Agra Tours

History of Agra Brief Information

Agra is reconginized in the world map because of its world class monument the Taj Mahal which was constructed by one of the mughal emeperor shahjahan.This city is known as thecapital of mughals from 1556 to 1648 the Mughal period in India. Earlier this city was named as Agravan during the Mahabharat era.

The Mughal period was the golden period of this city as they made wonderful monuments and set a different examples of world class engineering and architecture. They also discover some beautiful arts and sports during this era such as marble inlay, calligraphy, pigeon fighting etc.

This city is also famous for its 2 otherworld heritage sites such as Fatehpur Sikri and Agra fort. This is the most famous touristcity in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India which attracts an average everyday 30 thousand visitors.

This city has world class infrastructure such as airport, 5 major railway station, express highways, Yamuna river, live show auditirums, world’s luxury hotels and resorts, shopping arcades and three world heritage sites. If you would like to enjoy the full taste of this historical book atleast 2 Nights Agra tour

How to Reach Agra?

How to reach Agra by Train- Agra city is well connected with major railway stations from north to south. This city has 5 major railway stations and most of the trains stop here coming from different direction Like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Punjab and Goa. Few fastest are also running between Delhi and Agra such as Gatimaan Express, Shatabdi Express and Taj Express.

How to reach Agra by Flight- This city has one domestic airport where flight routes available between Delhi-Agra flight, Varansi-Agra flight, Mumbai-Agra flight, Jaipur-Agra flight and Khajuraho –Agra flight.

Agra via Yamuna Expressway- This city is having close approximately from Delhi which is just 200 km and Delhi is the hub of international tourists in India. The best highway between Delhi and Agra is Yamuna expressway and to cover the distance between Agra and Delhi it will take maximum 3 hours.

Best time to visit Agra

Here you will enjoy 4 seasons of the year. But the most tourist friendly season is between autumn and winter October to February when the temperature is running between 20 to 25 degree which suits more to the international tourists. In this city the rainy season is also special between the end of june until August where you will enjoy the washed off views of Taj Mahal.

Why to visit Agra?

Mecca of Photographers and Bloggers- Here the world famous photographers, bloggers, tourist magazine writers, article writers are coming to admire the beauty of the world heritage site Taj Mahal which is the prime attraction of India.

Best Love monument in the world- The Taj Mahal is known as the monuments of love so the romance factor is another reason to visit Agra where lots of celebrities coming here to proposed her girlfriend in the shade of Taj Mahal.

Why Taj Mahal is so popular- Popularity of Taj Mahal amongst the tourists and celebrities from Lady princess Diana to the American president Donald Trump who visited Tajmahal recently is also a big reason to visit this world famous monuments.

Mysteries behind Taj Mahal- The construction of Taj Mahal and its cost in 16 th century was another reason to visit this city. The perfect symmetry of Taj Mahal, the optical illusion, the secret doors and chamber, the beautiful gardens and the mausoleum make it so interesting to visit Historian said this was the most expensive construction of the world in 16 th century which cost approx 60 million rupees.

Famous food of Agra is also world famous the cuisines here directly comes from the secret recepies from the kitchens of mughal’s and here you will get the best mughlai food of the world.

Architecture of Taj Mahal- The beautiful architecture of Taj Mahal is a big reasons to the engineers of the world that how could Mughals made possible to buil this giant structure withous machines. The marble inlay art, calligraphy, carvings, use of precious and semiprecious stones, round shape domb, pinnacles, gardens, fountains and the maojor secret part the foundation make it worth visit site for the architectures, and engineers.

Things to visit in Agra

Taj Mahal the iconic monument of the world is the prime attraction of this city besides that you will visit here Agra fort, Itmad ud Daula tomb, Sikandra Tomb, Mehtab Garden and Fatehpur Sikri.

What to eat in Agra?

Agra is famous for Mughlai food but this city is also famous for its best north Indian street foods and Chaat. In this city you will found the best restaurants where you will savour the best mughlai dishes such as Butter Chicken, Mutton Korma and Mutton Biryani. Here you will also enjoy the wide range of kebabs.

Agra street food and chaat stall is the paradise for food lovers here you will eat Dahi Bhalla, water balls (Paani Tikki), Samosa and Aloo chaat. The famous sweet of Agra is Petha which you will find on Panchi Petha Store, Agra which is the famous sweet shop of Agra.