Clothing for early March in Delhi and Palace on Wheels trip

Any advice on women%26#39; attire for our holiday in early March would be gratefully recieved.

Clothing for early March in Delhi and Palace on Wheels trip

Feb is still wintery, but March usually starts to get warmer. Last year, March 1 had an average temperature of 63°F (18°C ). The highest was 21 and lowest was 14. But we%26#39;re having an exceptionally cold winter, so all bets are off for March 2008. I%26#39;d bring layered clothing for this March.

Clothing for early March in Delhi and Palace on Wheels trip

Tourists who visit India dress in different ways: Some try Indian fabrics and clothing because they%26#39;re logitically right for the weather, or because they have aesthetic appeal. Others stick to what%26#39;s familiar. Some are considerate about local sensitivities, while others dress like they would in Rio. Apart from dressing for the weather, you can just find your own comfort zone in terms of style. The more upmarket you dress, the more you%26#39;re charged in the streetside shops.

Thanks for the very useful information.

You might consider bringing some kind of long flared skirt as well as trousers. Sometimes the practicality can be an advantage..... especially on long road trips.

On bus and train journeys you may find a head scarf is particularly useful.

To dismiss unwanted attention, covering your face with a scarf or even just throwing the end over your shoulder is effective body language, it might save you hours of intense staring.

If you are doing the Palace on Wheels, then do take at least one or two dressy things. If you%26#39;ve seen the itinerary, you%26#39;ll see there are dinners in nice restaurants (not on the train).

The best clothes to bring on the POW trip (I%26#39;ve just done it for the second time in 20 years) are loose comfortable clothes that wash easily. Then throw in a few sparkly items to dress them up for dinner.

The terrain can be very hard going with a lot of walking through areas with excrement on the ground.

I wore a pair of comfortable ECCO sandels that I could rinse with water each night.

Also light, gauzy tops and loose jackets over viscose strappy dresses. Women who showed too much fresh or dressed very expensivly were hassled in the streets. We were mobbed by street vendors so you will need a bag with proper closures.

There are laundry days on the train but in the very limited bathroom there is a line in the shower and delicate clothes that you don%26#39;t want to send out, can be hung to dry on. A tube of travel wash is handy.

Some of the people on the train decided to wear the native clothes (particularly tunic and loose trousers) and this worked very well.

Swimming pools are available at some of the lunch break hotel but you will need to ask (and make sure that they don%26#39;t charge you).

A lunchtime swim is a good idea - especially for those of us with long hair as the cabin showers have little water.

The POW has very small cabins (although we loved ours) with limited wardrobe space. Your suitcases need to go under the bed.

Hope thast this helps.

flopsy that was very useful indeed, i learnt quite a few new things!