Taj Mahal Tour by Shatabdi Train

Day Trip to India

In this fast and changing world, day trips have become trends for travelers to visit places of their interest. There are many excursion trips are famous in India, but same day Agra tour from Delhi is amongst the most popular day trips in India. There are some reasons behind day trips being popular amongst travelers. Number one, travelers have options to go to Agra either by road or train is equally good.

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New Delhi – Bhopal Shatabdi train is used for this trip, which is very neat and clean, operates whole week, saves time, reaches Agra in less than two hours, Breakfast and Dinner is served in the train and most importantly leave you out in Agra for good long day to cover maximum attractions in a day trip from Delhi. It leaves early in the morning from New Delhi railway station at 06:00 AM and arrives Agra at 08:00 AM. Returning from Agra is at 08:30 PM, in between travelers have good few hours to visit Taj Mahal and many others incredible attraction of Agra.

Day Trip to Taj Mahal

A second option to get Agra by road is also becoming popular since Yammuna Expressway has been opened for public. It is a six laned highway gets Agra from Delhi in two hours and sometimes more depending on the distance of traveler’s hotel from the highway. It is one of the most attractive expressways of India. Restaurants, Public convenience and safety cars can be seen on Expressway. There are many more facilities coming up for visitors.

Taj Mahal is the only reason behind the popularity of this tour, though day trip can be turned to an overnight stay by extending it to one more night in Agra. Travelers from all over the world rush to visit Taj Mahal just to see the architectural wonder of the world built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal as a monument has been a source of inspiration not just for art lovers but also of leisure travelers. Taj Mahal is the most beautiful marble building of the world built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal after her death.

History behind the creation of beautiful marble building also attracts millions of people worldwide. The construction of Taj Mahal had started in 1 630 and completed in 1652. It took 22 years to build Taj Mahal by 20,000 workers. It is not only Taj Mahal for which travelers rushes to Agra but also some architectural wonders created by Mughals such as Red Fort and Fatehpur Sikri can not be missed during city tour of Agra. Taj Mahal is closed on Friday.

Taj Mahal is located on the bank of river Yamuna. The magnificent Red fort can be seen from Taj Mahal, where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his own son Aurangjeb. He spent here the last eight years of his life. What attracts tourist the most is a different kind of designs and calligraphy work which were used by thousands of skilled artisans employed for this wonderful marble creature. Taj Mahal in a day trip from Delhi is most loved concept now days because it if saves visitors precious time, filled with lots of knowledge and fun. It is also recommended to take an approved guide for city tour of Agra.
Agra city is also blessed with two more Mughal iconic monuments of India such as Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri are listed amongst the UNESCO world heritage sites. That is why; Agra is one of the most visited places in India as it houses significant tourist sites that are the perfect example of blends of Indian & Islamic architecture. No matter, which part of India you are travelling but visit India is incomplete without visiting Taj Mahal. Same day Agra tour is the best way to do it.