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Delhi Metro is your best friend — safe, AC, women-only coaches on every train.
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Old Delhi (Chandni Chowk) is overwhelming and scam-dense; go with a plan and leave by 6pm.
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Prepaid taxi booth inside IGI Airport arrivals is the only safe airport exit — ignore everyone else.
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Connaught Place touts will claim the tourist office is closed/moved; it is not — walk in yourself.
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South Delhi (Hauz Khas, Saket, Lodi Colony) is a different city — modern, safe, great food.
Where to stay
Scam watch
Reported and verified for Delhi. Read before you arrive.
📍 8 scam reports — see them on the map
Exact locations, community warnings, and how to avoid each one
Getting around
Social enterprise; all-women drivers from marginalised communities; >1M safe rides reported.
Bengaluru-based only. Airport (KIA via KSTDC), city rides, outstation. Confirmed operational. Note: booking confirmation process can be slow.
Launched December 2024 in Bengaluru. Uber confirmed expansion to 5 more major Indian cities. Book via standard Uber app — filter for women-only ride.
Book via Uber app. Women-only ride with women drivers. Launched Dec 2024, expanding across major cities.
Social enterprise; all-women drivers from marginalised communities; >1M safe rides reported.
Hidden gems
Places most travel guides miss. Verified by our contributors.
Sheroes Hangout (Delhi outpost — call ahead)
Café entirely staffed by acid-attack survivors. Pay-as-you-wish model. The single most-cited solo-female-traveler stop on Delhi-Agra circuit.
Black Cab Cafe (Hauz Khas Village)
Women-friendly cafe in HKV with strong solo-female reputation. Quiet, well-lit, genuinely respectful staff.
Lodhi Art District (street art walk)
India's largest open-air street art collection in Lodhi Colony. Daytime walking, residential area, very low harassment reports from solo women.
Hide-In Hostel (women-only dorms)
Before you go
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Daily budget
Per person, per day. Includes stay, food, and local transport.
Backpacker
Dorm or budget guesthouse, street food, local buses
₹1,800
≈ $21
Mid-range
Private room, sit-down meals, occasional Uber
₹4,000
≈ $48
Comfortable
Boutique hotel, restaurant dining, app taxis
₹12,000
≈ $143
Do
- ✓Use the metro women-only coach for every journey — it is safe and enforced
- ✓Walk into India Tourism office on Janpath yourself; ignore all claims it is closed
- ✓Explore Lodi Colony street art and Lodi Garden as a morning pair
- ✓Eat at Karim's in Old Delhi for lunch — old establishment, table service, safe
Don't
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About the contributor
Leila Khan
New Delhi · 11 solo trips
Delhi-born, Delhi-stuck, Delhi-proud. I have done every iteration of the North India loop a tourist tries — Golden Triangle, Rajasthan circuit, Himalayan summer escape — usually solo, usually budget, always opinionated.
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