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Safety and Precautions
Gwalior is very safe for tourists. When you go out of hotel, please ensure
that if your bag has zipper, it is locked. If you have got valuables like camera, money etc.,
you may deposit that at safe deposit provided by most of the hotels. It is not mandatory to give keys to reception, when
you go out.
 Medications Visitors need to produce doctor's prescription to get medicines from medical shops. Please ensure you always get a receipt of your purchased medicines and check expiry dates given on them. The medical shop at the J.A. Hospital is open 24 HRS. Women Hygiene Tampons are unavailable. Sanitary napkins are available in general stores, super markets, medical shops etc. Popular brand is Whisper (Costs about Rs. 50-60 for a pack of ten). Painkillers are widely available on medical shops. Banking and money exchange Banks are open 10.30 am - 2 pm, Mon-Fri and 10.30 am - 12 on Sat. Bank providing facilities of international transactions:
ATMs are available in many places in the city. Some of them are: ICICI Bank
- Shop No 3, UGF, Pankaj Manor, Thatipurr Chauraha, Gandhi Road, Gwalior IDBI Bank - Chamber Bhawan, SDM Road, Lashkar, Gwalior, Phone
0751-2436746 , Email gwalior@idbibank.com
HDFC Bank - Block No. G - 1, Plot No. 43, Anand Deep Building, City
Centre, Gwalior ATMs accepts both Master, Visa, Visa Electron, Maestro, Cirrus, and Plus cards.
Most popular credit cards are MasterCard and Visa.
Business hours Most of the monuments and offices remain open from 10.30 am - 5 pm, on weekdays. Fort remains closed on Friday. Shopping: 10.30 am to 9 pm Mon-Sun. Downtown, Bada, remains closed on Tuesday.
Post offices Most of the post offices are open 10.30 am to 3 pm on weekdays. Speed post is the fastest service available in Indian postal system. Speed post normally reaches in maximum 2 days in case of inland places and 4 days in case of foreign destinations. Some of the post offices providing international speed post service, are given below.
Telegram can be sent from Central Telecom Office called "Tar Ghar" in Jayendra ganj . The telecom center has all telecom facilities including video conferencing and fax from 7 - 24 HRS on weekdays and from 8 - 16 HRS on Sundays and holidays.
Telephones Online Gwalior phone directory is available at BSNL site. Telephone booths called "STD ISD PCO" have wide presence. All booths have signboards of yellow color with black text written on them. i.e.
Local call charge is Rs. 2. Always check pulse rate and ask for bill. For average rate refer to Expense Guide Page
Television Most of the hotels provide television sets with cable connection. International channels like BBC, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, MTV, HBO, Hallmark, AXN, Discovery, Kermit and Carton Network, are also available. Conventions Though tipping is not a general custom except in some hotels, 10% of the bill may be given as tip. Taxi drivers and porters are not tipped. Special ticket window for tourists exists in reservation office of Railways. Queuing should be followed everywhere.
What to wear As the summers are really hot so light cotton cloths are preferable. Bermudas and T-shirts would be good for city roaming. Winters are cold with pleasant afternoons and cold nights. Jeans, pullovers and other woolen clothing is recommended. Sandals are most common footwear. A hat and Sunglasses are also recommended. Common words / sentences of Hindi These may not be grammatically correct or exact translations but they are understood very well by locals. I have also taken care of pronunciation of foreigners.
To know translation of particular word, Click here.
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