Rajasthan Travel Guide

Rajasthan Climate
The climate of Rajasthan can be divided into four seasons: Pre-Monsoons, Monsoon, Post-Monsoon and Winter.
Pre-monsoon, which extends from April to June, is the hottest season, with temperatures ranging from 32oC to 45oC.
The second season Monsoon extends from July to September, temp drops but humidity increases making it very un
comfortable, even when there is slight drop in the temp (35oC to 40oC). We have about 90% of our rains in this period.
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Foreign Currency Exchange
Indian Currency is the Indian Rupee (Re/Rs). Since you are not allowed to bring in Indian currency, your best option is the airport bank. Indian Rupee notes are printed in denominations of Rs 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, and 10. The Rupee is divided into 100 Paise. You will see only 1, 2, 5 Rs coins, though coins below 50 paisa are rarely seen.
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India Tourist Offices Overseas
Australia : Level 2, Piccadilly, 210 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Tel:-02-9264 4855, Fax:-9264 4860
Canada: 60 Floor St, West Suite No 1003, Toronto, Ontario, Tax:-416-962 3787, Fax:-962 6279
France : 11-13 Bis Boulevard Hausmann, F75009, Paris Tel:-01 45 23 30 45 , Fax:-01 45 23 33 45
New Delhi : Tourist Reception Center, Bikaner House, Pandara Road, Tel:-011-23389525/23383837 Fax:-011-23382823/23381884
Mumbai: Tourist Office, 230, Dr. D.N.Road, Tel:-022-2074162, Fax:-022-22075603
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Indian Embassy
Afghanistan :Embassy of India Malalai What Sher-e-Nau Kabul Tel.: 30556,30557 Tlx.: 332 IND KBL AF
Algeria :Embassy of India 119, Ter Rue Didouche Mourad, 4th Floor B.P. 121, Algiers Tel.: 213-2-747135 Tlx.: 66138 INDEM  DZ Fax : 213-2-748513
Angola : Embassy of India Predia Dos Armazens Carrapas No. 81 1st Floor (Kinaxixi) 6040 Apartment “ Luanda “ Tel: 345-
398(O) ,332700 (R)Tlx:4098 ANGELO AN
United Kingdom : High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA. Tel. : 44-71-8368484 44-71-3796242
Telex: HICOMIND LON-267166 Fax : 44-71-8364331
USA : Embassay of India T 2107 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 Tel. : 1-202-9397000 Telex: 440365 ISMV    VI Fax : 1-202-9397027
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Passport & Visa
You must have a passport with you all the time. It's the most basic travel document. Also ensure that your passport will be valid for the entire period you intend to remain overseas, if your passport is lost or stolen, immediately contact your country's embassy or consulate in Delhi and also to nearest police station.
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Travel Risk
Things To Remember
On the streets, wear shoulder bags across the body (impossible to snatch), and keep all money and valuables out  of sight (never in unzipped pockets). Beware of being frisked by beggars pretending a friendly hug. Never give     anyone your camera, radio or walk man to 'look at',unless you feel quite sure of getting it back again.
Health Precautions
Keep a flask of fresh drinking water handy all the times. Top it up each morning before you leave your hotel. This     saves     you having to drink local (often insanitary) water. Remember most of the diseases out here are water - borne.
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Travel Tips
Collect or exchange as much small change as practical, very few people seem to have change, especially in rural areas.
Take a fair amount of small denomination US money for airport (departure) taxes and when you only need to exchange a small amount of money-like when leaving a country. You can also often get better prices in shops if you pay with greenbacks.
In general, cash is better than traveler's checks. Cash can be easier and quicker to exchange and command a higher rate or the commission can be lower. In some places, the larger the denomination of bills, the better the exchange rate. Many merchants will take dollars and their rate of exchange can be higher than the "official" rate.
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Important Information about India
Business hours
Government office are open from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday, and are closed every second Saturday. Banks are open from 10 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 12 noon on Saturday. There are some banks with evening branches also. Travellers cheque transactions usually cease 30 minutes before the official bank closing time. In some tourist center there may be foreign exchange offices that stay open longer (eg Thomas Cook is open Monday to Saturday 9.30 am to 6 pm). In most of the state capitals, the main post office (usually called GPO) is open until around 7 pm daily.
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Tel Numbers & STD - ISD Codes
All Over world Tel Numder & Std Codes - Isd Codes
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