A Guide for the
Tourists
Do's
• In case of need or desire to
overstay you are advised to contact the nearest Foreigner's Regional
Registration Office.
• It is advisable to avail prepaid
taxis/auto rickshaws or pay by meter or ask for fare chart.
• Advisable to stop at Govt Emporia /
Fixed Price shops to ensure quality and reasonable prices:
Please check power voltage before using electrical instruments.
|220/240 V. are available In India)
Keep your valuables in hotel lockers/sale deposit vaults.
• You are advised to contact the
nearest Govt. of India Tourist Office/Slate Government Tourist
Office or Govt. approved Travel Agents/Tour Operators for local
sightseeing and excursion tours.
• Fast trains / intercity express are
available between several tourist Centres Consult the Railway
information office Or Govt. of India Tourist Office/Stale Government
Tourist Office.
• Always hire a Govt. approved
tourist guide who invariably carries an Identity Card.
• Check about photography
permission/video filming at any monument. Contact the nearest
Government of India Tourist Office/ State Government Tourist Office.
• Change money only at Authorised
Foreign Exchange outlets/Banks/Hotels and insist on receipt for
money changed.
• For guide map of the city/tourist
information contact the nearest Government of India Tourist
Office/State Government Tourist Office.
• In case of loss of any documents
contact nearest Government of India Tourist Office/ Police
Station/State Government Tourist Office.
• STD/ISD/FAX facilities are
available at small outlets in all parts of the country with yellow
signboards.
• For medical assistance you may
contact your hotel or accredited hospital/nursing homes.
• Observe local traditions/customs
while visiting religious places,
• There is prohibition on liquor in
few States, Check details from the nearest tourist office about the
same.
• Smoking is not allowed in public
places and vehicles In some states.
Don'ts
• Don't encourage beggars.
• Don't accept food/drink from
strangers.
• Export of Indian Currency is
banned.
• Don't be coerced into shopping by
touts/ guides/taxi drivers or strangers.
• Don't buy articles made from rare/
endangered species or animals, which are banned
