Day Trip to Taj Mahal from Delhi

Aishah

So they are still selling those hideous whips! I thought that was the most bizarre 'souvenir' one would want when I went there in '99. Thanks for news re road - it sounds fine to me if you are hiring a car, Bris-Vegas. Let us know what you do, and how it all went. It's good to have feedback on the thread.

Mridula - keep up the writing and enjoy your next journey!

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mridula

Prior to this Shatabdi trip we took my Maruti 800 to Agra. I did the driving for the part of the way. On that one way highway when I was driving at 90kmph (that is witin the speed limit) suddenly a Mahindra Scorpio was coming on my road in a one way highway from the opposite side. There was some problem with the road and they had diverted the traffic from the opposite direction into the 'wrong' lane. I rarely curse but I did quite vocally that time.

Haylo

I have to say that as a highway engineer who is used to working to the constraints of Chapter 8*, the way that highway maintenance is handled in India, and the potential for resultant chaos and worse totally horrifies me. As for the things I've seen on construction sites, don't get me started, I've closed down sites for far less back home! *shudder*

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mridula

Haylo, I agree. Just yesterday I clicked a picture of a construction site in Gurgaon because of the caption 'Hard Hat Area' and though it can not be seen in the picture there were so many people working there without any kind of hat. Construction sites seem really dangerous even to someone like me who has no ideas of the proper safety norms.

Hmm, I have gone completely off-topic now. Sorry about that.

Haylo

There's a nearby construction site where only one person has a hard hat, and that's the big boss. He wears it all the time, though he never shows any signs of getting his hands dirty. It does not seem to have occured to him that his "badge of honour" might be better employed in protecting one of his workers...

(P.S. Sorry Bris-vegas for going so offtopic on your thread!)

jyotirmoy

As a true exception I find all the workers at the metro construction sites wearing helmets.

marcjack

Does anyone have a recommendation for a reliable driver from Delhi to Agra? Thanks!

alanbov

I'm hoping to hire a car and driver for a day trip to Agra from Delhi in January. Has anyone suggestions/recommendations as to companies to use?

Thanks

ashishchamoli

Though I have been to Taj several times before, but its my first visit after my marriage (so is a bit special).

I decided to hire a car for my one day trip from Delhi to Agra.

I will be leaving for Agra on 21st of Nov'08, will update this thread with my experience this time once I am back.

Best,
Ashish Chamoli

s.evans670@btinterne

Were hoping to book our own train tickets on the 6am train as were staying at the Ginger hotel for 4days which is situated at the side of NDLS and join one of the tours at the Agra station visit the sites and catch the late train back to Delhi,we leave on the 20/2 and as every day passes I'm getting more and more excited, as anyone done the tours that are put on, Steve

US Army

Free time in the afternoon can be used to visit Fatehpur Sikri - which is 35kms from Agra. I think best train to catch back to Delhi is Shatabdi Express, other train might get delayed as many suggest. Also Better I search for company offering package deal as pickup in morning from hotel, sightseeing + drop off. Avoid hiring seprate services as same might cost more & also, hectic.

Also, there are companies in Dehli running coaches everyday.
But don't hire ageny that offers pickup from place to place becuase it waste lot of time providing pickup services.