1-Day Trip to Taj Mahal and Agra from Mumbai with Both side Commercial Flights

My dream of know Taj Mahal came true. The trip is long and exhausting, but we already knew it. When we entered the Taj Mahal complex our guide told us that it wasnt allowed to enter with selfsticks, (We have professional cameras and lenses) so it was impossible to take us our own photos, IT WAS A LIE. The guide has deals with the local photographers, they offered us One Picture for One Dollar, we agreed and told the photographer: take us a photo with the Taj behind y, he did it but then he began to take more and more photos , and then he said: do t worry, every photo is One Dollar, when he finished we own him 50 dollars, we also saw that 25 went to our guide hand. We have nice pictures, thats true, but the guide should NOT lie, and let the tourist introduce their camera equipment.

Visiting the Taj Mahal. Breathtaking! A decent amount of time spent there. Guide was very good. On the negative side our driver went to the wrong terminal in Delhi to pick us up . Strange as they’d booked the flights and should know where we were. We waited 50 minutes in the heat to be picked up. Driver spoke little or no English which made the situation very stressful. Bought my wife flowers as an apology but pointless as we wouldn’t have been able to take back on the flight to Mumbai. Fantastic time at the Taj Mahal. Went for lunch which took too long. Then the part we really didn’t like. We were taken to 2 craft centres, a needlework place and a ceramic tile place and were given a real hard sell to buy things. We both felt really uneasy about this. With our delay in being picked up, the hard sell at these 2 places we never had time to go to Agra Fort which was a big part of the day so felt deflated. In summary the Taj Mahal was awesome but the rest of the day and only getting a drive by of Agra Fort was poor to say the least. Stress going back to airport in Delhi as we thought we might miss our flight. Driver stopped off for fuel when he had all day to do this and didn’t go the fastest route as my phone had traffic updates and his clearly didn’t. We were told the trip was 18 hours from Mumbai. It was nearly 23 hours door to door.

10/10 would recommend a personal tour with Rocky and KK! They were the most amazing tour guide and driver duo in Agra. They always kept our best interests in mind and had a good system/agenda for us (2 women) as tour participants. I was visiting Mumbai for a work trip and only had 1 free day to be able to get to and from Agra - this is a LONG day but totally worth it. There is "down time" when you are traveling on the airplane and in the car so you can take a nap! KK picked us up from the airport and brought us to this really awesome road stop for tea, we continued on our journey and picked up Rocky (the tour guide). KK and Rocky made us feel welcomed and safe the entire time. From a logistical perspective what I liked most, was KK stayed with our belongings in the car and Rocky navigated us through tons of really awesome places in Agra, when we were done with one thing KK was right there to drive us to the next stop. From a tour perspective, Rocky was able to show us many things at the Taj Mahal which we would not have known to look for if we went without him. He was super knowledgeable about the history. The lunch spot they brought us to was great!!! I would highly recommend this to anyone (specifically with Rocky and KK) - this is a very reputable, safe tour and well worth the investment especially if you are tight on time!

Be prepared for a very long day. 24hr round trip from Mumbai - which we were aware of and prepared for. Taj Mahal was spectacular, but we were rushed around at a fast pace in the midday heat for 1 HOUR. When I asked if we were going to Agra Fort I was informed only if we have time. This was supposed to be part of the tour. Be prepared to be hassled by photographers for you to purchase a package. Then we were taken to a carpet factory and informed we were going to a marble and gold place after that. After visiting the carpet factory, we then knew this was a way of pressurising you into purchasing a carpet. Of course, we didn't buy anything but then knew the next 2 place were going to be the same. We didn't appreciate the hard sell and the waste of our time. We decided to cut our tour short and demanded they take us back to the airport after the carpet factory and lunch. We don't appreciate the hard sell and it is very off putting and ruined our day. Viator states a buffet lunch was included, but we did not receive this and paid for our own lunch. We basically paid $1550 AUS for an hour in the Taj Mahal.

Rocky tour guide and Omkar was the tour driver. Excellent tour. Highly recommend. Very knowledge and detailed.

We really enjoyed the tour. Arun brought things to life with his knowledge of the places we visited. I did notice that people around us were listening to him too when we stopped at different places along the sites.

Our guide Arun Kumar and Driver Khemchand were amazing. On time and very friendly. Had a wonderful time in Brindavan, Mathura and Taj mahal. Food could’ve been better. But everything else was wonderful. Car was very clean

The guides were kind and knowledgeable. All transportation was on time. The Taj was so worth it and overall I loved the tour. Convenient to do it all in one day with flight and cars included. However, Rocky (the guide) and the drivers continually harassed us for reviews on trip advisor. So here is your review. If you see the inlaid marble demonstration, there is a secret room with much smaller and more inexpensive souvenirs. They keep the lights off and pretend it doesn’t exist until they are sure you won’t buy the big stuff in the main show room. They also were willing to haggle, up to 50 percent off the asking price. Also we got into a 3 car pileup on the highway on the way home. I know driving in India is much different than the states, but I would expect to avoid car accidents. We had 3 cars with our tour and the one in the back rear ended the one in the middle and pushed it into the one in the front. No injuries, but a lot of shock. The hotel they take to let you freshen up in the bathroom is gorgeous. The food stops were delicious.

Rocky was an amazing tour guide. Super fun and knowledgeable! Would definitely do it again. KK was our driver and got us where we needed to be safely, and made it fun.

The absolute safest and easiest way to do this trip. Rocky is extremely accommodating and he knows how to get you through lines and stay on schedule. He’s knowledgable, friendly, motivated. I enjoyed this tour very much.