AGRA TOURS

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Best time to visit: November - February

Home to one of the Seven Wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal, Agra is easily India's most famous town, frequented by backpackers and visiting foreign dignitaries alike.

Our Agra tours will show you the architectural marvel of the mausoleums, the Agra fort and the palaces bears eloquent testimony to the opulence and creativity of the legendary Mughal empire. Agra was the Mughal capital in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Although politically Agra lost its significance with the transfer of power to Delhi in 1634 by Shah Jahan, its architectural wealth ensured for it a place on the international map for all time to come. A slow paced town, Agra is famous for its inlay work on marble and soapstone by craftsmen, descendants of those who worked on such magical wonders like the Taj under the Mughals. The city is also famous for its carpets, gold thread embroidery and leather shoes.
 

By Air: Agra airport also known as the Kheria airport has daily flights operating from Delhi, Varanasi, Khajuraho, Mumbai & Hyderabad. The nearest international airport is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

By Road: Agra is about 204 kms (4hrs drive) from Delhi, the capital of India. Agra has national highway numbers 2, 3, 11 passing through it. Agra is also well linked by bus services to other places in the State as well as outside the state. The state transport has deluxe as well as ordinary bus services for the place.

By Rail: Agra is a major railway station with almost all the trains to south India, Mumbai and many trains to Kolkata stopping here. The city is also on the Palace on Wheels route. The Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains have also their stoppage in Agra. The city is well connected by trains to almost every corner of the nation.
 

Delhi, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Lucknow