Duration :: 01 Day
Start Approx 06.30 hrs
: Pick
up from your hotel.
Delhi to Agra (Drive time approx 04 hrs. 30 min. )
Agra the zenith of art and an
enshrined romance. It is a town that lives mainly in the past. Once the seat of
the Mughal rulers.
Their passion for building
endowed it with some of the loveliest buildings in the world - the Taj Mahal a
poem in white marble which took 22 years to build by 20,000 skilled artisans
who inlaid the white marble edifice with precious and semi precious stones.
The Agra Fort from where one
can get the most moving view of the Taj from the little octagonal tower in the
Agra Fort which lies across the river Jamuna.
Drive to Agra through the
Indian country side. Upon arrival visit to Sikandra the tomb of the Mughal
Emperor Akbar, a magnificent garden tomb.
Afterwards proceed to visit
Taj Mahal to see the architectural modern day wonder of the world, the
incomparable Taj Mahal. This monument is a fine example of the fusion of many
architectural styles and is one of the wonders of the modern world. Built in 1652
by Emperor Shah Jahan.
Proceed to have a lunch in
Agra where lunch awaits you.
After lunch visit the Agra
Fort built in red sandstone with its magnificent palaces, halls of public and
private audience and the beautiful gardens. This is where Emperor Shah Jahan
was kept under house arrest by his third son Aurangzeb and spent the last year
of his life viewing the Taj Mahal from across the river Jamuna.
Finally back to Delhi &
take rest after a remarkable visit.
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