Days 5-7 - Agra, the Taj Mahal, and Lucknow
We board the early train to Agra today where, on arrival, we
visit the vast Agra Fort before crossing the city for a sunset
visit to the iconic Taj Mahal, one of the new Seven Wonders of the
World.
On Day 6 we travel by coach to Lucknow, a
historic city that played an important role both during the Mughal
and colonial periods.
On Day 7, we visit the famous La Martiniere
Boys' School, founded by an endowment from Major-General Claude
Martin. We also see the magnificent Bada Imambara that houses a
mosque and a labyrinth said to have a 1000 passageways. We then see
the British Residency, the site of a siege during the rebellion of
1857 against British rule.