Visiting the ancient Mughal capital, Agra is a dream of many travel enthusiasts around the world. This city boasts of the glory of the great Mughal Empire of the 16th century. It has many great architectural wonders and monuments. But, the credit to its worldwide popularity goes solely to the Taj Mahal.
Built in the early 16th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was built in the memories of Shah Jahan’s favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal who died during the delivery of her 14th child. It is due to this reason it is also considered to be a symbol of love and is extremely popular among couples.
If you are someone who is planning a visit to India for the first time but don’t have any idea how to go about doing it then you should get a pre-planned same day agra tour by car package from a travel agency. There are a lot of benefits of traveling via a pre-planned tour package, and for Agra, you get a range of different tour package. You can pick the one that suits your time, budget and preferences; some of the most common and popular travel packages for the city of Agra are the Taj Mahal tour by car and Same day Agra tour by train.
Both these tour packages take you three most popular tourist attractions of Agra city but the sole difference between them is the medium of transportation. As the name suggests, you get to travel via train or by car; you can pick the one that suits your preference the most.
As mentioned above, Besides the Taj Mahal there are two other heritage sites that you will get to see in your same day taj mahal tour by car packages.
The other two destinations are as follows:
Fatehpur Sikri:
It is an old and abandoned town located on the outskirts of the Agra city around 45Km away from the city center. This small town was the former capital of the Mughal Empire so you can see a lot of old buildings constructed via an ancient architectural style that cannot be seen anywhere else. It is due to its beauty and uniqueness this place is counted among the UNESCO world heritage sites.
Agra Fort:
Made from red sandstones the Agra Fort is a gigantic monument located at the bank of the Yamuna River. You can see a beautiful view of the Taj Mahal from the top of this fort as it is located in close proximity to the Taj Mahal. This fort was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar and is also considered to be a UNESCO world heritage site.
So, these are the other two destinations that taj mahal tour by car packages you will get to explore in your Agra trip besides the Taj Mahal. Keep in mind, there are plenty of other heritage sites that you can see in the city of Agra but for that, you need to extend the duration of the trip.