| Agra to have Special
Tourist Bus Services during Commonwealth Games
As the city of Delhi readies
itself for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in October,
tourist destinations in and around Delhi are preparing themselves to welcome
tourist with all possible facilities.
Agra close to Delhi is
a popular tourist destination and is bound to receive tourist in large
numbers during this event. The district authorities of Agra have therefore
planned to start special sightseeing tour buses to take tourist around
the famous tourist spots in the city. The bus will pick up tourist from
their hotels in the city.
One tour includes visit
to the local spots such as Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Mehtab Bagh or Moonlight
Garden, Ram Bagh which is the oldest Mughal Graden in India, Itimad-ud
Daulah’s Tomb and many others places. The other tour includes a visit to
Fatehpur Sikri, which is about 35 kms from Agra
Apart from the world famous
monument of Taj Mahal, the administrative authorities wish to promote tourism
in Agra to all other tourist spots as well. Taj Mahal one of the Seven
Wonders of the World and a World Heritage Site was built by Mughal Emperor
Shahjahan who built the white marble monuments in memory of his wife Mumtaz
Mahal. Agra Fort, another important historical monument is also a World
Heritage Site built by Mughal Emperor Akbar. The fort has a number of palaces
and mosques inside its walls.
Fatehpur Sikri is an abandoned
town today; built by Mughal Emperor Akbar who had shifted his capital here
from Agra, but later again shifted his capital to Agra Fort. This town
is a World Heritage Site and has many buildings of tombs, mosques which
are of great historical significance.
While taking tourist on
a sightseeing tour, strict rules will be maintained on spitting and littering
near any of the historical or ornamental tourist spots in the city. Anyone
caught doing so will be strictly fined and booked.
In order to promote this
new bus sightseeing service among tourist, the district administration
has put up huge hoardings near the Taj Ganj area around the Taj Mahal.
Fatehpur
Sikri
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