Private Tour Guide For Taj Mahal
We provide English speaking Government Certified & licensed tour guides for private sightseeing of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Apart from sharing historical knowledge the tour guide advise visitors best photography point.The Taj Mahal wears a deserted look as the footfall of tourists decreases due to soaring mercury during summer, especially in June. An early morning visit to Taj Mahal is recommended to prevent tourists from the brunt of scorching sun. This time is pertinent for photography, but for visitors, early morning or evening time is recommended for sightseeing.The couples wearing wedding dress for prewedding photo shots are not allowed for photography, they must have written permission from ASI office. There is no mandatory dress code for visiting Taj Mahal but tourists are required to maintain dressing decorum because there is adjoin mosque where local inhabitants offer prayers inside the mosque. Soft copy of ticket is sufficient for entry inside the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is cynosure of Indian tourism, constructed by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The original tomb of Shah Jahan’s begum Mumtaz is in the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, 493 miles away from agra . She died in 1631 while giving birth to her 14th child, a daughter named GauharAra Begum, in Burhanpur. Actually, Shah Jahan went to Burhanpur to suppress the rebellion of Lodhi, At that time Mumtaz was pregnant and even though she escorted her husband to Burhanpur. Shah Jahan had three wives and his favourite one was Begum Mumtaz who had been the mother of 14 of his 16 children. Shajahan after ascending throne assigned Arjumand the title of Mumtaz Mahal. One day he swore by placing his hand on Mumtaz's grave at Burhanpur that he would build a tomb in her memory that would not be equal to any other in the world. It was to her loving memory that the Taj Mahal was constructed on the bank of river Yamuna. The Tour guide will show you nice locations for photography.
Agra Fort
Agra Fort was primarily constructed solely as a military establishment for the Mughal army by third Mughal ruler Akbar, who declared Agra as the capital of the Mughal empire, but later some of its parts was improvised into a Royal residence. Agra Fort is 2.5 km approximately from the Taj Mahal and was designated a world heritage site in 1983 when a team of UNESCO visited it and inducted it into a list of global heritage sites. There are four gates for accessing inside Agra Fort but now there is only one active gate for entry of tourists. The four main gates are Amar Singh Gate (formerly known as Akbar Darwaza or Lahore Gate, facing south and renamed by Shah Jahan), Delhi Gate (original entrance and facing west), Water Gate (also called Khizri Gate, facing river Yamuna), and Ghazni Gate. The Agra Fort is gigantic, confined in an area of 94 acres, surrounded by double walls of red sandstone, 21 metres in height and have a circumference of 2.5 km. Both walls are seperated with water moat.
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- We provide services of Government certified licensed tour guide for sightseeing of Taj Mahal .
- Monument Entrance Fee, Food, Tipping, Gifts, hotel, transport etc
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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