Information for Tourists Visiting the Taj Mahal
A water bottle is allowed inside the monument. Shoe covers, a half-litre water bottle and tourist guide map of Agra, battery bus & golf cart service are provided free of cost with the SAARC, BIMSTEC & foreigner’s entry ticket for the Taj. Wheelchairs for differently abled people & first aid boxes are available at the ASI Office at the Taj Mahal.
Do's
Tourists must co-operate in keeping the monument neat & clean by using dustbins.
Tourists are advised to hire approved guides & photographers who exhibit their identity cards.
The Taj Museum inside the Taj Mahal Complex opens from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM; entry is free.
No polluting vehicles are allowed within 500 mts. radius of the Taj Mahal. Parking facility is available at Shilpgram for east gate entry & at Amrood ka Teela for west gate entry.
From parking to the Taj Mahal gate, battery buses & golf carts are available.
Don'ts
Drone camera is strictly prohibited inside and around the Taj Mahal.
Eating and smoking are strictly prohibited inside the Taj Mahal. Arms, ammunition, fire, smoking items, tobacco products, liquor, eatables (Toffees), headphones, knives, wire, mobile chargers, electric goods (except cameras), and tripods are also prohibited.
Mobile phones are to be kept switched off or on silent mode.
Please avoid carrying big bags and books inside the monument; this may increase your security check time.
Photography is prohibited inside the main mausoleum.
Avoid touching & scratching the walls & surfaces of the monument, as these are heritage sites and need special care.
Visitors are requested not to make noise inside the mausoleum.
The above-mentioned list of prohibited items, along with mobile phones, are banned for night viewing of the Taj Mahal. Video cameras and extra batteries are prohibited, though still camera is permitted after the security check for night viewing of the Taj Mahal.