The city of Agra, with the Red Fort and the universally famous Taj Mahal, is an obligated destination in the Indian tours. People uses to go there directly from Delhi or Jaipur, and to spend just the time required for the city tour. When we were designing our trip, we realised, however, that other places near Agra could deserve some attention, and following the recomendations of Enchanting India we arranged a three-nights stay at Bharatpur, almost 50Km from Agra.
It was, again, a right decision. First, because the heritage hotel
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The Bagh Nothing but the Keoladeo National Park attracts travellers to Bharatpur....
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Residential area The Bagh is a complex created 200 years ago by a local raja as a refreshing...
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Gardener women Some of these buildings were dedicated to host the raja's family and...
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The raja's room Each residential building holds several rooms, and a single room...
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The garden The garden holds many different species of plants, most of them indigenous of...
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Stone works Decoration of buildings includes this kind of beautiful stone works made in...
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White egrets Keoladeo takes its name from a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva placed on a low...
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Wet landscape Though wet lands are natural in Keoladeo, the flooding increased with the...
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Open billed storks Several species of storks inhabit in Keoladeo, either as temporary or...
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Keoladeo landscape Though Keoladeo is protected by law as the most important bird sanctuary of...
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Gray heron Nevertheless, spectacular bird watching is guaranteed at any season....
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Painted stork And the most spectacular one was the painted stork (Mycteria...
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Painted stork In the nesting area, the rose colour of the back feathers of this...
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Painted stork The painted stork is a big bird, around one meter tall, one and half...
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Painted stork It seeks superficial waters and neighbour grassland in search of...
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Painted stork For fishing, it sweeps its head from side to side with the bill...
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Painted stork The nesting season of the painted stork at Keoladeo is from September to...
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Flying out Coming to Keoladeo early in the morning allows a nice bird watching in just a...
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Fatehpur Sikri The way from Bharatpur to Agra takes around one hour, but the wise traveller...
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Jama Masjid Built by a Mughal warrior, the complex reminds the structure of a...
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