220 kilometers from India's capital city of New Delhi, AGRA is situated on the banks of the River Yamuna. It is this city that is home to the fabled mausoleum the Taj Mahal, built by Emperor Shahjehan in memory of his beloved queen, the Empress Mumtaz Mahal.

TAJ MAHAL
Agra visit offers you one of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan symbolising his eternal love for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who was snatched away by the cruel hands of death in 1630, bearing him his fourteenth child. This enchanting mausoleum laid in 1½ acres of geometric gardens and waterways, which took 22 years (1631-1652 A.D) to complete, is the crowning glory of Mughal architecture in India.

Agra the city, which was at the zenith of its development during Mughal rule in India in the reigns of the Emperors Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan (1556-1658 A.D). During this period Agra became a world leader in art, architecture, science, commerce and culture.

Some of the major tourist attractions in the Agra city include :- AGRA FORT
This impressive red standstone fort was built by Akbar between 1565-1573 A.D. Replete with gateways, pillared halls, mosques, marble trellises and geomatric gardens, the Fort represents Mughal architecture at its peak.

FATEHPUR SIKRI
Built by Emperor Akbar during 1564 A.D, one of the most extraordinary medieval cities of India, the imperial Fatehpur Sikri is famous for its citadel of grand courts, palaces, mosques and gardens that rivalled the splendours of Delhi and Agra.

SIKANDARA
The mausoleum of Emperor Akbar represents his philosophy and secular outlook, combining the best of Hindu and Muslim architecture in a superlative fusion. Completed in 1613 A.D, this is one of the best preserved monuments of the time.

ITMAD-UD-DAULA'S TOMB
Built between 1622 and 1628 by Empress Nur Jahan for her father, boasts of marble trellis work and inlaid with-precious stones, this mausoleum on the opposite bank of the Yamuna from the Taj, exhibits a strong Persian influence.

Jaipur


Jaipur the Rose Pink city is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, crowned with Forts and enclosed by embattled walls.

Jaipur offers an endless variety of crafts, Jewellery of enamel-on -gold poparly known as Kundan work, and of course the Lacquer bangles. The major attractions of Jaipur are: Amer Palace, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal known as Jaipur's Lake Palace.

Bairath is a place 86 km on the Shahpura-Alwar Road, with the excavated remains of a circular Buddhist Temple. It also has the relics of Maurayan, Mughal and Rajput periods. Then there is the royal cremation ground at Gaitor and at Galta lies the old pilgrim center of Galtaji, Temples, Pavilions and holy Kunds.

The best time to visit Jaipur is between October to March.