I’d suggest avoiding Delhi. Whilst it has a few interesting spots such as the Red Fort and the Old Town, it has the negatives so typical with most of the giant Indian cities:
❌ Vast population struggling with rapid development – bear in mind Delhi is the 2nd most populated city in the world.
❌ Terrible traffic – no where does traffic quite like India.
❌ Overly commercialised – get ready to be nagged.
❌ And some of the worst air pollution in the world – it makes China seem like the Antarctic.
With a few exceptions, you don’t come to India for the big cities – you come for the forts, palaces, deserts, mountains and history. Delhi is mainly the place you fly into before heading to the good stuff – Golden Triangle and Rajasthan, which hold India’s highlights such as The Lakeside and Palaces of Udaipur, The Taj Mahal and Jodphur’s Blue City and the spectacular Mehrangarh Fort. Focus on them, not Delhi.
