Delhi → Agra → Delhi (Full Day)
A full day for the Taj at sunrise and Agra's other Mughal monuments. We leave Delhi before dawn on the Yamuna Expressway and are back in the evening.
- 3:00 AM Pickup from your home or hotel anywhere in Delhi NCR
- 3:15 AM Onto the Yamuna Expressway
- 6:15 AM Arrive at the Taj Mahal East Gate
- 6:30 AM Taj Mahal at sunrise Built by Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal between 1632 and 1653. Cars stop at the parking area and electric buses run to the gate. The Taj is closed on Fridays; the separate ticket for the main mausoleum is optional.
- 9:30 AM Breakfast
- 10:30 AM Agra Fort The red sandstone fortress of the Mughal emperors, with the palace rooms where Shah Jahan spent his last years looking across the river at the Taj.
- 12:30 PM Lunch at a Mughlai restaurant
- 2:00 PM Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) The marble tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, built by his daughter Nur Jahan. The first Mughal building in white marble, with inlay work that came before the Taj.
- 3:00 PM Mehtab Bagh (optional) A Mughal garden on the far bank of the Yamuna, lined up with the Taj — the best place to see it at sunset, away from the crowds.
- 4:00 PM Depart for Delhi
- 7:30 PM Drop at your home or hotel in Delhi NCR
Tip: The Taj is closed on Fridays, so pick another day. Carry ID for the ticket counter; food, tripods and large bags are not allowed inside.