The #1 Mistake Travellers to India Make
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- I continuously see travellers to India making this mistake, and it's landing some of them in big trouble, especially female tourists. I'll tell you how not to make this mistake in India while walking through the most dangerous area of India for foreigners.
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Where you stay in India and which hotel you choose is incredibly important. Paharganj in New Delhi is ground zero for touts, scammers, drugs, the red light area, and human trafficking in India.
Yet many visitors to India continue to stay there, probably because most of the hotels in Delhi are in this location. The same goes for Colaba in Mumbai. I'll show you where to stay you can stay safe while in India and avoid all the bad things that are attracted to these touristy areas.
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I wish every country had “a Karl”, to guide tourists through UA-cam videos.
Lidayyamus 1 Czech Republic has one and his name is Janek:D
a buiased youtuber who just shows the positivs side
Other countries not
Rape dangerous.
So this tipe of
Guide advises need
Only in india.
@@shahzadbukhari8916 so you think rape only happend in india
@@fabianc6025 Janek and Hunza.
I love Karl, he shows the bad said and good side of India and he generally shows the best way to enjoy it.
Your like Justin
Goldmine Telefilms dude stfu, in india there are alot more serious problems than the west
Badshah e Delhi sultanat there is no such thing as “more problems” . Everyone has their own set of problems.
Ross Piyan watch his 3rd latest video , where he says he gets trolled through foreign comments on his videos . If he really was minimising the bad side, he wouldnt get comments on videos calling indians as scammers , street shitters , rapists , sexists or whatever they like saying. I disagree with that part.
Both sides are important.
Hum Indians me achhe log Jada hai bure logo se.
I stayed in paharganj, my phone was snatched from a scooter driver, fortunately they dropped it on the floor and I ran and got it back..
They had one job...
The phone was broken may be 😂
perks of living in the cheapest places
@@rayaramaga e
I was that guy only.
It's the same mistake that travellers to _any_ country make. They don't do their share of research before travelling to another country. Always search for opinions on the best places to travel and stay and the do's and dont's in another country. You need to be well prepared.
oh hi hana🤗
Exactly. agree with you Hana!
@@BondJFK lmao
@@BondJFK don't worry within a decade most of them probably will learn internet etiquette.
@@BondJFK unmatured minds thinking about sex all the time and bowling girls for rapes
Literally everyone look at you when you do vlogs in india
Match affected by Rain Lol
@Super G please dude I'm a Pakistani but don't spread hate I have some Indian friends they aren't bad people at all they are very nice
@Super G You should take up the immigration concerns with the Australian government then. Commenting racist shit on a UA-cam video about India ain't gonna solve your "problems".
@@Sujay95 haha so true.
@Super G they dont shower
I traveled alone to India and I stayed in Paharganj many times. I didn't have any problems there and I found that place really interesting to explore. Hotels were very nice there, food also tasty. But I'm from Russia and some russian small cities are more scary and dirty with mafia, gopniks and drugs.
Paharganj is the ghetto of Delhi. The worst area.
*Thank you Karl for this very helpful advice. Jai Hind!*
Jai hind
@Ross Piyan hindi is indian
@x x Hindi is not Indian. Its the dominant language in India widely spoken in the "Hindi belt" region of central india.
I'm from South India. we do not speak hindi. India is a country of multiple nations. but recently ruling party BJP is looting our money from south India to develop the north Indian Hindi belt. People in the Hindi belt also has the highest birth rate in India. the way things are going it reminds me of Yugoslavia ! 🤬🤬😡 Tyranism of the majority is not sustainable !!
@@baphometpresidente4637 a very little knowledge of what you are speaking! I guess you read local whatsapp forwards! BJP focused on developing IT SECTOR in karnataka! Atal tinkering labs are mostly made in South! Defence corridor in Kerala! ISRO got new projects by BJP which is in South!
@Ross Piyan How ignorant and stupid you are.Hind stands for for India moron,they are not praising the hindi language.
Karl Rock : paharganj is dangerous to stay!
Bald and bankrupt : I always stay in paharganj it is safe. 🤯
If you are aware of the touts and scammers, everything else is pretty much safe.
South Delhi is much better (read safer from scammer) but will probably cost you a lot more.
Because he's bald and bankrupt. 😅
Aur bhaisaab
@@stonks6291 No bro, its former logo of Linkin Park
I've stayed in Paharganj too & it was cool!
I’ve actually never had an interest in going to India but I still watch your videos because the content is so interesting. I really feel like these videos are a public service and I commend your bravery in presenting the good and the bad. (Also, how do you vlog in public with everyone staring at you 😩😅)
Thank you 🙏🏻 I'm glad you enjoy India through my lense 😊 I'm used to be stared at haha
Actually this guy has got the responsibility to expose india..not to come india.😅😂
if you hate the heat you can go to north india. But do your research because i have never been there myself and heard its not exactly safe because of "terrorists". Not sure if its true or not. but the place is very beautiful and clean and it has snowww (that i love and have never seen in my life)
Thank you Karl for doing these videos and warning people and keeping them safe your doing a great job we all love you Karl.
Nailed it Karl. I never understood foreigner's obsession with Paharganj, its out there as the worst place in Delhi!!
As an Indian I really am obliged to thank you Karl for the incredible work you are doing... And to say it straight forward... What you are doing is certainly "real service" to our country ...
Thanks a lot
Lots of love
Going to India for the first time this summer. Your videos are always very helpful, thank you Karl!
Thank you Karl. You’re doing such great service for not only travellers to India, but India itself. All the best for your work.
You are doing government's work
Exactly!
I have friends from europe who travel to India and only end up in places like paharganj, one friend didn’t even venture out of pahar ganj thinking that “that was it, that’s the full Indian experience, the India the world portrays”. If you’re coming all the way to India and want to play it cheap then you are bound to face countless scams and trouble for you are choosing to stay in a cheap place; it’s basically the same for any other country...pay less, get crappy hotels, food, etc.
I would love to see a video of you visting bad and good hotels
Oberoi Hotels Are One Of The Good Hotels In India ,I Stayed There And The Service Was Good
As a Kiwi in their late 40s travelling to India for the first time in 2020, your videos have been so useful to help me be prepared. Your book is great too. Thank you!
Karl, you are spot on. I also stayed in Paharganj and my decision was based on how close it was to the train station and I think Lonely Planet made note of the area. Good thing was that it was towards the end of my trip around India and had already had some good experience under my belt after being there for a month. Everything went fine for me but I could see why you want folks to avoid the area and fully support your recommendation. Keep up the great work!
Currently in India, starting my third week here. My first days I spent them in Paharganj. I see Karl's point. After two weeks, I got an expert in spotting scammers, "fake friends" (sellers) and dodgy people.
No place in safe in Delhi. South Delhi is comparatively better but yes, Airbnb is what one should look for while in South Delhi.
I needed This planing to Go To India 🇮🇳 In November
WoW !
Dont go. Good advice
Welcome... please come to a decent hotel... not some junk yard near a sex district... and enjoy India without paying heed to racist zealots
Nice
I do like that airbnb suggestion, cheers Karl.
I´ve had a great experience in Airbnb in Delhi. Been 3 times there
I enjoy watching your videos and vlogs of India so much! Keep up your great work!
I am a girl and my biggest purpose in life is to travel the world...... and starting with your own country is amazing idea......and your videos are my super helpfull guide and soon going to buy a boook of yours.....thanks brother for everything u for.....so much love for mannu di😘😘
I'm an Indian from city of Kolkata and I completely agree with you about delhi. That particular area of pahargang(I personally stayed in a hotel there and I got scammed even though I'm an Indian and I know hindi) is the root of all scams around delhi. It is a part of old delhi and a whole different world than 'New Delhi'. I suggest everyone to avoid old delhi/ pahargang area. It is one of India's worst place. And don't confuse about two delhi, one is new and other is old. New delhi is India's capital, not old delhi, two are completely different in terms of their characteristics. Always choose new delhi, both are adjacent to each other but they are so different than each other. One has everything modern another is running shitshow for decades. Probably it is because new delhi is controlled by central gov and old delhi is controlled by their state gov which is corrupt in nature.
Thank you. I want to visit Delhi you said stay in south Delhi. If I go on airbnb will it be called south Delhi or the neighborhood has a name. I like not to be in a real tourist area however very close to street food and if I wanted to go to the tourist area I can just walk to it. So what should I be looking for on the airbnb site?
Am I the only one noticing the 150% off signs at the shops
Well bhai I think u are the best when it comes to expose scammers😎😎😎😎
finally someone said it, I always saw people saying how dirty room is, how small room is I mean what do you expect when you pay Rs. 500 a night ?? You can spend more to get muchhhh better accommodation but no everyone wants "Indian" feel in their stay, Just get a better hotel guys or at least ask someone online no one is going to recommend you a bad place IMO.
Can you please make a video warning for black henna artist on the street and events? I am a belgian girl that learned the art of mehndi by myself and I wish foreigners knew about the dangers of PPD in chemical mehndi cones
@Karl Rock - Being watching your videos for a couple of months now. Was planning a trip to India before Coronavirus hit. Your videos helped me plan some aspects of my trip. Appreciate you and your videos. Keep up the good work. Will share my experience once I finally make the trip, after the travel world opens up again.
I love your videos💜💜💜💜
Just once come to srinagar
He is visiting Jammu also guys
And he will serve rohfaza to peoples
😍 bro I will ur new subscriber .......
Keep growing bro
Love from JAMMU (INDIA)🇮🇳
I've stayed in Paharganj four times for maybe three weeks altogether and I loved it. It is really fascinating and so alive with all sorts of people from all over the world. I never saw anyone shooting up and maybe I'm just oblivious but I didn't see any prostitution. I always stay in the same hotel which was highly recommended by the standard guide book. The owners there were very helpful and honest. A couple of weeks in Paharganj will be an education in how to deal with touts and scammers. You can't avoid them in India so learning how to interact with them is important. You could stay in expensive hotels elsewhere and not learn much except how to spend money.
Maybe you didnt explore enough then, GB road is the literal hub of prostitution in Delhi.
I have been to Delhi last month, and went to paharganj just to see with my own eyes what is all about, after the videos from you Karl, and also from Mr. Bald. And honestly is not so dangerous, just be smart and you will be safe. Of course, being a man is easier, for girls unfortunately is different. But I went there during the day and during the night and had no problems at all. I even bought some nice stuff for extremely cheap price, just be able to bargain and walk away when you feel they are scamming you. Even one night my phone battery was almost dead and I needed to charge it and I just asked to a shopkeeper and he kept my phone for half an hour on charge. Everywhere there is good people and bad people, just be smart and you can go everywhere. Jai Bharat!
Which team are you supporting karl ?
India or New Zealand 😂
Jo jeete ga usko 😛
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Rain
India
@@KarlRock traitor
Thanks Carl I am Indian even I hate these scammer coz they are making bad image of India so please expose them as much as possible .so u can protect innocent tourists
*The #1 Mistake Travellers to India Make:*
1. Not watching Karl Rock videos
This video was so helpful I’m going to be travelling to India soon from Australia, and this was very helpful thank you Karl 😊
I’m a huge fan of your work bro keep safe
Great point! I never understood why foreigners stay in the armpits of India like Paharganj when there are much better options that are clean, safe and more authentic. Then I looked at all the tour guides. Many are written for the extreme budget travelers by writers on a budget. Karl, maybe time for you to do contribute to some of the major guidebooks??
Karl your video make me happy and I love watching them keep up the good work we all will support u
You are doing good job Karl keep it up. Now a days I have heared Ola and Uber also scam foreigner
As an Indian ,I have already been scammed by a Uber driver
@@BondJFK in India everyone is a scammer.
@@BondJFK you only describing here your indian culture. Keep dreaming about you going to be world super power by over night, when you can't afford even a toilet.
@@BondJFK bro This thing happened with me 2times but I know how to kick them . They scam to uneducated people's by charging high price
@@itsme4355 don't bee a fool I thing you are also from the scamming group
I was in Delhi for work. My company booked a hotel in Gurugram (technically Haryana, the neighbouring state but in practice it's pretty much Delhi and the Delhi metro goes there, now I know why they booked me there) and I visited Chandni Chowk, India Gate and the Red Fort. I passed to the east of the New Delhi railway station, thankfully I didn't go through Paharganj which is directly west of the New Delhi Railway Station. I am part of the 1% of tourists who do not make this mistake. Dhanyavad, Karl. Thanks to you, I didn't make this mistake. Jai Hind.
You are one of the few foreigners I have seen who have a decent idea of the geography of Delhi NCR! Otherwise most foreigners don't know that Gurugram is a different city from Delhi.
I stay in Gurugram btw
Karl you deserve so much more attention, stay safe all love man
Main reason is lots of tourists travel on budget; which means they go for cheap accommodation. And as you said, you get what you pay.
So imagine going to India, or a country that is comparable to India, and decide to stay in a cheap accommodation. Obviously, most likely, you will end up being harassed or get scammed.
Accommodation is a place where you should feel safe and comfortable. If one thinks that they only stay in a hotel to sleep ,thus, do not want to pay extra for a better accommodation, is madness.
There's a few good places in Pajarganj..it's not all that bad ! Close by to a lot of areas also..great video!
I’m right now sick of people acting like India is the only country with bad and good places, I saw a comment saying “if you posted a video of how to stay safe in every region, and where to avoid, then it’s NOT safe” BUT THIS IS RELEVANT IN EVERY COUNTRY, if you go to East LA in the US, you will get hurt, same applies to many countries as well, I don’t understand why people only freak on India, when so many countries are in this BS too.
Number 1 mistake of travellers is going to india
Haha.. Your number 1 mistake wasn't even yours.. It was actually your parents... 😂
Hmmm.... shit brained racists should avoid India... please stay away
only thing to keep in mind is nothing is cheap here...
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR IN INDIA..
so don't try to spend a day for less than 20 dolllars.
its worst place in delhi and new delhi is one hour away from this area...go to south delhi where Normal indian are living!
Hats off Karl, you are doing what even Indians are also afraid to do by exposing all the frauds and scammers, you should be a minister 📌 Such a brave man, Jai Hind and PKMB.
PkMB 🤣 🫡
ME:HMMM I think you look familiar
Karl:PEWWWWWWWW
ME:PEWDIEPIE
India is beautiful. Thank you for the upload. Cant wait to explore all the different sights and food
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I will travel to India the first time in my life this weekend. I am excited and scared at the same time but I still look forward to it.
India really needs to clean their streets. How on earth is that a tourist area, it literally looks like a scene from a Syrian war zone.
REASON℠ majority of indians really doesn’t care about cleanliness if we did then we would’ve been a clean country like japan and Western European countries.
The Indians are staring at the camera like they don't seen a camera before
Lol
to be honest, Bald and Bankrupt showed us another side of paharganch and it was quite amusing
Karl,you should go to Rajpur ,Dehradun,you will love it
I am an Indian and I find your videos helpful
The number one mistake travellers make when travelling to India, going to India 😂🤣
If pewdiepie started vlogging, he would be called karl rock
Abhijay Iyer ok shut the fuck up now we know he look like him no need to say it on every video he upload
I would research for one year if I were going to India. ❤
yo is 1:30 I gotta go to summer school tmrw lol and I’m watching yo vid
I’ve stayed here a few times, one reason is its proximity to train station, it’s not great but you just gotta keep your poker face on and don’t get pulled into anything
Your advice is so spot on. We did the golden triangle last summer and made mistakes in our travel. Although we kind of did the opposite to your video - we stayed mostly 5 star and felt sooo cut off from real India and soo secluded. We felt safe and proveledged, yes, but we really felt like we lacked the cultural experiences and didn't have much opportunity to wander out and immerse ourselves without our hired tour guides. Next time we need to find the middle ground.
If you want a middle ground, stay in an air bnb or a homestay. Dont go for cheap ones obviously.
Awesome! I like your new "mistakes/tipps" segment for travelling in India. Keep it up!
Thanks bro
I feel like some people actually don't do a fair amount of research before coming to a foreign country. Then they're like "I had to suffer so much" .
Thanks so much for these videos, just know it’s appreciated. I really wanna go to India but watching your videos has taught be I need to be careful as a female there especially. I will definitely get your India survival guide before I take the journey there!
Hopefully people will take this opportunity to improve instead of start criticizing Karl for not sugar coating reality .
Absolutely brilliant channel Karl. I have only been to India once and that was last year. I do wished I had found you before that trip. It wasn't all bad, but I properly spent way more on things than I should have. Live and learn for the next trip back. Thank you kiwi from another kiwi in Brisbane. Keep up the fantastic work.
Plz make a video about airport scammer. Where cab driver scam foreigners to tell them that there are road blocks and cab driver bring them to another hotels for his commission. This is also a big scam at airport IGI Delhi. so please beware at airport.
I've watch this channel since 3 months ago. Now, I'm living in Mumbai almost for 3 weeks and know everything like Indian. Thank you Karl 🙂
Well, I did stay in Paharganj once, partly out of curiosity and partly to be near the Railway Station (that's another great place for scammers). I had no trouble in Paharganj. Maybe being male and older helped? Also, not stopping to look at shops? Connaught Place is also a great place to meet scammers, though more up-market ones.
So I will paharganj :) anyway Karl recommended the south of delhi, I wish he was more specific. Do U happen to know district names, where to stay? Is Civil Lines a good area?
@@sirenity8839 Civil Lines is not south delhi right?
Just search Porsche and safe areas in which ever place you are in on Google
Cool video my friend.
Great info
Your little friend Zany Zara :)
They need to knock all them ugly buildings and build beautiful ones, same with improving the roads. Then Delhi's air pollution will be a lot cleaner.
Not how the world works kid...lol
ProMasonGuy Gaming who’s gonna give them money ?? You.
India isn’t rich as US or Europe for now.
Avdesh Alvaraz Just trying to help.
davidsquall351 You were a kid one point, you have no point.
I guess you dont know how air pollution works?
It was the main place to stay because the railway was right next to it, nowadays it's so easy to fly around India, I now often stay out near the airport, but I have stayed dozens of times in Pahar Ganj. I've stayed in other parts of Delhi too, but this is just so handy getting the train onwards to wherever in India.
Brother I am also from jammu and I am a big fan of you karl rock
Thanks bhai!
You are a fan of someone who comes into your country and makes money by talking shit about your people when this man is from one of the most racist places on this planet but somehow indian people adore this kind of behavior. This mans ancestors oppressed our people and you let him run the streets talking shit and making money .
Márk Simán foriegn person i am indian not a gypsy .
@@KarlRock bro where are u now????
No 1 mistake they do is come to Mumbai in the most humid month and then sweat like crazy and make videos about how bad the climate in India is. Damn, visit when monsoon is about to over.
Art Of Niraj which months are the best to visit Mumbai?
@@cjlas4968 November to February. Best months. Cool climate. Very low humidity.
Best thing to do is have a local friend. Saves a ton of headache... and if you’re willing to bless them along the Way, it makes your travel experience way more fruitful
true thanks for bringing it out ! always wonder why they did it
Stay in South Delhi if you want a more sedate experience, but if you want gritty, dirty Delhi full of action and street life, there is nothing wrong with Paharganj. Scammers and touts are easily spotted, the key is not engaging and shutting them down before they begin. And yes there are a lot of them in Paharganj, and the hotels in Paharganj are very average, but the location is great and there are plenty of decent people around.
Paharganj is terrible and has absolutely no redeeming qualities.
It is the equivalent of staying in the middle of the worst neighbourhoods in harlem when you go visit new york.
@@AKumar-co7oe you must be a middle class snob
@@otai196 He is right, places like Paharganj are terrible and no normal Indian would live there. Go to decent residential places for proper Indian experience.
Foreigners coming to India to stay in Paharganj is equivalent of me going to explore Los Angeles and then staying in Skid Row
@@rahilmalhotra001 you are stuck in the caste system and think you are too good for your fellow man. Have some humility
You should only stay in Paharganj if you are Bald and Bankrupt and you love to drink Desi Daru.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
Love it! Get in Harald and Bald! They are More my kind of thing but like Karl's VLogs too. They provide an insight to a different world. Harald and Bald show things from a tourist point of view. Karl from an Expat point of view.
Watching Harald and Bald has made me book a trip to north India in Feb. Really looking forward to seeing Varanasi. I've Not seen a vlog from Karl about Varanasi. What do you say Karl?
Thank you for letting us know! You saved me from some bad decisions
Love these videos! ❤ Feels like I'm there!
1:18 AS SOON AS YOU SAID UNEDUCATED BOYS I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MENT! 😂😂😂
I like how he says Jai Hind at the end .like a true indian 😏
Great information once again thanks Karl
I like how everyone looks back at the camera when he walks past them
I’m staying Laxmi Nagar right now. It looks pretty terrible but it doesn’t see too many tourists and I haven’t experienced any touts or scammers here so far.
Love from San Francisco youtuberr....amazing info... :)
@Rohit Patel yes I am..
Love you Karl , we Indians too avoid travelling to Delhi due to pollution , until it's absolutely. needed .
Suggest you to visit Himalayan cities , to enjoy the true essence of India .
Wow the camera quality on this video in particular is crazy
right, pewds camera is usually on 144p
In mahipalpur near airport , we have same no of hotels as paharganj..plaza stay in mahipalpur a safe place Nd cheap as well
Karol Bagh is best
Hi... you should come in Pune ( sihghadh),chikhapdara, lonar ulka dam, in Maharashtra.
nice video
Hello
Bald and Bankrupt would disagree mate.
Foreigners should not visit delhi at all. There's nothing worthy in that city. Over crowded, polluted air, worst people.
Start your journey from west or south India.
I totally agree with you buddy!
@@karthik-pillai west India is best
if i ever get to come to India, the one place I WANT to stay at is in Mayapur on the ISKCON premises. Id love to see Karl do a video about ISKCON over in Mayapur. it would be amazing i bet. but, then again, i have a unique history with ISKCON, so for me, it would be awesome but not sure if others would enjoy the video or not
1:57 SIEMENS?! 😂😂😂