Home to the extravagant Taj Mahal, the city of Agra echoes the past glories of the ancient Mughal era. Located in UP, India, a tourist from all around the globe flocks to Agra every year. Agra is the home of three UNESCO world heritage sites, the most famous one is the great white monument Taj Mahal, another one is Agra Fort, and the last one is nearby Fatehpur Sikri. Agra also has many different buildings and tombs that clearly express the beauty of ancient Mughal empire. The tourism boom of Agra can also be credited to its beautiful gardens of Ram Bagh, Soami Bagh and the most beautiful out of all them the Mehtab Bagh.
This majestic city is also surrounded by many temples that add to its beauty. The Kailash and Balkeshwar temple on the bank of Yamuna worship Lord Shiva, while the temple of Mankameshwar is loved by all of the locals for its aarti. if you are someone who is also planning to visit Agra then consider getting the same day Agra tour by car, it is the best way to travel to this beautiful city. The same day Agra tour by car provides you with an opportunity to explore all the beautiful destination of Agra in the limited time.
Here is a small list of some of the tourist attractions that you can explore in your same day Agra tour by car:
Itmad-Ud-Daula:
Itmad-Ud –Daula is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyad Beg, the grandfather of Shah Jahan’s wife Mumtaz Mahal. It’s also famous by the name of Baby Taj. Mughal empress Noor Jahan, the daughter of Mirza was the one who builds this beautiful tomb, its construction started in the year 1622 and ended in 1628. You will definitely remember the finely crafted Jali on the marble in this tomb. It is worth destination to explore in your same day Agra tour by car.
Mehtab Bagh:
Mehtab Bagh is a beautiful garden that is located just the opposite side of the Taj Mahal, this garden was made by the Shah Jahan he called this garden the moonlight garden or a place from which you can see the Taj at its best. Shah Jahan planned to make a black monument similar to the Taj Mahal at the place where this garden is located but could not put that plan into action. There were many beautiful fountains in this garden but they were all destroyed by the flood.
Fatehpur Sikri:
Fatehpur Sikri is a fort as well as a tiny city which is extended to a part of Lucknow. This city has even existed in the pre-historic era since it has its mention even in the Mahabharata as ‘saik’. Fatehpur Sikri already beautiful in itself was further beautified by the Mughals and this city along with Buland Darwaza in the most valuable gift from the Mughal Rulers, especially Akbar. This city has many beautiful Mosques, the Dargah of Salim Chisti, small palaces and a lot more.
You can see this and a lot more in your same day Taj Mahal tour by car.
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