Agra Tour Package- Explore the Heritage Walk

Agra Tour Package

TheTajmahal entices thousands of tourists to Agra who come from far off places to experience the mystical beauty of the Taj Mahal and Agra Tour Package. The City of the Taj has a lot in store apart from the spellbinding beauty of the Taj Mahal, If you are interested in spending few hours with the city of Taj, we welcome you and will take you on a three to four-hour journey through the spiraling alleys of Agra and will explain to you how Agra still breathes.

We will start our tour with a Rickshaw ride which will take us to Jama Masjid. This monument is not too much thronged by the tourists and is more of a religious place. The mosque is one of the largest in India. This was made by Mughal King Shahjahan in 1656 AD and a Maulana from Uzbekistan inaugurated the mosque. The tour will be well narrated by our tour guides who always are Department of Tourism trained and will sport their license.

From Jama Masjid we start our tour of old Agra and this will be a walk for around 2 hours through the narrow lanes and by-lanes of the old city. This Agra city walk tour can be arranged in your one day trip to Agra or Taj Mahal Tour Package.

You might have wondered what these small sachets are, our guide will tell you how the local people in Agra lead their life, and this story can never be complete without the mention of Pan shop, these shops are a hub of the local lifestyle where after enjoying a Pan people gossip around.

The old Agra has scores of small temples in the narrow lanes which you can visit on the same day Agra tour. These temples are hundreds of years old still being used and venerated by the local people who start their day after praying here. These temples are dedicated to various deities of Hindu religion and our guide will tell you in detail about each one of them, The largest one is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is known as "Mankameshwar".

The Havelis are beautiful pieces of architecture and you will certainly love the period architecture on display.

The narrow lanes have very busy bazaars and they have names which are related to the past," Rawat Para" is one of the oldest spice markets in India and you will be led to cover your faces to avoid the smell of red chilies. You really enjoy the Agra Heritage Walk and Food Tour in the busy bazaars of Agra.

The lanes as they are called "Gali" have markets which are still called by their original names "Lohar Gali" probably was inhabited by the traders from Lahore(Now in Pakistan), This market will entice you with a lively display of "churis"-bangles and other articles of ladies toilet.

The visit of Agra and the places to visit in Agra is never complete without mention of Agra's Petha, This favorite sweet is prepared from ash gourd and sugar and no oil.

The hustle and bustle of the " Kinari Bazar" not much has changed here, this market during the times of Mughals was a market for the sellers of "Gota kinari"-fine decorative fringes for the ladies wear.

We will also introduce you to street food and you can also savor them.

During your walk you can also pay your obeisance to lord "Hanumana" popularly called as Monkey God.

The Mithai Wala (Indian Sweet shop) is over here with his complete menu.

This plain cloth going up to 5 meters is called Sari, this is the most popular dressing of the Indian ladies, You can also shop for some on your walk.

The most popular snack in India is called Samosa, this fried snack made with flour and boiled potatoes mixed with Indian Masala is available throughout India. Do not forget to taste one on your outing on your Golden Triangle Tour Packages while you visit the city of Taj Mahal.

The Havelis will amaze you with their ornate, intricate and beautiful carvings in stone. You are most invited to have a date with old Agra, Be our guest and we will show you something you will never see on a normal tourist visit to Agra. www.samedaytours.in