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TIMINGS FOR VISITING THE TAJ MAHAL
1. Open on all days EXCEPT Fridays from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M.
(Note:
Fridays are only open for offering prayer in the mosque between 12 Noon to 2 P.M.)
2. Night Viewing
a) Night viewing
on Full Moon Day and two days before and after it, excluding Fridays and in the month of Ramzan.
b) The night viewing of Taj Mahal is open from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M. in eight batches of 50 persons for half an hour duration.
c)
Visitors are requested to report at Shilpagram complex half an hour in advance of the viewing time.
d) Entry is allowed from the Eastern Gate of the Taj Mahal only after security check near the Eastern gate.
e)
Extra bags, luggage can be kept at the counter at no cost.
f)
No video camera is allowed in side the monument during the night viewing.
g) Visitors need to confirm night viewing dates by contacting Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle, 22 The Mall, Agra;
Phone: 91-562-2227261, 2227263;
Fax: 0562 -
2227262; Email: asiagra@sancharnet.in
ENTRANCE FEES/CHARGES:
1. Citizens of India and visitors of SAARC -
Rs. 20/- per head during daytime
Rs. 110/- per head during sunrise and sunset
Entry Free for children below 15 years of age
(SAARC includes Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan and BIMSTEC Countries - Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar)
2. Foreign Nationals - Rs. 750/- per head
Entry Free for children below 15 years of age
Please Note:-
1.
Rs 750/- Breakup: Rs 250/- for ASI +
Rs. 500/- as Toll Tax for Agra Development Authority
2. Rs. 500/- ticket of ADA is valid for the monuments of Agra Fort, Itimadi-ud-daula, Akbar’s Tomb, Sikandara and Fatehpur Sikri on the same date
GUIDE SERVICES:
Government approved tourist guides can be contacted at:
India Tourism Office, Mall Road, Agra Tel : (0562) 2226368 and
UP Tourism Office 64, Taj Road. Ph.: (0562) 2226431.
TAJ MAHAL PHONE NUMBERS
• Taj Mahal Office Phone Number: 0562 - 2330498
• Tourist Police station Fatehabad Road - 9454402764
• Foreigners Regional Registration Office, Police Line Agra, Tel : 9454401717 (LIU)
• UP. Govt. Tourism Office, 64, Taj Road, Agra Tel : (0562)2226431, e-mail: agrauptourism@gmail.com, touristbeuro@dataone.in
• Govt of India Tourism Office, 191, The Mall, Tel : (0562)2226368, 2226378
• U.P. Government Tourist Reception Counter, Agra Cantt, Railway Station, Tel : (0562)2421204
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