At times I have seen people thinking about Taj Mahal & Jaipur over a weekend. Initially I was little surprised, but when I talked more I understood their viewpoints. People visiting Delhi for work and have a weekend, they certainly want to explore Taj Mahal and Jaipur is something where everybody wants to visit & see the grand forts of Rajasthan. If it’s a long weekend with holiday on Friday or Monday, the plan makes even more sense. For such plans, one need to be really passionate about exploring places and in such cases, you just find reasons to celebrate the places on the way and don’t worry much about places to spend nights. In this post, I am trying to share a reasonable travel-guide for folks who are keen on exploring Taj Mahal and Jaipur over a weekend.
Distance estimates :
Delhi to Agra - ~235 km
Agra to Jaipur - ~240 km
Jaipur to Delhi - ~270 km
Local commute within Jaipur - ~50km
Estimated cost of a taxi :
I have written this post for 3 days (Saturday, Sunday & Monday) trip and it would be super easy to make it 2 days trip from Delhi, as the third day would be negotiable as per this plan. At a broader level, here is how the plan would look like -
- Hire a taxi for whole trip. (Typically these taxis charge per kilometer & expect minimum of 250 km drive in a day)
- Conclude your Friday a little early and go to Agra. (This can be skipped if you have accommodation in Delhi, because early morning drive from Delhi to Agra would be less than 3hrs)
- Plan a visit to Fatehpur Siri & Taj Mahal on first day.
- Plan to reach Jaipur on Saturday Night and take rest.
- Explore some of the most popular places in Jaipur on Sunday - Amer Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Chokhi Dhani etc.
- On Monday, you can enjoy local shopping around Bapu Market and some other places around it. and head back to Delhi in the evening. (In case you want to save Monday, you can plan over night journey back to Delhi after #5)
You may also want to check : Main places to explore in Rajasthan State of India.
Few things to keep in mind, while planning this trip -
- You always need to be aware of time effectiveness.
- Plan to relax your body while in taxi and traveling between the places.
So next time if anybody asks if one can plan Agra & Jaipur weekend trip from Delhi, the answer can be yes and for more details, direct the person here.
This is a brief plan and more specific details can be found in linked blogposts, so I would encourage to check linked posts to plan your trip well. Please feel free to comment below if you have further questions, suggestions or ideas.
If you liked this post and found it helpful, I would request you to follow these things when traveling -
- Manage your waste well and don’t litter
- Use dustbins. Tell us if you went to a place and found it hard to locate a dustbin.
- Avoid bottle waters in hills. Usually you get clean water in hills and water bottles create lot of mess in our ecosystem.
- Say big no to plastic and avoid those unhealthy snacks packed in plastic bags. Rather buy fruits.
- Don't play loud blaring music in forests of jungle camps. You are a guest in that ecosystem and disturbing the locals (humans and animals) is not polite
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