Agra Trip Overview
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Fatehpur Sikri is a small city in northern India, just west of Agra, founded by a 16th-century Mughal emperor. Red sandstone buildings cluster at its center. Buland Darwaza gate is the entrance to Jama Masjid mosque. Nearby is the marble Tomb of Salim Chishti.
Chand Baori is said to be named after a local ruler called Raja Chanda. However, no epigraphic evidence has been found regarding the construction of the adjoining Harshat Mata Temple.
After the tour is finished, travelers will be dropped off in Jaipur.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Agra, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Being passionate adventure and travel specialists with over 15 years of guiding experience, we help our guests to discover the hidden gems in beautiful India.
Fatehpur Sikri is a small city in northern India, just west of Agra, founded by a 16th-century Mughal emperor. Red sandstone buildings cluster at its center. Buland Darwaza gate is the entrance to Jama Masjid mosque. Nearby is the marble Tomb of Salim Chishti.
Chand Baori is said to be named after a local ruler called Raja Chanda. However, no epigraphic evidence has been found regarding the construction of the adjoining Harshat Mata Temple.
After the tour is finished, travelers will be dropped off in Jaipur.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Fatehpur Sikri, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh
Guests will be picked up in Agra from their place and taken to Fatehpur Sikri first.
The dynastic architecture of Fatehpur Sikri was modelled on Timurid forms and styles. The city was built massively and preferably with red sandstone. The city’s architecture reflects both the Hindu and Muslim form of domestic architecture popular in India at the time. The remarkable preservation of these original spaces allows modern archaeologists to reconstruct scenes of Mughal court life and to better understand the hierarchy of the city’s royal and noble residents.
It is accessed through gates along the 8-km-long fort wall, namely, Delhi Gate, Lal Gate, Agra Gate, Birbal’s Gate, Chandanpal Gate, Gwalior Gate,T ehra Gate, Chor Gate & Ajmeri Gate. The palace contains a summer palace and a winter palace for Queen Jodha.
After this tour, We will go head to Chand Baori.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Chand Baori (Step well), Jaipur-Agra Road, Abhaneri 303313 India
The Chand Baori is a stepwell built over a thousand years ago in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan. It is one of the largest stepwells in the world and also one of the most beautiful ones. The Chand Baori is not an easy landmark to find, thus it is one of the hidden secrets of India!
Chand Baori is a deep four-sided well with a large temple on the back face of the building. Baori consists of 3,500 narrow steps over 13 stories. It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Jaipur, Jaipur, Jaipur District, Rajasthan
After the tour is finished, travelers will be dropped off in Jaipur at their place.
