Agra Tour – Same Day Trip to the 3 Most Visited Monuments

Posted by Jovial Tours
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Apr 6, 2016
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It is always proved that spending one day time is the best than spending many days, when all things are to do in a day. Even though you want to plan a trip but it is longer for outing, and your heart doesn’t desire for longer type of tours then Agra is the best option and you can plan your Agra tour with single day. Agra is an historical city, and it was the capital of Mughal Empire during the period of 1631 to 1652.

 

This beautiful city is situated on the banks of holy River Yamuna, in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra tour is well-known for housing one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal and other two UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES. The Taj is the wondrous creation that creates a center of attentions swarms of tourists from all corners of the world to reach India every year. The Taj Mahal was built by the great emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Over 20 thousands craftsmen had worked on it and its exterior or interior architectures are characteristics. It is the blend of INDO-ISLAM & PERSIAN.

 

The Red Fort of Agra is a massive fort, was built with red sandstone in 16th century by great Mughal Emperor Akbar. Later Shah Jahan added more decorations using different colors marbles. It is situated on the bank Yamuna Rive at the distance 2.5 kms from the Taj Mahal. Inside the fort, there are many beautiful places to explore, like Angoori Bagh, Sheesh Mahal, Diwan-E-AAM, Diwan-E-Khas, Moti Masjid and so forth.

 

Itimad-ud-Daulah is a tomb and also known as Baby Taj that was built by Noor Jahan for his fathert. Tourists can find exotic Persian styled gardens around the crypt. Itimad-ud-Daulah toomb is famous for the stones inlay that is decorated of wine glasses with perfect arithmetical structure.  When you enter the tomb, you would find a red stone arch that greets you to this BABY TAJ looks like a jewelry box. It is one of the structural design that reminds the almost-forgotten stories and styles of Mughal epoch.

 

The town Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar. Later, he shifted the capital to wonderful city Agra. The Fatehpur Sikri Fort houses of beautiful places like Buland Darwaza - the gateway that is the largest in the world, Diwan-i-Khas - Hall is the royal chamber, Panch Mahal is a five storey building where the queens and mistresses stayed. The fort has many fine carvings and considered to be a religious spot, Birbal’s House, Jodha Bai, Karawan Serai and many other stunning places. Remember that Fatehpur Sikri is not included in same day Agra tour, but it is included in Agra tour or even golden triangle tours.

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