Taj Mahal Full Moon Night Tour Package

Taj Mahal Full Moon Night View- Tour Package: Overview

The Taj, one of the seven wonders of the World and a World Heritage site, is best seen under moonlight. It is said the Taj changes its colors during the full moon nights. Visit the Taj during full moon nights for the most memorable and everlasting impression. Taj is also very enchanting at dawn and sunset. Holiday Travel special tour takes you to the Tajmahal on the full moon day.

Note: Night viewing of Taj is not allowed on Fridays and during entire the month of Ramadan/ Ramazan.

Related Tag:

Taj Mahal Full Moon package, Taj Mahal Early Morning View, Taj Mahal Sun rise View, Taj Mahal Day view, Taj Mahal honeymoon Tour, Taj Mahal at Full moon photos, Taj Mahal timings night, Taj Mahal history, tips for visiting the taj mahal, how to go to taj mahal, taj mahal tour package price                                                                                            

Taj Mahal Full Moon Night View - Tour Package: Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Delhi

Arrive at New Delhi international airport where our representative takes you to the hotel by car. Overnight stay at the Hotel Aman Deluxe - Rajouri Garden.

Day 02: Delhi to Agra - Fatehpur Sikri + Night Time Taj Viewing

After early breakfast or carrying packed breakfast, leave for Agra (The city of Taj) along with our city guide who joins you there. Arrive at Agra and check into the hotel.

Before noon, you will be driven to Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory). On a tour of the complex, discover the interesting mix of Muslim and Hindu architecture of its various royal residences, large meeting halls and grand mosques.

After Fatehpur sikri, it is time for Night Viewing of Majestic Taj, Have dinner and prepare yoursleves with the Taj mahal Night Viewing.

Taj Mahal Seeing during Night

Taj Mahal Looks exceptionally beautiful in full Moon Nights, it gets simply more gorgeous than ever especially the moonlit nights. You are extremly lucky if you watch Taj Mahal on full moon night.

You are rarest of the ratest travellers to experience the magical charm, to spend a night & admire  Taj Mahal in night.

We also recommend you to witness the glorious monument during the early morning as it gives you the same appeal and beauty at your disposal. However, it is a fact that Taj Mahal grows in bounty as far as its splendor is concerned, especially during the night time.

The rays of moon glancing through the Taj makes it glow in abundance and light up the entire monument with immaculate beauty. Taj Mahal, without a tad of doubt, looks so mesmerizing on a full moon night that you will notice its glow not diminishing any moment.

Taj Mahal Visiting Hours - Night Time

• Night viewing at the Taj Mahal is allowed only on five nights in each month; Two days before the night of the full moon, the actual night of the full moon, and two days after the night of the full moon.

• Timing of the full moon Taj Mahal night viewing is from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M.

• Night viewing of the Taj Mahal per night is limited to a maximum of 400 people. Visitors are divided into eight groups of 50 people each.

• Each group is allotted a maximum time limit of 30 minutes to view the Taj Mahal at night.

​

At night, during the full moon night there are special arrangements to view Taj Mahal from the nearest highest roof top giving you an opportunity of clicking some really good snaps.

Overnight stay at the Agra.

Day 03: Taj Mahal Morning Visit + Agra Fort & Agra Site seeing

In the early morning, Again visit Taj Mahal to get the best view of Taj Mahal during Sun Rise. Also visit Agra Fort in Agra and other iconic structures like Itimadad-ud-Daulah Tomb, Sikandra .

After lunch and shopping in Agra drive back to Delhi.

Arrive at Delhi International airport to board a flight back home.

About Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is world's most beautiful mausoleum, built by white marble, in Agra City in India between 1631 and 1648 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife Mumtaj Mahal, It is epitome of Love and is the jewel of India as well as a world heritage.

Is Taj Mahal is it a mosque?

No taj Mahal is not the mosque, in fact it is a monument of love.

What is the use of the Taj Mahal today?

Taj Mahal is visited by millions of tourists worldwide today, who admire the incredible beauty of taj Mahal, It is a monument of love, Most beautiful and seen by most travellers of world including most dignitaries.

Where Taj Mahal is Located

The Taj Mahal is located on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra City in India, It is in the centre of a vast Mughal garden spread in 17 hectares.

Why was the Taj Mahal built?

Who built the taj mahal and why was it built?

Tajmahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who bore him 12 kids, during the birth of 12th child, Mumtaj Mahal died, so crestfallen was the king that he decided to make world's most beautiful musoleum in his wife's memory.

How long Taj Mahal took to Build?

Construction for Taj Mahal started in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD, How ever other structures in complex continued, The mosque, the guest house and the main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were completed by 1653 AD. 

Thousands of masons, stone-cutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome builders and other artisans from the globe & Central Asia and Iran worked tirelessly for 20 years. Ustad-Ahmad Lahori was the main architect of the Taj Mahal.

Why Taj Mahal is most Beautiful Building in World?

Taj Mahal - A perfect Symmetrical Building in World.

The Taj Mahal is considered to be the greatest architectural achievement in the whole range of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its recognised architectonic beauty has a rhythmic combination of solids and voids, concave and convex and light shadow; such as arches and domes further increases the aesthetic aspect. 

The colour combination of lush green scape reddish pathway and blue sky over it show cases the monument in ever changing tints and moods. The relief work in marble and inlay with precious and semi precious stones make it a monument apart. 

The uniqueness of Taj Mahal lies in some truly remarkable innovations carried out by the horticulture planners and architects of Shah Jahan. 

One such genius planning is the placing of tomb at one end of the quadripartite garden rather than in the exact centre, which added rich depth and perspective to the distant view of the monument. 

It is also, one of the best examples of raised tomb variety. The tomb is further raised on a square platform with the four sides of the octagonal base of the minarets extended beyond the square at the corners. 

The most impressive in the Taj Mahal complex next to the tomb, is the main gate which stands majestically in the centre of the southern wall of the forecourt. The gate is flanked on the north front by double arcade galleries. The garden in front of the galleries is subdivided into four quarters by two main walk-ways 

The Taj Mahal is a perfect symmetrical planned building, with an emphasis of bilateral symmetry along a central axis on which the main features are placed. The building material used is brick-in-lime mortar veneered with red sandstone and marble and inlay work of precious/semi precious stones.

The mosque and the guest house in the Taj Mahal complex are built of red sandstone in contrast to the marble tomb in the centre.

Both the buildings have a large platform over the terrace at their front.

Both the mosque and the guest house are the identical structures. 

What is inside Taj Mahal

Inside Taj Mahal, The cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal is located in the perfect centre of the tomb chamber, placed on a rectangular platform decorated with inlaid flower plant motifs. The cenotaph of Shah Jahan is also there, which is greater than Mumtaz Mahal and was installed more than thirty years later by the side of the latter on its west. 

There are two cenotaphs in Tajmahal, Upper & Lower ( basement), The upper cenotaphs are only illusory and the real graves are in the lower tomb chamber (crypt), a practice adopted in the imperial Mughal tombs.

The taj mahal is surrounded by four free-standing minarets at the corners of the platform, which add eternal beauty to the edifice.

Taj Mahal Archirecture Details

Remarkable features of Taj Mahal

The top of the platform is reached through a lateral flight of steps provided in the centre of the southern side. 

The ground plan of the Taj Mahal is in perfect balance of composition, the octagonal tomb chamber in the centre, encompassed by the portal halls and the four corner rooms. 

The plan is repeated on the upper floor. The exterior of the tomb is square in plan, with chamfered corners. 

The large double storied domed chamber, which houses the cenotaphs of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, is a perfect octagon in plan. 

The exquisite octagonal marble lattice screen encircling both cenotaphs is a piece of superb workmanship. 

It is highly polished and richly decorated with inlay work. 

The borders of the frames are inlaid with precious stones representing flowers executed with wonderful perfection. 

The hues and the shades of the stones used to make the leaves and the flowers appear almost real. 

The cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal is in perfect centre of the tomb chamber, placed on a rectangular platform decorated with inlaid flower plant motifs. 

The cenotaph of Shah Jahan is greater than Mumtaz Mahal and installed more than thirty years later by the side of the latter on its west. 

The upper cenotaphs are only illusory and the real graves are in the lower tomb chamber (crypt), a practice adopted in the imperial Mughal tombs.

The four free-standing minarets at the corners of the platform added a hitherto unknown dimension to the Mughal architecture. The four minarets provide not only a kind of spatial reference to the monument but also give a three dimensional effect to the edifice.

Taj Mahal for Honeymoon Lovers

Taj Mahal does not need any introduction, It is the most romatic destination in the world & most recommened honeymoon destination in the world, Undeniably Agra has more to it with once being the capital of Mughal Empire. There are many big and small structures including Agra Fort, Itimadad-ud-Daulah Tomb, Sikandra that dot the city. Beside the monuments and rich history, Agra is the perfect reflection of modern India with brilliant collection of luxury hotels and resorts, mega shopping malls and complexes and amusement parks.

Of course, the Taj gets full attention but now you know it is not the only thing to look forward to.

Taj Mahal Full Moon Night Tour Package: Rate

2 star Package Rate:  4,500 INR

Package Inclusion:

• 3-day private tour of Fatehpur Sikri including moonlight and Sunrise viewing of the Taj Mahal
• Overnight accommodation at 3 star hotel in Delhi
• Delhi - Agra - Delhi by road fare
• Entrance fee to monuments.
• Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation to and from site locations

3 star Package Rate: 5,500 INR

Package Inclusion:

• 3-day private tour of Fatehpur Sikri including moonlight and Sunrise viewing of the Taj Mahal
• Overnight accommodation at 3 star hotel in Delhi
• Every day Breakfasts.
• Delhi - Agra - Delhi by road fare
• Entrance fee to monuments.
• Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation to and from site locations

4 star Package Rate:  6,500 INR

Package Inclusion:

• 3-day private tour of Fatehpur Sikri including moonlight and Sunrise viewing of the Taj Mahal
• Overnight accommodation at 3 star hotel in Delhi
• Every day Breakfasts.
• Delhi - Agra - Delhi by road fare
• Entrance fee to monuments.
• Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation to and from site locations

5 star Package Rate:  8,000 INR

Package Inclusion:

• 3-day private tour of Fatehpur Sikri including moonlight and Sunrise viewing of the Taj Mahal
• Overnight accommodation at 3 star hotel in Delhi
• Every day Breakfasts.
• Delhi - Agra - Delhi by road fare
• Entrance fee to monuments.
• Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation to and from site locations

Taj Mahal Full Moon Night View - Tour Package: Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Delhi

Arrive at New Delhi international airport where our representative takes you to the hotel by car. Overnight stay at the Hotel Aman Deluxe - Rajouri Garden.

Day 02: Delhi to Agra - Fatehpur Sikri + Night Time Taj Viewing

After early breakfast or carrying packed breakfast, leave for Agra (The city of Taj) along with our city guide who joins you there. Arrive at Agra and check into the hotel. 

Before noon, you will be driven to Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory). On a tour of the complex, discover the interesting mix of Muslim and Hindu architecture of its various royal residences, large meeting halls and grand mosques.

After Fatehpur sikri, it is time for Night Viewing of Majestic Taj, Have dinner and prepare yoursleves with the Taj mahal Night Viewing.

Taj Mahal Seeing during Night

Taj Mahal Looks exceptionally beautiful in full Moon Nights, it gets simply more gorgeous than ever especially the moonlit nights. You are extremly lucky if you watch Taj Mahal on full moon night.

You are rarest of the ratest travellers to experience the magical charm, to spend a night & admire  Taj Mahal in night.

We also recommend you to witness the glorious monument during the early morning as it gives you the same appeal and beauty at your disposal. However, it is a fact that Taj Mahal grows in bounty as far as its splendor is concerned, especially during the night time.

The rays of moon glancing through the Taj makes it glow in abundance and light up the entire monument with immaculate beauty. Taj Mahal, without a tad of doubt, looks so mesmerizing on a full moon night that you will notice its glow not diminishing any moment.

Night Time Visiting Hours for Taj Mahal

• Night viewing at the Taj Mahal is allowed only on five nights in each month; Two days before the night of the full moon, the actual night of the full moon, and two days after the night of the full moon.
• Timing of the full moon Taj Mahal night viewing is from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M.
• Night viewing of the Taj Mahal per night is limited to a maximum of 400 people. Visitors are divided into eight groups of 50 people each.
• Each group is allotted a maximum time limit of 30 minutes to view the Taj Mahal at night.

?

At night, during the full moon night there are special arrangements to view Taj Mahal from the nearest highest roof top giving you an opportunity of clicking some really good snaps. Overnight stay at the Agra.

Day 03: Agra Site seeing

In the early morning, visit Taj Mahal to get the best view of Taj Mahal during Sun Rise. Also visit Agra Fort in Agra. After lunch and shopping in Agra drive back to Delhi. Arrive at Delhi International airport to board a flight back home.

Taj Mahal for Honeymoon Lovers

Agra does not need any introduction! The city of the famous Taj Mahal is never missed upon when one is planning on where to go for honeymoon in India. But, let us just face it, the only reason one would like to spend honeymoon in Agra is because of the existence of Taj Mahal in the city. Undeniably Agra has more to it with once being the capital of Mughal Empire. There are many big and small structures including Agra Fort, Itimadad-ud-Daulah Tomb, Sikandra that dot the city. Beside the monuments and rich history, Agra is the perfect reflection of modern India with brilliant collection of luxury hotels and resorts, mega shopping malls and complexes and amusement parks. Of course, the Taj gets full attention but now you know it is not the only thing to look forward to.