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Why wait for a long in search of the availability of train tickets for your travel to Agra from Delhi? Just by one click on Google, you can find too many options of the Taj Mahal day trip. As on the tourist season and during the holiday times it is almost meager possibility to get a reservation and most of the trains are full, you can avail the services of group tours or the private day tours online easily sitting at your home or the hotel in Delhi. If you are planning for Taj Mahal Tours you can get the best tips from this blog.

If you are looking for Taj Mahal Agra micro day trip from Delhi and get to know the details of Taj Mahal short tour from Delhi, you can go through the blog. Situated on the bank of Yamuna river is an architectural marvel and a feat of art is considered as one among the new Seven Wonders of the World.

The Inception of Taj Mahal Tours from Delhi

The Taj Mahal has been allowing tourists since times immemorial for its seamless charms. As the traveling started in the English era with the invention of diesel engines and the start of the Railways, the tourists started freaking out from Delhi which used to take more than 10 hours in that time to travel by train.

Similarly, it used to take 4 days to do this journey on foot and by the horse carriage, it used to take 2 days on the roughest roads. After the independence of India, the government modified the roads and a better network of road travel was created. This eased out the problems of the long travel time to the Taj Mahal from Delhi.

Delhi to Agra by Car or by Train
What is cheaper?

If you are a solo traveler you will find the train journey a bit cheaper to Agra. But in case you are 2 or more than 2 traveling by car or by coach it is always cheaper and a smart way. Suppose you want to travel by luxury Gatiman Express or by Shatabdi Express first you have to arrange for transfer from your hotel to the railway station in Delhi and arrange a car for local sightseeing in Agra and for the transfer to Agra Railway station. This would incur more expenses than the car you hire directly from Delhi to Agra. Thus it will be 800 to 1000 INR difference per person in the travel by car and train.

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• One Day Trip from Delhi 
• Taj Mahal Tour
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Agra Group Tours

Since almost four decades back the conducted tours of Agra were started from Delhi by some prominent tour operators like Travel Corporation of India, Travel House, K.T.C and others. They were picking up the tourist from the fixed hotels in their cars and buses. They were offering day tours of Agra.

Even right now these companies are doing the same with some other good new players like HoHo Holidays, Red Bus, Southern Travels, Panikar Travels, etc. These companies pick up the tourists and conduct Agra Day tours which include guided sightseeing tours of Taj Mahal, and Agra Fort, lunch and shopping time. Later they transfer the tourist.

Benefits of Taj Mahal Private Tours 

Off now the private Taj Mahal Day Trips By Car are in vogue besides the group tours. In the private tour packages, you have the liberty to choose the timings of start and the inclusions of sightseeing places in Agra. You are not bound to the other vacationers which sometimes can lower the fun of your personal holidays.

Sometimes meeting unknown people in group tours can dampen your joy. Thus you can get the experience of the exciting things and activities on your trip which would never be possible in the conducted tours. Thus you can take the enjoyment of the tour the way you want and at the time you decide.

One Day Trip from Delhi

6:30 A.M- Start from Delhi, Get ready after an early breakfast to freak out for an outing to Agra to explore the virgin charms of the Iconic Taj Mahal.

6:45 A.M- Settle your bags and necessary paraphernalia of travel needs in your Chauffeur driven car. In case you are planning the Taj Mahal Tour from Gurugram, prefer choosing the Old Delhi Kolkata Highway. If you start from Delhi central hotel or from Noida you take the Yamuna Expressway. You can take help from Google Maps.

10:00 A.M- Now you are likely to reach Agra. In case you are driven from Gurugram you can choose to visit the grand Akbar’s Tomb enroute to Taj Mahal. This tomb with eloquent architecture and sprawling lawns with eye-catching flora and fauna would leave you bewildered. In case you are coming from Delhi or Noida you can visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula popularly known as the jewel Box of Architecture.

11:15- You reach the Shilpgram parking of the Taj Mahal. You are suggested to book the Taj Mahal tickets online before the visit of the Taj. In case you are booking the Taj Mahal tour with the local tour operator you can ask for the Skip the line entry tickets.

11:30- You reach the Taj Mahal by the Golf cart or by the CNG Bus. In case you hire the tour guide in Agra, you can have his suggestion about what to leave and do’s and don’ts at the Taj Mahal. Better you can go with the camera and bullet, a pair of shoe covers and water bottles and other items you can leave in the car with driver.

11:40- You enjoy the first sight of the magnificent Taj Mahal and get immersed in the venation of the architecture details and romance of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal though the audio guide or the live guide. Thus you can spend 02 hours in the Taj Mahal, and explore the Mosque, Royal Guest House and the Taj Museum beside the main mausoleum.

11:50- Now you come out exploring the joy-filled scenario of the Taj Mahal. Now you can choose the famous dining place in Agra to savor the Mughal delicacies. The choice and budget of these restaurants near the Taj Mahal vary. You can prefer a lavish lunch at the Oberoi or at the Sky Deck of the Gateway Hotel or can move to a local restaurant for buffet ranging from INR 500 to 750/.

3:00 P.M- Prepare yourself for the visit of the historic Agra Fort. This fort with its grandiose architecture and magnificent palaces would certainly mesmerize you.

4:00 P.M- It is the time while you can choose having a cup of tea or coffee at the Sheroes Hangout, a famous restaurant run by an N.G.O working for the sake of ladies suffering from the Acid attacks. You also have the option to choose going on a short shopping spree in Agra.

5:00 P.M- It is the time to bid farewell to the Mughal city Agra. Now get ready for your return journey to Delhi from Agra. It would take nearly 3 and a half hours hitting the road to Delhi. You can help somewhere on the toll plaza for using the facility or having tea or coffee.

9:00 P.M- You reach your destination in Delhi N.C.R after completing your Delhi Agra Delhi round trip.