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5 things to know before you go
- 01
Taj Mahal at sunrise (gates open 6am) means 90 minutes of soft light before bus tours arrive.
- 02
Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri are world-class and almost always skipped — don't skip them.
- 03
Agra is a 2-night city maximum; most people do it as a Golden Triangle stop, not a base.
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The area around Taj Mahal's south gate is the highest scam-density zone in India.
- 05
Book Taj Mahal tickets on the ASI India website the night before — gate tickets sell out.