Agra - The Taj City

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Agra probably must be the only city in India, which does not require any introduction by the sole virtue of having three UNESCO World Heritage sites to its credit. The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. You do not need any morelandmarks to become one of India's most famous tourist destinations, if not the world's. The populous city has such a deep heritage and is mired in history not only for its most famous mausoleum but for the countless number of wars fought on its blood stained soil.

Agra is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh and its proximity to New Delhi, India's capital makes it one of the must see destinations of world leaders and dignitaries visiting the country, not to mention the numerous other foreign visitors.

One of the main contributing factors boosting Agra tour packages is it's accessibility via all modes of transportation. Agra has an airport, a well connected Railway network, and not to mention all the new express lanes making road transport to Agra much easier now.

Agra tour packages are so common and ...
... easy to select from, as it will fit into the scheme of any tourist, with its myriad attractions and numerous budget packages catering to different wallet sizes.

Agra vacations packagesare, more often than not, top priority on majority of the holiday travellers mind and hence they will try to fit Agra into their itinerary even if their ultimate destination is at a far off point within the country.The famous Golden triangle probably got popular after being part of such must do itineraries as Delhi and Jaipur has equally good attractions of its own.

Any destinations tourism industry's success depends quite significantly on the hotels in that place. Agra can boast of having the most varied budget ranging from prices fittingly rich enough for an emperor to the most budget conscious traveller.

Agra hotels can take pride of the fact that it has a range of global class high end luxury hotels which brings and retains its share of the creamy layer clientele and thus becomes the top contributor to the city's coffers. In the same vein, considering the more austere domestic traveller, quite a variety is on offer and sometimes at highly discounted prices depending on the season and demand.

Agra is blessed with a good pleasant weather almost throughout the year and hence the traffic is not seasonal save for the real cold winter period.