Stay in a luxury hotel near the Taj Mahal with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and lose track of time with one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Watch the mausoleum fade to pale pink at sunrise and see the white marble glow in the moonlight.
Luxurious Taj Mahal, Agra
This romantic Mughal wonder is a huge love token built by 17th-century emperor Shah Jahan in honour of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Stroll through the manicured Persian gardens landscaped with cypress trees and raised canals. Delicate plant motifs, calligraphy and herringbone decorate the marble gates, minarets and arches. Pause for shade on your luxury tour in the domed interior chamber and admire gemstone-clad pishtaq archways and calligraphy.
Explore around the Taj Mahal and Agra
Thick ramparts and curvy bastions of the terracotta-toned Agra Fort guard a fairy-tale city of pearl-coloured mosques and mosaic palaces. Echoes of the 16th-century Mughal empire haunt the ancient, deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri. Here you can climb the steps to the colossal, 40m Buland Darwaza gateway to marvel at the carved chhatris domes and Persian-inscribed panels.
Where to stay on a luxury holiday near the Taj Mahal, Agra
Step out of the sumptuous wooden-panelled luxury cabin on your palatial train into bustling Agra city. At this axis of India’s Golden Triangle, you will be swept away by the lavish monuments I’timad-Ud-Daulah, the ‘Baby Taj’, with its lapis lazuli and topaz walls.
Stay at a luxury hotel near the Taj Mahal with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and feel like a pampered maharaja. Luxuriate in holistic Ayurvedic spa treatments and dine on cardamom-infused lamb gosht with a sitar serenade. See the Taj Mahal glow orange at dusk on your private terrace in a colonnaded Mughal palace in Agra.