Golden Triangle Tour: Classic Introduction To India

For the first time visitors in India, the Golden triangle tour is the best to explore the best of the subcontinent. The tour includes destinations such as Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. This is probably the best tour to begin with, in the course of exploring the rich cultural heritage of India. Thus, these three cities are famed for architectural brilliance, history, glory and grandeur.

Destinations:

Delhi: The Capital City is one of the sought-after destinations of the travelers in India. Apart from historical, religious and cultural sites, Delhi is popular for its colorful markets and mix of lifestyles. The guests can clearly experience the blend of new and old. The list goes unending when it comes to list the attractions, shopping hubs, eating joints, nightlife hot spots, etc. In simple words, Delhi is one of the colorful states of India.

#Must See: Red Fort, India Gate, Chandni Chowk, Jam Masjid, Jantar-Mantar, Kutub Minar, Akshardham Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Bahai Temple, etc.

Agra: The Taj City has attracted tourists from all across India and abroad. The city clearly reflects the Mughal influence in the city. Tour to Taj Mahal is the most obvious and prior thing that any visitors would consider. The Taj Mahal, the epitome of eternal love has attracted tourists with its architectural brilliance. Thus, this is one of the masterpieces amongst other monuments constructed according to the Mughal style of architecture. The colorful markets also win the hearts of shopaholics.

#Must See: Taj Mahal, Agra Red Fort, Fatehpur Sikri.

Jaipur: The Pink City has its own charm and element of royalty that attract tourists from far flung regions to visit. The historical attractions and the hotels also instill the element of royalty and lavishness to the trip. The city is also popular for featuring gardens and parks, marvelous heritage hotels, attractive monuments, cheerful people and ambling camels. The city also has abundant to amaze the shopaholics and foodies.

#Must See: City Palace, Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar-Mantar, etc.

In India, there are numerous tour operators that are acknowledged to provide individual Taj Mahal Agra tour or as Golden Triangle Tour that includes visits to the attractions of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. These cities are also praised for offering excellent accommodation backed with modern facilities and services.

Contributed by:- Neelam Talreja

Read More

Top 10 Most Interesting Facts About Taj Mahal Agra?

1. Taj Mahal appears pink in the morning, white in the day and changes its color to golden in the moon light.it is the symbol of true love.

A view of Taj Mahal

2. The pillars surrounding Taj Mahal are slightly tilted outwards so that in the event of an earthquake they will fall away from the tomb.

3. An identical Taj Mahal was supposed to be built in black marble instead of white. The base of it can still be seen across the river.It became tourist place in India.

4. Over 1,000 elephant were used to transport building materials during the construction.

5. The Taj Mahal in India is perfectly symmetrical, except for one thing. The two tombs inside are not equal in size. This is because the male tomb has to be larger than the female tomb.

6. In all, 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble.

7. It took 22 years and 22,000 people to complete the Taj Mahal.

A view of  beautiful Taj Mahal

8. Emperor ordered to chop off the hands of the workers who had constructed the Taj Mahal so no one could make anything like it.

9. The Taj Mahal costs in today’s money about US $100 million.

10. Twenty thousand workers were employed for the construction work of the Taj Mahal.

Read More

Taj Mahal ranked third among top landmarks in world

Travellers from across the globe have ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel website has announced.

According to TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks.

The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively.

"The winners of Travelers' Choice Attractions awards were determined based on the quality and quantity of traveller reviews of attractions," said a company statement.

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal, the white marble mausoleum in the northern Indian city of Agra is also a symbol of enduring love.

In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas.

It shares the latest honour alongside Petra World Heritage Site in Jordan and Bayon Temple in Cambodia, which are ranked fourth and fifth respectively in the list of 25 top landmarks in the world

Book your tour with Taj Mahal Agra and get Best Discount

Read More

Unearthing the Taj Mahal’s Golden Triangle Connection

The magical Golden triangle India is the most popular tour in India showing the essence of real India. This incredible tour covers three famous cities of India like Delhi, Agra and Jaipur exploring the rich history and glory of ancient culture. Delhi is known for its historical monuments like the Red Fort, Jaipur is known for its Rajput architecture and Agra for its world famous masterpiece ‘Taj Mahal’, a World Heritage Site. In fact, calling the Taj Mahal a real wonder will not be an exaggeration. The colossal monument is an architectural marvel and still floors its visitors with its sheer beauty.

A Taj Mahal Agra tour introduces you to the country’s unforgettable charm. It is one of its kind tours hosting India’s great cultural gems and providing a sneak peek into the country’s different landscapes. It is said that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan splurged a staggering 32 million INR of that time and commissioned more than 20,000 workers from all corners of the globe to have this magnificent tombstone built for the love of his life, Mumtaz Mahal. Over the years, the monument has gained tremendous mileage due to lavish praises thrown in its honor by experts at international travel fora.

Agra is the home to one of the wonders of the world known as Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal’s beauty just can’t be expressed in words. You don’t feature in the “Seven World Wonders” list, several years in a row, for nothing. Yes, in case of the humbling Taj Mahal, there is a lot more than what meets the eye. Taj Mahal’s architecture, besides being overtly beautiful, is based on some very interesting and thoughtful scientific reasoning. It is the beauty for the eyes to see. Agra is one of the most aspired destinations for the travelers for its Mughal era buildings like Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.

The city is known for its rich Mughal heritage, a direct influence of the centuries that this city was the Mughal capital for. Agra has happily embraced all the Mughals had to offer culturally and has since developed a culture that reeks of richness and warmth. Taj Mahal Agra shows you the best of Mughal hospitality with its Taj Mahal tours.

Read More

Taj Mahal- an Epitome of Love and an architectural Marvel

Taj Mahal, for numerous reasons, has been a muse for many poets and painters from the many past centuries.  It has been a center of attraction not only for Indian poets but for poets from foreign lands as well. Sir Edwin Arnold, an English poet describes The Taj in his words, "Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passion of an emperor's love wrought in living stones."

Situated on the banks of river Yamuna in Agra, the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, witnesses millions of tourists, foreign as well as local, every year. Since its erection 400 years ago, this Magnus Opus has passed all the tests and rumors, which went on around it. It has shown in full glory and surpassed every negative talk around it. If a traveler is on an Agra tour, a visit to Taj Mahal, the white-colored mausoleum is a must. Agra the city which is a proof of medieval Mughal heritage in India has a number of historical monuments but this is the most famous one.  This jewel of Muslim art in the country is admired all around the world in a form of an architectural marvel.

The construction of this monument was done by a group of around 20,000 workers who worked day and night for a span of around 22 years. Made from red sandstone as well as white marble, it is encrusted with precious and semi-precious stones. The architecture is a perfect mix of Indian and Persian styles of architecture.  These stones on the dome of the Taj offer an amazing view to the onlooker when they shine brightly on a moonlit night that looks extremely attractive.

The architecture and design strategy of this historical monument even in those days were far ahead of their times as it has construction that was done after taking every scientific measure into consideration. It has been erected in such a manner that it can withstand natural calamities such as an earthquake.

While on Taj Mahal Tour, you can easily witness the grandeur of this monument, which is rightly called an epitome of love. In the year 1983, declared as a UNSECO world heritage site, this historical monument was commissioned in 1648 A.D. by Shah Jahan, a Muhgal Emperor in the form of a tribute for his deceased beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Before the time of Shah Jahan , most of the Mughal monuments were built only with red sandstone but it was during the reign of Shah Jahan that he encouraged the use of white marble encrusted with semi-precious stones. Along with this, the interior as well as the exterior of the Taj Mahal consist of othed work of art as well such as jail-work, inlay work, Herringbone, Plant motifs, Spandrel detail,ncised painting, Reflective tiles, Calligraphy of Persian poems as well as  Finial Floor Tiling.

Read More