Agra Private Tour From Delhi Including Local Village Experience

Name: Agra Private Tour From Delhi Including Local Village Experience
Brand: Reality Tours & Travel
SKU: 11e1fd93-30f2-405a-aae5-974ee412467a
Availability: InStock

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Summary

After early morning hotel pickup in Delhi, travel with your guide in your private air-conditioned car to Agra. During the 3-hour drive, stop at a small village for breakfast at a cafe where your guide can facilitate conversation with the locals. When you arrive in Agra, go first to the Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that sits on the hills overlooking the city. Explore the fort complex, built of sandstone in 1565 and containing courtyards, private chambers, and mosques. Next up, stop for a vegetarian lunch at a local home, where you are welcome to join your hosts in the kitchen to gain insight about the basics of Indian cuisine. After lunch, continue to the Taj Mahal, where a local guide offers informative commentary on the stunning architecture and history of this World Heritage Site. In the evening, return to Delhi by road where your tour ends with hotel drop-off about 9:30pm.

Tour info

Duration

12 hours

Why take this tour?

This tour offers guests a deeper understanding of local life in addition to visiting the must-see Agra sights: the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. The tour stops at a village on the way to Agra, offering an insight into rural life in India. Before visiting the Taj Mahal, guests are treated to a home-cooked lunch at homestay. The trip also includes a trip to the magnificent Agra Fort, the home of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638.

What’s included?

Local guide in Agra
Agra lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Delhi
Transport by private vehicle
Entry fees at sites visited
Gratuities
Entry/Admission - Taj Mahal
Entry/Admission - Agra Fort

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 12h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Reality Tours & Travel

About operator:

Reality Tours and Travel is a responsible tour operator providing fun and authentic experiences around India. We invest 80% of our profits back into the communities we visit through our NGO Reality Gives. We are especially well known for our educational Dharavi and Sanjay Colony Slum Tours that show visitors the industrial and residential areas of Indian slums. We also offer city, village, multi-day and customized tours. Our tours educate visitors about the issues as well as opportunities in slums and hopes to encourage them to understand underprivileged communities better. We use 80% of the tour profits and 100% of merchandise profits to fund our sister-NGO Reality Gives that runs and supports a variety of programs in Dharavi and Sanjay Colony. Our goal is to provide authentic and though-provoking local experiences through our tours and to use the profits to create change in our communities. Our vision is a world where all tourism promotes cross-cultural understanding and local development. Our NGO, Reality Gives, provides young people in the local community with high quality education and experiences to help them maximize their potential. We do this by focusing on English, Computer and Life Skills classes as well as a series of activities and workshop in expressive art and sport. We run these program out of three community centres around Dharavi and are currently setting up similar projects in Sanjay Colony.