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Agra - An Interesting Exploration Of The City Of Taj By: Rashmiranjan Patil
Popularly known as the city of Taj, Agra is the main tourist attraction in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Filled with age old monuments and heritage houses, Agra is bestowed with two main world heritage sites, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Agra Packages provide tourists of Agra an easy way to explore the city of Taj with minimum effort and time. A number of other places like Itmud-ud-Daulah tomb and Sikandra are also covered in these Agra Packages. The erstwhile capital of the Mughal Empire, Agra is situated on the banks of the River Yamuna.
Many well-known Agra Packages usually cover places in the golden triangle of the tourism map of India, Jaipur and Delhi along with Agra. There are Agra Packages named, Fun at New Delhi and Agra, Golden Triangle, Rajasthan-A Royal Rendezvous, Heritage and Culture Tour that are good tour packages of well-known hotels and travel agencies in Agra. Accommodation including breakfast and to and fro transportation from railway station or airport is provided by these Agra Packages. All these packages usually have a one night stay at Agra.
Taj Mahal tops the itinerary of any Agra Package. Taj Mahal is a marvelous marble mausoleum made by Emperor Shah Jahan for his dear wife Mumthaz Mahal. One of the Seven Wonders of the World as well as India's Pride, the Taj Mahal is situated in a huge compound, surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains. Taj Mahal is one of the most well-preserved and maintained monuments in the world and a masterpiece of Indian Muslim architecture. The ground of the complex has several other beautiful buildings, reflecting pools and a small gift shop.
Agra is a place with an eventful history and has a lot of stories to tell. Ruled by the Mughal for over three centuries, Agra is a treasure trove of art and architecture with most of its buildings built during the reign of the architectural connoisseurs in the Mughal history, Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
The Agra Fort is another such architectural wonder gifted by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. Just about 1 km from the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort is a red sandstone building that houses many other interesting buildings like the Diwan-e-Aam, Diwan-e-Khaas, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Palace, Khaas Mahal, Musamman Burj and the Pearl Mosque.
Rounding the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, Agra Packages usually proceed to the other attractions in Agra namely, Itmud-ud-Daulah tomb and the world heritage site, Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri also has many interesting buildings inside it. While on Agra tour one should not forget to buy the sweets of Agra which are quite famous among the tourists. Interesting things like miniature marble models of the Taj can also be bought from Agra.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Agra - Stay In The Land Of Taj By: Rashmiranjan Patil
Taj Mahal in Agra, situated on the banks of Yamuna River, is considered as the most visited place by the travellers in India. India is known as the land of Taj Mahal in the foreign countries. The foreign tourists consider that no trip to India is complete without a visit to this 17th century eternal monument of love. The other tourist attractions in Agra are Agra Fort and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri. In fact all the three monuments are in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
This monument of white marble, built between 1631 and 1648, was the symbol of love of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan towards his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. This masterpiece of Indian Muslim architecture is considered as the most photographed monument in the world. The emperor was also buried in the Taj Mahal premises next to his most beloved wife. The Taj Mahal, considered as one of the Seven Wonders in World, is open to visitors from 6.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. except on Friday.
The other tourist attraction in Agra is the Agra Fort. Similar in layout to Red Fort in Delhi, the Agra Fort was built by Emperor Akbar during the year from 1565 to 1571. The Agra Fort is better preserved unlike the Red Fort in Delhi which was razed to the ground by the Britishers after the First War of Independence.
Fatehpur Sikri, situated about 35 km from Agra, was also built by Emperor Akbar. This 16th century monument comprises Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in India. Other attractions in Agra are Sikandra, Itmadud Daula, Soor Sarovar, Jama Masjid, Diwan-i-Am and Buland Darwaza.
Agra is 200 km from Delhi and is one of the points of the tourist's Golden Triangle of Agra-Delhi-Jaipur. Agra is well connected by air, rail and road. The best time to visit Agra is during the winter months from September to March.
Agra has large number of hotels. Among the high-end Agra hotels are Clarks Shiraz, Orient Taj, Mansingh Palace, Grand Hotel, ITC Mughal, Howard Sarovar Portico, Utkarsh Vilas, Hotel Amar, Oberoi Amarvilas, Trident Hilton, ITC Mughal, Radisson Hotel, The Gateway Hotel, Wyndham Grand, and Hotel Marina. These high-end Agra hotels offer modern facilities like made-to order meals, laundry, a/c rooms, generator, room service and bar.
Among the medium and budget range Agra hotels are Dayal Lodge, Hotel Mandakini Villas, Laurie's Hotel, Hotel Raj, Rajmahal Hotel, Hotel Sheela, Hotel Amba Inn, Hotel Kamal, Hotel Neel Kanth, Youth Hostel, Saniya Palace, Shanti lodge, Harshit Paying Guest House, Hotel Priya, Hotel Taj Resorts, Pawan Hotel, Saniya Palace Inn, Hotel Royale Residency, Hotel Sidhartha, Amba Inn Hotel, Hotel Sakura, Apollo Hotel, Hotel Anand Villa and Basera Hotel.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Cheap Alternatives To Hotels Bh By: Leo. Cezar.
If you are going on holiday; whether it is business, pleasure or with family it is normal to always look for a bargain when it comes to accommodation.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Get Lowest Airfare By Making Bookings In Yatra Fights By: Nitu Sharma
Yatra.com brings plenty of travel packages and give its customers utmost convenience to book their holiday online with an assurance of having deals containing confirmed yatra flight, hotel bookings and car rental. This process gives optimal value for your money.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Online Taxi Hires To Holy Places- Pushkar, Ajmer & Shimla From Delhi By: travelvirtual city
Chandigarh is one of the most popular tourist destinations around Delhi which serves as a capital city of the two states Punjab and Haryana. Cab from Delhi to Chandigarh is in good volume which comprises tourism industry.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Online Taxi Hires To Holy Places- Pushkar, Ajmer And Shimla From Delhi By: travelvirtual city
Chandigarh is one of the most popular tourist destinations around Delhi which serves as a capital city of the two states Punjab and Haryana. Cab from Delhi to Chandigarh is in good volume which comprises tourism industry. The most famous in the Chandigarh is Rock Garden and Sukhna Lake. To have trip to this city Beautiful booking cabs online as well before is better. From Delhi the car rental services are available almost to all the desired destinations(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Highland Cottages In Inverness Are A Symbol Of Luxury By: Salvatore Andrea
You can relax as such is the variety that you will find something within your budget. In fact, you will find everything from small cozy one room cottages accommodations for a large group.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Kashmir The Glowing Evergreen Paradise In India By: Giby joseph
Kashmir often well spoke about by people all round the world, its beauty not only lies in its captivating natural beauty and sightseeing wonders of places but it also possess lots of well and charm of rich culture diversity with striking history that remains attractive and alluring forever.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Andaman And Nicobar – Awesome Destination For Holidays By: Neha Gupta
Nobody can deny this fact that Indian subcontinent has limitless beautiful locations. Holiday in a beach has its own importance. One would love to spend his valuable time in a place where he can share valuable moments with his family members and nothing is better than islands and beaches for holidays.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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Andaman And Nicobar – Incredible Beach Holiday Destination By: Neha Gupta
India is prominent for its heritage, rich culture, courteous people, festivals and welcoming atmosphere. There are several attractive locations in every hook and corner of this beautiful country such as Kashmir, Kerala, Missouri, Darjeeling, Goa and other magnificent places.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-06-25)
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