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Same Day Agra Tour by Train |
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This wonderful trip starts from New Delhi in the morning and will show you all the major attractions and local culture of Agra in just one day. The trip includes a visit to all the famous tourist attractions in Agra like Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort and Taj Mahal. This trip covering the famous city of Agra in just one day. The trip also offers a small shopping cum local sightseeing section which you can utilized for buying of Handicrafts and leather items.
Agra the zenith of art and an enshrined romance. It is a town that lives mainly in the past. Once the seat of the Mughal rulers. Their passion for building endowed it with some of the loveliest buildings in the world - the Taj Mahal a poem in white marble which took 22 years to build by 20,000 skilled artisans who inlaid the white marble edifice with precious and semi precious stones. The Agra Fort from where one can get the most moving view of the Taj from the little octagonal tower in the Agra Fort which lies across the river Yamuna.
Taj Mahal at Agra, India is one of the Seven wonders of the world. |
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0515 Hrs. |
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Departure from Delhi
Morning pick up from the hotel, transfer to New Delhi Railway Station to board the superfast air conditioned Shatabdi Express train to Agra. |
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0600 Hrs. |
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Shatabdi Express. departs from New Delhi Railway Station. Breakfast in the train. |
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0815 Hrs.
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Reach Virindavan
After 02 hrs. Journey arrive Agra, Pick up from Railway Station. & transfer to hotel for the use of Rest Rooms etc. & introduction to the Guide. |
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0915 Hrs.
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Reach Taj Mahal
Visit the magnificent Tajmahal - A white marble Tomb building 1631 - 1648 in Agra, seat of the Mughal Empire by Shah Jahan for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum, the monument sums up many of the formal themes that have played through Islamic architecture. Its refined elegance is a conspicuous contrast both to the Hindu architecture of pre - Islamic India, with its thick walls, corbelled arches and heavy lintels and to the Indo Islamic styles, in which Hindu elements are combined with an electric assortment of motifs from Persian and Turkish sources.
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1130 Hrs. |
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Reach Agra Fort
Visit the Agra fort - situated on the banks of Yamuna river, north west of the Taj Mahal, this majestic fort was started by the Emperor Akbar and it developed as a strong hold of the Mughal Empire, under successive generations. This majestic fortness of red sandstone encompasses with in its 2.5 km long endosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many visionary palaces, such as the Jahagir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, audience halls such as the Dewan I Khas and two very beautiful mosques.
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Take lunch
Transfer to a Five Star Hotel for buffet lunch or you can have Mughlai food on order.
Mughlai food is known for its richness. It is famous for the exotic use of spices, dried fruit and nuts. The Mughals did everything in style and splendour. Since they ate very rich food they reduced the number of intake during the day. That is the reason why Mughlai recipes are rich in fat, carbohydrates and proteins. Biryani Badshahi, Keema Matar, Meat Durbari, Mughlai Chicken Pulao, Murg Kababs Mughlai, Murg Noorjehani, Seekh Kabab, Shahi Chicken Korma, Shahi Kaju Aloo, Shahi Rogan Josh, Shahjehani Murg Masala, Shami Kabab |
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1430 Hrs.
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Reach Fatehpur Sikri
Visit Fatehpur Sikri Fort - The Imperial city of the Mughal dynasty. It is very difficult to express the architectural grandeur city as one can only experience the aura of these forts. Famously known as the city of Ghosts, it was built by the great Mughal Emperor. Fateh Pur Sikri is a place worth visiting to discover how once the city could have been which has now turned into ruins, situated 26 miles west of Agra, it was build at orders of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The buildings at Fateh Pur Sikri blended both Islamic and Hindu elements in their architectural style. |
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1730 Hrs. |
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Free for Shopping
Free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage of handicrafts or Free at Leisure.
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1930 Hrs. |
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Departure from Agra
Transfer to Railway Station to board the superfast Shatabdi Express train to Delhi.
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2045 Hrs. |
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Train Departs
Shatabdi Express. departs from Agra. Dinner in the train.
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2300 Hrs.
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Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi & Pick up from New Delhi Railway Station. & transfer to the hotel.
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| For 1 Person |
130 US$ |
| For 2 Person |
165 US$ |
Cost includes :
Train tickets for Delhi-Agra-Delhi in air-conditioned chair car, all transfers & sightseeing by exclusive air-conditioned cars, Professional government approved English speaking guide, breakfast, dinner in the train & lunch in 5* hotel in Agra, All taxes, parking etc.
Cost does not include : Entrance fee to monuments, beverages , tips, camera fee etc.
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