How Crowded is the Taj Really

TIANJARA · May 14th, 2009, 13:05

Unfortunately I can't get to the Taj at the crack of dawn. Apparently there are queues then as well. Are the crowds about 8am or 9 am as terrilble as all that . It's India after all and there's millions of people everywhere

nedhopkins · May 14th, 2009, 13:49

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Originally Posted by TIANJARA

Unfortunately I can't get to the Taj at the crack of dawn. Apparently there are queues then as well. Are the crowds about 8am or 9 am as terrilble as all that . It's India after all and there's millions of people everywhere

We visited the Taj on a weekday in December, arriving about 0700. We had the place almost to ourselves: there were fewer than a dozen other visitors. At first it was quite foggy; by 0830, however, most of the fog had burned off, making for a photographer's dream since there were still relatively few other people on the grounds.

vonkla · May 14th, 2009, 15:39

We visited the Taj on a Saturday in early December 2005. We were there about 8.30 in the morning. Quite a lot of people where visiting it but there were no queues.

rajered · May 14th, 2009, 15:47

The crowd would start coming in after 9:30 am.

OceanTragic · May 17th, 2009, 18:26

There was a small queue at 6:15am but only for the women, no queue for the men.

When we left about 8:30 there were no queues at all.

MrsC_772 · May 18th, 2009, 01:45

It was probably 9 am ish when I got to the Taj Mahal (February 2008), having come on the early morning Shatabdi train from Delhi and met up with my guide Anu.

Of course it wasn't deserted, and there will be people in your photos and not just the building, but the crowds weren't intrusive or unbearable. By Indian standards (cf Old Delhi backstreets) it wasn't crowded.

I found the crowds more intrusive at Agra Fort later that morning: lots of school parties including one who were as noisy and badly behaved as British kids (unlike most well behaved Indian school children).

May 14th, 2009, 13:05	#1
TIANJARA Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: NOWRA, AUSTRALIA Posts: 40	How Crowded is the Taj Really Unfortunately I can't get to the Taj at the crack of dawn. Apparently there are queues then as well. Are the crowds about 8am or 9 am as terrilble as all that . It's India after all and there's millions of people everywhere

May 14th, 2009, 15:39	#3
vonkla Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 562	We visited the Taj on a Saturday in early December 2005. We were there about 8.30 in the morning. Quite a lot of people where visiting it but there were no queues. __________________ . See our travel journals Mumbai-Dehli in three months; From Kochi to Delhi

May 17th, 2009, 18:26	#5
OceanTragic More Of A Leecher Than A Seeder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southampton,UK Posts: 954	There was a small queue at 6:15am but only for the women, no queue for the men. When we left about 8:30 there were no queues at all. __________________ . My 2009 Trip Journal..... Information about planning a trip around Rajasthan (with kids).....My photo gallery

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rajered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 1,184	The crowd would start coming in after 9:30 am.

May 18th, 2009, 01:45	#6
MrsC_772 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 160	It was probably 9 am ish when I got to the Taj Mahal (February 2008), having come on the early morning Shatabdi train from Delhi and met up with my guide Anu. Of course it wasn't deserted, and there will be people in your photos and not just the building, but the crowds weren't intrusive or unbearable. By Indian standards (cf Old Delhi backstreets) it wasn't crowded. I found the crowds more intrusive at Agra Fort later that morning: lots of school parties including one who were as noisy and badly behaved as British kids (unlike most well behaved Indian school children).