Day 4:
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After breakfast proceed to Agra (5 hrs. drive). Enroute visit
Fatehpur - Sikri (40 kms. from Agra) - once the capital of
Mughal Empire and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity
of water. Its fortifications and Palaces are in a
wonderful state of preservation. Upon arrival at Agra check-in at Hotel. Taj
Mahal built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan in the year 1652 as a memorial
for his beloved wife MumtazMahal. The grandeur called the Taj is perhaps
the most photographed, filmed, described and sketched building of the world.
Taj Mahal is where fantasy coincides with reality in perfect harmony. An
inspiration for innumerous artists over the centuries, the Taj is an ode to love.
It took 22 years to create this jewel.Agra Fort built and renovated over the
centuries, this massive fort gained recognition only during the Mughal reign.
Tomb of Itmad-ud-daullah- built by Empress Noorjehan in the memory of her
father.Overnight at hotel.
Day 5:
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Morning leave by road for Gwalior.Arrive and stay at Hotel.
Afternoon city tour visiting Gwalior Fort - A steep road winds
upwards to the fort, flanked by statues of the jain tirthankaras,
carved into the rock face. The
magnificient outer walls of the fort still stand, two miles in length and 35 ft.
high, bearing wi tness to i ts reputat ion for being one of the most
invincibleForts of India.The imposing structure inspired Emperor Babur to
describe it as the " the pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind". Within the
Fort premises visit Man Mandir Palace- built between 1486 & 1517 by
Raja Mansingh. Though the exquisite tiles that once adorned its floors can no
more be seen, the rooms and vast chambers with fine stone screens stand
testimony to its past glory and visit - the 9th century Teli Ka Mandir, towering
100 ft. high is a Pratihara Vishnu temple of a unique blending of architectural
styles. The shape of the roof is distinctively Dravidin, while the decorative
embellishments have the typically Indo- Aryan characteristics of northern
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