Taj Mahal Information

The construction of this marble masterpiece is credited to the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan who erected this mausoleum in memory of his beloved wife, Arjumarid Bano Begum; popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in A.H. 1040 (A.D. 1630).

Her last wish to her husband was "to build a tomb in her memory such as the world had never seen before". Thus emperor Shah Jahan set about building this fairy tale like marvel.

The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it.

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Taj Mahal Tours

Taj Mahal with Backwaters of Kerala
Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi - Chennai - Trivandrum - Cochin - Periyar - Madurai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Chennai More Details....

Taj Mahal with Honeymoon Package
Duration: 15 Nights / 16 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Mumbai - Goa - Mumbai - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal With Colourful Rajasthan
Duration: 18 Nights / 19 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Gwalior - Agra - Jaipur - Chhatrasagar - Deogarh - Udaipur - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with Delhi,Agra,Jaipur
Duration: 05 Nights / 06 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Agra - Bharatpur - Jaipur - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with Tiger Safari
Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Ranthambore - Bharatpur – Agra - Bandavgarh – Kanha - Nagpur – Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with North India
Duration: 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with Khajuraho
Duration: 19 Nights / 20 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Khajuraho - Orchha - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Kumbhalgarh - Udaipur - Ajanta-Ellora - Bombay - Madurai - Chettinad - Trichy - Tanjore - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Chennai More Details....

Taj Mahal with Varanasi
Duration: 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with Wildlife
Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Umaria - Bandhavgarh - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Delhi More Details....

Taj Mahal with Goa
Duration: 15 Nights / 16 Days
Destinations: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Udaipur - Mumbai - Goa - Mumbai - Delhi More Details....