13 Jul 2019, Day 1
We booked a tour via Klook for this trip where it costed us RM432 for 4 pax. The trip includes a driver from Delhi and a guide who joined us at Agra.
The driver picked us up at our hotel in Delhi at 3am.. Drove for 3 hours down to Agra and finally arrived Agra City at around 6.15am
The journey was a very smooth ride along a highway which I can't remember how many toll we have to pass.. At least 3, or 4. It was also interesting to see that Indian people loves to jog along the highway and they even lay down or sleep on the road! Cows were everywhere so the driver needs to be extra careful driving.
Sadiq, our guide greeted us at the tour company office, Keeper Landwey Ptd Ltd, Agra. He helped us with the entrance ticket to Taj Mahal. Explained (almost) everything about the Shah Jahan + Mumtaz history, and he was a great photographer too! We got many god pictures because of him.
After 3 hours, we need to leave the monument and proceed to the Red Fort of Agra. The Fort was very interesting where we can see red bricks area, white castle area and also the open garden.
Sadiq then brought us for lunch at Mughal Spice restaurant, a halal one. For lunch, price per dish is around Rp300 - Rp400, before tax (20%). We then took another option which was the company voucher. We paid Rs800/pax for this bou9and we can choose unlimited food from the menu. So as usual we choose the mutton curry, cheese naan, lasso, masala tea and few more. It was all great!
The trip ends at 1pm then we head back to Delhi at 1pm.. Arrived at the hotel at round 430pm as the traffic was quite bad.
After prayer and a little leg stretching at the hotel, we went out again at 6pm to the city center via UBER, that cost us only Rs300. Had a night stroll at Jama Masjid area before we had our dinner at a local restaurant. This area is very dense and dirty, definitely a No-No for younger children.
Near the masjid, we took the Metro to Central Secretariat where we found the India Gate. This was where we got tricked by trishaw (like tuk tuk) drivers. They were asking for Rs50 for a trip to the India Gate, but when we hopped in, they offered a trip to the Parliament house and Presidential Palace, and this trip costs us Rs250 per trishaw. However for me it's fine, at least the experience we gained riding a trishaw in India, is priceless!
After India Gate, we took an UBER back to the hotel at Rs250. It was a half an hour ride, compared to over an hour when we came entering the city earlier.
Hit the sack at 10pm, resting for next day to catch an early flight at 740 am
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