Agra Trip Overview
Enjoy the sights of Agra with a private guide and chauffered car on this half day city tour. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal. Your tour includes a inlaid marble demonstration.
Highlights
• Half Day Trip by Chauffeur Driven Car
• Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Inlaid marble demonstration and Marble shop visit
• Private English Speaking Guide
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Agra, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Enjoy the sights of Agra with a private guide and chauffered car on this half day city tour. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal. Your tour includes a inlaid marble demonstration.
Highlights
• Half Day Trip by Chauffeur Driven Car
• Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Inlaid marble demonstration and Marble shop visit
• Private English Speaking Guide
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Agra Fort Rakabgani, Agra 282003 India
You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Agra at 9:00 AM by your private guide and chauffered car. You will visit the 16th century Agra Fort with its battlements, apartments, gardens and audience halls. The Red Fort of Agra is a powerful fortress built of red sandstone. It was the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. Within the Fort, you will find many fairy tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal – built by Shah Jahan. Also view audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas as well as two very beautiful mosques.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra 282001 India
You will then travel about 1.5 miles to visit the magnificent Taj Mahal often thought as a “Monument to Love”. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built this monument in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is an immense mausoleum of beautiful white marble with inlaid precious stones built between 1631 and 1648. It is the jewel of Muslim art in India and considered to be one of the most impressive architectural masterpieces in the world.
After, you will also have time to see a demonstration of the ancient art of inlaying stones in marble and have a chance to do some shopping for your own marble souvenirs. You will be driven back to your hotel in Agra.
Duration: 2 hours
