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Delhi Agra tour from 20 to 25 October 2019 pollution free (pre Diwali) fresh air. When we reached Agra
we had food then we went to Agra fort. It took 2 hours to

know about palaces, construction themes and historical
INTRODUCTION: importance of the fort. It is the same fort where King

To explore new places and know its importance in historical Shivaji was imprisoned. He and Prince Sambhaji escaped

way and its beauty, I love to travel. For this Diwali vacation, from Agra fort through big sweets basket. From this fort

my parents have planned to visit our Capital of India, New we have beautiful view of Taj Mahal on the banks of Yamuna

Delhi and beautiful monument Taj Mahal at Agra for a week. river. King Shahjahan use to look the Taj Mahal when he too

was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb.
Tour Preparations-

There is cannon with Queen Victoria’s signature and huge
It is always fascinating to travel by air. We have booked our

plane tickets around 3 weeks ago to get better price, as it is havelis. We went to our hotel then we had food and went to

vacation time. To travel at Delhi and Agra we have decided sleep after fully packed travelling day.

to use local transport like metro and cabs. To explore Delhi Day 2 21.10.19

we have booked online tickets for Delhi tours by our own. We woke up early in the morning at 8 o’clock. We had our

Staying at a good and safe place is also important. We have heavy breakfast. Then we went to visit the wonder of the

googled many hotels and sorted out few through make my Universe, the Taj Mahal. It takes 3 hours to observe the Taj

trip and goibibo sites. We have pre booked our hotels near Mahal. We hired a guide who told us about the architecture

Taj Mahal in Agra and at the center place of Delhi at Karol and stories behind how and why the Taj Mahal was built by

baugh. King Shahjahan, in memory of his beloved wife Queen

Our main trip days- Mumtaj. The beauty of Taj Mahal is different in different

part of the day and night. We have visited the Taj Mahal
Day 1- 20.10.2019

thrice, as we were hypnotised by its beauty. In the
Our journey started at 4am to reach Pune airport. We flew afternoon we started our journey towards Fatehpur Sikri

at 6am and landed at 8 am. As soon as we have landed at fort, which is 30 km away from Agra. It has Buland

Delhi airport we booked a cab to reach Agra. We travelled Darvaja, which is huge in Asia. It was the first capital of

by Yamuna Express Highway to reach there in 4 hours. The Shah Jahan before sighted to Agra.

journey was happy as the whole way has greenery and is