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Hotel Atithi
Located close to the iconic Taj Mahal, Hotel Atithi offers a perfect blend of traditional hospitality and contemporary facilities. This 3 star hotel is just 15 minutes away from Kheria Airport and Agra City Railway Station. The hotel maintains 44 aesthetically designed rooms that are classified as Deluxe Room and Executive Deluxe. All the rooms offer cable TV, telephone and fridge. The hotel s multi-cuisine restaurant serves mouth-watering regional and international dishes. Guests can dine and spend time with their loved ones.
The requirements of both business and leisure travelers are met at the hotel. Guests can make use of poolside lawn space and 4 multi-purpose halls- Goshthi Convention Hall, Sukoon, Samvad and Swadan to hold business meetings and party events. There is an on-site swimming pool where guests can take a refreshing dip. The hotel offers other services like internet, doctor-on-call, laundry/dry cleaning, car rental and parking.
The majestic Taj Mahal is located 4.4 km away from the hotel.
Agra
Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 206 kilometres south of the national capital New Delhi. Agra is the fourth-most populous city in Uttar Pradesh and 24th in India.
Sports & nature
Taj Nature Walk (Dist 9.5 Kms): A beautiful natural forest-cover spreading over an area of 70 hectares, just 500 mts away from the Eastern Gate of Taj Mahal. An excellent view of the Taj is available from the different species are also seen here. Entry Fee for Foreigners Rs. 50/- Child Rs. 5/- Visiting Hrs. Summer 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Winter 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sur Sarovar (Keetham Lake) (Dist 23 Kms): Sur Sarovar was declared a Bird Sanctuary in 1991. It is today a home to more than 126 species of migratory and resident birds.Initially covering an area of 4.03 sq Kms it has been expanded to an impressive area of 7.83 sq Kms dotted with small islands. Entrance Fees for Indians Rs.30/- and for Foreigners Rs. 350/-
For more details please contact Dy.Conservator of Forest National Chambal Sanctuary Project, Agra.
Patna Bird Sanctuary (Dist 57 Kms): Emerging like an oasis in the arid zone of Jalesar Taluq of Etah District, is the Patna Bird Sanctuary, spread over 108 hectares of land. This resort for migratory and local birds was given recognition as a protected sanctuary in the year 1991. Ornithologists have accounted for about 200 different species of exotic birds. Besides the migratory birds. Patna Bird Sanctuary, is a permanent abode for ocal birds also. An old and historic temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, attracts thousand of pilgrims for spiritualistic pursuits every year.
National Chambal Sancuary (NCS) (Dist 80 Kms): It is a 400 Km stretch of the river Chambal with a swathe of ravines on both sides. Granted protected area status in 1979 to help revive Ghariyal population..It is an IUCN Category IV (Manages Nature Reserve) Sanctuary which is a home for Dolphins, Ghariyals, Marsh crocodiles ,Turtles and about 311 species of birds.
Nightlife info
Amarvilas Bar
For a beer or cocktail in sheer opulence, look no further than the bar at Agra’s best hotel. A terrace opens out to views of the Taj. Nonguests can wander onto the terrace, but staff can be funny about it.
Café Coffee Day
Probably the trendiest Agra outlet of India's popular cafe chain (coffee ₹90 to ₹140), this branch near Sadar Bazaar is handy when exploring the market. There's another at the east gate of the Taj.
Cafe Coffee Day
This AC-cooled branch of the popular cafe chain is the closest place to the Taj selling proper coffee (₹90 to ₹140). Another branch is located at Sadar Bazaar.
Costa Coffee
Agra's only outlet of this UK coffee chain offers a cool and clean caffeine fix (coffee ₹90 to ₹240) off Fatahabad Rd and wi-fi.
Culture and history info
The golden age of the city began with the Mughals. It was known then as Akbarabad and remained the capital of the Mughal Empire under the Badshahs Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Akbar made it the eponymous seat of one of his original twelve subahs (imperial top-level provinces), bordering (Old) Delhi, Awadh (Oudh), Allahabad, Malwa and Ajmer subahs. Shah Jahan later shifted his capital to Shahjahanabad in the year 1649.
Since Akbarabad was one of the most important cities in India under the Mughals, it witnessed a lot of building activity. Babar, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of river Yamuna. The garden is called the Aram Bagh or the Garden of Relaxation. His grandson Akbar the Great raised the towering ramparts of the Great Red Fort, besides making Agra a centre for learning, arts, commerce and religion. Akbar also built a new city on the outskirts of Akbarabad called Fatehpur Sikri. This city was built in the form of a Mughal military camp in stone.
His son Jahangir had a love of flora and fauna and laid many gardens inside the Red Fort or Lal Qil'a. Shah Jahan, known for his keen interest in architecture, gave Akbarabad its most prized monument, the Taj Mahal. Built in loving memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, the mausoleum was completed in 1653.
Shah Jahan later shifted the capital to Delhi during his reign, but his son Aurangzeb moved the capital back to Akbarabad, usurping his father and imprisoning him in the Fort there. Akbarabad remained the capital of India during the rule of Aurangzeb until he shifted it to Aurangabad in the Deccan in 1653.
Visa requirements
Visa in not needed for Indian citizens. Everyone else need a visa.
Languages spoken
Hindi, English
Area (km2)
87 km²
Country name
India (Bharat)
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