Overnight Agra Tour form Delhi

Day 01 – Drive Delhi –Agra (220 kms / 4 hrs)

Your 2 days Agra Tour can begin with a pick up from Delhi Airport/ Train Station or hotel in Delhi, where you will be met by Driver and will be driven to the city of love "Agra".

Agra: Agra is situated on the bank of Yamuna River. It is the dwelling place to India’s famous monument, the Taj Mahal. Agra was the capital of Mughal Empire in the 16th & 17th centuries.

On your arrival at the hotel in Agra you will again be met by our representative who will then assist you with the check-in formalities.

Later, in the afternoon, the tour guide will pick you up from the hotel for a guided sightseeing tour of Agra Fort and a sunset view of Taj Mahal.

Agra Fort: Emperor Akbar started the construction of this huge red sandstone Agra Fort in 1565. It was mainly constructed for the soldiers until his grandson, Shah Jahan, added more opulent accommodations. There are a number of attractive buildings within such as SammanBurj, where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son, Moti Masjid, a white marble mosque, Diwan–e–Am, Diwan–e–Khas, Jahangir’s Palace, KhaasMahal

After Agra Fort visit, you will be taken to Mehtab Bagh for the Sunset view of Taj Mahal.

Mehtab Bagh: Mehtab Bagh (Moonlight Garden) is a charbagh complex in Agra. It lies north of the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort on the opposite side of the Yamuna River, in the flood plains. The Mehtab Bagh garden was the last of eleven Mughal-built gardens along the Yamuna opposite the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. It is mentioned that this garden was built by Emperor Babur in 1530. These days Mehtab Bagh is more popular among the tourist for the Sunset view of Taj Mahal.

Overnight stay in Agra.

 

Day 02 – Drive Agra – Delhi (220 kms / 4 hrs)

The day begins early with a sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal. Your guide and the driver will pick you up from the hotel and take you for a guided sightseeing tour of the Taj Mahal.

Taj Mahal: Emperor Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal in the memory of his wife Mumtaj Mahal who died during the birth of their child in 1631. The construction of this famous monument is said to have taken 22 years, starting from 1631. Over 20,000 artisans were working day and night for the construction of this landmark. Crafts-person and whizzes were brought from France and Italy. And the chief architect was from Iran. The visit to the Taj Mahal will long be remembered by you as the highlight of your 2 days Agra Tour.

Return back to the hotel for breakfast after Taj Mahal sightseeing.

Later, check out of hotel, and your 2 days Agra tour comes to an end with a drop either to Delhi International Airport, or at your hotel in Delhi.

End of Tour