Evening walking tour of “Old Agra The Road Not Taken”

Very few travelers ever visit the older part of Agra what was once an important trading center of the Imperial capital of the Mughals known for its abundant consumption of commodities and giving gifts on a large scale. An early seventeenth century Persian poem translated Persian scholar Sunil Sharma talks about the flourishing city of Agra: “…the entire capital from seas and mines is put in the shop of one merchant. if there is a buyer, a hundred caravan- loads come out of one shop of his.”

After your tour of the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort; we will take a Rickshaw or Tonga ride to Old Agra to explore hidden alleys.  As you enter the lanes of Old Agra you will get to peep inside shops, temples and lives of people to relive the life and times of a city that has an enduring history that predates and goes beyond the glorious era of the Taj Mahal, where it was a prosperous mercantile town during late-Mughal and days of the British Raj.

Tour Information:

  • Minimum – 2 persons
  • Walking on uneven surface.
  • This tour ideally done after Taj Mahal & Agra Fort