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NB: Booking flights and excursions through street-side touts, particularly along Janpath, is not recommended, even if they claim to be "government recognized". For the issue or renewal of ISIC cards, head to STIC, opposite
Imperial Hotel
. American Express, A-Block, Connaught Place tel 011/332 4119: expensive, tailor-made tours of the capital, and sites further afield - card-holders only; Cox and Kings, Indira Palace, Connaught Place tel 011/332 0067: international operators offering expensive and exclusive tailor-made tours; Don't Pass Me By Tours and Travels, 79 Scindia House, nr Janpath tel 011/335 2942: reliable and inexpensive tour operator specializing in road trips to Agra and through Rajasthan; Hans Travel Service, 1600
Vishal Hotel
, Main Bazaar, Paharganj tel 011/332 7629: friendly and reasonably priced taxi rental, private long-distance buses and tours by private car; Journeys, 4-B Jangpura, Mathura Road tel 011/432 3523,
journeys@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in
: excellent tailor-made tours that can be arranged via email; specialists on Rajasthan but with a wider all-India coverage; Namaskar,
Hotel Namaskar
, 917 Chandiwalan, Main Bazaar tel 011/362 1234: brothers Surinder and Rajinder offer a reliable service including very competitively priced tours of Rajasthan; Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Bikaner House, Pandara Road tel 011/338 9525: package tours of Rajasthan by bus or car, including wildlife tours of Sariska, Ranthambore and Bharatpur, plus the legendary luxury train,
Palace on Wheels
; Rajshree Tours and Travels, 53 Kamdhen Apartment, Plot 51, Sector 9, Rohini tel 011/740 0746: specialize in renting out well-fitted motor caravans with the (recommended) option of having a chauffeur; this is a unique way to tour Rajasthan; Sita World Travel, F-12 Connaught Place tel 011/331 1122: well-established operators specializing in international and domestic flights, package tours and money change; Student Travel Information Centre, STIC Travels PVT, 1st floor, Chandralok Building, opposite
Imperial Hotel
, Janpath tel 011/332 0239: excellent organization who will book your tours and travel, and sort out any travel problems giving unbiased advice; Thomas Cook,
Hotel Imperial
, Janpath tel 011/332 8468: comprehensive travel service from a well-established operator; Travelite, 5H & 6E Vandana Building, Tolstoy Marg tel 011/331 3541: efficient tour group, organizing any kind of trip, from the Golden Triangle to extensive tours of India and Nepal; Travel Corporation of India,
Hotel Metro
, N49 Connaught Place tel 011/335 6167): efficient tour operators and travel agents now owned by Thomas Cook, who book train and air tickets, run tours and provide bargain rates for select luxury hotels in Delhi and elsewhere in India; Trip Travels, 13 Tolstoy Lane, behind tourist office tel 011/375 5194: popular and trustworthy travel service dealing with international airlines and sometimes offering discounts; Y's Tours & Travels,
YMCA
, Jai Singh Road tel 011/336 1915, ext 4426: you can avoid queues by obtaining train tickets here; Youth Hostelling International, 5 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri tel 011/301 6250: extremely good-value treks in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh. Other useful information
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