One Day Trip to Agra

Jaipur Agra Same Day Tour - A Day at Taj – the Symbol of Love

Explore three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Agra in one day: the iconic Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. You’ll learn all about the history of this prime city from your tour guide. This is an ideal trip for first-time visitors to Agra who want to experience the tradition, culture, and rich and fabulous history of real India.

Tour Essential Info

• Approx one way distance and time: 260 km, about 5hr
• Route: 4-lane National Highway (NH) No. 11
• Hotel pickup and drop-off by private, air-conditioned vehicle.
• Sedan (4+1 capacity):, Innova Crysta (6+1 capacity):,
  Tempo Traveller (8 to 16 capacity)

Highlights

• See Taj Mahal, one of the world's most iconic monuments in the world.
• Explore Agra Fort, large 16th-century fortress of red sandstone.
• Visit Fatehpur Sikri – the abandoned capital of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Tour Itinerary

• Your tour will begin with a pickup from your hotel in Jaipur city limits.
• Later you will be driven to Agra which will be a 4-5 hrs journey from Jaipur inclusive of your stops for refreshments.
• Upon your arrival in Agra, you will visit The Taj Mahal.
• Post which you may have your lunch at a local restaurant.
• After lunch, you will visit Agra Fort.
• Next proceed to Fatehpur Sikri.
• After the completion of your tour, you will be driven back to Jaipur and be dropped at your hotel in the city limits.

Agra

Agra is the city of the Taj Mahal, the World Heritage Monument and one of the 8-wonders of the world and also the gateway to the legendary Braj region, the land of Lord Krishna.

Agra was the capital of Afghan King Sikandar Lodhi and later after in 1526 A.D., the Mughal Emperor Babar rendered it a unique character and beauty of its own. It witnessed the rise of the pomp and pageantry of three great Mughal monarchs – Emperor Akbar, Jahangir and ShahJahan – all of whom transform the land into one of the great centres of art, culture, learning and commerce.

Taj Mahal, located on the right bank of the river Yamuna was built in marble by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658), grandson of Akbar the great, in the memory of his queen Arjumand Bano Begum, entitled ‘Mumtaz Mahal’. The Taj Mahal is the mausoleum of both Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan. It is a tribute to the imagination of a great emperor who gave a symbol of eternal love to the world.

Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome-builders and other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and also from Central Asia and Iran. While bricks for internal constructions were locally prepared, white marble for external use in veneering work was obtained from Makrana in Rajasthan. Semi-precious stones for inlay ornamentation were brought from distant regions of India, Ceylon and Afghanistan. Red sandstone of different tints was requisitioned from the neighbouring quarries of Sikri, Dholpur, etc. It took 17 years for the monument complex to be completed in 1648.

Visitor Information:

• Timing: from Sunrise to Sunset; closed on Fridays
• Total Entry Fee: Indian/ Citizen of SAARC and BIMSTEC countries /Foreigner INR 40/530/1000 includes Agra Development Authority (ADA)'s Pathkar (Toll tax)
  Note: Foreign visitors who purchase ADA's Pathkar (Toll tax) ticket of Rs.500/- for Taj Mahal, need not to purchase any other Pathkar (Toll tax) ticket, if he/she visits the monuments viz. Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's Tomb, Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb on the same day) .
• Audio Guides Facility in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bangla is available at Taj Mahal. Please contact near Ticket Booking counters and Forecourt.
• Site Museum Timing 0900 -1700 hr; free entry; closed on Fridays
• For the foodie: must-have Agra ka Petha, the Biryani and Dal-Moth

Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri, 38 km (27 miles) before Agra enroute is another World Heritage Site. Akbar (1556-1605), grandson of Babur, shifted his residence and court from Agra to Sikri, for a period of 13 years, from 1572 to 1585 to honour the Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chishti, who resided here (in a cavern on the ridge). Akbar revered him very much as the Saint had blessed him with a son who was named Salim in 1569.

All the palaces here were built of red sandstone in the trabeate beam-and-post order, and composed of pillars, ornamental arches, brackets-and-chhajjas, jharokhas, chhatris, chhaparkhats, and chaukhandis done in versatile Indo-Muslim composite style, which is a fusion of the composite cultures of indigenous and foreign origins.

Visitor Information:

• Timing: from Sunrise to Sunset; closed on Fridays
• Entry Fee: Indian, Citizen of SAARC and BIMSTEC countries /Foreigner INR 40/510 includes Agra Development Authority (ADA)'s Pathkar (Toll tax) ticket of INR 10
  Note: Foreign visitors who purchase ADA's Pathkar (Toll tax) ticket of Rs.500/- for Taj Mahal, need not to purchase any other Pathkar (Toll tax) ticket, if he/she visits the monuments viz. Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's Tomb, Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb on the same day) .
• Audio Guides Facility in English and Hindi is available near Ticket Booking counter.
• Site Museum Timing 0900 -1700 hr; free entry; closed on Fridays