After Reaching Agra Cantt. Avoid the touts or Rickshaw wallahs who claim to drop you at the Gates of Agra Fort on a mere service fee of $2.00(Rs.100).Instead cross the bylanes and reach where shared Autos are there which will call you for Bijli Ghar(The Electricity House), Be seated though there will be 5 more commuters with you the charge will be Rs. 7.00 fixed. It takes 20 minutes in an auto ride and will drop you at Bijli Ghar, From Bijli Ghar walk for 5 minutes & You will be reaching the Fort. An Entry Ticket of Rs.10.00 is needed.
After Entering You will find convenience of keeping your baggage in the locker room at no cost but remember to keep the token issued by them , otherwise you may land on paying a fine of Rs.5000($100.00) to the Tourism Board.
After the Sightseeing, You come back to the Road in front of Fort , you will find many autowallahs shouting TajMahal , , For Rs. 50($1.00), Instead Bargain them to Rs. 30.00 thats the genuine rate and they will take you the gates of Taj, a distance where you can walk upto the gate in 2-3 minutes as Fuel vehicles are not allowed in Taj Area. Also You can opt for Battery Operated Buses by the Government . The Entry Ticket for Taj mahal is Rs. 20/ per Adult. VideoCamera costs Rs. 50/-. After the sight seeing You can come back to Bijli Ghar once again at Rs.7/- and from Bijli Ghar to Bhagwan Talkies or Hari parwat which are equally Famous , Hari Parwat is Famous for the Main Panchi Stores which Caters the Famous Sweet Meat of Agra in whole Country thats called Petha, Beware donn buy the things from Outside Vendors who tend to sell you at cheaper prices but inferior Quality. But There are many Branded ones like Panchi's , Bhimsain BaidyaNath & The Pracheen Petha store. Also Try the namkeens which are fried lentil snacks from those store, In today's world there are lot of varieties of Pethas available but you should opt for either the plain one(Ivory white) or the Angoori Flavored(Yellow in Color in Rectangular drum pieces soaked in sugar syrup). Well from Bhagwan Talkies you can board an auto for Rs.3 to dayalbagh Temple or to Sikandra for Rs. 4, Sikandra is just opposite to the Bus stand where a lot of Delhi Buses goes.You can also board a number of Train at Raja Ki Mandi, Finally By Bus it costs to Delhi 120/- & By Train Reserved 125/- Unreserved 63.00
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