Same Day Agra Tour By Car – Visit The Taj Mahal

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Your same day Agra trip by car includes early morning pickup and travel to Agra, which roughly take four hour by car, taking a break for breakfast at a restaurant. As you reach Agra, your first destination to visit will be the Taj Mahal, then there Agra Fort, Itmad ud Daula or Sikandara Tomb as per your choice. You can explore the city of Taj in one day with spending quality time at each site.

After reaching Agra on your same day Agra tour by car, you will directly be taken to Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal - a symbol of love and the seventh wonder of the world, was built by Shahjahan of Mughal Empire, for his beloved queen Mumtaj Mahal, who died giving birth to their fourteenth child. It took around 18 years to built Taj Mahal, spread over 42 acres of land with beautiful gardens and located on the banks of river Yamuna. The first impression that all tourist get of Taj Mahal is of pure white marble, with which it was built. You can also visit inside of Taj to see public and private audience halls, prison cells as you explore Mughal architecture at its best.

Now before moving to the next destination on your One Day Agra Tour by Car ...
... have a launch at a five star hotel, and get ready for your next site Agra Fort built by Emperor Akbar, it constitutes many other buildings like the famous Musanman Burj, it is believed that Shah Jahan died here living the last of his days in prison. Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb; from his prison cell he could see the Taj Mahal. Some other mosques to discover at Agra fort are Nagina Masjid, Sheesh Mahal, Meena Masjid, Khas Mahal. Now as finishes your tour of Agra fort, you can either go to Tomb of Itmad ud Daula or Tomb of Sikandara, both are located not far from Agra Fort.

Your same day Agra tour by car gives you advantage to either go to Itmad ud Daula tomb, a Mughal mausoleum city of Agra, famously known as 'baby Taj', 'jewel box'. It was built by wife of Jahangir, Nur Jahan as a tribute to her father. The Tomb of Itmad is often called as draft of Taj Mahal. Instead of Itmad tomb, you can visit Sikandara Tomb, which is just 10 km away from Agra, the tomb was built using red sandstone, which beautifully reflects the person of Akbar. Akbar's son Jahangir continued to further develop the architecture, started by his father. Both sites are great to visit and has a great historical importance. Your tour concludes here, now time to return back with lots of unforgettable memories that you made along the tour.

It will be around late evening as you head back to Delhi from your Same Day Agra Tour by Car. By now you have made the best trip to Agra in one day, there are many options different packages available to choose from, one day package is the best package. The famous tourist destination that you covered includes The famous Taj Mahal - the marble beauty, Agra Fort, and Sikandara or Itmad tomb, all along the agency representative will be taking care of your meals. Your journey started early in morning and now along with some refreshment on the way back to Delhi by car, your trip successfully ends.