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Salads at Oberoi
We know all about getting water in sealed bottles. Question is are salads safe to eat at Oberoi hotels as leaf and vegetables are usually washed?
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Eating raw vegetables and salads as well as unpeeled fruit, is strongly discouraged.
Hope this helps,
Emily
Sheila
Speak to your doctor about possibly bringing meds like Cipro with you in case you do get Delhi belly. Hotels also have doctors on call who can treat. If you do get Delhi belly, with meds it will usually clear up in 24 hrs, without meds, can take a long time. Also bring Immodium, Pepto, antacid.
As others have stated, try to keep hands clean - use hand sanitizer. Drink bottled water. The restaurants and kitchens at the hotels are kept very clean and food handling and preparation is done well.
There is no guarantee you won't get sick - often not Delhi belly but stomach upset from all the various new spices you may not be accustomed to.
We love Indian food so had the Indian breakfasts and dinners virtually every day too.
Totally untrue.
> I have a beard and tend to touch it too much. If you are careful you'll have a wonderful trip.
Don't blame yourself when you get sick!
The food service in all but the Dehli and Mumbai Oberoi hotels is horrible. The kitchen staff is just as untrained as the waiters. You will wait hours for your meal and then be served reheated food that you are luck if it was actually frozen before being microwaved. If you are unlucky it was cooked who knows when nuked, and then pushed out the door without a care.
The Oberoi hotels in Dehli and Mumbi are great, but every other one, including the "fancy" one in Jaipur is just horrible in both food quality, service and sanitary conditions. I have seen many get sick from Oberoi meals, personally I was sick after eating in Agra. I'm not sure what you can order that's safe, really it's a crap shoot.
Please bring antibiotics, take them at first sign of travelers diarrhea and hope for the best.
Youn mention being able to walk around Delhi, something I would not have done unless I knew exactly where I was going because of being bothered by hawkers an d trying to cross the road in heavy traffic. Best to use a hotel taxi
Western digestive systems are different from oriental tummys, so LISTEN carefully to your TD at the first meeting. You will be told that it does not need to be food which upsets you, the bugs can be anywhere. Most importantly, if you feel the slightest unwell tell your TD IMMEDIATELY. They are well versed in getting you back to normal fast so you can enjoy the experience of the tour. Don't waste time on western upset potions because they will not touch the Indian bugs. I was afflicted at Agra. Told the TD at 0800 and doctor there by 0830 with drugs which put a full stop to the symptoms and I was firing on all cylinders again within 12 hours. The TD will give you advice at the outset, just don't think you know any better - they have the experience and most importantly have your best interest at heart. We had a UK doctor on our trip who thought they knew better and paid the price!
That said, don't eat anything uncooked, peel any fruit and insist on always seeing the seal on the water bottle broken in front of you. Wash your hands frequently and take a small bottle of sanitiser with you at all times then keep hands away from face.
Above all, this trip is an incredible (and in some places humbling) experience so go for it and enjoy.
What about milk? Is it safe to drink?
Sounds like I need to calm down a little bit. Quit worrying!
Felicia