavan is a place where there are lots of temples. We hired a rickshaw (1000) to visit temples. This is very expensive. First they took us to banke Bihari temple. Again rickshaw has to stop somewhere and we have to walk. It's very very crowded street and the temple is also very crowded. Please beware of pick pockets and the children has to be taken very carefully. It's better to avoid  since it is over crowded. Temple is famous for the dietty. Radha and Krishna combined form. Next we went to one South Indian temple, lord Vishnu's. Less crowded. Since both took more time, we skipped matura and other vrindavan temples.

Next we headed to tajmahal. We had lunch at Priya hotel before visiting tajmahal. 

This hotel is very expensive than the one we visited in Delhi haat. Food is not ok.

We hired a guide ( worth it, 500 rs) . Next we went to tajmahal. Government vehicle took us from the entrance. From the entrance, it is around 1 km. Either we can walk or  go by that vehicle. Tajmahal entry is 50 per head. If we want to visit the tomb, it is 200 per head.
We didn't visit the tomb inside. After that we visited Agra fort, which is nearby
 
Missed areas which are must visit.
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1. Mathura. Lord Krishna's birth Place


** Delhi is a clean city. There are some places which are very congested. 
** Delhi sight seeing requires atleast 2 days. There are many places to explore
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